Tom Sawyer's Island at Disneyland - Pirate Walkabout on the original Rivers of America

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0:06 [Music] [Applause]

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0:08 [Applause] powerful K we're back at

0:11 powerful K we're back at

0:11 powerful K we're back at [Music]

0:12 [Music] Disneyland here you leave

0:15 Disneyland here you leave

0:15 Disneyland here you leave today here you leave

0:18 today here you leave

0:18 today here you leave today here you leave today and enter the

0:21 today here you leave today and enter the

0:21 today here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday tomorrow and fantasy

0:25 world of yesterday tomorrow and fantasy

0:25 world of yesterday tomorrow and fantasy [Music]

0:37 we're back on the wonderful rivers of

0:37 we're back on the wonderful rivers of America Pirates have taken over Tom

0:39 America Pirates have taken over Tom

0:40 America Pirates have taken over Tom Sawyer Island we need to investigate

0:42 Sawyer Island we need to investigate

0:42 Sawyer Island we need to investigate these Pirates so let's take a wonderful

0:44 these Pirates so let's take a wonderful

0:44 these Pirates so let's take a wonderful raft journey across the rivers of

0:47 raft journey across the rivers of

0:47 raft journey across the rivers of America and see what's going on

0:49 America and see what's going on

0:49 America and see what's going on investigative

0:58 journalism hey folks welcome to the

0:58 journalism hey folks welcome to the island please look down watch We Made It

1:00 island please look down watch We Made It

1:00 island please look down watch We Made It Off The Raft and on to the island now

1:02 Off The Raft and on to the island now

1:02 Off The Raft and on to the island now you know I love Disney history but I

1:04 you know I love Disney history but I

1:04 you know I love Disney history but I want to try to stay away from Disney

1:06 want to try to stay away from Disney

1:06 want to try to stay away from Disney history let's just take a look around

1:08 history let's just take a look around

1:08 history let's just take a look around here we are on the tip of the world

1:10 here we are on the tip of the world

1:10 here we are on the tip of the world famous Tom Sawyers

1:22 Island Pirate

1:22 Island Pirate theming no such luck kiddos they use

1:25 theming no such luck kiddos they use

1:25 theming no such luck kiddos they use this as a staging area for Fantasmic you

1:28 this as a staging area for Fantasmic you

1:28 this as a staging area for Fantasmic you can see there's all kinds of holes Holes

1:30 can see there's all kinds of holes Holes

1:30 can see there's all kinds of holes Holes in the Floor and everything and this is

1:31 in the Floor and everything and this is

1:31 in the Floor and everything and this is where of course Mickey Mouse does his

1:34 where of course Mickey Mouse does his

1:34 where of course Mickey Mouse does his big Extravaganza show here's Mickey's

1:36 big Extravaganza show here's Mickey's

1:36 big Extravaganza show here's Mickey's entrance right here

1:39 entrance right here

1:39 entrance right here Mickey Mickey are you down there I'm the

1:42 Mickey Mickey are you down there I'm the

1:42 Mickey Mickey are you down there I'm the giant dragon well I don't want to ruin

1:43 giant dragon well I don't want to ruin

1:43 giant dragon well I don't want to ruin it I don't want to ruin it before New

1:45 it I don't want to ruin it before New

1:45 it I don't want to ruin it before New Orleans Square existed the rafts used to

1:47 Orleans Square existed the rafts used to

1:48 Orleans Square existed the rafts used to leave from over there and come to this

1:50 leave from over there and come to this

1:50 leave from over there and come to this side of the

2:01 ever since Pirates took over Tom

2:01 ever since Pirates took over Tom Sawyer's Island Harper's Mill is now the

2:05 Sawyer's Island Harper's Mill is now the

2:05 Sawyer's Island Harper's Mill is now the blacksmith shop it's one William Turner

2:20 proprietor look at all these wonderful

2:20 proprietor look at all these wonderful things hey sorry kids you can't play

2:23 things hey sorry kids you can't play

2:23 things hey sorry kids you can't play with the

2:25 with the

2:25 with the at wa sorry kids you can't play with the

2:29 at wa sorry kids you can't play with the

2:29 at wa sorry kids you can't play with the hatchets any anymore they're firmly zip

2:31 hatchets any anymore they're firmly zip

2:31 hatchets any anymore they're firmly zip tied with the latest technology classic

2:35 tied with the latest technology classic

2:35 tied with the latest technology classic and a note from William Turner himself

2:37 and a note from William Turner himself

2:37 and a note from William Turner himself he's the spit image of old bootstrap if

2:39 he's the spit image of old bootstrap if

2:40 he's the spit image of old bootstrap if you bring your own lunch come eat it out

2:43 you bring your own lunch come eat it out

2:43 you bring your own lunch come eat it out here at Tom Sawyers Island there's

2:45 here at Tom Sawyers Island there's

2:45 here at Tom Sawyers Island there's plenty of picnic tables available

2:48 plenty of picnic tables available

2:48 plenty of picnic tables available including one right out there on the

2:50 including one right out there on the

2:50 including one right out there on the dock pretty awesome good place for lunch

2:53 dock pretty awesome good place for lunch

2:53 dock pretty awesome good place for lunch free lunch from your kitchen yum even

2:56 free lunch from your kitchen yum even

2:56 free lunch from your kitchen yum even though Tom slayer's island has been

2:57 though Tom slayer's island has been

2:57 though Tom slayer's island has been renovated over the years and visited by

2:59 renovated over the years and visited by

2:59 renovated over the years and visited by millions of children it's still one of

3:02 millions of children it's still one of

3:02 millions of children it's still one of the most wild and beautiful places in

3:15 Disneyland Barn don't disturb the

3:15 Disneyland Barn don't disturb the Ducks

3:16 Ducks

3:16 Ducks cozy cozy sorry guys and Tom slayer's

3:20 cozy cozy sorry guys and Tom slayer's

3:20 cozy cozy sorry guys and Tom slayer's island is also home to some of the most

3:23 island is also home to some of the most

3:23 island is also home to some of the most secluded and private restrooms in the

3:25 secluded and private restrooms in the

3:25 secluded and private restrooms in the park let's check it

3:27 park let's check it

3:27 park let's check it out see

3:30 out see

3:30 out see hey gang nice and cozy in here and here

3:32 hey gang nice and cozy in here and here

3:32 hey gang nice and cozy in here and here we have HCK Fin's original toilet

3:35 we have HCK Fin's original toilet

3:35 we have HCK Fin's original toilet favorite part for any kid visiting Toma

3:38 favorite part for any kid visiting Toma

3:38 favorite part for any kid visiting Toma Island it's the famous rope Bridge let's

3:41 Island it's the famous rope Bridge let's

3:41 Island it's the famous rope Bridge let's do

3:43 do

3:43 do this here we go across the

3:46 this here we go across the

3:46 this here we go across the bridge

3:48 bridge

3:48 bridge W it's so

4:03 we made it oh we made

4:03 we made it oh we made it if you feel unsafe on the suspension

4:06 it if you feel unsafe on the suspension

4:06 it if you feel unsafe on the suspension bridge don't worry it's firmly anchored

4:09 bridge don't worry it's firmly anchored

4:09 bridge don't worry it's firmly anchored to the dirt hm do I want to go to the

4:13 to the dirt hm do I want to go to the

4:13 to the dirt hm do I want to go to the pirate stand or the restroom The

4:15 pirate stand or the restroom The

4:15 pirate stand or the restroom The Treehouse is closed

4:24 dang there's gold below if you pump for

4:24 dang there's gold below if you pump for it look at this wonderful pirate ship we

4:27 it look at this wonderful pirate ship we

4:27 it look at this wonderful pirate ship we have to pump

4:30 have to pump

4:30 have to pump pump out pump out the

4:45 gold go go

4:45 gold go go go it's a pirate prison What pirate

4:49 go it's a pirate prison What pirate

4:49 go it's a pirate prison What pirate island of course would be complete

4:51 island of course would be complete

4:51 island of course would be complete without

4:52 without

4:52 without this because nothing says family

4:55 this because nothing says family

4:55 this because nothing says family entertainment like death good

5:08 the barrel bridge is now the Pontoon

5:08 the barrel bridge is now the Pontoon Bridge it's still fun here we

5:20 je no not supposed to rock the bridge I

5:20 je no not supposed to rock the bridge I don't see how you can help it unless you

5:22 don't see how you can help it unless you

5:22 don't see how you can help it unless you have superhuman

5:29 legs pretty quiet on a weekday of course

5:29 legs pretty quiet on a weekday of course the best part of Tom Sawyer Island and

5:31 the best part of Tom Sawyer Island and

5:31 the best part of Tom Sawyer Island and the Pirates Lair is that it's honeycomb

5:33 the Pirates Lair is that it's honeycomb

5:33 the Pirates Lair is that it's honeycomb with

5:35 with

5:35 with caves let's go inside one of these caves

5:38 caves let's go inside one of these caves

5:38 caves let's go inside one of these caves the

5:44 caves

5:44 caves oo if you're anywhere near 6 ft

5:46 oo if you're anywhere near 6 ft

5:47 oo if you're anywhere near 6 ft tall watch your

5:49 tall watch your

5:49 tall watch your Dome I remember as a kid being terrified

5:53 Dome I remember as a kid being terrified

5:53 Dome I remember as a kid being terrified that engine Joe was going to pop out and

5:56 that engine Joe was going to pop out and

5:56 that engine Joe was going to pop out and get me

6:04 even grown-ups like the

6:04 even grown-ups like the [Music]

6:06 [Music] caves here's a view looking East from

6:08 caves here's a view looking East from

6:08 caves here's a view looking East from Tom Sawyer's Island you see the remains

6:12 Tom Sawyer's Island you see the remains

6:12 Tom Sawyer's Island you see the remains of the old mine train and of course some

6:17 of the old mine train and of course some

6:17 of the old mine train and of course some mooses mooses moose mes moose moose some

6:24 mooses mooses moose mes moose moose some

6:24 mooses mooses moose mes moose moose some moose my favorite part of the old Tom

6:26 moose my favorite part of the old Tom

6:26 moose my favorite part of the old Tom soers Island besides the caves was

6:28 soers Island besides the caves was

6:29 soers Island besides the caves was always Fort Wilderness we'll do a whole

6:32 always Fort Wilderness we'll do a whole

6:32 always Fort Wilderness we'll do a whole separate video about Fort Wilderness

6:33 separate video about Fort Wilderness

6:33 separate video about Fort Wilderness soon but suffice to say this used to be

6:36 soon but suffice to say this used to be

6:37 soon but suffice to say this used to be like a real wooden fort that you could

6:39 like a real wooden fort that you could

6:39 like a real wooden fort that you could climb all over go up in the towers but

6:42 climb all over go up in the towers but

6:42 climb all over go up in the towers but long story short some people lost some

6:44 long story short some people lost some

6:44 long story short some people lost some fingers some termites got involved and

6:46 fingers some termites got involved and

6:46 fingers some termites got involved and no longer an accessible Fort it's more

6:48 no longer an accessible Fort it's more

6:48 no longer an accessible Fort it's more of a dressing area now for fantasma

6:50 of a dressing area now for fantasma

6:50 of a dressing area now for fantasma children especially love the graveyard

6:52 children especially love the graveyard

6:53 children especially love the graveyard plenty of in jokes here we'll talk about

6:55 plenty of in jokes here we'll talk about

6:55 plenty of in jokes here we'll talk about that another time and before you even

6:57 that another time and before you even

6:57 that another time and before you even think about it don't try to sneak in

6:58 think about it don't try to sneak in

6:58 think about it don't try to sneak in there because there's cast members in

7:00 there because there's cast members in

7:00 there because there's cast members in there all day

7:02 there all day

7:02 there all day long gee I wonder what kind of berries

7:05 long gee I wonder what kind of berries

7:05 long gee I wonder what kind of berries grow here maybe there's some

7:07 grow here maybe there's some

7:07 grow here maybe there's some huckleberries if you stay on this island

7:09 huckleberries if you stay on this island

7:09 huckleberries if you stay on this island long enough you're going to see this

7:12 long enough you're going to see this

7:12 long enough you're going to see this pass by quite a number of

7:22 times perhaps left here by an old

7:22 times perhaps left here by an old hurricane the pirate ship underneath the

7:26 hurricane the pirate ship underneath the

7:26 hurricane the pirate ship underneath the pirate ship we have says

7:37 as you walk these decks pray keep the

7:37 as you walk these decks pray keep the power of the

7:44 sea where's that voice coming

7:44 sea where's that voice coming from their ship shall sink their shall

7:49 from their ship shall sink their shall

7:49 from their ship shall sink their shall drop and they shall

7:53 drop and they shall

7:54 drop and they shall fil no you're not imagining it when

7:56 fil no you're not imagining it when

7:56 fil no you're not imagining it when you're down here you can smell salty see

7:59 you're down here you can smell salty see

7:59 you're down here you can smell salty see air and that my friends comes from

8:02 air and that my friends comes from

8:02 air and that my friends comes from Disney's secret mind control smell

8:05 Disney's secret mind control smell

8:05 Disney's secret mind control smell technology the smell here's a video for

8:08 technology the smell here's a video for

8:08 technology the smell here's a video for the smellitzer

8:09 the smellitzer

8:09 the smellitzer now we know what Tom slers Island pirat

8:12 now we know what Tom slers Island pirat

8:12 now we know what Tom slers Island pirat are know it's a Kids Paradise there's

8:14 are know it's a Kids Paradise there's

8:14 are know it's a Kids Paradise there's plenty to climb on fall

8:18 plenty to climb on fall

8:18 plenty to climb on fall down play with look at explore here's a

8:21 down play with look at explore here's a

8:21 down play with look at explore here's a fun pirate Bell you can really pull the

8:23 fun pirate Bell you can really pull the

8:23 fun pirate Bell you can really pull the r oh there's no rope anymore there is a

8:25 r oh there's no rope anymore there is a

8:25 r oh there's no rope anymore there is a sticker though and some speaking tubes a

8:28 sticker though and some speaking tubes a

8:28 sticker though and some speaking tubes a childhood classic the oh jeans it

8:31 childhood classic the oh jeans it

8:31 childhood classic the oh jeans it doesn't turn M my OCD is going to drive

8:33 doesn't turn M my OCD is going to drive

8:33 doesn't turn M my OCD is going to drive me crazy when the island opened in the

8:36 me crazy when the island opened in the

8:36 me crazy when the island opened in the late ' 50s this was called Castle Rock

8:39 late ' 50s this was called Castle Rock

8:39 late ' 50s this was called Castle Rock it's since been added on to quite a bit

8:41 it's since been added on to quite a bit

8:41 it's since been added on to quite a bit both for safety reasons and for piratey

8:44 both for safety reasons and for piratey

8:44 both for safety reasons and for piratey reasons are Castle Rock looks pretty

8:47 reasons are Castle Rock looks pretty

8:47 reasons are Castle Rock looks pretty shady inside so without further Ado

8:49 shady inside so without further Ado

8:49 shady inside so without further Ado let's explore One Way leads up and one

8:52 let's explore One Way leads up and one

8:52 let's explore One Way leads up and one way leads

8:54 way leads

8:54 way leads down damn their hope

8:57 down damn their hope

8:57 down damn their hope ends here now underneath

9:01 ends here now underneath

9:01 ends here now underneath Castle what's that behind this

9:04 Castle what's that behind this

9:04 Castle what's that behind this door lies haunted pirate treasure some

9:10 door lies haunted pirate treasure some

9:10 door lies haunted pirate treasure some of these caves are pretty dang dark

9:13 of these caves are pretty dang dark

9:13 of these caves are pretty dang dark [Music]

9:20 still way out I just came out of this

9:21 still way out I just came out of this hole and you can see a little bit small

9:24 hole and you can see a little bit small

9:24 hole and you can see a little bit small a little snug woo little snug in there I

9:26 a little snug woo little snug in there I

9:26 a little snug woo little snug in there I still got it I'm still flexible now it's

9:29 still got it I'm still flexible now it's

9:29 still got it I'm still flexible now it's time for the upway and the only way up

9:31 time for the upway and the only way up

9:31 time for the upway and the only way up is this narrow

9:34 is this narrow

9:34 is this narrow little

9:35 little

9:35 little staircase where

9:53 top oh here's the other end of that

9:53 top oh here's the other end of that speaking

10:01 tube from the Crow's Nest we can spy

10:01 tube from the Crow's Nest we can spy good old crater

10:09 country after all that climbing there is

10:09 country after all that climbing there is another stair since Disneyland apart is

10:12 another stair since Disneyland apart is

10:12 another stair since Disneyland apart is all the theming even the new

10:15 all the theming even the new

10:15 all the theming even the new stuff I know some of you old school

10:17 stuff I know some of you old school

10:17 stuff I know some of you old school Disney nerds like me would like to see

10:19 Disney nerds like me would like to see

10:19 Disney nerds like me would like to see it stay the way it was forever but

10:22 it stay the way it was forever but

10:22 it stay the way it was forever but really the new stuff is pretty fantastic

10:24 really the new stuff is pretty fantastic

10:24 really the new stuff is pretty fantastic after all the goal here is to capture

10:26 after all the goal here is to capture

10:26 after all the goal here is to capture the imagination of the entire family the

10:29 the imagination of the entire family the

10:29 the imagination of the entire family the kids love it the grown-ups love it they

10:31 kids love it the grown-ups love it they

10:31 kids love it the grown-ups love it they did a really good job more peeping Tom

10:34 did a really good job more peeping Tom

10:34 did a really good job more peeping Tom equipment she's having a cell phone

10:37 equipment she's having a cell phone

10:37 equipment she's having a cell phone party wonderful

10:39 party wonderful

10:39 party wonderful stairs I prefer stairs to

10:52 caves what Pirate Island would be

10:52 caves what Pirate Island would be complete without

10:59 treasure gold oh wait that's a prospect

10:59 treasure gold oh wait that's a prospect y it be gold I'm after I'm not sponging

11:04 y it be gold I'm after I'm not sponging

11:04 y it be gold I'm after I'm not sponging for rum of course this huge pile of

11:05 for rum of course this huge pile of

11:06 for rum of course this huge pile of treasure only represents one day of

11:08 treasure only represents one day of

11:08 treasure only represents one day of churro earnings here at the park the

11:10 churro earnings here at the park the

11:10 churro earnings here at the park the real treasure is the photo op past the

11:12 real treasure is the photo op past the

11:12 real treasure is the photo op past the pirate photo op and behind Fort

11:15 pirate photo op and behind Fort

11:15 pirate photo op and behind Fort Wilderness we reach the very dead end

11:19 Wilderness we reach the very dead end

11:19 Wilderness we reach the very dead end back of the island Beyond this point we

11:22 back of the island Beyond this point we

11:22 back of the island Beyond this point we cannot go cast members only and since

11:25 cannot go cast members only and since

11:25 cannot go cast members only and since I'm not a cast member although I am a

11:27 I'm not a cast member although I am a

11:27 I'm not a cast member although I am a character I am not going back there

11:28 character I am not going back there

11:28 character I am not going back there there's nothing back there but travel

11:30 there's nothing back there but travel

11:30 there's nothing back there but travel dirt extra benches trash cans you don't

11:32 dirt extra benches trash cans you don't

11:32 dirt extra benches trash cans you don't want to see that one of the big changes

11:33 want to see that one of the big changes

11:33 want to see that one of the big changes is engine Joe's cave is now dead man's

11:35 is engine Joe's cave is now dead man's

11:35 is engine Joe's cave is now dead man's Grotto let's go check out the inside

11:37 Grotto let's go check out the inside

11:37 Grotto let's go check out the inside this one's pretty

12:06 days are in the pain ignore them mate

12:06 days are in the pain ignore them mate you just trying to get a rise out

12:10 you just trying to get a rise out

12:10 you just trying to get a rise out you Pirates don't want you to touch

12:12 you Pirates don't want you to touch

12:12 you Pirates don't want you to touch their silver bars or

12:15 their silver bars or

12:15 their silver bars or else

12:16 else

12:16 else [Music]

12:17 [Music] that you call that scary suppose you

12:20 that you call that scary suppose you

12:20 that you call that scary suppose you could do

12:37 you can see you put your

12:37 you can see you put your hand treasure

12:52 disappears pretty legitimately creepy

12:52 disappears pretty legitimately creepy stuff made me lose count you did Thunder

12:56 stuff made me lose count you did Thunder

12:56 stuff made me lose count you did Thunder how's a man to reckon his gold with all

12:59 how's a man to reckon his gold with all

12:59 how's a man to reckon his gold with all this commotion curious are you m we take

13:04 this commotion curious are you m we take

13:04 this commotion curious are you m we take a good

13:06 a good

13:06 a good look there's a world of trouble ahead

13:09 look there's a world of trouble ahead

13:09 look there's a world of trouble ahead for them what takes this Curson

13:27 missil dead man scle does a pretty good

13:27 missil dead man scle does a pretty good job of creeping you out but I will say

13:29 job of creeping you out but I will say

13:29 job of creeping you out but I will say that before when the cave was just dark

13:31 that before when the cave was just dark

13:31 that before when the cave was just dark and you only had the imaginary threat of

13:33 and you only had the imaginary threat of

13:33 and you only had the imaginary threat of inan Joe looming over you it was a

13:35 inan Joe looming over you it was a

13:35 inan Joe looming over you it was a little scarier I'm more afraid of my own

13:37 little scarier I'm more afraid of my own

13:37 little scarier I'm more afraid of my own imagination than I am of lights and

13:39 imagination than I am of lights and

13:39 imagination than I am of lights and sound effects I have to admit now I'm

13:41 sound effects I have to admit now I'm

13:42 sound effects I have to admit now I'm known around these parts as something of

13:43 known around these parts as something of

13:44 known around these parts as something of a

13:45 a

13:45 a twac so it might surprise you to learn

13:47 twac so it might surprise you to learn

13:47 twac so it might surprise you to learn that I actually really like the

13:49 that I actually really like the

13:49 that I actually really like the restoration the renovation whatever you

13:51 restoration the renovation whatever you

13:51 restoration the renovation whatever you want to call it of Tom Sawyers island

13:52 want to call it of Tom Sawyers island

13:52 want to call it of Tom Sawyers island with the Pirates Edition as long as they

13:55 with the Pirates Edition as long as they

13:55 with the Pirates Edition as long as they kept old Tom and Huck in there and

13:56 kept old Tom and Huck in there and

13:56 kept old Tom and Huck in there and spirit somehow they're still promoting

13:59 spirit somehow they're still promoting

13:59 spirit somehow they're still promoting literacy and that's always a good thing

14:03 literacy and that's always a good thing

14:03 literacy and that's always a good thing till next time

14:06 till next time

14:06 till next time [Music]

14:15 [Music] byebye wonderful

14:17 byebye wonderful

14:17 byebye wonderful animatronic

14:27 duck why are these animatronic Ducks

14:27 duck why are these animatronic Ducks sleeping

14:31 a grapefruit hands off me treasure got the

14:35 grapefruit hands off me treasure got the

14:35 grapefruit hands off me treasure got the eye on you

14:37 eye on you

14:37 eye on you or yeah that's F that that's just

14:42 or yeah that's F that that's just

14:42 or yeah that's F that that's just [Music]

14:52 [Music] grotesque my turn my turn my turn go

14:55 grotesque my turn my turn my turn go

14:55 grotesque my turn my turn my turn go make touch it again

14:59 make touch it again

14:59 make touch it again you

Tom Sawyer's Island at Disneyland - Pirate Walkabout on the original Rivers of America

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