The Permit Tracker

Cars Land at Disney World, Piston Peak National Park

Cars land at Disney World is Piston Peak National Park, being built in Magic Kingdom's Frontierland where the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island were until July 2025. It brings two rides, Cars Ridge Run Rally and Miss Fritter's Daredevil Spin-Along. Disney has not announced an opening year, and says work is fully underway.

Notice of work

Walt Disney World
Project
Piston Peak National Park
Location
Magic Kingdom
Replacing
The Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat, closed July 7, 2025
Opening
No opening year announced yet
On the public record
No filings yet

Stage

  1. Announced
  2. Early planning
  3. Permits filed
  4. Site preparation
  5. Under construction
  6. Open

What is coming

  1. Cars Ridge Run RallyAn off-road race up Piston Peak, over a camelback, through a geyser field and around Old Tankfull
  2. Miss Fritter's Daredevil Spin-AlongA demolition derby spin hosted by a school-bus-sized Miss Fritter animatronic

The paper trail

No verified filings mention this project yet. The moment one lands in the public record, it will appear here. Until then, follow The Paper Trail for everything the district files.

Quick answers

Is Disney World getting a Cars land?

Yes. Piston Peak National Park is a Cars area being built in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom, part of what Disney calls the largest expansion in the park's history.

When does the Cars land at Magic Kingdom open?

Disney has not announced an opening year for Piston Peak National Park. It says work on Cars Ridge Run Rally is fully underway.

What did the Cars land replace at Magic Kingdom?

It is built on the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island. They closed with the Liberty Square Riverboat on July 7, 2025.

Sources

See every project on the Permit Tracker, or every filing on The Paper Trail.