bellebookworm9
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 2531
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Review Date: Thu December 22, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? No |
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| Rating: 3
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We visited the island in May 2010. The wait for a raft over was short, on the way back we waited a bit. The island was pretty boring. The caves were very dark and claustrophobia inducing. We did wander over to the "fort" but found that boring as well.
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dmoore22
Registered: June 2002
Posts: 1391
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Review Date: Tue June 21, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 10
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A Fitting Tribute to Mark Twain
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Aunt Polly's has been closed
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More than a century before there was a Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger America celebrated the Adventures of Tom Sawyer with his friends Joe Harper, Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. Before Lord Voldemort raised his wand Injun Joe was striking fear in the children of St. Petersburg (Hannibal, Missouri). I strongly recommend that one read or re-read Mark Twain's Adventures of Tom Sawyer in preparation for your own adventures on Tom Sawyer Island and Fort Sam Clemens. The Imagineers did an excellent job of recreating those memorable locations from Twain's book. Considering that Marceline, Missouri was the inspiration for Disney's Main Street USA, and that Hannibal, Missouri is not that far from Marceline, it is a fitting attraction for the Magic Kingdom. I'm 62. Each time I visit the island I relive those days of my youth when I wanted to be Tom Sawyer, or Huck Finn. Meandering through the cave and mine is just how I imagined it was when reading the adventure of Tom and Becky lost in the cave. This is an attraction that is fun and can be used as a teachable moment for your children and grandchildren.
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Disney-Obsessed
Registered: September 2010
Posts: 1343
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Review Date: Sat December 11, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 9
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Love to explore, adventurous
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I LOVED looking around... The caves were my favorite part... Don't forget to look for paintbrushes!!!
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disneygirlmass
Registered: December 2005
Posts: 247
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Review Date: Wed September 1, 2010
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| Rating: 8
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a fun time for kids to go exploring..the only downside is i've always wanted to get an ice cream at aunt pollys but it never seems to be open
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MarchMadness24
Registered: June 2010
Posts: 49
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Review Date: Sat June 19, 2010
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Would you recommend the product? No |
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| Rating: 1
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None
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Everything
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What a bore! I have had more fun times at the science museum than this attraction. I don't get why they put this ride in the MK. It lacks a lot of theme towards Disney as a whole.
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missminniemouse
Registered: September 2004
Posts: 870
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Review Date: Thu July 30, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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Our kids love to go here to run around for a while. The fort is especially fun for them. It is also a great spot to do some photography while the kids are having fun. There are a lot of areas to get great pictures from. One of special note is the Haunted Mansion.
Be sure to check out the barrel bridge and the caves. Just be sure to watch your step as there are a lot of areas with uneven footing on the island.
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wdwfreeksince88
Registered: May 2008
Posts: 692
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Review Date: Sun June 28, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 6
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Great escape from the huslte of the crowds.
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Lot of walking, nothing too exciting
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From a nice relaxing stroll or just sitting and watching the people Tom Sawyer island offers that for adults, and some good exploring for the kids, from the caves to the fort. Nothing really exciting going on here but you can burn a little time just relaxing. Kids might enjoy going to the fort to shoot the fake guns or exploring the caves to see the jewels.
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klam_chowder
Registered: November 2007
Posts: 1634
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Review Date: Sun June 28, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 9
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A fab place where discovery is your entertainment
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Going in the caves alone when no one is around can be scary!
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Fun to explore, and quick to get to/from - never had a one sailing wait. This is a hidden gem worth exploring and taking a break from the park bustle.
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TAKitty
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 2706
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Review Date: Wed June 24, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 6
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Place to unwind
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Waiting for Rafts
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Bring your imagination.
You won't enjoy your time on the island if you go in expecting to be entertained. The advetures you have are up to you.
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mommyceratops
Registered: January 2006
Posts: 2632
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Review Date: Tue June 9, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 7
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Calming
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Not a lot to do
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This is a nice trip away from the crowd but not much to do.
It is worth checking out at least once!
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Cordovad88
Registered: October 2007
Posts: 39
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Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 6
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Very fun to explore
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one time visit
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Nothing brings back the childhood spirit as well as tom sawyer island does. You are able to go through tiny gaps in massive caves, explore a fortress, run through a barrel bridge... its just good clean fun... but only once every couple of years...
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auroralark
Registered: September 2004
Posts: 1013
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Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 5
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Great for kids
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Not really worth the time for adults
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Tom Sawyer Island is really a place for kids to go, run around and let off some steam. There are plenty of things there for them to explore. For adults it can be interesting to look around, but it's not really worth the time. The island also has some dark caves that may frighten some smaller kids.
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bsusanmb
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 2006
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Review Date: Sun May 24, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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a great place for little ones to run around when they get unruly
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make sure you have a drink with you...
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The island itself has some cute little tunnels, caves, a fort to climb in and pretend, and some bouncy bridges. It is a great place for a child who can't sit still and needs to run off some steam. I really like it. But I always get very thirsty and there is only one water fountain. So bring a drink. There are rest rooms here also.
It is a really cute idea. The kids love the fort!
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SheenaXena21
Registered: February 2005
Posts: 1147
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Review Date: Tue May 19, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 7
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It's fun
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Nice play area for the kids.
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Love2663
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 109
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Review Date: Sun May 17, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 2
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a place where children can run relatively freely
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can be long to get on and off the island
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It is interesting if your children are of the right age. It also has the advantage of a place in the park that can be relatively quiet on very crowded days.
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dubber724
Registered: September 2008
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Sun May 17, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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exploring the island
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takes awhile
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I like the diverse aspects of the attraction. You start with a raft ride to the island and then while on the island you get to explore caves, playgrounds, rickety bridges and playing in a fort. If I went there when I was 10 my parents would never have got me off the Island. Usually do not go every year.
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miss missy
Registered: January 2005
Posts: 9482
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Review Date: Tue May 12, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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nice pics place,small boat ride, lots of shade, nice walk, usually not crowded area
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can be long walk for some
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This is a fun place. We like to walk over to the caves and walk through them. We love the rope ramp too. There is some places to eat if you bring something over too. Great picture scenes!
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chattwdw
Registered: January 2004
Posts: 81
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Review Date: Mon May 11, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 3
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A great get a way
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boring
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We visit it every 3 or 4th visit. Not really exciting but different and fun to goto time and again.
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disneyman1963
Registered: September 2007
Posts: 29
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Review Date: Sat May 9, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 5
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fun for small kids
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boring for adults
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My kids, when they were younger had a great time. My daughter did, though, get scared and started crying in the cave because of the dark. Adults will find little to do, except possibly take a nap.
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MJ6987
Registered: May 2008
Posts: 368
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Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 6
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Nice break from the crowds, chance to explore / have a picnic
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not for thrill seekers
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Good spot for a rest and a picnic
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tohono2000
Registered: March 2007
Posts: 38
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Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 5
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Can get away from it all
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generally the park is too busy when you want to do it
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Needs updating...could go to pirate like DL or take a completely different tack. A ggod place to let the kids run around though.
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MelaBella
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 189
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Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 5
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Good reprieve from the crowds
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What's the point?
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We were on the lookout for one of the hidden paintbrushes, so it gave us something to do while on the Island. We would have definitely been bored otherwise. Neat place, but very little to make it worth the time.
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shmedly123
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 566
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Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 5
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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nice diversion for the little ones
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not much else
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Tom Sawyer is a nice diversion for little ones to blow off some steam. For adults it is nice to get away from the crowds for a bit but other than that it is boring.
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LuccaDrake
Registered: March 2008
Posts: 496
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Review Date: Tue May 5, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? No |
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| Rating: 4
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Fun for kids but I can't recommmend given the other great attractions at the MK. Good resting spot to get out of the sun.
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rzbenson
Registered: September 2008
Posts: 42
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Review Date: Mon May 4, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 9
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educational tie
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not for thrill seekers
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Had to make this an educational trip so that we could get an excused absence from school. So prior to our trip we read Tom Sawyer and then after the trip we did a Tom Sawyer (Huck Finn) report. Took tons of pics too!
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jns
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 10456
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 7
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cafe never opened
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another much for us
great place to get away from the crowds
learnth the hard way to arrange a meeting place on the island
the last few times we were over the cafe was never opened
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flyingcat2003
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 574
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 1
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nothing
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everything
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This is a waste of space to me. You already have The Swiss Family Tree House. Do we really need another playground. Maybe it's me but I just don't understand it's purpose.
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kim532
Registered: February 2000
Posts: 539
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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Not very crowded once on the island
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taking the rafts over
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We went over to the island on our last visit (2 adults). For us it was fun because it was less crowded than the park. We loved exploring the Fort. Next trip we can't wait to take our almost 3 year old over to have some time exploring.
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BeamsofLight
Registered: April 2004
Posts: 1219
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Review Date: Sat May 2, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Nice break from the crowds
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Not a lot to 'do'
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A nice getaway from the crowds, even on a busy day in the Magic Kingdom. All the greenery tends to make it shady and cool, as well. Lots of paths to explore (don't miss the barrel bridge, or the Fort if it's open) and the odd bench, barrel or rocking chair to sit on. Was more of a destination when the Aunt Polly's counter service still served sandwiches and the like; it is rarely open now and only served ice cream last I looked.
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soupy11
Registered: February 2004
Posts: 1589
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Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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| Rating: 8
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Break from large crowds
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Not the easiest place to get to, relies on a ferry
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Tom Sawyer's Island is a really great place to take a break on. The secluded, foliage covered island offers a cool place to relax and take a breather. There are neat area's to explore with caves, forts, and other landmarks for the kids to investigate. Don't miss this!
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