A quiet change to the Magic Kingdom map may be the clearest sign yet of what is coming next in Frontierland. The Frontierland boardwalk has been removed from both the physical and digital park maps, suggesting Disney is preparing to close the walkway entirely as construction on Piston Peak National Park continues to expand.
Why The Map Change Matters
Map updates are often the first public signal of a closure at Walt Disney World, arriving before any formal announcement. The first section of the boardwalk near the former Liberty Square Riverboat Landing has already been behind construction walls since early June, and removing the walkway from the official map suggests the remaining stretch will follow in the near future.
The boardwalk has served as a scenic connector along the water in Frontierland, giving guests an alternate route through the land and a quieter vantage point away from the main walkways. Taking it fully offline would reshape how guests move through this corner of the park, particularly during peak crowds when alternate paths matter most.
Piston Peak Keeps Growing
The Cars-themed Piston Peak National Park is part of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history, and its footprint has been steadily creeping outward as work advances. Construction walls have already reshaped sightlines across Frontierland and Liberty Square, and each expansion has taken a little more of the surrounding area offline. The good news for fans is that concept art for the finished land shows a waterfront promenade remaining along this stretch, so the closure is expected to be a construction chapter rather than a permanent goodbye.
Disney has not formally announced a closure date for the rest of the boardwalk, so guests hoping to walk it one more time should not count on much notice. We covered the project’s steady march when Pete’s Silly Sideshow reopened at Magic Kingdom, part of the same broader reshuffling underway across the park. You can see the updated maps over at Blog Mickey.
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