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Credit: DisneyAfter nearly 62 years, Disneyland Resort is making major changes to Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. The attraction is set to close next month for refurbishment.
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room was the first Disney Park attraction to feature audio-animatronics. It was initially conceived as a dinner show, and its central “magic fountain” still features a storage compartment from when it was planned as a coffee station.
Although some Disney Park guests now find the “tiki tiki tiki room” songs grating, the show was a hit immediately after opening. Walt Disney Imagineers later created versions for Walt Disney World Resort‘s Magic Kingdom Park and Tokyo Disneyland (the latter has since been updated to The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai!).
Of course, the Enchanted Tiki Room is less popular now than it once was. Still, it remains a beloved piece of Disney Park history. And as Disneyland Resort prepares for its upcoming 70th anniversary, Walt Disney Imagineers are showing love to the decades-old Adventureland attraction.
On April 28, 2025, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room will close for a months-long refurbishment. In addition to completing regular maintenance on the decades-old technology, Imagineers will disassemble and rebuild the original Tangaroa Tree that stands outside the attraction.
The Tangaroa Tree animatronic stands outside the Enchanted Tiki Room and hasn’t been removed since it opened in 1963. The tree’s smiling animatronic face used to move and tell stories to guests, while its branches used a special effect to “bloom” before visitors’ eyes. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked in several years.
According to a new report, Walt Disney Imagineers have already digitally scanned the original Tangaroa Tree so that it can be rebuilt as closely as possible to the original. Work isn’t expected to begin until Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room closes on April 28.
Disneyland Resort hasn’t given an exact reopening date for Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, only stating that the attraction will reopen in “late summer” 2025.
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