Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room



Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room opened on June 23, 1963 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It was the first Disney attraction to feature Walt Disney's new invention, Audio-Animatronics. The show is led by four parrots ("MacAudios") of different national origin: José (Mexico), Michael (Ireland), Fritz (Germany) and Pierre (France).

According to the book Disneyland Detective by Kendra Trahan, the "cast list" breaks down as follows:

* 54 singing orchids * 4 totem poles * 12 tiki drummers * 24 singing masks * 7 birds of paradise (the plant variety) * 8 macaws * 12 toucans * 9 forktail birds * 6 cockatoos * 20 assorted tropical birds

The voice actors of the four main characters are: * Wally Boag as José * Fulton Burley as Michael * Thurl Ravenscroft as Fritz * Ernie Newton as Pierre

The attraction opened at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom on its opening day on October 1, 1971, but became Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management in 1998, much to the dismay of many fans. It opened at at Tokyo Disneyland on its opening day on April 15, 1983, but in 1999 became Enchanted Tiki Room: Get the Fever!, also much to the dismay of many fans. Disneyland's version is the only one of the three Tiki Rooms to stay nearly the same since its opening. The only part of Disneyland's show that has changed is the removal of the Offenbach segment.