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Tom Sawyer Island
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CDS Disney
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Well there is a fort, windmill, small eatery, some really cool caves, and a few nice bridges. I go there to escape the heat and bustle of the rest of MK.
Pioneer Hall
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I just like the fact that we still have a Tom Sawyer Island and don't have to deal with what Disneyland is going through. There whole island is practically destroyed because everything was classified as dangerous (completely ridiculous). I think that you should go over there and explore a little...it will probably bring back some good memories.
Figment1986
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I like the calmness of the place, nothing to do. go gheir. you will have fun, (do we still have the guns their to shoot at BTM??)
erikofvinland
New Member
the allure of tsi
Tom Sawyer Island is completely unique to the Miagic Kingdom and pretty much any Disney park. It is completely self directed both in the amount of time you spend there, what you see and do, and how you do it. When you're on the island you feel a hundred years away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the MK. It's relaxing and engages your imagination, you have to sort of make up the story for yourself rather than have it sung to you through hidden speaker and acted out by animatronics. There's an intimate overview of the attraction at www.tomsawyerisland.com
Tom Sawyer Island is completely unique to the Miagic Kingdom and pretty much any Disney park. It is completely self directed both in the amount of time you spend there, what you see and do, and how you do it. When you're on the island you feel a hundred years away from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the MK. It's relaxing and engages your imagination, you have to sort of make up the story for yourself rather than have it sung to you through hidden speaker and acted out by animatronics. There's an intimate overview of the attraction at www.tomsawyerisland.com
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
I'll give you a brief overview...if you want to know more, I would suggest you go to www.mouseplanet.com and try to search for articles on TSI.
The california rules on theme parks are very strict. It has been like that ever since Disneyland ever came around. The only difference between now and the Walt era are the public. People today sue for a paper cut. Their are lawyers that go through the park and look for things that are potenitially dangerous. Tom sawyer Island to them was a gold mine. Rock Climbing, Sliding, Guns, Caves, rocky bridges...to them it was a lawsuit in the making, so those things had to go. Now TSI over there isn't much of the adventure playground they once had. These lawyers have also caused other safety changes in the park. The obvious one is the Splash Mountain log change.
Just A Big Kid
Member
i thought they chose to put the over the head restraints on splash mountain due to the high level of flashing that was going on??? sorry to get off the topic..:lol:
jmarc63
New Member
I would like to add one other thing to why TSI at DL is not what it is at WDW, or what it once was. DL in Anaheim is governed by either The City of Anaheim building code , Orange County Building codes, or other California laws for Amusement parks Which them being a government Agency chartered to look out for the public good and there best interrests is the residents and visitors to Anaheim, Where as WDW is governed by The Reedy Creek Improvement Distric or RCID and has WDW's best interest in hand.
The RCID was established by Walt in cooperation of the Floridia State legeslature. The District was created in 1967 when the Florida Legislature passed an act sponsored by delegations from Orange and Osceola counties which created the Reedy Creek Improvement District, combining within one multi-purpose district many of the various powers then found in limited purpose taxing districts in Florida. The act clearly outlines the District's authority to provide essential public services such as drainage and flood control, solid waste collection, waste water treatment, pest control, fire protection, and the regulation of building codes and land use within the district. WDW and its environs falls into the Governence of the district as far as building codes are concern and RCID is basicly WDW and I don't think unless a lawsuit calls for it will put apon changes at the parks or other parts of the property that isn't in the best interest of WDW and its environs