Tag: Tom Sawyer Island

  • Walking Photo Tour of Magic Kingdom’s Tom Sawyer Island

    In all our visits to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, one attraction we had yet to experience was Tom Sawyer Island.  We weren’t avoiding it, but as it’s only open until dusk – we just had not worked it into our itinerary.  Checking out the DIS, Tom Sawyer Island definitely gets mixed reviews – rating 6…

  • Setting Up the Stage for the Pirates Black Carpet Premiere

    I’ve been to many private parties that Disney has thrown and I tend to notice a lot of the small things that go into putting on a big event.  While I wasn’t fortunate enough to attend the World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland on May 7, 2011, I was…

  • Disneyland Gems: A Close Look at the Mark Twain Riverboat

    One of the classic icons of Disneyland is the Mark Twain Riverboat.  The excitement she creates, as she travels through Frontierland on the Rivers of America, is classic to every child and child-at-heart.  In fact, though you may have taken more than one trip on this paddlewheeler, you might never have taken the time to walk…