Wow I never knew about the paint brushes! Does anyone else think that Tom Sawyer Island is extremely under-rated? We LOVE it, it's one of the highlights of MK for us. Maybe it's a boy thing - but my sons (and myself & DH) just love to ride the raft over, and spend an hour or more winding thru the secret caves & hideaways, and running around the trails. At the end we can relax while they play cops & robbers or wild wild west shoot em up at the old western park or whatever that place is at the end of the trails. Ice cream at Polly's while waiting for the raft back rejuvenates us all for the rest of the afternoon!
We never hit TSI until mid to late afternoon - but maybe we can try it 1st this time & look for a paintbrush!