The Rivers of America is the artificial river found in the Frontierland areas of Disneyland-style Disney theme parks around the world. The first river was built in Disneyland when the park opened in 1955. It surrounds Tom Sawyer Island, which can be reached by rafts traveling from the Frontierland mainland. Additionally, there are other water-based vehicles which are found on the river. The sights along the Rivers include a Native American tribe, a burning cabin (though the cabin at Disneyland has been removed), and various audio-animatronic wildlife. As other magic kingdom-style parks were built, similar versions were included. At Walt Disney World the Rivers of America is similar to its California counterpart At Disneyland Paris the Rivers of the Far West is home to Big Thunder Mountain At Hong Kong Disneyland, there is no Frontierland, so the Imagineers merged the Rivers of America with the classic Adventureland Jungle Cruise attraction. Jungle river rafts now travel around the Rivers of Adventure, encountering similar situations as in the Jungle Cruise attraction, but on a much more open river and exposed to the elements of Adventureland. In the middle of the Rivers sits Tarzan's Treehouse, which can be reached by River Rafts. Several steamboat and ship replicas sail the many Rivers. Disneyland - the Mark Twain Riverboat and the Sailing Ship Columbia Walt Disney World - the Liberty Belle Riverboat Tokyo Disneyland - the Mark Twain Riverboat Disneyland Paris - the Molly Brown Riverboat (sidewheeler) and the Mark Twain Riverboat (sternwheeler) Disneyland At Disneyland Park in Anaheim, the river passes through Frontierland, New Orleans Square and Critter Country. History The Rivers of America existed since Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955, opening with the Mark Twain Riverboat. However, the island that the river surrounds was left almost completely bare. The Mike Fink Keel Boats opened in December of that year. In 1956, the river saw the opening of the Indian War Canoes (now Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes), as well as the Tom Sawyer Island area on the center island, newly accessible by raft. The Sailing Ship Columbia was introduced in 1958. The nighttime show Fantasmic! began showing on the river May 13, 1992. The Mike Fink Keel Boats closed in 1997. In September 2015, Disneyland Resort announced that the Rivers of America and its attractions would temporarily close starting January 11, 2016, to prepare for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. An official Disneyland Twitter