Disney World is a park that will always be changing. There is always something new at Walt Disney World , but there are certain things people still expect will never change. If Cinderella Castle or the Haunted Mansion were scheduled for replacement, people would be shocked.
Such was the case when we learned this week that the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island, places many probably thought could not be replaced, were set to be removed to make way for a pair of new attractions based on Pixar’s Cars . I will be as sad to see to see the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island go away as anybody. They have been iconic parts of the park for over 50 years, but my issue with what’s being taken away and what is replacing it has less to do with age and nostalgia than it does with the changing function of the space.
Disneyland And Disney World Are Losing Places For Their Youngest Guests I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t been over to Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom in years. Part of that is because Tom Sawyer Island is basically a big playground. It's an open area where kids can run around climb on rocks, walk through caves and otherwise expend energy, something they can’t do standing in line or even on many attractions.
Alongside the reveal of the new Cars attractions at Magic Kingdom came the news of multiple new attractions coming to Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. This has led to speculation that either Hollywood Land, home to a Monsters Inc. dark r.