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==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"/>.

In order to turn this new Tiki attraction into a reality, Walt turned to his Imagineers. Although Walt had originally told him, “This show doesn’t have to be a natural history museum. Let’s have some fun!” <ref name= "D23"/> Imagineer Rolly Crump's designs were deemed to be a bit too abstract. Disney then turned to sculptor Blaine Gibson to create the residents of the Enchanted Tiki Room. Although much more realistic then Crump's designs, Gibson still did not create an "absolutely realistic parrot" in order to give the hosts some character <ref name= "D23"/>. Assisting Gibson in creating characters was Imagineer Marc Davis who designed the totems who come to life inside the attraction, as well as some of the singing flowers and birds <ref name= "D23"/>. When it came to creating the birds themselves, Imagineer Harriet Burns was charged with designing and creating the feathering, which she often did using real feathers. When describing his vision for the birds, Walt told Burns, "I want these birds to be so real you can see them breathe." <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= "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 rest of the attraction with their opening number [[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]] <ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trtJMX90Etw </ref>. Although the Sherman Brother's song set the stage for the rest of the attraction, The Enchanted Tiki Room's script was written by Larry Clemmons, Marty Sklar, Wally Boag, and Fulton Burley <ref name= "magic"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/articles/10aug2016-let's-all-sing-like-the-birdies-sing---part-ii.htm </ref>. Hosting the tropical revue was four macaws named Jose, Fritz, Michael and Pierre (voiced respectively by Wally Boag, Fulton Burley, Thrul Ravenscroft, and Ernie Newton <ref name= "magic"/> .  Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room finally opened to guests on June 23, 1963. In total the attraction featured a stunning 225 Audio Animatronic characters performing a 17 minute tropical revue. ===Walt Disney World===Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room proved to be a smash hit for Disneyland, and thus it was an obvious choice for inclusion in Walt Disney World. In the Magic Kingdom, the Enchanted Tiki Room was renamed "Tropical Serenade" and housed inside the Sunshine Pavilion sponsored by the Citrus Florida Growers <ref name= "dated"> http://waltdatedworld.com/id47.htm </ref>. [[Image:UnderNewManagement.jpg|thumb|400px|In 1998 The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) opened]]Opening with the rest of the park on October 1, 1971, Tropical Serenade was essentially a carbon copy of the Disneyland show. With that being said, there were major differences in the queue and attraction building. For starters, Tropical Serenade featured three separate covered lines, giving the queue more order then its Disneyland counterpart. Furthermore, while Disneyland's preshow centered on Tiki god statues, the Tropical Serenade preshow focused on two birds named Clyde and Claude having a conversation with each other<ref name= "dated"/>. Also of note is the fact that the Tropical Serenade was housed in a much lager theater then the Disneyland version of the show, and the attraction was topped with a large pagoda that drew guests to the Sunshine Pavilion <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/stt.htm </ref> The Tropical Serenade remained unchanged until 1997, when the show closed for renovations. Due to lack of the attractions waning popularity, Disney decided they needed to retheme seriously update the show. In order to do this, adding popular Imagineers added the popular characters Zazu (from Disney’s The Lion King) and Iago (from Disney’s Aladdin). The attraction reopened as to the “Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) on April 5, 1998attraction. The premise of Furthermore, the new show featured Zazu and was given a new plot that centered around Iago as and Zazu becoming the new owners of the Tiki Room, and although <ref name= "yester"> http://www.yesterland.com/newmanagement.html </ref>. Although the show briefly included featured a brand new script and musical numbers, the original shows theme song, “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room”birds remained a part of the show <ref name= "yester"/>. After an extensive refurbishment, the Tropical Serenade reopened as The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management featured an all on April 5, 1998 <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-enchanted-tiki-room-under-new soundtrack-management. “Under htm </ref>.  Despite Disney's efforts to make the new show appeal to a wider audience, Under New Management” 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. Due to both com/2011/01/16/update-on-tiki-room-fire/ </ref>. The damage from the fire, and combined with the increased popularity of fact that a refurbished Walt Disney’s Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room in Disneylandhad regained its popularity, convinced Disney decided to restore that the attraction time was right to a version of bring back the Tropical Serenade <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. The attraction reopened as “Walt Disney’s Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room” on August 15 2011, Room. Opening in time for the Magic Kingdom’s Kingdom's 40th anniversary. The “new” <ref name= "yester"/>, Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room follows the same script as the original show , however it is six minutes shorter than . This brevity was caused by the original 17 minute version, as removal of the Offenbach "Barcarolle" number from Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffman” opera <ref name="magic"/> and some of the attraction's dialogue were removed<ref> http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/walt_disney_world's_magic_kingdom/enchanted_tiki_room/ </ref> <ref name= "Spence"/>.

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 macaw located in the middle of the room) by either taping him with a stick or having the audience cheer loudly. After Jose was is awake, the Macaw macaw wakes up the attractions three other hosts: Michael (a white and green Macawmacaw), Pierre (a white and blue Macawmacaw) and Fritz (a red, black, and white Macawmacaw). 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 attractions attraction's first song [[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]]

Following “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room” Jose directs guests ' attention to the center of the room. Here a “bird mobile” “Bird Mobile” full of female birds descends from the ceiling (although effect has ceased working recently). Pierre then introduces the girls by name as: Colette, Suzette, Mimi, Gigi, Fifi and Josephine, before he is interrupted by Jose who wonders aloud "I wonder what ever happened to Rosita". The girls then start singing the attraction's second song, "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing"

'''Jose (Impersonating Bing Crosby):'''Let's all sing like the birdies sing.Bubbaboo, ba bubbaboo, baboo... '''Michael (Impersonating Louis Armstrong):'''Let's all sing like the birdies sing,Tweet tweet tweet, my that bird sings sweetly. '''Pierre (Impersonating Maurice Chevauliver):'''Let's all warble like nightingales,Ah, qui qui, est magnifique,Take your time from ze birds,Now you all know ze words. '''Girls:''' Tweet, tweet tweet, tweet tweet. ===Hawaiian War Chant===After the girls finish their song, Pierre introduces the next act as a “musical luau!” On this cue, the flowers located throughout the Tiki Room begin to sing. They are soon joined by the totem poles. ====Song Lyrics====[[Image:tikitiki.jpg|400px|thumb|One of the performing Tikis]]The lyrics for the Hawaiian War Chant are difficult to find, and tough to understand. To the best of our knowledge the lyrics are: '''Flowers:'''Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la  Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la  Pututui lu a ite toe la  Hanu lipo ita paalai  Au we ta huala  Au we ta huala Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la Pututui lu a ite toe la Hanu lipo ita paalai (eo-eo-eo) Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la[[Image:PierreTiki.jpg|400px|thumb|Pierre, one of the four hosts of the Enchanted Tiki Room.|alt= Pierre Tiki Room]] Pututui lu a ite toe la Hanu lipo ita paalai (eo-eo-eo) Au we ta, huala huala, Au we ta, huala huala, huala huala, huu-aaa-laa '''(drums, chanting, and a soloist begin)''' '''Totem Poles:'''Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la Pututui lua ite toe la Hanu lipo ita paalai Hupto da ha ta he um Oh ah hahey ah ah, Oh ha hahey ah ah[[Image:tikidrummer2.jpg|400px|thumb|Tikis drumming in the Enchanted Tiki Room|alt= Tiki Room drummer]]'''Entire Tiki Room:'''Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la Ta hua oh oh oh Ta hua Awahahawy Awahahahay hua awayah away hua huuua huuua awayaa. Ohh huhu ohh huhu aahhhhhhaaa Ohh huhu ohh huhu aahhhhhhaaa Awway hua Awway hua ohoohuhuhu ohuhuhuhu ohhhhuhuhu ohhhhuhuhu ohhhhhuhuhuuuuuuu  Awwayyyyyy ===Finale (Farewell and Aloha)===At the conclusion of the Hawaiian War Chant, a storm begins to brew outside of the Tiki Room and the lights briefly go out. After Pierre and Jose make jokes about the situation, Fritz warns them that all of the celebrating has angered the gods. Michael then tells guests that he hopes they will remember the amazing things they have seen in the Enchanted Tiki Room. The birds, Tikis and flowers then briefly recap what has happened. ====Song Lyrics====[[Image:tikitImagineer.jpg|400px|thumb|A WED designer painting Jose| Imagineer working on Tiki Room Jose]]'''Birds:''' The birdies had their fling (birds chirp and sing on cue) You heard the flowers sing. '''Flowers:''' Tahu tahu uhu wai la... '''Birds:''' Tikis play the drums (the tiki drums play on cue)Hear them do the chant (totem poles chant on cue) '''Totem Poles'''Tahuwai la a tahuwai wai la Ehu hene la a pili koo lua la Pututui lua ite toe la Hanu lipo ita paalai Hupto da ha ta he um '''Everyone'''Farewell, and Aloha to youuu... ===Heigh Ho===After the group song has ended, Jose tells guests to give the birds a standing ovation. With everyone now standing, Fritz says that they are going to do a trick, “we're gonna make you all, disappear!” As guests are ushered out of the room, the entire Tiki Room sings “Heigh Ho” from Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, albeit with alternate lyrics written by Wally Boag <ref name= "magic"/>.  ====Song Lyrics===='''Entire Tiki Room:'''Heigh Ho, heigh ho, it's out the door you go, We hope you've all enjoyed the show heigh ho, heigh ho, Heigh ho heigh ho, heigh ho, keep marching in a row, Don't stop to look or read a book heigh ho, heigh ho, Heigh ho heigh ho, heigh ho, just lift your feet and go, You sing this song, you march along, heigh ho, heigh ho, Heigh ho heigh ho, heigh ho, step lively not so slow, Come back again we'll see you then, heigh ho, heigh ho, Heigh ho heigh ho, heigh ho, make room for our next show, There's boats outside go take a ride heigh ho, heigh ho, Heigh ho heigh ho, heigh ho, it's out the door you go, We hope you've all enjoyed the show, heigh ho, heigh ho! ==Cast<Ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-enchanted-tiki-room.htm </ref>==[[Image:LegendTiki.jpg|thumb|275px|A poster for Legends of the Enchanted Tiki (the Enchanted Tiki Room's working title)| alt=Tiki Room poster]]

'''Ernie Newton'''-Pierre (Tropical Serenade) <ref name= "Spence"/> '''Jerry Orbach'''- Pierre (Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room)

'''[[The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room]]'''- Written by Robert and Richard Sherman and performed by the Tiki Room birds<ref name= "D23"/>.

'''Lets All Sing Like the Birdies Sing'''- Written by Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell and Tolchard Evans<ref> http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Lets_All_Sing_Like_the_Birdies_Sing.htm </ref>. Performed by the Birdmobile Chorous Bird Mobile Chorus (the girls) , Jose, PeirrePierre, Fritz and Michael.

'''Hawaiian War Chant'''-Composed by Prince Leleiohoku <ref> http://www.discogs.com/artist/826297-Prince-Leleiohoku </ref> and performed by the orchids and the Tiki Statuesstatues.

'''Finale (Farewell and Aloha)'''-Composed by unknown, performed by the Tiki Room Birds, orchids and Tiki Statuesstatues

'''Heigh Ho'''- Composed by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey <ref> http://secondhandsongs.com/work/79016/all </ref> (with special lyrics for the Tiki Roomwritten by Wally Boag). Performed by the Tiki Birds.

* 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 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 a good view Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print. </ref>. * The top of himthe 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= "Wright"> The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World: an Imagineer's-Eye Tour Alex Wright - Disney Editions - 2005 </ref>.