Post #601474 by Hurricane Hayward on Mon, Aug 8, 2011 10:01 AM

Whatever (or whoever) started a fire in Walt Disney World’s Enchanted Tiki Room back in January 2011 may have inadvertently set off a chain of events that has corrected one of the biggest blunders in the history of theme park attraction renovations.

Closed for the past seven months, the iconic attraction is scheduled to reopen Aug. 15 with a new animatronic show that pays tribute to the original attraction, which was a pet project of Walt himself. To the delight of many hardcore fans, the oft-reviled "Under New Management" theme has been ditched (for good, hopefully). Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from The Lion King have been replaced by José, Fritz, Michael and Pierre – the four crooning parrot hosts who have been entertaining guests at California’s Disneyland since 1963.

See the full report on our blog:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/08/07/disney-worlds-enchanted-tiki-room-will-reopen-aug-15-with-vintage-show/

Here's an update with the latest news, photos and video on the opening of the updated Tiki Room ...

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/08/20/back-to-the-future-disney-worlds-updated-enchanted-tiki-room-has-retro-feel/

Introducing ...

The Atomic Grog

[ Edited by: Hurricane Hayward 2011-08-21 22:56 ]