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.

Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America close at Magic Kingdom. We share one last journey through this classic corner of Frontierland.