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“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.”

Childhood Walt Disney Tom 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

“That's the way to tour Disneyland, with a complete suspension of disbelief, with a drunken sense of joy and eyes wide with wonder. Let the child inside you come out and play. Laugh and shout! Plunge into the mind and soul of Walt Disney. ---Ray Bradbury”

Disneyland Ray Bradbury Childlike Wonder Walt Disney

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

“If you want to experience Walt's original Disneyland, Star Tours and Indiana Jones can wait. Slow down and enjoy the sounds of America's past.”

Disneyland Walt Disney Main Street Usa

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

“It was as if those who created the Tarzan makeover didn't grasp the mind of Walt Disney.”

Disneyland Walt Disney Tarzan S Treehouse

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.”

Disneyland Walt Disney Tom 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