This week, I'm counting down to Disneyland 2015 by exploring Adventureland! Today's stop: The Enchanted Tiki Room
In…the…tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, Tiki Room! In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, Tiki Room! All the birds sing words and the flowers croon- in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, Tiki Room.
Yeah, now that’s an earworm! I don’t know about you, but “The Tiki Room” gets stuck in my head more easily and persistently than “It’s a Small World.” Which is good, because The Enchanted Tiki Room is one of my favorite attractions at Disneyland. It is a silly little show, but it is indoors, and dark, and cold, and you can enjoy a Dole Whip while you watch the show. This attraction, which opened in 1963, marked the first time that Disneyland used Audio-Animatronics Technology. Though the attraction was heavily upgraded and refurbished in the 1990s, and is a lot shorter (about 12 minutes instead of nearly 18 minutes,) I have to think the same sense of awe and wonder that entranced the early visitors to the show remain today. I’m particularly fond of the Hawaiian War Chant sequence at the end, and the lovely nod to Snow White as guests leave. Also, the Tiki Room, along with the Jungle Cruise, are the inspiration for my favorite dining experience at Disneyland…but more on that later! (Look for tag, Trader Sams.)
You'd think an Audio-Animatronic show of singing flowers and vaguely racist birds would get old. You would be wrong. We watched the show three times in Disney World. Okay, maybe that had something to do with being an air conditioned space, but it was also because the show is genuinely entertaining! I’ve enjoyed the Tiki Room on every visit to Disneyland, and I’m looking forward to relaxing and enjoying a sing-along with Jose, Pierre, Michael, and Fritz.
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