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| Magic Kingdom | |
| Land | Adventureland |
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| Attraction type | Musical Revue |
| Theme | Polynesia |
| Opening date | October 1, 1971 |
| Closing date | September 1, 1997 |
| Hosted by | Jose, Michael, Fritz, Pierre |
| Ride duration | 11:00 minutes |
| Audio-Animatronics | 150 |
| Reopened | August 15, 2011 |
| FastPass + | No |
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Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is an attraction located in Adventureland.
Contents
Attraction History
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. So far, they had found minimal success 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 on Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise, attempts at more complex Animatronics had proven unsuccessful. 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). Inspired by the technology, Walt decided that if toymakers 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). 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, which called “Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room”, opened to guests in Disneyland on June 23 1963. Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room feature 225 Audio Animatronic characters as well as a new Sherman Brothers song, The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room.
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. The Magic Kingdom’s version of the Tiki Room was renamed the “Tropical Serenade”, and the attraction opened with the rest of the park on October 1, 1971. Although the show itself was essentially a carbon copy of the Disneyland version, the queue and attraction building were quite different. Instead of having a large waiting lobby (as Disneyland did) the Tropical Serenade featured three separate covered lines, giving the queue more order. Also unlike Disneyland (which had limited space) Walt Disney World’s version of the Tiki Room was shown in a large theater topped with a pagoda, making it much more noticeable.
The Tropical Serenade remained unchanged until 1997, when the show closed for renovations. Due to lack of popularity, Disney decided to retheme the show, adding popular the characters Zazu (from Disney’s The Lion King) and Iago (from Disney’s Aladdin). The attraction reopened as the “Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) on April 5, 1998. The premise of the new show featured Zazu and Iago as the new owners of the Tiki Room, and although the show briefly included the original show’s theme song, “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room”, Under New Management featured an all new soundtrack. Under New Management quickly proved to be unpopular with guests however, and attendance problems once again plagued the attraction. In 2011 a small fire broke out in the attic of the theater, causing the sprinkler system to be activated. Although no one was injured in the fire, the Audio Animatronic Iago was badly damaged and the attraction suffered some water damage. Due to both the fire, and the increased popularity of a refurbished Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room in Disneyland, Disney decided to restore the attraction to a version of the original show. The attraction reopened as “Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room” on August 15 2011, in time for the Magic Kingdom’s 40th anniversary. The “new” show is six minutes shorter than the original 17 minute version, as the Offenbach number and some dialogue were removed.
Attraction Plot
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is a Polynesian Revue, featuring 150 singing Audio Animatronics.
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 was 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 attractions first song The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
Song Lyrics
Jose: Ole, ole it's 'cho time.
All: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room
Jose: All the birds sing words
Michael: And the flowers croon
All: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room.
Michael: Welcome to our tropical hideaway, you lucky people you, if we weren't in the show starting right away, we'd be in the audience too.
All: Altogether! In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room
Jose: All the birds sing words
Michael: And the flowers croon
All: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room.
Fritz: I sing so beautiful, I should sing solo.
Jose: Si, so low we can't HEAR you.
Pierre: My voice may not be so marvelous, but my profile is out of this world.
Michael: Jawohl, but the trouble is - it's not FAR enough out of this world. Isn't that right Herr Schmidt? Whoo hoo! I see Schmidt has no hair!
Jose: Mi amigos stop the clucking, you sound like a bunch of old hens. There's a lot of birds waiting to go on. For instance:
Michael: The boys in the back are called macaws.
Jose: Because of their claws?
Michael: No because they're macaws! And our fine feathered friend is a jolly toucan, and two can sound better than one toucan can.
(toucan hooting)
Michael: The bird of paradise is an elegant bird, it likes to be seen, and it loves to be heard. Most little birdies will fly away, but the Tiki Room birds are here everyday.
All: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room
Jose: All the birds sing words
Michael: And the flowers croon
All: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room.
Pierre: Our magnificent production is yet to come, So strum the guitar, and beat the drum. We've been a hit, and we know you adore us, so come on and join us in another chorus!
Everyone: In the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room
Michael: A little softer...
Everyone: All the birds sing words and the flowers croon, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room.
Michael: A little louder...
Everyone: in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room, all the birds sing words and the flowers croon, in the tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room!
Let’s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing
Following “The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room” Jose directs guest’s attention to the center of the room. Here a “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"
Song Lyrics
Girls: Let's all sing like the birdies sing, Tweet, tweet tweet, tweet tweet, Let's all sing like the birdies sing, Sweet, sweet swee-ee-eet, sweet, Let's all warble like nightingales, Give your throat a treat, Take your time from the birds, Now you all know the words, Tweet, tweet tweet, tweet tweet.
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
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
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
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
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, “were 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.
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
Thurl Ravenscroft-Fritz
Wally Boag-Jose
Fulton Burley-Michael
Ernie Newton-Pierre
Puruis Pullen (aka Dr. Horatio D. Birdbath)- Background birds
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room Songs
The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room- Written by Robert and Richard Sherman and performed by the Tiki Room birds.
Lets All Sing Like the Birdies Sing- Written by Robert Hargreaves, Stanley J. Damerell and Tolchard Evans. Performed by the Bird Mobile Chorus (the girls), Jose, Peirre, Fritz and Michael.
Hawaiian War Chant-Composed by Prince Leleiohoku and performed by the orchids and the Tiki statues.
Finale (Farewell and Aloha)-Composed by unknown, performed by the Tiki Room Birds, orchids and Tiki statues
Heigh Ho- Composed by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey (with special lyrics for the Tiki Room). Performed by the Tiki Birds.
Watch The Show!
The show starts about 57 seconds into the video
Fun Facts and Trivia
- The original plan for the Enchanted Tiki Room was to have it as a Polynesian-style restaurant, and not an attraction.
- Walt Disney was inspired to create the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction when he purchased an antique animated bird in a New Orleans shop.
- When the “Tropical Serenade” in the “Sunshine Pavilion” opened on October 1, 1971, it was sponsored by and closely tied into the Florida Citrus Growers.
- The Barker Bird (a toucan) used to sit outside the attraction and invite guests into the Tiki Room.
- Muzzy Marcellino performed many of the bird noises heard in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.
References
http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2009/06/tropical-serenade.html
http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id47.htm
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/original-tiki-room-script.573123/
