Rivers of America Now Fully Drained at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

Rivers of America Now Fully Drained at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

As of late August 2025, the Rivers of America at Magic Kingdom has been completely drained, clearing the way for removal of the riverboat track and advancing construction of the new Piston Peak National Park land. The post Rivers of America Now Fully Drained at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom appeared first on That Park Place.

Disney: Villains Land Construction Is "On The Horizon" at Magic Kingdom

As Walt Disney World continues the process of demolishing Tom Sawyer Island and filling in the Rivers of America, a new update from Disney says that construction of a Villains-themed land at Magic Kingdom is “on the horizon”. Here’s the latest! Villains Land Construction Timeline (So Far) Construction of Villains Land at Magic Kingdom has not yet begun. This is, perhaps, obvious to readers of this site who know that Disney hasn’t begun demolish…

Amid Backlash, Disney Tries To Hide What It’s Doing to Frontierland at Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World Resort is making major changes in Magic Kingdom Park’s Frontierland, but those behind the construction are doing their best to keep guests from seeing the transformation unfold. After nearly two months of work and constant backlash from Disney Parks fans, Walt Disney Imagineers are taking steps to hide the ongoing demolition of the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. In early July 2025, Walt Disney World Resort permanently…

Disney Doesn’t Want You To See What It’s Doing to Magic Kingdom : Disney Fanatic

Walt Disney World Resort is doing its best to keep the ongoing transformation of Magic Kingdom Park under wraps. After nearly two months of construction and demolition, Disney is now working to shield the changes in Frontierland from Disney Park guests. Credit: Jeff Krause, Flickr The Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Square Riverboat all permanently closed in early July 2025, kicking off a large-scale project to overhaul Mag…

Metal Framing Added to Former Rivers of America in Magic Kingdom - WDW News Today

As draining continues and pieces of track are being removed, metal framing is going vertical in the former Rivers of America at Magic Kingdom.Rivers of America Construction Recently, the first visible piece of track from the Rivers of America was removed as Disney transforms the area into Piston Peak. Now that the area is mostly drained, minus some rainwater and puddling, construction equipment is beginning to arrive.Among the machinery, lights,…