This weekend, Disney Parks fans on social media got an inside look at the Rivers of America demolition at Magic Kingdom Park. According to several photos from a Walt Disney World Resort guest, crews have begun the process of silt removal in the former waterway surrounding Tom Sawyer Island.The Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Square Riverboat welcomed their final Magic Kingdom Park guests in July 2025. The closures came nearly a year after Walt Disney World Resort announced plans to add two Cars (2006)-themed attractions to Frontierland. Later, Walt Disney Imagineers revealed that the area would be called Piston Peak National Park, inspired by the beauty of America’s national parks. It will include a rally race thrill ride, a family-friendly attraction, and several features from the existing landscape, like barrel bridges and parts of the Rivers of America.Credit: DisneyConstruction began weeks before the Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Belle permanently closed. Crews cleared thousands of trees on the border of Magic Kingdom Park, preparing a gravel lot to serve as an equipment staging area and a temporary trailer office complex. This area will serve as a home base for both the Piston Peak National Park project and the development of a Disney Villains land “beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.”Credit: DisneyOnce the Frontierland/Liberty Square attractions shut down, construction walls went up. Disney drained the Rivers of America for over a month, and due to heavy rain, they’ve had to repeat the process several times. Crews have slowly begun removing the old Liberty Square Riverboat tracks and installing scaffolding to support higher construction walls that will block the ongoing work from Magic Kingdom Park guests.On Saturday, September 13, X (formerly known as Twitter) user @bioreconstruct shared several photos of the ongoing work at the Magic Kingdom. According to the Walt Disney World Resort guest, crews appear to be working on silt removal in parts of the riverbed near Tom Sawyer Island.Current work in the demolition of Rivers of America is removing silt from the river bed.Current work in the demolition of Rivers of America is removing silt from the river bed. pic.twitter.com/JfU52X9e2f— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 13, 2025Here are two more photos of the ongoing silt removal:Views of silt removal at former Rivers of America.Views of silt removal at former Rivers of America. pic.twitter.com/ckhhzifuJh— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 13, 2025One of these images captured some equipment staged in the riverbed, covered by a tan tarp-like material that blends into the existing landscape as much as possible.Views of silt removal and some staging at former Rivers of America.Views of silt removal and some staging at former Rivers of America. pic.twitter.com/VmEIfPyEeD— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 13, 2025@bioreconstruct also shared pictures of the scaffolding project in progress, which will eventually block Magic Kingdom Park guests from viewing the construction from the Haunted Mansion queue and walkways throughout Liberty Square and Frontierland.Scaffolding in progress along the walkway at former Rivers of America. Likely a support structure for tall construction fencing rising from the river bed.Scaffolding in progress along the walkway at former Rivers of America. Likely a support structure for tall construction fencing rising from the river bed. pic.twitter.com/6XlsAxFUC4— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 13, 2025One of the barriers blocking the Haunted Mansion queue appears complete. This is similar to what guests should expect to see around the entire Rivers of America area in the coming weeks.Former Rivers of America near the where the Liberty Belle riverboat used to dock. Arrow at scaffolding backing tall supports of a construction fence along the queue of The Haunted Mansion.Former Rivers of America near the where the Liberty Belle riverboat used to dock.Arrow at scaffolding backing tall supports of a construction fence along the queue of The Haunted Mansion. pic.twitter.com/md1ZMBSvdv— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) September 13, 2025Walt Disney World Resort has yet to announce a grand opening date for Piston Peak National Park or the Disney Villains land coming to the Magic Kingdom.Have you noticed any other construction at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, or Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park? Share your story with Inside the Magic in the comments! The post Disney Tears up More Original Land at the Magic Kingdom appeared first on Inside the Magic.