The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has a large area under construction for the upcoming Piston Peak (Cars-themed area) and the new Villains Land. These new developments will take multiple years to complete and are still in the early stages of development. But thanks to @biorconstruct on X, we have a look at the progress being made. (Please give them a like and follow.)
Oh, and the Liberty Belle is still docked near the Magic Kingdom.
Let’s take a look!
You can see the wide area of construction practically surrounding Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The Rivers of America were drained to make room for the upcoming Cars attraction and the area behind BTM is prepped for Villains Land.
Aerial overview of Magic Kingdom. Construction of Villains Land and Piston Peak National Park at left. pic.twitter.com/psh2qf1tRr
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Aerial overview of construction sites on the West side of Magic Kingdom.
At left is a service canal that used to connect to Rivers of America. pic.twitter.com/GkYUMMpS4y— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Aerial overviews of construction of Villains Land and Piston Peak National Park. pic.twitter.com/gAkxoJpDiG
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Piston Peak is still currently in land preparation.
Aerial photos of the recently reopened Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the construction site of Piston Peak National Park. pic.twitter.com/z2sHssEDUX
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Retention walls are being added.
Aerial overviews of construction of Piston Peak National Park. pic.twitter.com/Uda9KEiwLO
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Aerial photo of construction fencing in Frontierland. Arrow were a shop was recently removed.
At right are recently added retention walls for Piston Peak National Park. pic.twitter.com/md616KOinV— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
Site prep is going on for Villains Land, but it is a lot further behind Piston Peak,
Aerial photos of site preparation for Villains Land. pic.twitter.com/92lFH2odmH
— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 16, 2026
For those worried about the Liberty Belle, she is still nearby,
At left in this aerial photo is construction of new Magic Kingdom ferry boat.
Sections of the hull have been transported by truck and welded together in dry dock of a service marina north of Contemporary Resort.
Compare to the ferry at right. Also Liberty Belle riverboat. pic.twitter.com/3XAyyYwvY4— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 15, 2026
It’s all coming along, but slowly. Hopefully, we will see more construction soon.
The Magic Kingdom seems to be quite a bit behind the new Tropical Americas area at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the new Monsters Inc. area coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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