July 12, 2025
4:22 PM
Aerial photo of the Liberty Belle riverboat staged in the Magic Kingdom service canal. Nearby are the Tom Sawyer Island rafts. Crane used for refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
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July 12, 2025
4:18 PM
Aerial overviews of the recently closed Rivers of America in Magic Kingdom. Cleared land at top right is work in progress for construction staging.
July 12, 2025
3:52 PM
Aerial photo of Liberty Belle and the Tom Sawyer Island rafts staged in the Magic Kingdom service canal. If you've done a runDisney event that went through this park, you may have exited over the bridge at right.
July 12, 2025
3:43 PM
Aerial photo of Liberty Belle and the Tom Sawyer Island rafts. In the Magic Kingdom service canal.
July 5, 2025
9:08 PM
This was the dock for Mike Fink Keel Boats at Magic Kingdom. A former way to journey around the Rivers of America.
July 5, 2025
9:00 PM
Rivers of America on its second-to-last day of operation in Magic Kingdom.
July 5, 2025
8:58 PM
Roof lines in Adventureland and Frontierland.
July 5, 2025
8:56 PM
Sighting of the Lilly Belle steam train from the Liberty Belle riverboat in Magic Kingdom. Last day to ride the steam train full circle around the park is tomorrow. Due to construction. On Monday it begins operation as a shuttle between Main Street USA and Fantasyland.
July 5, 2025
8:49 PM
Today was second-to-last day for a sighting of the Frontierland train station behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
July 5, 2025
8:44 PM
Rock work damage at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
July 5, 2025
8:42 PM
Refurbishment in progress at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad station.
July 5, 2025
8:40 PM
Some of the new track at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
July 5, 2025
8:38 PM
View of the track replacement at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Seen from Liberty Belle on its second-to-last day of operation.
July 5, 2025
8:16 PM
Liberty Square Riverboat is one of the last attractions to have a mechanical turnstile in Magic Kingdom. On each departure, a Cast Member reads the numbers, writes them in a log, and resets the counts to zero.
June 29, 2025
11:02 PM
Aerial photos of the remaining dirt bank in center of Magic Kingdom parking. Sand excavated to create the retention pond at top center was piled in the center of the parking lot. Over the years, the sand was trucked over to Floridian Way projects. Ramps, overpasses, widening.
