(Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) A welcome sign on Tom Sawyer Island at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Thursday, August 15, 2024. Disney has announced that the island and surrounding river ...

The days are numbered for Tom Sawyer Island, a longtime Frontierland feature, at Magic Kingdom. In August, Disney announced that the space would be repurposed for two “Cars”-themed attractions. It ...

Disney World will close Tom Sawyer Island and its famed Liberty Square Riverboat to make way for new attractions. Millions of guests visit the Orlando resort a year, with the Magic Kingdom the most ...

First, parts of DinoLand, U.S.A., then Muppets Courtyard. Now, another iconic corner of Walt Disney World has shuttered. Sunday, July 6 was the last operating day for Tom Sawyer Island, Liberty Square ...

Guests visit Tom Sawyer Island and ride the Liberty Belle riverboat at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Disney has announced that the island and riverboat —that have ...

The Mouse House is facing outrage over plans to scrap a 50-year-old theme park attraction that holds the distinction of being the only one that was designed by Walt Disney himself. Tom Sawyer Island, ...

Magic Kingdom’s iconic Tom Sawyer Island – and the Rivers of America surrounding it – are officially closed as huge changes come to Disney World’s original theme park. One of the most surprising ...

The most magical place on earth is pulling up ladders to three of its original attractions on July 7. Disney World announced the closure of their Liberty Square Riverboat, Tom Sawyer Island and Rivers ...

With the impending closure of Tom Sawyer Island, we’ve compiled everything you need to know about the attraction and how to experience it before it’s gone. Tom Sawyer Island Closing Date Approaching – ...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Magic Kingdom Park will look different in the months to come, as one of its iconic attractions, Tom Sawyer Island has now closed. The area in Frontierland, home to Rivers ...

The dust from Epic Universe’s debut has barely settled, and already Universal is expanding their new park with additional dining venues set to open in early 2026. But don’t think that Disney is taking ...