diff --git a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
index 9129306..c4cb969 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/RuntimePresentation.tsx
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
     preloadOrchestrator?.areNeighborBackgroundsReady ?? true;
 
   // Compute disabled state for forward navigation elements
-  const isForwardNavDisabled = !areNeighborBackgroundsReady;
+  // DISABLED: Allow navigation even if neighbors not preloaded
+  const isForwardNavDisabled = false && !areNeighborBackgroundsReady;
 
   const handleElementClick = useCallback(
     (element: CanvasElement) => {
@@ -419,9 +420,10 @@ export default function RuntimePresentation({
         return;
       }
 
-      // Block forward navigation if neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded
+      // DISABLED: Block forward navigation if neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded
       // Back navigation is always allowed (previous pages are already visited)
       if (
+        false &&
         isNavigationType(element.type) &&
         !isBackNavigation(element) &&
         !areNeighborBackgroundsReady
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
index e2adff0..d751c1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/constructor.tsx
@@ -1071,9 +1071,10 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
           return;
         }
 
-        // Block forward navigation if neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded
+        // DISABLED: Block forward navigation if neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded
         // Back navigation is always allowed (previous pages are already visited)
         if (
+          false &&
           !isBackNavigation(element) &&
           !preloadOrchestrator.areNeighborBackgroundsReady
         ) {
@@ -1564,10 +1565,10 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
                   if (!shouldRender) return null;
 
                   // Compute disabled state for navigation elements
-                  // Forward navigation disabled when:
+                  // Disabled when:
                   // - Element explicitly disabled (navDisabled)
                   // - Transition is playing or buffering
-                  // - Neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded (forward only)
+                  // - DISABLED: Neighbor backgrounds not yet preloaded (forward only)
                   const isForwardNav =
                     isNavigationElementType(element.type) &&
                     !isBackNavigation(element);
@@ -1576,7 +1577,8 @@ const ConstructorPage = ({ mode = 'constructor' }: ConstructorPageProps) => {
                     (element.navDisabled ||
                       Boolean(transitionPreview) ||
                       isReverseBuffering ||
-                      (isForwardNav &&
+                      (false &&
+                        isForwardNav &&
                         !preloadOrchestrator.areNeighborBackgroundsReady));
 
                   return (