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Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room is Back at The Magic Kingdom

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Iago and Zazu… those pesky birds.  They angered the Tiki Gods with all of the celebrating.  Back in January the Gods set, “Under New Management” ablaze and nobody cried.  But this last weekend saw the return of the original classic back to entertain guests for many years to come. Except for one thing, it’s not exactly the same.

As Disney put it, it’s more of a tribute show as certain elements from the original has been left out.  The Enchanted fountain for instance.  But still, a Tiki Room running at 90% is better than no Tiki room OR Under New Management.

Here is a little behind the scenes video the Disney Parks Blog put together:

Good stuff!  Let’s try not to anger the Gods again.

Before Star Tours, There was Inner Space

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The Disney Parks Blog posted a cool little tribute to Adventures Though Inner Space. This is the ride that occupied the space that we now know as Star Tours. Pretty much if you are over 30 then you remember this ride. As a member of the over 30 club I remember this ride very much and have very fond memories of it. We share our memories back in Episode 12 – MAGNIFICATION.

From the DPB: On August 5, 1967, Adventure Thru Inner Space was the Star Tours of its day – a futuristic journey to a place far, far away. Walt Disney partnered with experts from the Monsanto Company to develop an attraction that would take guests to inner space by traveling through a “mighty microscope” and into the realm of a snowflake. To make this daring journey, guests had to “shrink” to the size of a molecule. The concept of guests “shrinking” became the hallmark of the attraction.

Adventure Thru Inner Space remained popular with guests for nearly two decades. The experience that once was futuristic, however, became outdated as science and space travel advanced. So, on September 2, 1985, Adventure Thru Inner Space shrank its last guest to the size of a molecule, making way for a new, inter-galactic adventure.