Another piece of old Frontierland has officially disappeared from Magic Kingdom.
Guests walking through this section of Walt Disney World have watched the area change dramatically over the past year. Construction walls have spread, familiar locations have closed, and entire sections of the landscape have vanished as Disney prepares for the next generation of Frontierland.
Now, Westward Ho has been completely removed.
A park visitor shared a new look at the area on August 23, confirming that Westward Ho is gone. The guest also noted how different the boardwalk looks without Westward Ho, the nearby churro cart, and Big Al’s.
Westward ho has been completely removed. Looks different on boardwalk without it, the churro cart, and big Als pic.twitter.com/w0DVKbK7WQ
— RockNstardust🎸✨ (@CoasterK24) August 23, 2026
It’s another visible sign that Disney’s Frontierland transformation is moving forward, and guests should expect even bigger changes ahead.
Westward Ho Is Completely Gone
Westward Ho Refreshments was never one of Magic Kingdom’s biggest attractions, but it became a familiar part of the Frontierland landscape.
Its removal carries additional history because the Westward Ho name dates back to Magic Kingdom’s earliest years.
An original Westward Ho shop opened in Frontierland in December 1971, just months after Magic Kingdom welcomed its first guests. While that original location didn’t last long and the more recent refreshment stand was a different operation, Disney continued using the Westward Ho name in Frontierland decades later.
That connection stretched the name’s Frontierland history across roughly 54 years.
The latest photo makes it clear that guests won’t find the familiar structure on their next walk through the area.
Instead, construction walls and open space now dominate a location that once held several recognizable pieces of Frontierland.
Disney Is Rebuilding a Huge Part of Frontierland
Westward Ho isn’t disappearing in isolation.
Disney is in the middle of a massive Frontierland transformation that will eventually bring Piston Peak National Park to Magic Kingdom.
The Cars-inspired project is taking over the former Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island area, representing one of the largest physical changes Magic Kingdom has experienced.
Rather than placing the project somewhere far beyond the existing park, Disney is incorporating it directly into Frontierland.
Piston Peak National Park will introduce a wilderness setting inspired by the American West and the country’s national parks. Disney has shown concept art featuring towering mountains, forests, waterways, waterfalls, trails, and other natural elements.
Cars characters will become part of that environment, but Disney is designing the area to feel connected to Frontierland rather than simply recreating Radiator Springs.
That requires major changes to the land guests already know.
Familiar Magic Kingdom Locations Keep Disappearing
Westward Ho joins a growing list of Frontierland locations affected by Disney’s plans.
The Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island permanently closed in 2025 to clear the way for the Cars project.
Big Al’s also closed as construction expanded, while nearby food carts have been relocated.
Those individual changes are beginning to add up.
A guest who hasn’t visited Magic Kingdom since before construction started could now encounter a very different walk through Frontierland. Places that once helped define the boardwalk are gone, while construction walls increasingly control where guests can walk and what they can see.
Even before Piston Peak National Park opens, Disney is changing the character of the land.
And Westward Ho’s demolition makes that transformation harder to miss.
Frontierland’s Transformation Is Far From Finished
Disney has already spent the last several years updating this corner of Magic Kingdom.
Splash Mountain permanently closed in 2023 and became Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which opened in 2024. Country Bear Jamboree also underwent a major transformation and returned as Country Bear Musical Jamboree.
Now, Disney is taking on a much larger project.
Piston Peak National Park will reshape the former river area and create a new western destination within Frontierland. Disney plans to use landscaping and natural barriers to connect the new area with existing locations such as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
That means guests are only seeing the beginning of what Frontierland will eventually become.
Westward Ho may have occupied a relatively small footprint, but its disappearance carries a much bigger message.
Disney isn’t simply adding a new attraction behind Frontierland.
It’s changing Frontierland itself.
As construction continues, more familiar views will give way to the new landscape. For longtime visitors, that means watching decades of Magic Kingdom history disappear piece by piece while Disney builds something entirely different in its place.
Westward Ho is simply the latest piece to go.
