Niles: Lessons endure after Disney closes a favorite ride

Walt Disney World has closed the attraction where I learned one of the more important lessons of my life.
Disney has closed its Tom Sawyer Island and surrounding Rivers of America in Florida, after 52 years of operation at the Magic Kingdom. The attractions remain open at Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland. I drove the rafts to Florida’s Tom Sawyer Island for parts of four years while I was in college and graduate school.
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