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Tom Sawyers Island Information

Last Updated:9/30/2012 3:46:50 PM

Tom Sawyers Island (June 1956- )

After traveling to the island via raft, guests are free to explore the boyhood playground of Tom Sawyer and his pals. The island features attractions such as Injun Joe's Cave, Teeter-Totter Rock, Merry-Go-Round Rock, Barrel Bridge, and a fort.

ID:	TMS-534
Land:	Frontierland
Ride Duration:	Unknown
See Also:	Catfish Cove Fantasmic Fort Wilderness Injun Joe's Cave Rafts To Tom Sawyer Island Tom And Huck's Tree House
Movie Tie-In: IMDB.com	Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (1938)

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Pontoon Bridge

Settlers Cabin

Beaver

Sign For Castle Rock

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Rockwork Ready For Refurbishment (2004)

NOTE: markings for rockwork removal

Rockwork Ready For Refurbishment (2004)

NOTE: markings

Rockwork Ready For Refurbishment (2004)

NOTE: handrail markings

Standard Operating Procedure Manual

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Tom Sawyers Island (:12 1977)

Tom Sawyers Island (:25 1965)

Construction being done near Seattlers c (:37 2010)

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There is little to no elevation change in the caves on Tom Sawyer Island. The reasons for this is because of economic and safety concerns. The caves are simply buildings that were built and then covered with mounds of dirt. The hills that are on the island are a result of covering these "buildings". One of the better examples is the hill that the "rock-like" playground is on. When you stand on this hill you are standing on the ceiling of one of the Tom Sawyer caves. Epoxy-crete (the same compound used for rocks in other attractions) was used in combination with concrete to cover the inside walls of these buildings. If you look carefully you notice that there is lighting and ventilation syste

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Dateline: April 29, 2013

Status: Current

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Have A Relaxing Disneyland Staycation
Dateline: April 05, 2013

Status: Current

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California vs. Paris: Rivers of America
Dateline: February 09, 2013

Status: Current

I learned something today. My comparison article for January 2013 was always going to be about the Rivers of America in Anaheim's Disneyland Park, and its counterpart in Disneyland Paris. However, until perhaps five minutes ago,

Disneyland Day Every Day For This Couple
Dateline: December 31, 2012

Status: Current

At 8 a.m. today, Tonya Mickesh and Jeff Reitz were to go through the entrance turnstiles to Disneyland for the 366th day in a row. It's a journey that's seen them spend 24 hours in the park for the 24-hour Leap Day, watch baby ducks grow up, and go

California vs. Paris: Frontierland
Dateline: November 07, 2012

Status: Current

Looking back at the articles I have written comparing the two Disneylands closest to my heart (California and Paris) I realize that the only Land in the Paris version of Disneyland Park which I haven't covered in any detail yet is Frontierland. [The

Death And Injury

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Bogden Delaurot Drowns
Death
Date: July 01, 1973
Bogden Delaurot, an 18-year-old Brooklyn resident, drowned trying to swim across the Rivers of America. Delaurot and his 10-year-old brother managed to stay on Tom Sawyer Island past its dusk closing time by climbing »

Philip Straughan Drowns
Death
Date: June 04, 1983
Philip Straughan, an 18-year-old Albuquerque, New Mexico, resident, drowned in the Rivers of America in a Grad Nite incident. Straughan and a friend — celebrating both their graduations and Straughan's eighteenth »

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