WDW Magazine August 2017: Value Resorts at WDW | Page 59

get the audience interacting with them. Then, they are joined by over 225 choreographed Audio-Animatronics performers, including bobbing parrots, giggling cockatoos, crooning orchids, drumming Tiki statues, and chanting wooden masks. You probably already know some of the songs... “In the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room!” WHO WILL LOVE IT? Younger kids will love watching the birds and will probably think they are real and will find the songs fun and catchy, which may result in you hearing them sing it for the rest of the day! Fans of classic attractions will undoubtedly want to experience it as well. FINAL TIPS Disneyland’s Enchanted Tiki Room was the first ever Audio-Animatronics show and helped pave the way for other classic attractions, such as “it’s a small world,” “The Haunted Mansion,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean.” While you may be tempted to pass by this tame attraction on your way to Splash Mountain and other thrill rides, I recommend you still find time to visit Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room during your trip to experience a classic attraction that Walt Disney himself helped imagine. LISTEN NOW