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Say it ain’t so! As construction continues around Disney World, you’ll need to learn new walking paths, remember which rides are closed, and more to navigate your vacation.
Frontierland
In Magic Kingdom, one of our favorite ways to navigate the crowds is officially gone, but not in the way you might think. We’re breaking down what this subtle update to the My Disney Experience app really means.
If you’ve ever been in Frontierland when a parade is going on, you might know that it’s a madhouse! The crowds are extremely apparent in this area, and it can be really hard to navigate your way to get to your next stop. That’s why we love the Frontierland Boardwalk path!
The boardwalk path in Frontierland
This walking path is the best way to avoid crowds while heading to Big Thunder Mountain or even the Haunted Mansion. It’s a wide path where you can’t watch the parade from, so it doesn’t get as crowded as the rest of the streets during those busy times. We’ve had a feeling that the boardwalk path wouldn’t survive the land’s construction, but now we think our suspicions have been confirmed. The land is currently adding a new area called Piston Peak, which will be a Cars-inspired land.
Piston Peak construction
Our first suspicions started when Disney released some concept art that didn’t clearly show the boardwalk path in it, implying the boardwalk would be removed along with the rest of the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. This concept art below was released in 2024, and has since been updated. So far, it has survived!
Cars Area Concept Art ©Disney
Then, Disney gave us new concept art in 2025 that showed the walking path! This left us hopeful that the designated path might stick around for our “parade avoiding” path.
©Disney
Now, the path has disappeared! Well, only sorta disappeared. It has officially been removed from the My Disney Experience app, leading us to once again believe that the walking path will be removed once Piston Peak construction continues.
©My Disney Experience
There is still a small section of it, which takes you around the bottom of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, towards Big Thunder Mountain. That being said, the rest of it has been removed! Disney, please say it ain’t so! We love this cut-through!
©My Disney Experience
At the time of writing, the path is still around in the park, though! Guests can still use it to cut through the masses for some thrills. It does make us worry that it won’t be around forever. Hopefully, this is just a temporary change to the app, and it signals construction coming to the walking path, not that it’s being removed entirely.
©bioreconstruct
Piston Peak, which doesn’t have an opening timeline yet, will have 2 new attractions as well as new characters, shopping, and more. For the main attraction in the area, guests can check out the Rally Racers Attraction, where you can race through the mountains on wild terrain along mountain trails as you dodge geysers and splash through mud holes on an exciting and thrilling rally race ride.
@Disney
There will also be a family attraction for “smaller racers” that Disney hasn’t released more details on just yet. We’re hoping we will get more information during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this walking path can somehow survive the Frontierland carnage, but we aren’t too hopeful. As always, be sure to keep following Magical Guides for more Disney news, updates, and more.
Are you excited about this expansion? Tell us in the comments!
Frontierland
In Magic Kingdom, one of our favorite ways to navigate the crowds is officially gone, but not in the way you might think. We’re breaking down what this subtle update to the My Disney Experience app really means.
If you’ve ever been in Frontierland when a parade is going on, you might know that it’s a madhouse! The crowds are extremely apparent in this area, and it can be really hard to navigate your way to get to your next stop. That’s why we love the Frontierland Boardwalk path!
The boardwalk path in Frontierland
This walking path is the best way to avoid crowds while heading to Big Thunder Mountain or even the Haunted Mansion. It’s a wide path where you can’t watch the parade from, so it doesn’t get as crowded as the rest of the streets during those busy times. We’ve had a feeling that the boardwalk path wouldn’t survive the land’s construction, but now we think our suspicions have been confirmed. The land is currently adding a new area called Piston Peak, which will be a Cars-inspired land.
Piston Peak construction
Our first suspicions started when Disney released some concept art that didn’t clearly show the boardwalk path in it, implying the boardwalk would be removed along with the rest of the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. This concept art below was released in 2024, and has since been updated. So far, it has survived!
Cars Area Concept Art ©Disney
Then, Disney gave us new concept art in 2025 that showed the walking path! This left us hopeful that the designated path might stick around for our “parade avoiding” path.
©Disney
Now, the path has disappeared! Well, only sorta disappeared. It has officially been removed from the My Disney Experience app, leading us to once again believe that the walking path will be removed once Piston Peak construction continues.
©My Disney Experience
There is still a small section of it, which takes you around the bottom of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, towards Big Thunder Mountain. That being said, the rest of it has been removed! Disney, please say it ain’t so! We love this cut-through!
©My Disney Experience
At the time of writing, the path is still around in the park, though! Guests can still use it to cut through the masses for some thrills. It does make us worry that it won’t be around forever. Hopefully, this is just a temporary change to the app, and it signals construction coming to the walking path, not that it’s being removed entirely.
©bioreconstruct
Piston Peak, which doesn’t have an opening timeline yet, will have 2 new attractions as well as new characters, shopping, and more. For the main attraction in the area, guests can check out the Rally Racers Attraction, where you can race through the mountains on wild terrain along mountain trails as you dodge geysers and splash through mud holes on an exciting and thrilling rally race ride.
@Disney
There will also be a family attraction for “smaller racers” that Disney hasn’t released more details on just yet. We’re hoping we will get more information during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this walking path can somehow survive the Frontierland carnage, but we aren’t too hopeful. As always, be sure to keep following Magical Guides for more Disney news, updates, and more.
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