Former Ride // updated 2025.10
Piston Peak · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Former Ride · the memorial record
Also known as Tom and Huck Island.
This ride is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
◆ Most recent chapter
Demolition of the island's structures - Fort Langhorn, Aunt Polly's, the windmill, Potter's/Harper's Mill and the caverns - as Piston Peak construction advanced; effectively complete by November 2025.
Permanently closed after 52 years (final operating day Sunday, July 6, 2025), along with the Rivers of America and Liberty Square Riverboat, to be replaced by the Piston Peak National Park Cars-themed land.
Disney announced the permanent closing date for Tom Sawyer Island, the Rivers of America and the Liberty Square Riverboat ahead of the Piston Peak (Cars) expansion.
Renamed the island's fort from Fort Sam Clemens to Fort Langhorn, tying in with the Tom and Huck film; both names honor Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
The island's name was briefly changed to 'Tom and Huck Island' as a tie-in with Disney's 1995 live-action film Tom and Huck.
Opened at Magic Kingdom as a Frontierland raft-access exploration island in the Rivers of America, with caves, bridges, a windmill and Fort Sam Clemens.
Per the documented record, Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom opened on May 20, 1973.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Tom Sawyer Island is dated Jul 7, 2025: Permanently closed after 52 years (final operating day Sunday, July 6, 2025), along with the Rivers of America and Liberty Square Riverboat, to be replaced by the Piston Peak National Park Cars-themed land.
The latest documented change (documented Oct 2025): Demolition of the island's structures - Fort Langhorn, Aunt Polly's, the windmill, Potter's/Harper's Mill and the caverns - as Piston Peak construction advanced; effectively complete by November 2025.
6 documented changes, dating back to 1973 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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