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

T TikiCutie Member Florida, now a SoCal Hoiti Toiti Joined: Nov 03, 2002 Posts: 90	T TikiCutie Posted posted on Thu, Feb 3, 2005 7:19 PM RIght...having trouble with the password thingy, just checking. Ok! I asked the project manager, Larry, what the haps was on the ETR (Enchanted Tiki Room, DOY!), and as for the Tahitian Terrace, it will remain a "dead space" for now. I also asked if the barkerbird would return, and he says "he thinks so". He also says the Dole pineapple treat hut will be restored. I asked Blake, the show programmer guy, if the Offenbach piece would return and he said NO (sad!), the show will remain 13 minutes long because the attention spans of people is still too short to deal will fake birds whistiling to classical music (What! That's what my attention span LOVES!). I watched today as he programmed the bird's mouths to match up with "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing", although the sound was only coming out of his headphones. The birds mouthed in silent unison. He sits at a temporary desk inside the attraction and watches the birds as he programs on his computer. (Oh, did I mention that all the benches/chairs have been removed to facilitate the moving around of our ladders? They will return later.) I worked out on the Lanai (the preshow) on the Tongaroa Tree today. The tree and tikis inside the flowers are getting repainted, my team will be making them new little grass skirts and necklaces and ankle bracelets. I will also be adding all the foliage and flowers to the tree in the next week. A new concrete florr has been poured for the entire preshow, and the rock formations are being resculpted out of dement this week. Most of the toucans are back in, the birds of paradise are back in, I have to add some foliage to those, and Pierre has returned bluer and brighter than ever. Friday the orchids go back in the boats, and then we add more fake foliage. The new perches look great! We installed clean, new rain sheets today. It's all coming along well! And that is all there is to report for now! no major changes, phew! Laura, your mild mannered reporter from inside the Tiki Room Rehab.

RIght...having trouble with the password thingy, just checking.

Ok! I asked the project manager, Larry, what the haps was on the ETR (Enchanted Tiki Room, DOY!), and as for the Tahitian Terrace, it will remain a "dead space" for now. I also asked if the barkerbird would return, and he says "he thinks so".

He also says the Dole pineapple treat hut will be restored.

I asked Blake, the show programmer guy, if the Offenbach piece would return and he said NO (sad!), the show will remain 13 minutes long because the attention spans of people is still too short to deal will fake birds whistiling to classical music (What! That's what my attention span LOVES!).

I watched today as he programmed the bird's mouths to match up with "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing", although the sound was only coming out of his headphones. The birds mouthed in silent unison. He sits at a temporary desk inside the attraction and watches the birds as he programs on his computer.

(Oh, did I mention that all the benches/chairs have been removed to facilitate the moving around of our ladders? They will return later.)

I worked out on the Lanai (the preshow) on the Tongaroa Tree today. The tree and tikis inside the flowers are getting repainted, my team will be making them new little grass skirts and necklaces and ankle bracelets. I will also be adding all the foliage and flowers to the tree in the next week.

A new concrete florr has been poured for the entire preshow, and the rock formations are being resculpted out of dement this week.

Most of the toucans are back in, the birds of paradise are back in, I have to add some foliage to those, and Pierre has returned bluer and brighter than ever. Friday the orchids go back in the boats, and then we add more fake foliage. The new perches look great!

We installed clean, new rain sheets today. It's all coming along well!

And that is all there is to report for now! no major changes, phew!

Laura, your mild mannered reporter from inside the Tiki Room Rehab.

Post #139266 by TikiCutie on Thu, Feb 3, 2005 7:19 PM