Originally Posted By BlueDevilSF I'm a bit of a tikiphile (well, more than a bit), and TikiCentral.com is one of the sites I frequent. I think some of you will enjoy this post on their forum from a guy whose stepmother was a VIP hostess for the Tiki Room when it first opened: <a href="http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=31110&forum=1&24" target="_blank">http://www.tikiroom.com/tikice...rum=1&24</a> If you're having a dreary Monday, take a look...
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin That was really great! You never know what will be historic, we should all be keeping diaries.
Originally Posted By Mickeyfan1 Wow, what a great read. Really brightened my day. Thanks for keeping an eye out on other sites for things like this. I'm sure during one of my many visits to the Tiki Room in the early to mid 60's Diana would have been our Tiki Room Hostess. It's a shame that same spirit isn't as strong between cast members as it was then. People back then realized what a special place Disneyland was, unlike today where it just seems to be another "job" for so many Cast Members. It's always good to look back and remember.
Originally Posted By ABBY Can't wait to check out this link. I LOVE the Tiki room. Off to look now. Thanks for posting it!
Originally Posted By Westsider This was fantastic! What a great trip back to the 1960's when the concept of "Show" was alive and well and tended to daily by everyone from the newly hired hostess on up to Walt himself. Take a loot at most of the Cast Members who now work the Tiki Room and you can tell that things have really changed! And not for the better.
Originally Posted By patrickegan ^^^Nail on the head with that one! The bean counters don't care about showmanship to a fault.
Originally Posted By crazycroc Walt's Disneyland was a family owned business. This is some mega-conglomerate monster who eats our money, knowing we are nostalgic for "Walt's Disneyland".
