Found this from an old thread... which is not the pic I’m remembering (I could swear there’s one out there with the contemporary in the background, but I can’t find it either...), but it’s close:
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News Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island closing for lengthy refurbishment
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Found this from an old thread... which is not the pic I’m remembering (I could swear there’s one out there with the contemporary in the background, but I can’t find it either...), but it’s close:
JoeCamel
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I've seen that one but I do know the one you are thinking of so it is out there somewhere.
itsy bitsy spider
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I agree it is a waste of space. Even Jungle Cruise and the Speedway feel like better uses of land.
DisneyTransport
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whoa whoa whoa lets not get carried away here and overestimate speedway....
TrainsOfDisney
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The speedway also detracts from the theme of Tomorrowland while the island and river add to the theme of Frontierland and liberty square. Even if you don’t experience the attractions they add lots of kinetic energy to the area. Steamboat, rafts, windmill, waterwheel, kids crossing the swing and barrel bridges... this all adds to the area.whoa whoa whoa lets not get carried away here and overestimate speedway....
No you.
Proof?
_caleb
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You’re assuming there‘s not a secret tunnel.
Captain Barbossa
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Photo update today from DFB
New track being installed
New track being installed
The “boat” is one of the plus points of TSI.
If you just want to walk you’ll like Paris.
Bocabear
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The ideas are not bad, but they could probably do those things without having to lose Tom Sawyer's Island...Look what they were able to do in Disneyland with Star Wars land.
macefamily
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I have to admit that I've been to Disney over 30 times; Magic Kingdom probably 20-25 times. I have never taken the Riverboat to Tom Sawyer island. I just never got it.
Bocabear
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The river boat doesn't go to Tom Sawyer's Island... The Rafts do...
What is there to "get"? That area of the park represented a period in American history... Much like Liberty Square and Main Street. It is charming, the active riverfront adds lively kinetics and the boat rides are very sweet and nostalgic. There are many Theme Parks out there that started out like the Magic Kingdom and ended up being Six Flags...If you don't "get it" then perhaps an "Amusement Park" is more your style... No judgement... but there are many things that are meant to appeal to many people...not just one person.
What is there to "get"? That area of the park represented a period in American history... Much like Liberty Square and Main Street. It is charming, the active riverfront adds lively kinetics and the boat rides are very sweet and nostalgic. There are many Theme Parks out there that started out like the Magic Kingdom and ended up being Six Flags...If you don't "get it" then perhaps an "Amusement Park" is more your style... No judgement... but there are many things that are meant to appeal to many people...not just one person.
macefamily
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If Splash Mountain is being cancelled, then why not Tom Sawyer. Isn't there many racist references in that novel ?
If you have never been to the island, then how do you know if you ‘get’ it or not?
JoeCamel
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Don't know how familiar you are with the source work but it evoked a simple time in American life of the midwest where kids could roam, have adventures and use their imagination. Less about the actual island to book relationship than appealing to midwesterner's nostalgia. An idea from a previous era of theme park design.
There were so many of those places built into the original design. Not all were intended for expansion but over time they have been monetized or sanitized for "flow". sad....
Bocabear
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LOL good point... There are lots of things to explore on the island too...a frontier fort complete with an escape tunnel, An old mill, walking trails, an abandoned mine, and Injun Joe's Cave...It is a lot more than the sum of it's parts...It is a place where kids can explore...not just rest.