Tom Sawyer Isle Getting The Axe !?

tracilicious · 10-03-2006, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Prudence

I don't blame them for following the money. I'll be sad to see TSI go, but I understand why. I'm most disappointed in the underlying condition: people (in general) don't read American classics any more. Parents have griped and complained about musty ol' tomes they consider inappropriate and gosh, we have to always give kids flash and whizz-bang every single time or we'll crush their precious widdle spiwits and we've lost our history. Heck, some kids don't even know how to play in an area like the current TSI. They're so used to interactive displays and touch screens that caves are just dirty and maybe a little smelly. And I can see this is turning into a "kids these days" on my part, so I'm going to go somewhere else and feel old.

Honestly, this sounds really out of touch with actual "kids these days." I think some of you are getting your information from tv or something. Every time we go to TSI we see loads of kids having a blast. Lots of these kids probably play video games, and read books! The horror! Oh wait, I did the same thing when I was a kid. No wonder I turned out so poorly!

Prudence · 10-03-2006, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tracilicious

Honestly, this sounds really out of touch with actual "kids these days." I think some of you are getting your information from tv or something. Every time we go to TSI we see loads of kids having a blast. Lots of these kids probably play video games, and read books! The horror! Oh wait, I did the same thing when I was a kid. No wonder I turned out so poorly!

I "get my information" from people who work with kids and who aren't permitted to teach Tom Sawyer, in the specific, and who frequently report on a general decrease in freeform play. But it's a given that any of my sources are per se incorrect.

Sub la Goon · 10-03-2006, 06:58 PM

If I try to put myself back into "kid" mode, I can remember loving the stuff you could do and explore on TSI. My brother and I used to get ourselves lost from the parents for hours. Fort Wilderness was great to climb and shoot the guns and do all that crazy stuff.

But I must admit that adding pirates to the equation sounds like even more fun. The poor fort has been a ruin for a while and the latest "improvements" just seem kinda half-hearted. I just hope they keep the suspension and barrel bridges.

Throw in a couple of pirate wenches and I am totally sold!

SacTown Chronic · 10-03-2006, 07:13 PM

I can't get high with N****r Jim on a fvcking pirate island.

Alex · 10-03-2006, 07:23 PM

One of the reasons we frequently look to Tom Sawyer Island for MouseAdventure (though rarely end up using it for various reasons) is that is a large patch of land with a relatively low density of people.

I'd heard about this proposal (though not in the detail Al offers) and I'm not going to get too worked up one way or another until the budget is funded and actual plans are in place so I know for sure what I'm complaining about. But if they really do try to pull it off in less than seven months I wouldn't have high hopes for the quality of product.

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Sub la Goon Ride me! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The line forms here... Posts: 326	If I try to put myself back into "kid" mode, I can remember loving the stuff you could do and explore on TSI. My brother and I used to get ourselves lost from the parents for hours. Fort Wilderness was great to climb and shoot the guns and do all that crazy stuff. But I must admit that adding pirates to the equation sounds like even more fun. The poor fort has been a ruin for a while and the latest "improvements" just seem kinda half-hearted. I just hope they keep the suspension and barrel bridges. Throw in a couple of pirate wenches and I am totally sold! __________________ You roll the dice, you move your mice.
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	I can't get high with N****r Jim on a fvcking pirate island.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	One of the reasons we frequently look to Tom Sawyer Island for MouseAdventure (though rarely end up using it for various reasons) is that is a large patch of land with a relatively low density of people. I'd heard about this proposal (though not in the detail Al offers) and I'm not going to get too worked up one way or another until the budget is funded and actual plans are in place so I know for sure what I'm complaining about. But if they really do try to pull it off in less than seven months I wouldn't have high hopes for the quality of product.
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