Is Liberty Square At Risk?

 

With the recent announcement about a Cars Land coming to the Magic Kingdom, we have been speculating that the move to replace Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America Steamboat (and the Rivers of America area) will potentially mark the beginning of the end of Liberty Square as we now know it.

Removing Tom Sawyer Island and Rivers of America take 2 attractions out of Liberty Square. That leaves only The Haunted Mansion (which could become the gateway to the announced Villains Land) and The Hall of Presidents (which is consistently one of the least visited attractions in the park). While The Hall of Presidents may be a nostalgic loss for some guests, given the current political climate and lack of guest interest, make it a fairly easy attraction for Disney execs to "prune" into the "Disney Void." Haunted Mansion, however, would remain untouched due to Villains Land.

Other Liberty Square locations include The Liberty Tree Tavern (which could be re-themed to a Tiana restaurant - see our article about that idea), the Columbia Harbor House restaurant, Sleepy Hollow quick service, the Christmas Shoppe, the stocks, the Liberty Tree, and the replica Liberty Bell.

With the views from Liberty Square changing to be Cars Land (a part of the re-imagining of Frontierland), it would be easy to see how Disney may choose to re-imagine Liberty Square to fit the "story" the new area will tell.

We think this is an area to keep an eye on for future announcements at either the next Destination D23 or D23 Ultimate Fan Event. 

What do you think? Is Liberty Square heading for a re-imagining?

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