Disney’s creative team wanted children out of strollers and into make-believe. On 20 May 1973 they opened Tom Sawyer Island, ...

There’s good news and bad news for die-hard Disney World fans. The bad news: Guests will be parting ways with an iconic attraction at the theme park that will surely be missed. But the good news: This ...

The Magic Kingdom Park will look different in the months to come, as one of its iconic attractions, Tom Sawyer Island has now closed.

In fact, it’s a slow-moving shallow river, nicknamed the River of Grass. And, while the Mississippi is often credited as the widest river in the United States, the Everglades can be 50 miles wide or ...