The Downfall of Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom…



Big changes are coming to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom! The Rivers of America, along with the Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island, are set to be demolished to make way for exciting new attractions: a Cars-themed land and the highly anticipated Villains Kingdom. While many Disney fans are thrilled about these new additions, few understand the rich history behind the Rivers of America and what its removal means for the park. Join us as we bid farewell to a beloved Disney classic and look forward to the future of Magic Kingdom.

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15 thoughts on “The Downfall of Rivers of America at the Magic Kingdom…”

  1. I absolutely do NOT want the Rivers of America to be replaced! Especially not with the plan to negate the story telling of Liberty Square and Frontier Land! Those so-called imagineers are out of their ever-loving minds!

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  2. I was on Tom Sawyer Island last weekend and boy it is a damn shame Disney wants to remove the Rivers of America.

    While I understand the island is not often visited, the view of the mainland from the island is truly incredible. It did rain hard when I first got on the island, but seeing how Liberty Square and Frontierland look across the river with the Adventureland buildings and Cinderella Castle in the background stand out really well on a sunny day.

    Tom Sawyer Island is the perfect place to slow down and get away from the busy Magic Kingdom crowds. The Rivers of America is calming as opposed to a loud dirt rally race track looking out of place within the classic Americana side of Magic Kingdom.

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  3. Magic Kingdom's Rivers of America has the issue of serving little purpose as compared to Disneyland Anaheim's Rivers. The only two activities or attractions that the WDW version has anymore is the river boat and Tom Sawyer's Island. Neither are huge crowd drawers and the real estate it sits on is more valuable for other purposes. In California, the Rivers of America have a number of purposes: the Mark Twain, the Columbia Sailing ship, Tom Sawyers Island, the Canoes, it the stage for Fantasmic and a beautiful scenic view for the Disneyland Railroad journey. Even Paris Disneyland has a major attraction on its River – Big Thunder Mountain Railroad which occupies the space we call Tom Sawyer's Island. WDW rivers while a nice backdrop for Frontierland and Liberty Square serves little purpose.

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  4. I'm really happy about this, nobody really uses the steamboat and it's such a massive piece of prime land that can be evolved and make MK stand out to the other parks, I think if they make this cars land like grizzly peak with lots of waterfalls, beautiful mountains and trees, it will look stunning, it will also be easier to navigate that whole area of the park

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  5. It needs updated hardly anyone visits Tom Sawyers island and it's beyond repair if you want to see it go to Disneyland it has more purpose there than it does at magic kingdom im ready to have our own unique version of frontierland magic kingdom should absolutely NOT be a museum

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  6. I hope this retheme does never happened cars doesn’t belong in magic kingdom it belongs in Hollywood studios and other Disney parks too they could have done a Pocahontas or Rescuers rethemed in tom sawyer island it could have work better since those films take place in Frontierland but I hope this won’t happened rivers of America deserves to stay. guys let’s join up and cancel this retheme once and for all and save ROA!

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