As the more than one-year-long refurbishment progresses, more track has been removed from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Magic Kingdom.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Refurbishment

A crane towers over a western-themed amusement park area with brown rocky formations, trees, and a lake in the foreground.

We boarded the Liberty Square Riverboat to get a closer look at the latest progress of the refurbishment work.

Amusement park ride under maintenance, featuring a wooden walkway and red rock formations. A crane is visible in the background surrounded by scattered trees.

During our last update, orange cones had been set up on parts of the rockwork across the mountain range. The cones still remain and plywood pieces have also been added.

A wooden and stone structure with scaffolding is built into a rocky hillside. There are sections of worn wood and orange rock, with a wooden building in the background.

We also noted that scaffolding had been installed next to the piece of track that curves out over the Rivers of America. The scaffolding is still there and orange cones have been set up on a piece of wood behind it.

Construction site with wooden beams, ladders, and scaffolding near rock formations. Safety cones and red straps are present, with a plywood ramp positioned on the rocks.

The piece of track from this portion of the ride has since been removed. Red straps have been attached to the wooden framework and also to the end of the scaffolding. Pieces of plywood spray painted with the word “Hole” in green and orange cones lay at the entrance to a cavern in the rockwork.

Entrance to a cave-like structure with boarded-up openings, construction cones, and a barrier tape in front. A lantern hangs near the entrance.

A closer look inside the cavern reveals another hole with a piece of plywood over it that has been exposed with the removal of the track pieces.

Wooden pathways and railings intertwine around red rock formations, set amid greenery and structures resembling a rustic mountain setting.

Several crew members were working as we traveled around the bend. Additional scaffolding has also been installed along the wooden railings near the rockwork.

Wooden structure with scaffolding, set against a backdrop of reddish rock formations, resembling a rustic mining facility.

In the nearby building, another prop has been tagged with a green tag. Scaffolding has also been added at the building’s entrance and the interior.

Amusement park roller coaster under maintenance, with exposed tracks and scaffolding near a rocky structure by water.

As we traveled away from the mountain we were provided with another view of the removed track and also saw metal supports on the wood beams extending out over the water.

Theme park ride under maintenance with workers on a rocky, red terrain. Wooden tracks and structures present. Blue sky in the background.

We then hopped onto the Walt Disney World Railroad to get a view of the updates from there as well. We noticed new green hoses had been installed in the drained waterways. Crew members were also working near the scaffolding by the rockwork with large white bags and green tarps nearby

A rocky construction area with wooden fences and scaffolding, set against a backdrop of reddish rock formations under a clear blue sky.

A scaffolding platform was installed to the left of the tree near the cavern entrance.

A rocky, desert-themed landscape with red-orange cliffs and cacti. Wooden fences and scattered construction materials in the foreground. Clear blue sky overhead.

Signs attached to the red caution tape read “Closed Access.”

A rocky, desert-themed landscape with red-orange cliffs and cacti. Wooden fences and scattered construction materials in the foreground. Clear blue sky overhead.

We also saw other crew members near the back of the mountain on the walkway above the cavern.

Big Thunder Mountain will remain closed for the remainder of 2025 until it opens again in 2026 with a “little bit of new magic.”  Part of the refurbishment is in preparation for the new Disney Villains-themed land. Magic Kingdom will also receive a new “Cars” area in place of the current Rivers of America.

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