July 19, 2026
1:39 AM
Aerial photos of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad adjacent the construction sites of Villains Land and Piston Peak National Park. Tall fences were recently added for guest safety as well as show quality.
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June 23, 2026
10:06 AM
Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
June 23, 2026
10:03 AM
Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad near construction of Piston Peak National Park and Villain's land.
May 16, 2026
3:06 PM
Aerial photos of fencing added at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to hide nearby construction.
April 26, 2026
1:07 PM
Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Tall fencing in progress to hide views of construction in Villains land and Piston Peak National Park. There's also construction fencing along the walkways in front of the attraction.
April 26, 2026
1:02 PM
Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Tall fencing in progress to hide views of construction in Villains land and Piston Peak National Park. Two trains in testing. One has riders. (Color is off due to Sun directly behind camera.)
April 26, 2026
12:52 PM
Aerial photo of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Tall fencing in progress to hide views of construction in Villains land and Piston Peak National Park. At bottom right is a recently cast concrete retaining wall for Piston Peak itself.
February 22, 2026
12:18 PM
Feb 21 photo of the construction fence between Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and the Villains land site. Aerial photo Feb 13.
February 14, 2026
12:32 AM
Aerial overview of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad refurbishment. Scrims added to a turn at left.
November 8, 2025
1:28 AM
Aerial overview of Rivers of America demolition near Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Arrow where a construction fence has been added for safety at the attraction. Island area at left of the arrow used to be Fort Langhorn.
October 19, 2025
2:01 AM
Aerial photo of the Piston Peak National Park work site relative to Big Thunder, Tiana's Bayou, and Haunted Mansion.
September 21, 2025
2:58 PM
Aerial photo from 3400 ft where Big Thunder Mountain Railroad looks like a scale model.
July 12, 2025
4:26 PM
Aerial look at the refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Steam train track removed at center. Liberty Belle steamboat and Tom Sawyer Island rafts staged at right.
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.
