Patch Notes // latest change 2026.05.11
Frontierland · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Shop · opened 1971 · Magic Kingdom · 4 changes on record
Biggest recent change: Big Al's permanently closed on May 11, 2026, failing to reopen with the rest of Frontierland as the area was cleared for Piston Peak (Cars) construction, with the sign removed and the kiosk prepped for demolition. (May 11, 2026)
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Big Al's permanently closed on May 11, 2026, failing to reopen with the rest of Frontierland as the area was cleared for Piston Peak (Cars) construction, with the sign removed and the kiosk prepped for demolition.
A new Big Al's sign was installed on the Frontierland merchandise kiosk in March 2021.
The kiosk was reconcepted into Big Al's in 1989, a Frontierland merchandise stand themed as Country Bear character Big Al's cabin turned gift shop, selling coonskin caps, cowboy hats, bubble wands, and other western souvenirs.
The structure that later became Big Al's opened with Magic Kingdom in 1971 as a Frontierland ticket booth, then served as a wood-carving station before its retail conversion.
That's every change on the record at Big Al's since 1971.
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Per the documented record, Big Al's at Magic Kingdom opened in 1971.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Big Al's is dated May 11, 2026: Big Al's permanently closed on May 11, 2026, failing to reopen with the rest of Frontierland as the area was cleared for Piston Peak (Cars) construction, with the sign removed and the kiosk prepped for demolition.
The latest documented change (documented May 11, 2026): Big Al's permanently closed on May 11, 2026, failing to reopen with the rest of Frontierland as the area was cleared for Piston Peak (Cars) construction, with the sign removed and the kiosk prepped for demolition.
4 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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