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Disneyland regulars, this is NOT a drill! There’s a new bathroom in town!
The new bathroom!
The walkway between Cars Land and Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure opened up today with a brand-new bathroom. Come with us to check it out!
As massive Disney Parks fans, we are in awe of what Disney Imagineering is doing at Disney World!
Imagineering Pavilion at D23
Recently, at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, Disney Imagineering shared a ton of the projects they’re working on for Disney Parks and Experiences across the world. From models on the show floor to the Horizons panel, there was a lot of awesome stuff to see. Well, now there is even MORE to see!
We were in Anaheim, California, for D23: the Ultimate Disney Fan Event, an expo where Disney released some major news about The Walt Disney Company, notably upcoming Disney movies, cruises, and theme parks.
D23 Entertainment Showcase
We attended the Disney Experiences Showcase live in-person, where Disney revealed 12 MAJOR announcements about Disney World and Disneyland! And now we’re sharing all those updates with you!
It’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and we’re so excited for all the new Disney Park news and updates that will be announced this weekend. But there’s one land that we’re super excited for: Magic Kingdom‘s Piston Peak National Park!
Welcome to Piston Peak!
We just got a major sneak peek of a brand-new original character coming to Piston Peak!
It’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, and Disney just displayed a full 3D model of Magic Kingdom‘s most anticipated new land: Piston Peak National Park.
Piston Peak Model at D23 2026
We were super excited to get a look at the new rides coming to Cars Land, but being Disney Food Blog, we had to live up to our name and report on the restaurants coming to Piston Peak National Park!
Magic Kingdom is opening a brand new Cars Land, and we finally have more details!
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We got a detailed, up-close look at the new ride coming to Piston Peak National Park!
It’s FINALLY here — D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event has officially kicked off, and we’ve already got some new details and concepts about the new lands coming to Disney World!
Welcome to Piston Peak!
Specifically, we have A LOT of new concepts surrounding Piston Peak, the Cars-themed land coming to Magic Kingdom. Disney revealed new concept art and models for one of the attractions in this land, so let’s break it down!
Disney World has already asked us to eat dinner inside a castle, board an elevator to a restaurant in space, and consume burgers while sitting in a fake convertible beneath a fake night sky. So I don’t think I’m being unreasonable when I ask Disney to let me eat breakfast with a tow truck.
Art of Animation Cars Section
Piston Peak National Park is currently under construction in Magic Kingdom, and the new Cars-themed area is shaping up to be one of the park’s most ambitious additions. Disney has shared concept art filled with towering mountains, rushing water, pine forests, geysers, and rustic buildings tucked into the landscape. It looks beautiful. It looks enormous. It also looks like it has room for the weirdest character restaurant Disney has ever attempted. A Cars character dining experience makes absolutely no logistical sense, which is exactly why Disney needs to make it happen.
Disney has some major announcements up their sleeve that they’re saving for D23: the Ultimate Disney Fan Event, a yearly expo where they release some major news about the Disney theme parks.
Piston Peak announcement at D23 in 2024
But there’s one upcoming land that Disney hasn’t told us about in a WHILE – Piston Peak National Park! This upcoming Cars land in Magic Kingdom has Disney fans swirling with anticipation, but we still don’t have much info on the area. Here are five major Piston Peak announcements that we’d bet money Disney will announce at this year’s D23.
We might be distracted by the Tropical Americas in Animal Kingdom and Monstropolis in Hollywood Studios, but you can’t forget about the Cars area coming to Magic Kingdom!
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Piston Peak is moving right along, and while Disney hasn’t announced any opening dates or timelines, we can see a lot of dirt being moved for the land that is taking over Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America (they closed a while ago, but they still live in our hearts). Check out the newest update for Piston Peak!
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