The Enchanted Tiki Room

Pros: The show is shorter now, should one make the mistake of waiting to see it.
Cons: Original dramatic structure and charm are lost in chaos and rudeness.

Many reviewers here and elsewhere have noted how Disney has ruined the Enchanted Tiki Room. I just returned from WDW after a 15 year gap, and I must sadly add my lament. Certainly, the Room needed an update. Few of us really want to be urged to sing ...

Pros: You can sit down in an air conditioned room.
Cons: The attempt to make a classic hip and cool utterly failed.

In an effort to revitalize a classic, Disney decided to update The Enchanted Tiki Room.  When it reopened, it added the subtitle Under New Management.  They completely changed the show and included Iago from Aladdin and ...

Pros: Iago and Zazu are familiar characters, air conditioned
Cons: not as good as the older version of this show

The Enchanted Tiki Room, Under New Management, is a show that lasts about 15 minutes. We saw the older version in 1996 and, personally, I liked the older version better. There was more singing and more fun to the older show, in my opinion. ...

Pros: Great entertainment for whole family
Cons: Show was fairly short - could have been a little longer.

We traveled to Orlando, Florida this past September for the first time ever with our three children, ages 10, 3 and 3 (yes they are twins)! Having never been to Disney World myself, I had no expectations whatsoever for any of the rides, shows, meals, ...

Pros: rarely has waits, hints of a good show, wide variety of musical styles
Cons: no good seats, Iago horrid and grating, odd light effects

I never saw the original incarnation of the Enchanted Tiki Room. By the time I made my first visit to Disney World, the place was already "under new management" and an odd hybrid show attempting to mix the traditional with the new and hip. While I can ...

Pros: Cool room, fun music, creative animatronics
Cons: Iago (aka headache inducing parrot) could be done without

I have heard a lot about the Enchanted Tiki Room at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, but I have never actually experienced it for myself, having passed by it many times. Full of differences in opinion, apparently this attraction has ...

Pros: The opening song...
Cons: THE WHOLE THING!

I don't even want to put a "One" on this! They RUINED Walt's old show.

Now, during our beloved classic song, Iago comes down from the cieling with a giant mega-phone saying 'STOP THE MUSIC'! Then sings a song, TOTALLY MAKING FUN OF WALT'S...

Pros: THE bizarro attraction at the Magic Kingdom. Highly underrated.
Cons: Takes a sense of calm to appreciate.

Simplistic innocence takes on many forms across Walt Disney World. For example, who'd have thought that water + log boat + gravity would equal such a great ride as Splash Mountain ? Take a rather mundane roller coaster, enclose it and turn out...

Pros: Great show, no line and air conditioned
Cons: none

Oh my aching feet!

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida sure it a lot of fun, but it’s killer on the feet. My kids and I visit Florida every summer. My family lives here and it gives us a chance to see them, as well as find some fun in the...

Pros: robotic bird show, alittle cute
Cons: corny, old show

Enchanted Tiki Room is a a corny show at Magic Kingdom. This is a collection of more than 200 birds that tell wisecracks. They are automated birds, with wings flapping, singing flowers, totem poles and statues. The hosts of the show are Jose, Michael,...

Pros: Upbeat; Colorful
Cons: Limited appeal; People who haven't seen the original won't get the joke

Until I saw this ride I never thought that Disney was capable of such self-satire. The Enchanted Tiki Room had been playing the same show for almost thirty years before they decided it wasn't marketable enough to take up so much space. Consequently, they...

Pros: the original birds, the songs
Cons: the tiki god/dess

I read many of the other opinions on this attraction and felt a need to defend it. I was a disciple of the old show and am still a fan after the "new management."

First let me tell you about my experiences with the old show. The first time I...

Pros: For 3 and under!
Cons: Sad Day For Tiki Room Lovers!

Hi: Once again we come up against the ultimate in "why change a good thing?"
We are confronted with the perfect example of "when its not broken, don't fix it."
The Tiki room used to be a great place to go and relax from the...

Pros: Relaxing stop from a hectic day
Cons: Adults can be bored easily

This ride or excuse me, show is really for kids. Yes adults may like it also, but it is nothing exciting for the older people. If you are however a fan of Aladdin or The Lion King, well who isn't? Then this attraction is worth seeing. It is actually...

Pros: no line, air conditioned
Cons: they ruined the show!

When I heard that Disney had redone The Enchanted Tiki Room, it never dawned on me that they would ruin it. I’d loved those singing flowers and chanting totems, where else on earth could you sit underneath dozens of birds without worrying...