steve2wdw
WDW Fan Since 1973
During a visit in September of '09, my daughter and I made sure we were on the first raft of the morning to TSI. There was a highly competitive feel on the raft as it was obvious that everyone on board was out to find a paintbrush. Once off the raft, everyone scattered. We searched and searched, and every once in a while, you'd here another voice from another part of the island yell "I found one!" We heard that they hid 5 paintbrushes (could be more or less, but that's what we heard), and after hearing a forth yell, we never thought we'd find one. After searching for a good half hour (did I forget to mention it was about 90 degrees and VERY humid), we decided to call off the search. As we headed back in the direction of the dock, we passed through the secondary raft load position, up river from the main dock, and there, above our heads, sticking out from the beams, was the treasure we'd been looking for. It was as if it poked its bristles out, just for us to find. Boarding the raft, we were told to see the CM on the mainland, where we were rewarded with FPs for Splash and Big Thunder. We didn't even care that we had won something....it was just the fun of finding the brush that made that Sunday morning, one of the most memorable in all our visits to the MK. Disney markets its theme parks as a place where memories are made.....you'd think that they'd realize that the hunt on TSI creates some of the best memories that anyone could have.
