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Hold Up. Did Disney Subtly CHANGE the NEW ‘Cars’ Land Concept Art?

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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 FINALLY got more details on this new space.

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Disney shared that this NEW part of Frontierland will be known as Piston Peak, and is inspired by National Parks — specifically, Rocky Mountain National Park. We’ve been diving into all the details, and we happened to notice that it looks like some of the concept art for this new land has changed. 

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Disney Revealed Big Thunder Mountain Will CHANGE with the NEW ‘Cars’ Land — But How?

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A Cars-themed area is coming to Magic Kingdom at Disney World, and fans have some thoughts. The biggest being: how does Cars fit into Frontierland?

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The new area, called Piston Peak, will take over Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Square Riverboat, and the Rivers of America. Piston Peak will be nestled right by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. That doesn’t really scream Cars, does it?

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8 CLUES Hiding in the Map of Disney’s NEW ‘Cars’ Area Coming to Magic Kingdom

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Disney World is getting a Cars-themed land called Piston Peak, and a brand new map was dropped for it.

Coming to Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, a new area themed to Pixar Animation Studios’ “Cars” will leave Radiator Springs and head to the wilderness with two new attractions including an off-road race.

We’ve been obsessing over all the hidden details on the map, and we’re sharing our favorites with you.

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JUST REVEALED: Pre-Show and NEW Character for ‘Cars’ Ride in Magic Kingdom

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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!

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NEWS: The Disney World Railroad Is CHANGING Soon

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Disney World is about to undergo some SERIOUS change. Okay, technically, it has been undergoing change for quite some time already.

But, over in Magic Kingdom, those changes might be coming sooner than we originally thought. On July 7th, Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Belle Riverboat, and the Rivers of America will be closing forever to make way for a new Cars-themed area. To make that happen, the Walt Disney World Railroad will also have to undergo some changes. 

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NEWS: NAME ANNOUNCED for NEW Cars Land in Magic Kingdom

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It’s official! While Disney confirmed that a new Cars-themed area was coming to Magic Kingdom a while back, we only had a handful of details about it.

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But, that’s all changed, because not only do we know more details about this new part of the park — we also know what it will officially be CALLED!

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BREAKING: CLOSING DATE ANNOUNCED for Tom Sawyer Island and Rivers of America in Magic Kingdom

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We’ve known these Disney World closures were coming, but we didn’t know how soon they would be!

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Disney World’s own Cars-themed area is coming, and to make way for Lightning McQueen and friends, Magic Kingdom is getting reworked, and we finally have closing dates.

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NEWS! FIRST LOOK: Disney Releases NEW Map for ‘Cars’ Area in Magic Kingdom

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A new Cars-themed area is coming to Magic Kingdom, and Disney just dropped so many details.

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The new area will be called Piston Peak, and it will allow you to enter the world of Cars with a National Park twist.

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NEW QUEUE DETAILS Revealed for Cars Ride Coming to Magic Kingdom

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A new area inspired by the Pixar Animation Studios movie Cars is coming to Frontierland in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!

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This NEW part of Frontierland will be called Piston Peak and will include new theming, two new rides, additional food and beverage options, and a whole lot more. Disney has shared some info here and there about this new area, but now we’ve got details about the queues of BOTH rides!

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“Disney Is Destroying Everything That Made Us Love Those Parks.” Fans Have HAD IT With These Disney World Ride Closures 

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If there’s one thing Disney fans aren’t shy about, it’s sharing how they really feel about the state of the parks —and right now, it’s not all pixie dust and churros.

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Between construction walls popping up like mushrooms after a Florida rainstorm and fan-favorite attractions going down left and right, things are feeling a little chaotic in Disney World. With all that in mind, we wanted to find out from you what your feelings were about all the major projects and construction walls, and y’all definitely had some thoughts.

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