Today In Disney History ~ April 5th
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room is an attraction located in Disneyland at the Disneyland Resort, in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and in Tokyo Disneyland at Tokyo Disney Resort. Originally built in 1963, the attraction is a pseudo-Polynesian themed musical animatronic show drawing from American tiki culture.
A virtually identical copy of the show, called Tropical Serenade, was installed at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom when that park opened in 1971. Although accompanied by a new pre-show, the main show was the same. Tropical Serenade was eventually renamed “The Enchanted Tiki Room” and replaced in 1998 with The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), featuring Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from The Lion King.
On January 12, 2011, a small fire broke out in the attic of the attraction. The Iago audio-animatronic figure was severely damaged in the blaze. It was announced at Disney’s D23 Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th Anniversary Conference that the attraction was refurbished and returned to the original show format.
The attraction re-opened on August 15, 2011, as Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and was reinstated as a slightly edited version of Disneyland’s original show.
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