Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room update (some rumors included) - General Tiki

B Biotron2000 Tiki Socialite Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 383	B Biotron2000 Posted posted on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 3:14 PM I posted this in a reply to a thread in the Collecting Tiki forum, but I thought I should give it its own topic here. -Patrick Here's an update from MousePlanet: *Long-Awaited Rehab The following three items are reported by David Koenig. Beginning Friday, July 30, the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Plaza Pavilion and Aladdin's Oasis will be shuttered for a major, seven-month rehab. One source claims all three structures will be gutted and the interiors rebuilt. Most in need of attention is the oft-neglected, termite-infested Tiki Room. "The Tiki Room interior will be completely rebuilt with the audio-animatronics sporting new technology," a cast member reported. "The show will NOT change to the one like Walt Disney World. Our Tiki Room will retain the original music and show." The last few years Plaza Pavilion has served as an Annual Pass processing center, currently handling overflow with primary operations transferred two months ago to the Bank at Town Square. It will eventually be replaced by a permanent AP processing center in the San Francisco District at DCA. One rumor is that the Plaza Pavilion will get new kitchens and return from the rehab as a restaurant once again. Others claim the facility will be converted into a giant pin store/trading center. The possibility of new kitchens will also determine the fate of Aladdin's Oasis, which had common food prep areas. Some speculate the area, now used as a storytelling venue, may again become the Tahitian Terrace. Scheduled completion date is March 12, 2005.* When I visited the Tiki Rook on July 17, the castmember I spoke with told me they were going to completely tear down and rebuild the show building. He also let me walk around and take flash pictures after the show, actually delaying the start of the next show until I finished. An interesting bit of trivia: the original main birds (Jose, Michael, Pierre and Fritz) are mounted back in the corners behind the current models. I managed to get a shot of the original Jose. I'll post pics after I get home from work tonight. Patrick McNeal, Lurker Extraordinaire [ Edited by: Biotron2000 on 2004-07-27 08:21 ]

I posted this in a reply to a thread in the Collecting Tiki forum, but I thought I should give it its own topic here. -Patrick

Here's an update from MousePlanet:

*Long-Awaited Rehab
The following three items are reported by David Koenig.
Beginning Friday, July 30, the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Plaza Pavilion and Aladdin's Oasis will be shuttered for a major, seven-month rehab. One source claims all three structures will be gutted and the interiors rebuilt.

Most in need of attention is the oft-neglected, termite-infested Tiki Room. "The Tiki Room interior will be completely rebuilt with the audio-animatronics sporting new technology," a cast member reported. "The show will NOT change to the one like Walt Disney World. Our Tiki Room will retain the original music and show."

The last few years Plaza Pavilion has served as an Annual Pass processing center, currently handling overflow with primary operations transferred two months ago to the Bank at Town Square. It will eventually be replaced by a permanent AP processing center in the San Francisco District at DCA. One rumor is that the Plaza Pavilion will get new kitchens and return from the rehab as a restaurant once again. Others claim the facility will be converted into a giant pin store/trading center.

The possibility of new kitchens will also determine the fate of Aladdin's Oasis, which had common food prep areas. Some speculate the area, now used as a storytelling venue, may again become the Tahitian Terrace.

Scheduled completion date is March 12, 2005.*

When I visited the Tiki Rook on July 17, the castmember I spoke with told me they were going to completely tear down and rebuild the show building. He also let me walk around and take flash pictures after the show, actually delaying the start of the next show until I finished. An interesting bit of trivia: the original main birds (Jose, Michael, Pierre and Fritz) are mounted back in the corners behind the current models. I managed to get a shot of the original Jose. I'll post pics after I get home from work tonight.

Patrick McNeal,
Lurker Extraordinaire

[ Edited by: Biotron2000 on 2004-07-27 08:21 ]

Post #104294 by Biotron2000 on Mon, Jul 26, 2004 3:14 PM