Tom Sawyer's Eye Is on the Sparrow....

[MainStMandy]

My ex-husband just sent this to me. I really hope this doesn't come to fruition...I LOVE Pirates...but let's not turn this into another Nemo....

*****ETA: I didn't realize this was DISNEYLAND....I guess I skimmed. Let's just hope it doesn't carry over to WDW***********

The Walt Disney Co.'s Disneyland theme park, which already has altered its Pirates of the Caribbean ride to include Captain Jack Sparrow, modeled after Johnny Depp's character in the Pirates movies, may now do away with Tom Sawyer Island, one of the park's original attractions when it opened 50 years ago, and convert it into a second Pirates of the Caribbean-themed area, according to MiceAge.com, an unofficial website that focuses on the Disney theme parks. The site claims that the decision, "crafted in the corporate offices of Burbank rather than the [Walt Disney Imagineering] design studios of Glendale," is aimed at promoting the third Pirates movie due out next year. If a $28 million budget is approved, the website said, construction would begin this winter to rebuild and rebrand the attraction. Part of the transformation would involve creation of an "interactive pirate museum," replacing the current Fort Wilderness, according to MiceAge, which commented: "Of course, it's a given that diehard Disneyland fans will likely recoil in horror when they first hear about this idea. But what should be kept in mind is that this project would make a beloved old corner of Disneyland exciting and relevant again for a new generation of fans."

 

[DJ Disney Kid]

The rumor I had heard for DW was that they were going to reopen Discovery Island ( across from Wilderness Lodge ) with a whole POTC theme to it and you could go there and have dinner with Jack Sparrow as well as other activities. That definitely sounds like a better idea than the Tom Sawyer Island thing.

 

[rie'smom]

Tom Sawyer is an American Classic!! I hope this isn't true. Maybe Disney should consider hiring people w/foresight. POC are very good movies but a classic-nf course,from what I read,alot of the Burbank employees are in their 20's or early 30's-do they still teach Tom Sawyer in high school and college? Maybe they've never heard of it.

 

[Mecha Figment]

well the magic kingdom over in Disneyland works differerntly than the DisneyWorld Counterpart. Disneylland caters mostly to locals. So they have to continualy think of new ways to keep it fresh and vibrant for people to keep comming back. Walt disneyworld has people comming from all over the world no matter what so they are less likely to change things unless it is absolutly nessesary.