Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom closed permanently to make way for a “Cars” expansion to Frontierland. Take a final look at the details of the island, which opened on May 20, 1973. Tom Sawyer Island Map Tom Sawyer Island was actually a pair of islands in the center of Rivers of America.

The post When Will Tom Sawyer Island Close at Disney World? appeared first on WDW Magazine. Magic Kingdom’s iconic Tom Sawyer Island – and the Rivers of America surrounding it – are officially closed as huge changes come to Disney World’s original theme park.