New Aerial Images Reveal Extensive Site Clearing for Cars-Themed Piston Peak at Magic Kingdom – WDWMagic
New aerial photos from @bioreconstruct provide the best look yet at the scale of ground clearing now underway for Piston Peak, the upcoming Cars-themed land at Magic Kingdom.
The images show a large portion of the former Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island footprint has now been fully cleared, with heavy equipment reshaping the terrain. What was once the river basin is now a large graded work site.
With the river fully drained, crews are focusing on bulk earthwork, leveling large sections of land as the project transitions from demolition into site preparation. The cleared area now stretches from near Haunted Mansion across toward Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Piston Peak will anchor Disney’s new Cars-themed expansion, themed as a national park-style environment inspired by the American frontier. The project is part of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history, alongside the future Disney Villains Land being built beyond Big Thunder Mountain.
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