As revealed by Christian Potenza on the '' Total Drama '' : Live Action Panel at Canada 's 2011 Fan Expo , '' Total Drama : Revenge of the Island '' was originally scheduled to air in July 2011 in the United States and in September 2011 in Canada , but due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and the nuclear accident which caused many Japanese citizens to receive radiation poisoning , many staff members found some of the season 's scenes of radioactive material and creatures to be considered insensitive to victims of the disaster . This initiated the producers decision to modify the storyline of the season in order to remove some of the radioactive references , leading to many scenes being edited out
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island