“Just as writers write the books they always wished they could read, Walt built the playground his inner child had always wanted to explore. Tom Sawyer Island was the tangible fulfillment of all his boyhood wishes.” ChildhoodWalt DisneyTom Sawyer Island Book:Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look Source: Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look
“The original Tom Sawyer Island was perhaps the most deeply personal expression of Walt's own boyhood dreams to be found anywhere in Disneyland. Tom Sawyer Island is the playground Walt wished he could have had as a boy. It's the only attractraction in the Park that Walt himself drew up with his own hands, in his barn on Carolwood Drive.” DisneylandWalt DisneyTom Sawyer Island Book:Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look Source: Walt's Disneyland: It's Still There If You Know Where to Look