Set sixteen years after the events of the first season of Total Drama and 12 years (9 years in real life) after Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Total Drama Island is an animated (and therefore fictional) reality show that follows the competition of sixteen new contestants. in a summer camp on a fictional island (based and modeled on Camp Wawanakwa from previous seasons) located in an unspecified area in Muskoka, Ontario. They spend nearly 2 weeks (13 days) on the island competing for immunity. At the end of the season, one contestant wins $1,000,000.