Well, some of you seem to agree with me that the Tiki Room's a good show because Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room has made the field for the 2010 Best Theme Park Attraction Tournament. However, perhaps justifying my call that the Tiki Room is under-rated, my pick as the best animatronic show comes in as only the 12th seed in the Best Movie or Animated Show bracket. (Or, maybe, you just think the show is good, but not that good.)
The Enchanted Tiki Room opened in June 1963, as the Walt Disney Company's first-ever Audio-Animatronic attraction. Set in a relatively small, but immersive room, where singing birds and flowers hang from the ceiling and the walls themselves become part of the show, the Enchanted Tiki Room show takes place all around and above visitors. Most folks under 40 will miss the dated vocal references to 1950s and '60s celebrities such as Maurice Chevalier, Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong, but kids will enjoy the colorful birds and flowers, not to mention the singing tikis and totems.
Here's a great YouTube video which includes the pre-show, as well as the entire Tiki Room performance:
Can the Tiki Room pull the famed "12 versus 5" upset and move on to the next round? We'll find out when voting begins in March for the Best Theme Park Attraction Tournament. In the meantime, please share in the comments your thoughts about the Enchanted Tiki Room, and its place within the industry.
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True, but not always for the same reasons. My wife and I went to the last showing one night. We were alone except for a couple in the last row. They were - um, enjoying themselves - literally - so hard I thought ALL of us might become pregnant.
No wonder we angered the gods.
Actually, our most memorable time was when the Room was hosted by the (in)famous Maynard.
OK. With that single gripe out of the way I can also say that I still like the Tiki Rooms and it's animatronics are exceptionally good. It not only provides a nice slice of entertainment but it's also great for taking the weight off on those hot and physically demanding days at the Park.
It's going to be an interesting battle in this part of the Draw.
Regarding Mark's story about the " performance within a performance" : It's a pity that Zazu wasn't able to drop a message or two on the offending couple.
Your story is the best theme park story I've heard in awhile. Those people are gutsy, much more so than the Flash Mountain folks.
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