Originally Posted By ExpDave I just saw on another site <a href="http://tikitalk.astropad.com/archives/enchanted-tiki-room-in-florida-closed" target="_blank">http://tikitalk.astropad.com/a rchives/enchanted-tiki-room-in-florida-closed</a>-%e2%80%94-stitch-show-from-japan-on-the-way/#comments that the Tiki Room has closed and Stitch is coming. Don't know if it's true or not, but given that the Stitch Movie was tropically themed and had tropical music, if it is true I'm hoping for a better show than the very offensive under new management show that has been in Tiki. Maybe I will get to enjoy the Tiki Room again, as I'll NEVER step foot inside the under new management show again. I'd rather see it go more back to the original concept and show, but turned into an interactive restaurant show with interaction between the birds and the guests (which I believe was the original concept) this leaves me hopeful that it could at least be better and more on theme than whats been there the past few years!
Originally Posted By leobloom April Fool's joke, brah. And totally agree. Under New Management is mondo suckage. Total opposite of gnarly if you catch my drift.
Originally Posted By dshyates I believe you may be getting it confused with the Enchanted Tiki Room in Tokyo. It is getting a Stitch redo. I guess it will be a cross between under new management and stitch encounter. Where a pesky stitch interrupts the show by creating havoc like dripping drool onto squealing tourists.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Yes, this is something happening at Tokyo Disneyland. There shouldn't be too much "Stitch Encounter", but there was a concept drawing of Stitch rising up from the center wearing a hula skirt, a lei, and playing a ukulele...so, it might just be themed appropriately!
Originally Posted By ExpDave Unfortunately when I checked the MK closures page myself all I saw that was down this month is Minnie's house. So I guess it probably isn't true. I was cautious about it being an April fools joke, but the post I saw was dated the second, so I thought it probably wasn't, sorry folks. Sigh, not that I was anticipating Stitch in the Tiki Room, I was anticipating a change, ANY kind of change to the under new management show. They took my all time favorite, most beloved Disney attraction and made it into an insulting, offensive, show that I HATE! Most any change has got to be an improvement!!! I do however prefer the idea of returning the basic original show, turning it into a restaurant, and adding some character/guest interaction. That could be wonderful, plus another source of revenue for Disney with the added food service.
Originally Posted By gaston lives I actually like the Under new Management theme for the Tiki room. The songs are better, and I like the annoying Gilbert Godfried (sp?). However, I know the staying power isn't there, and it will change in due time. After all, it's just a showcase for modern audio-animatronics, so it SHOULD evolve over time!
Originally Posted By dshyates "so it SHOULD evolve over time!" Sshhh. With talk like that they will move ahead with "Mater's Magical Tiki Kingdom.
Originally Posted By brotherdave It looks like only Tokyo will be getting the Stitch Tiki makeover. Personally, I hope the original in Anaheim remains untouched! Zazu & Iago in Orlando's Tiki Room, now Stitch in Tokyo's. I don't think I like the trend...
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I wrote this in another thread... You know, Disneyland doesn't have 'Stitch / Alien Encounter' And if Tokyo's new Tiki Room with Stitch is a hit... Doesn't it seem that Disneyland would end up getting Stitch in their Tiki Room. It follows all the trends. It gets another Disney character in another attraction that doesn't currently have any. Hey -- it could happen...
Originally Posted By ExpDave Sorry, but I found Under new Management Tiki show so completely insulting, offensive, and completly off theme with it's new music, that I can't even wrap my mind around the idea that someone actually likes it!!! Oh, well to each there own I guess. The music is of course good, it just doesn't belong there!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 If the Stitch AA is anything like the one in Stitch's Great Escape , it is going to be a technilogical marvel...
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Oh dear god - this sounds like another horrible idea from WDI. Do these people have ANY creativity left, or are cartoons all they can do now???
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I'm with WilliamK99. Not really excited about the idea, but it would be cool to see that awesome Stitch AA in a more well-lit attraction.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I found 'Under New Management' to be very glib, sarcastic and almost mean-spirited. Giving a 'tip 'o the hat' to an original attraction is one thing. But to make fun of it in such a way, seemed disrespectful. yeah, I know, it ain't the Constitution, but still... 'Under New Management' came across as some sort of show you might see internally -- as a 'roast' of the original show or something. Sort of like the original comedy show at Pleasure Island's 'Comedy Warehouse.' It was a fantastic spoof of Walt Disney World, including a song parody 'Super conscientious, friendly, Disney World employees' sung to the tune of 'Supercalifragelisticexpialidocious. Hilarious, yes. Appropriate for the guests -- eh, that was debatable. Anyway, aside from all that, it's great to see another attraction getting 'characterized.'
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>They took my all time favorite, most beloved Disney attraction and made it into an insulting, offensive, show that I HATE! Most any change has got to be an improvement!!!<< Having just seen "Under New Management" for the first time this past Monday, I have to agree. I sat there with my mouth hanging open, it's really that bad. Zazu and Iago are so jarringly out of proportion and tone of the original, more realistic tiki birds it's ridiculous. That said, I don't know that adding more spitting characters (what's with the spitting at WDW? Camels, Stitch, enough already) is the way to go. I'm sure there's a way to use the original Tiki Birds and create a new show that captures some of the charm and warmth of the original. If not, just let it rest in peace and come up with something different in that space.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I found 'Under New Management' to be very glib, sarcastic and almost mean-spirited.<< Exactly. "Mean-spirited" is exactly how it came off. It seemed to go out of its way to make you feel lame for liking the original.
Originally Posted By dshyates "come up with something different in that space." Pumbaa's Plush Paradise or Timon's Trinkets, your choice.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "(what's with the spitting at WDW? Camels, Stitch, enough already)" Don't forget the elephant statues on Kali! : )
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Not really excited about the idea, but it would be cool to see that awesome Stitch AA in a more well-lit attraction. >> In other words, we don't really care whether the attraction is entertaining or not, but big blockbuster production values will save the day. Can you imagine if Walt Disney had settled for production values only in the original Tiki Room. It was a technological marvel for it's time. Walt Disney didn't need to spend so much time and effort to invent new characters, a themed environment, original songs -- but he did. He didn't just create and attraction about birds that had already had a presence in his animated films (and there were already plenty of those). He created an original attraction and original narrative to go along with all the bells and whistles. This reminds me of how you get all the blockbuster movies for the summer that are absolutely abysmal in terms of their storytelling, but people flock to them just to see the special effects and explosions. I'd had to see DL turn into one big summer popcorn movie -- lots of explosions, but hollow at the core.
