Cars Land at Walt Disney World Called Piston Peak National Park, Part of 'Largest Expansion in the History of Magic Kingdom'

Walt Disney World's upcoming Cars onshore volition beryllium called Piston Peak National Park and volition beryllium portion of the "largest enlargement successful the past of Magic Kingdom," Disney has announced.

As elaborate by the Disney Parks Blog, enactment connected Piston Peak National Park begins this summer, which means the Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Square Riverboat volition adjacent opening July 7.

As for what volition beryllium successful this caller portion of Magic Kingdom's Frontierland, Disney has shared much of its imaginativeness and what fans tin expect.

"Imagine an awe-inspiring wilderness filled with towering trees, snowcapped mountains, breathtaking waterfalls, roaring rivers and awesome geysers," Disney said. "While fictional, Piston Peak is inspired by the Rocky Mountain country and the past and iconic sights of the American Frontier and its nationalist parks."

Piston Peak besides includes places to sojourn inspired by Disney and Pixar's Cars, including a visitant lodge, Ranger HQ, and trails. In keeping with the taxable of being a National Park, Imagineers uses a benignant of architecture called "Parkitecture," which was really developed by the National Park Service to "create structures that harmonize with the earthy environment."

There are besides plentifulness of trees that supply a earthy screen betwixt Piston Peak and the remainder of Frontierland and Liberty Square, and "rugged mountains with melodramatic peaks volition beryllium nestled on a calming waterway crossed from Grizzly Hall and soaring geysers from the famed Big Thunder Mountain Railroad volition agelong into the trails of our off-road rally."

This Cars-themed country was archetypal announced astatine D23 2024, wherever it was besides revealed it would diagnostic 2 caller attractions. The archetypal is simply a rally contention done the mountains. As Disney puts it: "take connected chaotic terrain arsenic you contention crossed the scenery climbing upland trails, dodging geysers, and — Mater's favourite — splashing done mudholes." The 2nd thrust is geared much towards kids, but it is meant to beryllium "fun for the full family."

At SXSW 2025, Disney Parks shared a look astatine the caller benignant of thrust conveyance being made for the rally contention attraction, noting it needed to invent thing caller arsenic these cars are meant to convey a "feeling erstwhile you thrust successful it." In enactment with Cars, each conveyance comes with its ain personality, name, and number.

Piston Peak National Park is 1 portion of the large caller program for Magic Kingdom, arsenic it volition 1 time beryllium joined by the first-ever onshore inspired by the Disney Villains. In the shorter term, guests volition beryllium capable to look guardant to the opening of the Disney Starlight nighttime parade connected July 20 arsenic portion of Disney World's Cool Kid Summer and the Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired tavern called The Beak and Barrel aboriginal this year.

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