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All Aboard… But Not at Frontierland! Railroad Station Set to Close for Massive Expansion Projects at Magic Kingdom
Hold onto your conductor hats—changes are chugging into Frontierland! Disney has officially filed a new construction permit for the Frontierland station of the Walt Disney World Railroad, signaling the start of even more transformation in the Magic Kingdom’s wild west.
The permit, filed by Disney’s own Buena Vista Construction Company, calls for labor, materials, and electrical work at 4965 Caribbean Way—aka the Frontierland train station. The timing? It’s no coincidence. This station is set to close beginning July 7 to make way for the long-anticipated “Cars” expansion and the darkly delightful Disney Villains land.
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While crews get to work, the beloved Walt Disney World Railroad will shift to “shuttle mode”—a partial operation where trains will run back and forth between Main Street, U.S.A. and Storybook Circus, rather than completing their full loop. The last time this happened was way back in 2011–2012 during the transition from Mickey’s Toontown Fair to Storybook Circus.
This isn’t the first time the Frontierland station has seen updates—just last year, it was refurbished as part of the transformation from Splash Mountain to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Meanwhile, the Main Street station is currently undergoing its own facelift, leaving the Storybook Circus station as the only one untouched… for now.
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The closure also lines up with the farewell to the Rivers of America and its classic attractions like the Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island. With those attractions making way for Radiator Springs and beyond, it’s clear that a whole new land of opportunity (and mischief) is motoring into Frontierland.
No reopening date has been announced yet for the station—or the new lands—but when the train whistles return to full loop mode, it’ll likely be alongside some very exciting new neighbors. Ka-chow!
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