Becky” painted fence is now gone from Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom. Tom Sawyer Island Demolition The iconic fence was defaced just days before Tom Sawyer Island permanently closed. It was next ...

It's important to note that only Magic Kingdom's version has closed. Disneyland's Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island will remain open, as will its Rivers of America and riverboat.

The last day to experience Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Square Riverboat and Rivers of America will be July 7. Those attractions opened in 1973, about 18 months after Magic Kingdom first opened.

Tom Sawyer Island has been around for almost as long as Magic Kingdom itself. It wasn’t an opening day attraction, but the island did open shortly after the park – it welcomed its first guests ...

So, this time, I queued up solo for the first motorized log raft of the day over to "Tom Sawyer Island," which closed ...

Learning how to pilot the rafts to Tom Sawyer Island at Walt Disney World illustrated the difference between training and knowledge.

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 ...

On Tuesday, Disney Parks announced that Magic Kingdom's Tom Sawyer Island, Liberty Square Riverboat and Rivers of America will close on July 7 to make way for a new "Cars"-inspired area unveiled ...

Given that it was announced over a year ago, we know surprisingly little about Magic Kingdom’s Villains Land. It appears that with the closing of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island, Disney has ...

July 6 will mark the final day for parkgoers to experience Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island, and the Liberty Belle at Magic Kingdom. The three attractions will shut down on July 7 to make way ...

Rivers of America was part of the Magic Kingdom’s opening attractions in May 1971 and flows along Liberty Square and Frontierland.

Last Sunday's shuttering of Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Belle riverboat, along with the Magic Kingdom's entire Rivers of America area, didn't garner nearly as much media attention, but the ...