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{{Template:Infobox Disney ride
| image=TikiRoomBuildingTikiRoomBuilding3.jpg| caption='''The outside of the entrance to Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. Photo by Theme Park Tourist'''
| land=[[Adventureland]]
| opened=October 1, 1971
| custom_label_1= Reopened
| custom_value_1= August 15, 2011
| type = Musical ShowRevue
| theme = Polynesia
| audio-animatronics=150
| duration=11:00
| host= Jose, Michael, Fritz, Pierre
|custom_label_2= Previous AttractionPreviously Known As
|custom_value_2= Tropical Serenade (1971-1997)<br> The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management (1997-2011)
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= No
}}
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is an attraction located in [[Adventureland]].
==Attraction History== ===Creation for Disneyland=== The genesis of what would one day become Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room began in 1950s, with Walt Disney himself. At the time, Walt and his Imagineers had been working on a way to animate three dimensional figures for use in Disneyland but . So far they had found minimal success however, as the technology that they developed (Audio Animatronics) was still very crude and unreliable. Although they had been able to animate some of the creatures animals found on Disneyland’s [[Jungle Cruise]], attempts at more complex Animatronics had proven unsuccessful. While Things began to change however, when while on vacation in New Orleans, Walt came upon, and bought a mechanical toy bird that could sing, (as well as move its beak and wings) <ref name= "org"> http://www. waltdisney.org/blog/disneyland-classics-walt-disneys-enchanted-tiki-room </ref>.[[Image:Walttiki.jpg|thumb|400px|Walt Disney in Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room]]. Inspired by the technologyused within the toy, Walt decided that if toymakers toy makers could animate 3D objects, his Imagineers could too. After dissecting the bird and understanding the technology that made it work, Disney Imagineers were able to produce fluid, Audio Animatronic tropical birds (including toucans and macaws)<ref name="D23">https://d23. With this new technology in hand, Walt decided to revisit an old idea. Earlier in the 50s, Disney had planned on building a Chinese restaurant (complete with an Audio Animatronic Confucius) for Main Street USA. Although the human Audio Animatronic proved too difficult, Walt decided to retheme the restaurant as a Polynesian musical revue, featuring singing tropical birds. The restaurant was going to be called “The Tiki Hut”, and it was to be located in Disneyland’s Adventureland. Although Disney announced plans for the restaurant to the public, logistical concerns eventually derailed the idea. It was determined that a full course meal would take between 45 and 60 minutes on average, and thus a very limited number of guests would be able to see the musical show. Instead of creating a dinner show, Disney decided to create a 17 minute attraction. The show, called “Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room”, opened to guests in Disneyland on June 23 1963, and featured 225 Audio Animatronic characters as well as a new Sherman Brothers song, [[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]]com/tiki-room-50th-anniversary-archives/ </ref>.
With this new technology in hand, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room proved decided to be a smash hit for Disneyland, and thus it was revisit an obvious choice for inclusion in Walt Disney Worldold idea. The Magic Kingdom’s version of Earlier in the Tiki Room was renamed the “Tropical Serenade”1950s, and the attraction opened with the rest of the park Disney had planned on October 1, 1971building a Chinese restaurant (complete with an Audio Animatronic Confucius) for Disneyland's Main Street USA <ref name="D23"/>. Although Also included in the show itself was essentially to be a carbon copy number of real and imaginary animals, including birds. Although the Disneyland versionhuman Audio Animatronic proved too difficult, Walt decided to retheme the queue and attraction building were quite different. Instead of having restaurant as a large waiting lobby Polynesian musical revue, featuring singing tropical birds. The restaurant was going to be called “The Enchanted Tiki Room” (as Disneyland didalthough some sources use the name "Tiki Hut"), and it was to be located in Disneyland’s Adventureland <ref name= "org"/> <ref name= "Spence"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/walt_disney_world/theme_parks/magic_kingdom/adventureland/the_enchanted_tiki_room/ </ref>. Although Disney announced plans for the restaurant to the Tropical Serenade featured three separate covered linespublic, giving logistical concerns eventually derailed the queue more orderidea. Also unlike Disneyland (which had It was determined that a full course meal would take between 45 and 60 minutes on average, and thus a very limited space) Walt Disney World’s version number of guests would be able to see the Tiki Room was shown in musical show <ref name= "Spence"/>. On October 9, 1963, Walt decided that instead of creating a large theater topped with a large pagodadinner show, making it much more noticeableDisney would create a full-fledged attraction <ref name= "D23"/>.
With the design of the show now in place, Walt turned to the Sherman Brothers to create a new song for the attraction <ref name="Spence"/>, which had a working title of Legends of the Enchanted Tiki <ref>https://d23.com/tiki-room-50th-anniversary-archives/</ref>. According to the Shermans, “we suggested that the song could be done in a calypso beat: ‘the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room.’ It had a sound you could remember. And Walt bought the idea, just like that." <ref name=The Tropical Serenade==The Tropical Serenade operated from 1971 until 1997 "D23"/> As they were working on the attraction, the Sherman brothers suggested that a specific parrot be the emcee of the entire show. Walt liked this idea, but took it one step further. Instead of relying on a single host, the attraction would be hosted by four parrots which had French, Spanish, German, and Irish accents. Besides just providing the Tiki Room with a catchy song, the Sherman brothers also previewed what would be coming in the Sunshine Pavilionrest of the attraction with their opening number [[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]] <ref> https://www.youtube. ===Tropical Serenade Plot==com/watch?v=trtJMX90Etw </ref>.
Despite Disney's efforts to make the new show appeal to a wider audience, Under New Management quickly proved to be unpopular with guests and attendance problems once again plagued the attraction <Ref name="Spence"/>. In 2011 a small fire broke out in the attic of the Tiki Room theater, causing the sprinkler system to be activated <Ref name=="yester"/>. Although no one was injured in the fire, it has been heavily speculated that the Audio Animatronic Iago was badly damaged and that the attraction suffered some water damage <ref> http://thedisneyblog.com/2011/01/16/update-on-tiki-room-fire/ </ref>. The damage from the fire combined with the fact that a refurbished Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room in Disneyland had regained its popularity, convinced Disney that the time was right to bring back the Tropical Serenade Cast<ref name= "Spence"/>. To this end, on August 15, 2011 <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/08/walt_disneys_enchanted_tiki_ro_1.html </ref> the original show reopened as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. Opening in time for the Magic Kingdom's 40th anniversary <ref name="yester"/>, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room follows the same script as the original show, however it is six minutes shorter. This brevity was caused by the removal of the "Barcarolle" number from Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffman” opera <ref name="magic"/> and some of the attraction's dialogue <ref> http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/walt_disney_world's_magic_kingdom/enchanted_tiki_room/ </ref> <ref name="Spence"/>.
==Attraction Plot==Walt Disney'''Thurl Ravenscroft'''-Fritzs Enchanted Tiki Room is a Polynesian Revue, featuring 150 singing Audio Animatronics.===Preshow===[[Image:ClaudeClyde.jpg|thumb|500px|Claude and Clyde welcome guests to the Enchanted Tiki Room|alt= tiki room, preshow, Claude, Clyde, Disney World]]
The Enchanted Tiki Room'''Wally Boag'''-Joses preshow begins as guests wait outside of the Sunshine Pavilion. When the show is close to beginning, a waterfall found in the middle of the queue opens up to reveal two toucans, Claude (voiced by Sebastian Cabot) and Clyde (voiced by Dallas McKennon). After introducing themselves, Claude and Clyde tell the humerus tale of how they found the Enchanted Tiki Room before telling the audience that they hope that (guests) have a real "Tropical Serenade".
===The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room===Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room begins with guests entering the Enchanted Tiki Room, only to find all of the birds inside sleeping. A cast member then “wakes up” Jose (The red, white and green macaw located in the middle of the room) by either taping him with a stick or having the audience cheer loudly. After Jose is awake, the macaw wakes up the attractions three other hosts: Michael (a white and green macaw), Pierre (a white and blue macaw) and Fritz (a red, black, and white macaw). With the four hosts now ready to put on the show, Michael says they need to “wake up the glee club”, which he does with a loud whistle. As all of the birds throughout the room begin to chirp, the cast sings the attraction'''Fulton Burley'''-Michaels first song [[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]]
'''Puruis Pullen (aka Dr. Horatio D. Birdbath)Jose:'''- Background birdsOle, ole it's 'cho time.
'''[[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]]Jose:'''- Written by Robert and Richard Sherman and performed by All the Tiki Room birds. sing words
'''Lets All Sing Like the Birdies SingMichael:'''- Written by Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell and Tolchard Evans. Performed by And the Birdmobile Chorous (the girls) Jose, Peirre, Fritz and Michael.flowers croon
'''"Barcarolle"All:'''-Composed by Jacques Offenbach and whistled by In the Tiki Room birdstiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room.
'''Hawaiian War ChantMichael:'''-Composed by Prince Leleiohoku and performed by Welcome to our tropical hideaway, you lucky people you,if we weren't in the orchids and show starting right away, we'd be in the Tiki Statuesaudience too.
'''Finale (Farewell and Aloha)All:'''-Composed by unknownAltogether!In the tiki, performed by tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room,in the Tiki Room Birdstiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, orchids and Tiki Statuestiki room
'''Heigh HoJose:'''- Composed by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey (with special lyrics for All the Tiki Room). Performed by the Tiki Birds.birds sing words
==Watch The Show!==
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The original plan for the There are over 200 birds, flowers and Tikis inside Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room was <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/08/enchanted-tiki-room-to have it as a Polynesian-style restaurant, and not an attractionreopen-on-aug-15-at-walt-disney-world-minus-new-management/ </ref>.
*Walt Disney was inspired The Barker Bird (a toucan) used to create sit outside the attraction and invite guests into the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction when he purchased an antique animated bird in a New Orleans shop. A video of the toucan can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT7uaKSio2U'''Here'''.]
*When Muzzy Marcellino performed many of the “Tropical Serenade” bird noises heard in the “Sunshine Pavilion” opened on October 1, 1971, it was sponsored by and closely tied into the The Florida Citrus GrowersWalt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room <ref> http://articles.latimes.com/1997-06-21/news/mn-5584_1_whistler </ref>.
*A Barker Bird used to sit outside professional bird caller who could imitate 900 different birds performed the attraction and invite guests into Offenbach number featured in the Tiki RoomTropical Serenade <ref name= "magic"/>.
*The Barker Bird used to stop traffic When the Enchanted Tiki room was first constructed in AdventurelandWalt Disney World, with all Imagineers decided to use real water for the guests trying rainstorm effect as opposed to get a good view the way the effect was done in Disneyland using Mylar. The real water ended up looking terrible and it was eventually taken out and replaced with Mylar <ref> Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of hima Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print. </ref>.
* The top of the Sunshine Pavilion features a carving of an Asian water buffalo. This animal was chosen due to the fact that the rooftop can be seen from [[Frontierland]], where the animals could be seen as Western longhorn, thus not interfering with the theming of the land <ref name==References=="Wright"> The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World: an Imagineer's-Eye Tour Alex Wright - Disney Editions - 2005 </ref>.