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.

Other attractions coming to Walt Disney World in the next few years will include a Monsters, Inc. Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Tropical Americas, a new land at Animal Kingdom that will replace the Dinosaur area, featuring attractions inspired by the Indiana Jones franchise and the animated film “Encanto.”