Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-76965.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Original Tiki Room Returning to the Magic Kingdom? (POLL)</b></a> <p>The Disney Gossip blog reports Disney is planning to remove The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management and return a version of the original Tropical Seranade show:</p> <p><i>A little birdie, literally a little birdie, tells me that the sweet sounds of "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing" is now wafting happily out from the Enchanted Tiki Room in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. This is not just to torture the fanboys, but actually a sign that the attraction has ditched the new management and is returning to a more classic show. </i></p> <p><font face="arial, sans-serif">What's your opinion???</font></p> <p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font face="Arial" size="2">[[poll:32]]</font></font></p>
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I voted yes bring it back, but only because there wasn't an option for a brand new show.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Oh, and it definitely is coming back. Reported it over at Discussion Kingdom a little over a week ago.
Originally Posted By leobloom Yes. But only because anything would be better than what's there now. But like Hokie said, I'm not dying to see the old show again. I saw it years ago at MK and DL and really have no desire to see it again. Of course, I could say the same thing about Captain EO. But on the upside, there's a chance I'd visit the Tiki Room more than once a decade if the old show comes back.
Originally Posted By leobloom Another thing: why was the MK version called "Tropical Serenade"? I never used that name, always heard it referred to as the Tiki Room. I always though Tropical Serenade was too abstract as a name. It's telling that the current attraction was called the Tiki Room: Under New Management, not Tropical Serenade: UNM.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I thought the 'Under New Management' show was noisy, crass and mean-spirited. And while the old 'Tropical Serenade' was a bit of snore-fest, I still prefer it to the new version.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 a few new light/sound upgrades would be nice- but please go back to the old show as it was far better than what replaced it
Originally Posted By hopemax When it was the old show, we would always go see it on a trip. But I could never stand to listen to Iago prattle on, and so the new show I only watched twice. The second, to confirm that I wasn't just misremembering my annoyance. So while new show, would be better, old show is an improvement, and I would put it on the rotation again.
Originally Posted By danyoung While I appreciate the historical place that the Tiki Room holds in Disney parks history, I've never been overly wowed by either version. I never saw the Florida version as anything more than a nice B ticket attraction. For me it was a nice change from the old show in DL. So I'm not at all wild about the idea of them going backwards and bringing back an old attraction. But then EO has been very popular both at DL and at the MK, so perhaps the mindset is to bring on the nostalgia.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 nostalgia is everywhere -- Camaro / Mustang / Challenger etc.. but I would like what those cars do for Tiki Room-- give me the old version - but amp up the technology behind it btw- I went to Captain EO 3 times last visit with different members of our group- that is more than I saw it originally
Originally Posted By Tony C Would any of this have to do with Gilbert Gottfreid's comments about Japan? I'm always in favor of the old show coming back.
Originally Posted By Doobie <<< Would any of this have to do with Gilbert Gottfreid's comments about Japan? >>> I hadn't thought about that until someone mentioned it yesterday, but I do wonder if Disney would have face some bad pub if it reopened as-is and, if so, if that plays into their decision should they decide to change it. Certainly gives them an excuse to change it if they want to but have a hard to justifying it.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Gilbert is having a bad week!! "Let's all warble like nightingales" I miss this!!
Originally Posted By danyoung The fire in the attraction happened several weeks ago, and as I recall construction on SOMETHING started right away. So I'd guess that this has nothing to do with Gilbert's ill-chosen Japan comments.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Certainly gives them an excuse to change it if they want to but have a hard to justifying it.>> Agreed, Doobie. Switching back to the original show without some justification (albeit a weak one) would appear as if WDI had lost confidence in their producers and show writers. Given that Kevin Rafferty is still gainfully employed inside Glendale, that's certainly not the case. I do agree that Gilbert crossed the line with his comments. Does it warrant his dismissal as the AFLAC duck? Who knows. Does it warrant his removal from the Tiki Room? Probably not. But if it's good enough of an excuse to bring back the original, you'll get no complaints from me. As much as I admire what Kevin Rafferty writes most of the time, this one (along with Stitch) was a big misfire. The Uh-Oa AA was impressive, but that's about it. The rest of the show just didn't measure up.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<The fire in the attraction happened several weeks ago, and as I recall construction on SOMETHING started right away.>> But that would have been cleanup and repair of infrastructure, which would take several weeks to implement. That gives the execs plenty of time to decide which show to bring in after the repairs are completed. I'm guessing this situation with Gilbert was their opportunity to bring back the original show, without openly admitting UNM wasn't as good and didn't resonate as well with audiences.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I don't think Gilbert's comments would have stopped the old show from running if it had been running at the time. I mean, Michael Richards made his remarks and slurs, and no one shut down the UoE. Still, if this is what that does, I am all for it!
Originally Posted By DlandDug When the Disneyland version was "refreshed" a couple of years ago, attendance went back up and has stayed pretty steady. I think a complete technical overhaul and a few judicious cuts might do the same for the WDW version.
