Walt Disney World has just announced a closing date for Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America. According to Disney, the final day of operation will be July 6th. As a reminder, the Rivers of America will be drained and demolished, along with Tom Sawyer Island, to make room for a Cars-themed expansion to Magic Kingdom. Disney has already begun some backstage work. Here’s the latest!
Rivers of America & Tom Sawyer Island Closing Date
Since the early days of Magic Kingdom, adventurous guests have traveled across space and time as they pass from Liberty Square to Frontierland. Starting with architectural influences from upstate New York and colonial America in Liberty Square, before traveling to a bear-y fun concert in the North Woods, a stop by New Orleans at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, and ending in the Arizona bluffs at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.  
At the heart of all these stories are heroic characters with a belief in themselves that helped forge a path to their dreams. To continue this journey in great American storytelling, Piston Peak National Park will be part of the largest expansion in the history of Magic Kingdom.
As work revs into high gear this summer, the Rivers of America, Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat will close beginning July 7. Imagineers are also hard at work beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad bringing to life the first-ever land inspired by the Disney Villains with two major attractions, dining and shopping all on an incredibly twisted grand scale.   Â
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