Map and Apps Now Feature New Frontierland Changes Hours After Permanent Closures at Magic Kingdom
Not Pictured: All of the walls that are about to appear in the park.
It never takes too long does it? As Magic Kingdom attractions have closed permanently, maps on the My Disney Experience app have already been altered to reflect these changes.
What’s Happening:
- Yesterday marked the last day of operation for some classic Magic Kingdom attractions and experiences, and now users of the Walt Disney World/My Disney Experience app have noticed some drastic changes.
- These changes are no surprise however, as it was expected after the closure of the Liberty Square Riverboat, Tom Sawyer Island, and the whole of the Rivers of America, yesterday.
- Now, users of the app will notice (as expected) that the attractions are no longer listed, but the entire swath of land that made up the Rivers of America is missing, and filled with the generic green filler on the graphics.
- The changes have also been made to the paper guidemaps that guests can find throughout the park, featuring the same imagery as featured in the app.
- These will surely be sought after in the future by park fans, as this as an interim moment ahead of some massive new changes coming to the Magic Kingdom landscape that will drastically alter this map.
- Right now, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad also appears on the map, at the end of its own solitary pathway that also leads toward Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the Frontierland Railroad Station. However, it should be noted that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is still closed for refurbishment at this time and is expected to reopen in early 2026.
- In years past, when the Rivers of America was drained for refurbishment, a wall did not go up, but with the massive amounts of construction that are expected for the new Piston Peak National Park and Cars-based attractions, it’s safe to assume that the entire perimeter of this former Riverfront area of Frontierland (and into Liberty Square for that matter) will be behind construction walls.
- For more about what’s to come in this area at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, be sure to check out our post here.
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