Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island — Attraction in Anaheim

The area opened in 1956, one year after the opening of Disneyland Park.

Prior to the debut of Fantasmic! in 1992, when the south end of the Island was re-built to facilitate the nighttime show, Tom Sawyer Island saw very little change. The Island received major upgrades, new show elements, and a complete re-theming in 2007 when it re-opened as Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island. The re-theming eradicated much of the previous Tom Sawyer theme in favor of characters and elements from and inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. A justification behind connecting the Tom Sawyer and pirate themes came in the form of a chapter from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer where Tom, Huck and Joe Harper go off to play pirates on a nearby island, the idea being that all of the Pirates of the Caribbean elements added to the island are all a part of their imaginative play.

Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island's opening coincided with the theatrical release of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

On January 11, 2016, Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island, along with the other attractions and shows along the Rivers of America, closed temporarily for the construction of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island reopened on...

Originally opened in 1956 as Tom Sawyer's Island it is now known as Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island. Rethemed in 2007.

Many elements are still there from Tom Sawyer's days plus added pirate's stuff. A good place to let the kids run around and explore. Caves, bridges, treehouse. Fort Wilderness is closed.

You cross the Rivers of America on a raft. The island closes before dusk. The caves can be scary for little ones. Pretty dark. Also not recommended if you have claustrophobia. The caves are tight!

The restrooms are located on the east side of the island, across from Mark Twain landing.

Escape the crowds, and heat, and venture out to Pirate's Lair. You'll be...

Save your feet and energy! Unless you love Tom Sewyer and want to waste some precious energy essentially walking around in a mini nature park this one is a total miss. I was so tired from all the stairs with no pay off, the views were mediocre and most of the exhibits were just props no animatronics. The most exciting part was the raft ride over and back. I didn’t see any spiders but there was real webs everywhere so be careful. I felt disappointed for the new people being boated over to this as it frankly was a waste of energy. No wonder this had a 5 minute wait time. Definitely wouldn’t wait anything over 5...