Disney World Tiki Room - General Tiki

S SullTiki Member Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 228	S SullTiki Posted posted on Wed, May 29, 2002 4:27 PM The following is from an article on "tweaking" existing attractions at Disney. "...Imagineers cite the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Magic Kingdom's animatronic bird show, which was reputedly one of Walt Disney's favorites when the original opened at Disneyland in 1963. Disney World got its own Tiki Room when the Orlando park opened in 1971. But by the mid-1990s the show was stale, Mangum said. Disney closed the show, enlivened the animatrons' singing and dialogue and reopened it in 1999 with a sign that reads, "Under New Management." Disney World officials say the new attraction is more popular than the original..." The article can be found at http://orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-asecfigment28052802may28.story

The following is from an article on "tweaking" existing attractions at Disney.

"...Imagineers cite the Enchanted Tiki Room, the Magic Kingdom's animatronic bird show, which was reputedly one of Walt Disney's favorites when the original opened at Disneyland in 1963.

Disney World got its own Tiki Room when the Orlando park opened in 1971. But by the mid-1990s the show was stale, Mangum said.

Disney closed the show, enlivened the animatrons' singing and dialogue and reopened it in 1999 with a sign that reads, "Under New Management." Disney World officials say the new attraction is more popular than the original..."

The article can be found at http://orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-asecfigment28052802may28.story

Post #1814 by SullTiki on Wed, May 29, 2002 4:27 PM