After closing for refurbishment in October, both the Liberty Square Riverboat and Tom Sawyer Island have reopened at Magic Kingdom today.<\/p>\n
While Tom Sawyer Island did not open until 11:00 AM, we caught a few glimpses of Cast Members preparing the island and rafts while we were taking our cruise on the Liberty Belle.<\/p>\n
While construction was obvious on the islands Harpers Mill, no other refurbishment was visible in the past few months.<\/p>\n
We lined up before 11:00 AM to take a raft across Rivers of America.<\/p>\n
We werent the only guests excited to return to the island.<\/p>\n
There are social distancing markers for lining up on the dock.<\/p>\n
Three parties are allowed on one raft.<\/p>\n
We took the Becky Thatcher raft.<\/p>\n
The rafts social distancing markers have not been replaced and are still in bad shape.<\/p>\n
A couple minutes later, we were pulling up to Tom Sawyer Island.<\/p>\n
Our first stop was the refurbished Harpers Mill.<\/p>\n
Nothing inside the mill was moving, though all the sound effects were on.<\/p>\n
Youll even hear the owl hooting.<\/p>\n
Aunt Pollys wasnt open, but it usually only operates seasonally.<\/p>\n
The barrel bridge was closed for refurbishment.<\/p>\n
A green wall blocks the exit.<\/p>\n
When we peeked beyond the wall, there were no barrels.<\/p>\n
The entrance also had a green wall.<\/p>\n
A new plank of wood had been installed on these stairs.<\/p>\n
It looks like a tree was chopped down here and covered in fence netting.<\/p>\n
The Scavengers Fort playground was closed, though we think that probably has more to do with COVID-19 precautions than refurbishments.<\/p>\n
We did get to walk through the windmill.<\/p>\n
The pole was moving inside the windmill.<\/p>\n
We also visited some of the islands caves.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the bridge leading to the islands large fort was closed.<\/p>\n
A Cast Member told us the fort was still closed for refurbishment.<\/p>\n
We did catch a glimpse of the fort while on the Liberty Square Riverboat. Refurbishment must be happening inside.<\/p>\n
There is hand sanitizer throughout the island, especially near the raft docks.<\/p>\n
Finally, we took the Huck Finn raft back to Frontierland. Thanks for joining us on this trip! Are you excited to return to Tom Sawyer Island? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n
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