Back in 2024, Disney shared that a new area inspired by the Pixar Animation Studios movie Cars would be coming to Frontierland in Magic Kingdom, and we’ve been hoping for more details ever since.
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The NEW part of Frontierland will be called Piston Peak and will include new theming, two new rides, additional food and beverage options, and more. Disney recently shared a bit more about Piston Peak — including details about one of the ride’s preshows!
Piston Peak is based on Rocky Mountain National Park, which includes red rocks, mountains, rivers, and tons of diverse landscapes. But it’s also based on Disney animated parks, and even existing park buildings like Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Grizzly Peak in Disney California Adventure!
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One of the rides coming to Piston Peak National Park will be a rally race attraction, and the queue for that ride will be held in the park’s visitors lodge. This makes total sense, because as you move through the queue of this ride, you’ll be introduced to a new character — Ranger J. Autobahn Woodlore.
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This is a nod to Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore, the park ranger from Disney’s Humphrey the Bear and Donald Duck cartoons.
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This attraction will feature an animatronic of Ranger J. Autobahn Woodlore in a pre-show, where he’ll tell you about the history of Piston Peak and its folklore — which Disney says we’ll learn more about at a later date.
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The buildings in Piston Peak will have “car-ified” elements like lower windows so that cars can see out of them, entrances and building additions that are big enough for cars, and architecture that shows the cars are using found materials — like old wagon wheels — in their buildings.
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Disney also shared that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be subtly updated to fit into the Piston Peak area — you’ll see rainbow geyser pools scattered around the base of the mountain, and possibly even some tire tread tracks in the dirt!
Oh, and did we mention that this area will have a LOT of water elements and shade?! Both are things that have been sorely missing in some of the other lands opened recently. Imagineers said they lost count of the number of waterfalls being added to this new area.
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We can’t WAIT to learn more about the new Cars area coming to Magic Kingdom. Piston Peak will certainly add something new to this iconic park! We’ll be on the lookout for more updates on this new area, so make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and more.
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This is scary…. Disney has a chance to create something new, improved and groundbreaking of just build a ride for the masses.
These new details are making me excited for the new Cars land. At first I thought it would seem out of place but now that I see what they’re doing it’s looking like fun! Between this and the new Monsters Inc section in Hollywood Studios, Disney is making some much needed updates to keep competing with Universal. I’m looking forward to going back in a few years!
I’d rather ride the riverboat. Cars should replace the gas-trap in Tomorrowland.
Won’t matter to me; I’ll never see it. Since Disney is determined to ruin it’s parks and take away the beauty of RoA, I will never set foot in one of their parks again. The next step for me is selling their stock. What was once my most favorite place on earth has become a place I just can’t return to. Iger is the worst thing to happen to that company.