Disney's Awful Attraction Update - The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management

Was The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management Disney's worst attraction ever? No, but it was close!
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The original Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room was a classic, much loved attraction that existed in both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and the first Disney attraction, ride, or show, to feature Audio Animatronics. However, in the late 90s the Disney World version, named Tropical Serenade, was suddenly closed and changed to a new version of the show with updated Disney characters. And it's safe to say that guests were not happy. In this video, let's take a look at the history of Under New Management, the awful update to the tiki room featuring Iago and Zazu, and a show many consider to be among the worst updates to an attraction in Disney history. But was it really so bad? Well, yes, but also no, let me explain.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:59 The Original Tiki Room
4:31 The Tiki Room Moves to Disney World
5:29 An Aging Attraction
6:57 Under New Management
12:22 The New Shows Many, Many Problems
14:45 The Tiki Room Feels the Heat
16:55 The Remnants of Under New Management
17:27 Was It Really So Bad?

[@keiichi8191]

It's kind of comforting that Disney's "updates for modern audiences" were terrible even back in the late 90's.

[@M50A1]

Really shoots several holes in the idea that this is a new thing, doesn't it?

[@El_Omar2203]

​@@M50A1 Yeah the only thing yhat changed is that the target audiences from back then grew up

[@nicholase82]

Honestly I saw this as a kid and I did like it.

[@Carollnn]

Yes, the under new management was awful. I loved the old tiki room.

[@mr.x6313]

@@M50A1It IS a new thing: corporations weren’t pandering to the loud minority of freaks, activists, libs and wokies back then. They were trying to inject new life into a sagging attraction and it failed, unlike the anti-consumer practices of Disney today.

[@kiwi_arms]

the whole "iago and zazu try to make the tiki room profitable" angle, and ESPECIALLY clyde and claude becoming slimy talent agents, point to my biggest issue with a lot of the michael eisner-era park stuff: a weird self-obsession with skeezy hollywood shit as a source of "humor". this and superstar limo (and really california adventure as a whole) are two of the most obvious examples. like they thought everybody would find it as entertaining as they did, but it's... just not.

[@JustMe-cn5bp]

Yeah, I absolutely feel this. I think Eisner had the mindset of "I think this is funny, so everyone will find it funny". Not realising that some of the jokes would be less funny to people who didn't work in the entertainment industry. I know a lot of people have said that in his early years at Disney, Eisner would have a lot of his bad ideas reigned in by Frank Wells. I think Eisner has his strengths, but he also needs someone more level headed to keep his ideas in check

[@rcschmidt668]

Taking my kids to Disney and seeing the disenchantment of the Tiki Room was hugely disappointing.

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

They're going to deep with a lot of insider jokes that the rest of the world isn't aware of or even finds funny.

[@GeorgesSpace]

yeah, I think Eisner had a real over-obsession with Hollywood branded stuff in general (Superstar Limo, this, MGM, WDS, etc), and there was this expectation that so did everyone else. Which to an extent was true for the time, but the novelty of it all quickly faded away when the same theme kept repeating time and time again.

[@Attmay]

It was a long exercise in boomer media worship.

[@somecat225]

The fire was fated. I remember going to Under New Management when I was young with my family. I loved the intro until Iago came squawking in. I was confused and scared by Uh-Oah's appearance, though remember loving her the most because her voice and movements were really cool. It's a shame that her legacy is nothing but a memory now. Nevertheless, I will love her forever.

[@Purplefire0796]

The goddess from the show head actually in Disney spring in one of their bars areas. Sadly doesn’t talk but her eyes still light up.

[@MuerteMorrison]

I always remember being terrified but curious lol, loved this version of the tiki room

[@FunZone013]

Uh-Oah still exists at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto at the Polynesian Resort. I highly recommend checking it out! She even has a drink named after her.

[@raelogan]

My Mom has told me plenty of how her dad would always be found at the Tiki Room whenever they'd visit the park and get separated. I'm told that my grandfather adored birds, and even used to have his own aviary and hand raised cockatiels, so I can imagine that the original Tiki Room must have been magical to him. I never met him, sadly... he died before I joined the family.

[@hotwax9376]

As terrible as this attraction was, Disney should really make an animated cartoon out of it, using the original VOs from this (any maybe eve add Jose Carioca as well). It was such a clever idea, if poorly executed, and could work well as a film or something.

[@e-mananimates2274]

I do wonder how many of the voice actors are still alive. Sadly, Gilbert Gottfried is dead.

[@hotwax9376]

@@e-mananimates2274 I know he's dead now, but they could still use the recordings he made for this attraction.

[@e-mananimates2274]

@@hotwax9376 I suppose it could work, but they could only go so far before the need for new lines emerges.

[@kylemorello4787]

I like this idea too. And when you think about it, Iago and Zazu could work as crossover foils. They're both ill-tempered exotic birds, but Zazu is down to Earth, careful, and loyal to the people around, while Iago is wild, mischievous, and incredibly greedy.

[@e-mananimates2274]

@@kylemorello4787 Since you put it that way, the idea has strong potential! It just wasn't the best suited for the Tiki Room in my opinion. If the concept is still on the table, then they need to address the matter of Iago's voice actor as replacing him is not an easy task.

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

If you think that Under New Management was bad wait until you see how Tokyo’s version of Enchanted Tiki Room was handled, hint, it involves Stitch.

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

what, aloha e komo mai? I'm surprised. I know a lot of people really, really love that version.

[@Esgles]

But it replaced the best Tiki room overlay: Tiki Room Get the Fever. Watch Get The Fever and you will know a Tiki Room overlay can actually work

[@Esgles]

@@bunniesbunniesbunnie That’s because Stitch is popular in japan. I find it ok but actually prefer this and Get the fever, which came before the Stitch Tiki Room, to the Stitch Tiki Room

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

@@Esgles lol funnily enough I almost called it Get the Fever and then I went to check because I remembered it having been changed. Get the Fever was neat.

[@GlennJimenez]

NOOOO

[@JustMe-cn5bp]

It's a shame this didn't work out, because the idea of Iago and Zazu trying and failing to turn the tiki room into a profitable business sounds like it could have been really funny

[@TAFARockWarrior97]

Should have been a short film cartoon!

[@gamingraptorpro1800]

The far better version of this concept of combining Disney characters in the enchanted tiki room is The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents "Aloha E Komo Mai!". The show is respectful to the original show it is replacing, the disney character involve doesn't talk crap about it (Stitch only wants to join the birds in their singing), doesn't try to be hip and cool, and is just a downright joy to watch. Its now also the only place to see Stitch in animatronic form.

[@MashaRistova]

That’s certainly… an opinion.

[@CorVids1031]

The first time I visited the Tiki Room was Under New Management. I was 5, knew nothing about the history, and enjoyed it not necessarily for the plot but because the new animatronics caught my eye, especially the Tiki Goddess at the end. When I came back 4 years later, I was confused about why they would change it. The "new" Tiki Room was nice, but it felt a lot less exciting than before. I kept waiting for that thunder clap that never came. Then I grew up and realized that was the point.

[@Syncopator]

The original Tiki Room wasn't broke. However, a seasonal overlay is a reasonable idea.

[@Jovanny_pcpp]

I love the idea of under new management but they executed it poorly,imagine if instead of Eagoo and zazu it was 2 cast members playing shady business men making the birds sing songs from the 80s or 90s instead of the 50s and 60s Before of course they get smited by the tiki gods and maybe get turned into birds and go back to singing classic songs I think it be a very nice way to update it but they just went about it in the wrong ways

[@princessmarlena1359]

That could have possibly worked.

[@Polyeurythane]

I like that idea. I personally like Under New Management even though it’s not nearly as good as the original in any sense, but I always acknowledge that the story and execution could have been done so much better

[@rattyeely]

That's keeping the cynicism that made it bad, what you're describing is literally just the same attraction without Zazu and Iago, but that doesn't fix any of the problems

[@raphaelleyva1945]

I’m 57 and was taken to Disney World in its opening summer in 1971. I have fond memories of “The Tiki room”. I remember escaping the brutal Orlando summer heat in the attraction. Under New Management was an attempt by Disney to get modernization points from one of its original older exhibitions. My opinion was that it was their way of stretching the budget and buying a few more years on the exhibit. I believe it worked initially but the parks attendees grew tired of Gilbert Godfrey’s voice over rather quickly. The older version may have been antiquated but there was a relaxing charm about it that still resonated with all age groups.

[@spacemansports4129]

Seems like Walt himself never liked under new management. Maybe a ghost of him must’ve caused that fire.

[@ericjanssen394]

Paul Pressler, the 90’s park czar under Eisner, HATED the parks….Seriously. We got expansions like Disney Institute because he was convinced adults were “bored” and “embarrassed” to be there, and just wanted to drop the kids off while they went to shop and golf. As such, if a classic Walt-era attraction wasn’t pulling numbers , he always blamed the attraction for being too “old”, and wanted to either bulldoze it for a store, or update it with a current 90’s-00’s IP. When we heard Iago screech “You boids have been doing the SAME SHOW for THOITY YEARS!”, we knew that wasn’t Iago we were hearing…

[@shinx2717]

I first watched this show sometime before I turned ten, whenever the year of a million dreams happened, and that was the last time I went to this attraction. I was SO TERRIFIED by this show it wasn't until a decade later that I even attempted to face down my fears. At which point it was no longer Under New Management and I spent the next several years wondering why I was so scared of the fun singing bird show when alas, it was a completely different show.

[@wonderrob3225]

My bother Ricky , my cousin Billie and me used to go on the original TIKI room and sing "the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki room is a stinky stinky stinky stinky stinky room" This used to to crack us up laughing 🤣

[@shinyagumon7015]

The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management falls into the same trap a lot of bad Sequels and Reboots do, thinking self referential humour and lampshading is a good replacement for true innovation and sincerity. Making fun of the old version is not going to make you hip with the youth, it will just alienate older audiences by making them feel mocked.

[@wonderrob3225]

My bother Ricky , my cousin Billie and me used to go on the original TIKI room and sing "the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki room is a stinky stinky stinky stinky stinky room" This used to to crack us up laughing

[@Ryan-vl2nn]

Man, that Iago animatronic is a freakin’ horror show. Zazu ain’t looking too much better.

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

Speaking as someone who was, apparently, fascinated with Tropical Serenade when I was small enough to be carted around in a stroller; I saw Under New Management and sat there, confused. Hating it. Because that wasn't what I remembered about the birdies who sang pretty songs, the flowers, or the thunder. I went back to the Tiki Room after a 20 year break from the parks and ah, bless. I love this old show. Wish they'd bring back the full one through, with the fountain included. I get why they haven't. But I wish they would. I've got a service dog now and I'm pretty broken down, but the Enchanted Tiki Room is still one of my favorite things at WDW. Always gets me to stop in at least once. It's just a nice, peaceful rest in the AC and a good reason to lean your head back and rest your neck.

[@alyssakays367]

I had the same experience. While I couldn’t completely remember the original tiki room I had a cassette tape with the song on it so Iago’s interruption was very annoying to me.

[@shaniatreyu9303]

You're the reason why Disney refuses to innovate. Let the kids have fun for once instead of catering to old millennials/boomers.

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

@@shaniatreyu9303 I'm not sure how you got that from what I said.

[@Jus2Wise34]

@shaniatreyu9303 Right. Walt Disney himself said everything this park will change" time and time Again. You got these distinguished proods, try to keep things the same 🙄

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@Jus2Wise34 There is no reason to change if the change isn't good or better. Do you seriously think that this abomination was better than the original Enchanted Tiki Room? If not, there was no reason to change it. Also, this commenter said nothing to suggest that they hate new things. Also, Walt's actual statement was "Disneyland will never be complete, as long as there is imagination left in the world". Keeping things for the sake of keeping them isn't great but change for the sake of change isn't any better. There is no reason to change the Tiki Room unless it improves the Tiki Room. Most of what Walt meant by his statement was that the park would continue to expand, if he had problems, he fixed them, if he wanted to add new rides, he added them. He doesn't say anything about making things "hip" or "cool"

[@LinkoPachinko]

Your recent Disney parks videos have been really interesting and wonderfully made, looking forward to whatever you put out next! (If you’re taking suggestions, a video on the Great Movie Ride would be really cool! :D)

[@Attmay]

The REAL great movie ride was Splash Mountain.

[@forrestdupre87]

RIP Gilbert Gotfried

[@meta527II]

I remember for many years thinking that that was how the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction always was, since that was the version I grew up with. But then I started to get a bit confused when I realized that Iago and Zazu didn’t exist until decades after this show, until I found out that it was an update. And yeah, I’d say it was for the best that they changed it back. I’d say it wasn’t that bad of a comedy, it just wasn’t a good replacement for a beloved attraction.

[@djericanthony]

I recall hearing the clack and snaps of the plastic beaks. They could have fixed that instead of the additions of cartoon birds

[@thesman1305]

Strangely, I saw UNM first and I loved it. But after experiencing the original, I much prefer that and make sure to see it on every trip. Shows that it doesn't hurt to be sincere and endearing rather than modern and self-aware.

[@callie3319]

I’ve just found your channel from the urban exploring video but you’ve gained a new fan. You make incredible videos and I’ll be happy to see what you make in the future. I’m surprised I found you at 18k but I’m happy I’ll get to watch your channel grow because I know it will. You’ve got this!!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I’d love to see the Enchanted Tiki Room at California’s Disneyland, Florida’s Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom, and Japan’s Tokyo Disneyland get a seasonal holiday overlay for the holiday season! The seasonal overlay for the holidays would be called “The Enchanted Tiki Room Presents: Mele Kalikimaka: A Tiki Room Tropical Christmas” and would feature tropical-themed versions of classic Christmas songs with some sleigh bells added for a seasonal punch!

[@arnequis]

12 Tikis drumming, 11 Hornbills humming, 10 Flowers singing, 9 Toucans winging, 8 Masks a-chanting, 7 Plants a-planting, 6 Blossoms blooming, 5 Loud Macaws! 4 Tropical Birds, 3 Pretty Parrots, 2 Dole Whips And a Cockatoo in a Palm Tree!

[@wonderrob3225]

My bother Ricky , my cousin Billie and me used to go on the original TIKI room and sing "the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki room is a stinky stinky stinky stinky stinky room" This used to to crack us up laughing

[@edmain1137]

When I went to the Tiki room I'd tell my family not to sit under one of the big messy birds. This would cause people around me to look and many changed seats. It was so funny.

[@hotwax9376]

The Disney animation Renaissance happened in spite of Eisner, not because of him. He started Disney down the path of caring more about money than creativity, and it just took a while for the rest of the company to catch up.

[@Attmay]

All he did was throw money and A-list talent at initiatives that were already put in place when Ron Miller was still around. Even *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* had already been announced as early as 1983 with some preliminary test footage shown on The Disney Channel when it was new that had the late Paul Reubens as the title character. Michael Eisner may have been able to attract Steven Spielberg and Bob Zemeckis to the project, but he never would have found the book himself.

[@hotwax9376]

@@Attmay Exactly right. Most of thw successes he got credit for actually started under Ron Miller (or even Card Walker in some cases.)

[@wonderrob3225]

Micheal Eisner and Frank Wells saved the Disney company from corporate raiders like Ivan Bosky. Its stock was worth less that its assets. Roy Disney Junior recruited Eisner and Wells to save his dad and uncle's company.

[@hotwax9376]

@@wonderrob3225 Those are the talking points Eisner and his allies promote, but it's also absolutely false. The only reason Disney was in danger from corporate raiders is because Roy E. Disney actively encouraged them to prey on the company, especially because he wanted more of "his" people in charge of the company instead of folks like Ron Miller. Most of the groundwork for the Disney Renaissance was laid under the leadership of Card Walker and Ron Miller, who were in charge when animators like Ron Clements, John Musker, Glen Keane and Tim Burton were all hired.

[@torontodadpool144]

Personally, I liked the UNM version. I loved Iago and Zazu in their movies, so to see them come alive in an attraction was fun. I had seen the original Tiki room in Cali years before and it still didn’t bother me that WDW had this different version. I guess I’m one of the few that liked the UNM version as well.

[@chanilerner6410]

My family and I also liked the UNM version…we thought it was great and were sad to see it go. And I’d seen the original WDW one many many times over the years before it.

[@shaniatreyu9303]

Nah, you're not alone. My kids loved seeing them. They never liked going to the Tiki Room, but hearing that Iago and Zazu would showcase it made them change their minds. I think people forget that Disney is meant to be catered to future kids, not adults who are only fueled by rose-tinted glasses and nostalgia for the old days.

[@peggyknecht5551]

You are not alone. My mom and I loved the UNM version and were sad when it went.

[@keif.8506]

I also loved it!

[@bigoz169]

The sad thing about this this is Still light years better than even the galactic star cruisproving how worst Disney has gotten over the past 2 decades.

[@mst3kpimp]

i was just listening to an episode of gilbert godfrieds podcast and he spoke of this. even he knew i was awful.

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

What was the episode you got a link? :3

[@mst3kpimp]

@@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany hes mentioned it a few times can't recall the eps as there are 100's.

[@jackkempinski6466]

Man I remember watching that version, little me didn't know it was an updated version and I was kinda like OK and forgot about it. Last year when I went back I watched it again and I enjoyed it, not my favorite attraction but I would actually care to watch it whenever I visit again. Love your videos dude, keep up the good work

[@lynek2126]

I love the Tiki birds! When I first saw the revision with the horrible screaming parrot, it broke my heart!

[@kalaoahaole]

HOWARD ASHMAN was the peak of the Disney Renaissance. Heck, he was the entire renaissance. Eisner, much like the modern leadership, deserves credit only for driving a beautiful dream into the ground and covering it with dirt. Then they plant grass and call it a jungle. We know the difference between vines in the breeze and blades that only tease. We True Disneyland Fanatics want to swing through the trees (IF You please)!

[@barbarakessinger6965]

I can take Gilbert Gottfried for one-liners then his voice causes me to mute and go to closed captioning. He should have been born during the silent movie era.

[@365ral]

I like to think Iago serves as unintentional foreshadowing of Bob Iger, lol

[@DumasP]

I was going to say that surprisingly the Tiki god animatronic is beautifully animated, but the whole show including her incorporation is such a mess. Thank you for covering the history of this one, I always wondered what the hell was on Disney's minds for it

[@pinocchiofan]

Under New Management was also the first Tiki Room attraction I went to, I thought it was meh, but I was 17 at the time, if I was a little kid, I might’ve liked it. I still like Iago and Zazu, but I didn’t think they fit in the attraction. I knew about the original Enchanted Tiki Room from listening to their song on CDs and I want to visit it.

[@aeryn6275]

This is a really well-written and well-edited video!

[@kari8187]

I can still recall that Extra Terestrial Alien ride, in 1996 , a field trip with my middle school. It was terrifying but I loved it😂

[@mr.walrus]

another banger as always Mr Browning

[@thatoldseadawg]

Quality video, love your channel!!

[@Nenernener123]

When I first went to Disney World parks as a kid in the 80’s I loved Figment & everything he represented! I would love to see you cover his story & how they are hopefully* giving him a proper return!

[@bebopblue]

I had the pleasure of visiting the Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management once and only once, as I never wanted to do it ever again.

[@e-mananimates2274]

The idea of an Iago and Zazu attraction could work. In fact, any sort of spinoff with them would be a gold mine in and of itself. I wouldn't go about replacing an attraction to achieve it. Plus, adding timeless humor over more dated references wouldn't hurt either. With Gilbert Gottfried gone, however, using Iago again is awkward in my opinion...

[@christopherhale3140]

Honestly, the worst part is, this could have been a really fun idea if done right. Maybe it’s just the chaos goblin in my brain, but the idea of having a new version of the attraction be about the fact that it’s a new version of the attraction is very funny to me. I think if they had chosen a less beloved attraction, or even been less disrespectful of the original version, it wouldn’t have flopped nearly as badly. Maybe they could have ended with Iago acknowledging that the show was ultimately fine the way it was, with a moral of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

[@Bobbybillybillbob]

Its crazy how a memory can take over anothee! I remember the classic tiki room upon my first visit to Disney, however what i mostly remember was my second trip to Disney in the year 2000 and stopping at this show again and being shocked when Iago started yelling at the beginning

[@melaniemanning2462]

The best time I ever had with the tiki room was seeing it with my kids when they were really little. They were enchanted and liked it better than any Fantasyland ride. And didn't it always have the nicest AC? 10/10

[@NY_Mapper]

3:16 Red black and white was the old color scheme of Germany before the end of the Second World War. It was used in both the imperial flag up until 1918, and as the color scheme of the infamous Swastika flag from 1933-45. One might argue that this was Walt’s clever way to nod at these being the colors of the “real Germany.”

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

The international birds being annoyed and talked down by these cartoon birds Well the magic forces of the tiki room are ready to smite them with thunder and fire

[@ZombieGrandpa]

I remember in the late 1980's, the Anaheim version was... Showing its age. It was dingy and the birds chests would suddenly overly inflate, as opposed to breathing normally. We are talking weird "mating ritual" levels of inflation, lol. It was creepy, to say the least. It was obvious to an engineering mind like mine -that went to the room to set his mechanical mind aside for a bit of fantasy- that valves were sticking, timing was seriously off and some actions were missing due to damage and the need for refurbishment. If as you said the whole thing was shipped to Florida as part of the parks grand opening, then they must have had to fix everything... Including the over inflating torsos that looked like the chest popper from Aliens was gonna burst out and attack the audience.

[@wonderrob3225]

My bother Ricky , my cousin Billie and me used to go on the original TIKI room and sing "the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki room is a stinky stinky stinky stinky stinky room" This used to to crack us up laughing🤣

[@ZombieGrandpa]

@@wonderrob3225 Lol, I never thought of that! If I had, I would have sung it for sure.

[@Just_Monika1020]

I love your videos so much

[@djericanthony]

They just should have updated the animatronics and audio quality

[@mattmiller9809]

If Ancient Hawaiian religion was more widespread, people would unironically be claiming that the fire was caused by Gods upset that disney was teasing them

[@nish221100]

Oh, this "update" was truly bad. Also the styles of Iago & Zazu were jarring compared to the rest of the Tiki birds.

[@taladayarts]

This show actually turned me off of Iago as a character completely, more than the Aladdin TV series or second movie had. The original show did look better than I remember. I think my memory of it was tainted by the horrible experience of "Under New Management." Around 2000, Disney released a special soundtrack open, which obnoxiously includes Iago's interruption of the original Tiki song. I was 13, and I did feel that the original stereotypes were outdated, but obviously a complete demolition was not what I had in mind. I would rather have seen the attraction I loved.

[@unclefranklin4575]

Don Rinkles, Phil Hartman, and Gilbert Gottfried. This video is way more depressing than I thought.

[@Inkling777]

Thanks for the look back. When I visited DisneyWorld in the mid-1970s, the Tiki Room was on my must-see list because I thought it was an aviary with live tropical birds. Boy was I disappointed to see those little robotic dummies singing, although I laughed my mistake off.

[@dannybrezelhorner2715]

I never saw this weird version, I've only ever been to Disneyland

[@mdeange3]

Disney offers behind-the-scenes park-related tours. One in particular is the WDW RR. The Enchanted Tiki Room is part of Disney's Historical Imagineering. It can be a centerpiece in Imagineering know-how. And serve as a behind-the-scenes program to inspire new developers, incorporating art, storyboarding, research, development, construction, physics, lighting, color, music, sound, and execution to finalize the presentation.

[@OddOneOut665]

RIP Gilbert Gottfried and Phil Hartman

[@geisttheawkwardnerd7062]

My goodness, I remember being so scared of Under New Management when I was six. Thank goodness the original Tiki Room was back when I returned seven and a half years later.

[@GravityRaider]

This attraction was quite literally a high quality shitpost.

[@Mr.Feather130]

Yeah like imagine having a nice time in the tiki room and then iago come out of nowhere and say some funniest s**t ever at you

[@HeyItsCettefille]

Oh my gosh this just awoke a deeep memory. I went to Under New Management when I was three, I don’t remember much but I do remember being confused for most of it, and also that we were on the wrong side of Uh-Oa when she rose up and so only seeing the backside of her really scared me lol

[@pikaprism8617]

Okay but like even if the fire never happened, the title "Under new Management" would be outdated, it has the same energy as the word new in New Super Mario Bros Series even though there were like 4 games

[@Genevieve0880]

I remember visiting the Enchanted Tiki Room when it was "under new management" in 2009, when I was five. I also remember my mom telling me it was a calm little show that wasn't overly exciting (though, now I know she just meant it wouldn't over-stimulate my twin and I). And then we went in to see the show, and I remember thinking how crazy it was. We went back to Disney World in 2016, and I was fully expecting Iago and Zazu, but I was met with the original version of the show. In the nostalgic sense, I do miss when it was under new management. But I know my view is largely clouded by nostalgia.

[@MegaSnow121]

Last time I went to Disney land was around 2002. No desire to go back. Several rides and attractions were closed, and those that were open had insanely long lines. I would rather spend the day wading on a beach or hiking in the hills and mountains near me.

[@FLgurl407]

I met Michael Eisner quickly as he was walking though the Grand Floridian. He caught my attention bc he had more makeup on than I did.

[@214Jass]

As a 4 year old seeing your two favorite Disney movie birds argue and sing was hilarious. My siblings and I loved that show and watched it every year we went back. We went back recently and saw the updated version and was definitely shocked. Didn’t hate it. But my childhood heart was broken.

[@grfu08]

I think the real tragedy is that we could have had a kick-ass restaurant with singing animatronic birds.

[@robertwall1419]

As someone who was a long time visitor to WDW sense it opened, the Tiki Room was one of the spots that I would go every time I went .It is a good show and a great place to cool off in the Central Florida heat .Thankfully I was never exposed to “under new management”because I would have definitely filled a complaint!It would be like changing It’s a Small World After All and adding Rap & HIp hop instead.⁉️

[@morningrose1512]

I visited in around 2009 and while i didn't get to go on the tiki room (i was with other family members) i know my mother, a massive tiki room fan of the one in our home park of Disneyland CA, came out of it crying. We didn't return to WDW till this year when it was long gone, but i wonder truly how bad it was as i didn't get to experience it

[@janbentzen6814]

My Grandma loved the Tiki room! My heart is so sad. She would be swearing in Latvian!

[@PancakeNation]

I cant go to the Enchanted Tiki Room without getting PTSD flashbacks from that Volcano goddess.

[@ukebec1178]

I was in my early 30s when my husband and I visited WDW in mid 1998 (my only Disney park visit). I was looking forward to seeing The Enchanted Tiki Room because it was one of the attractions Walt had given a bit of behind the scenes treatment on The Wonderful World of Disney. It started out lovely, but then Iago started his infernal ear-splitting screeching. By the time it was over I was disappointed that Uh-Oa's curse hadn't been more dire. I'm still sad I never got to see the original.

[@gameraspindlethorn6229]

i got sick on this ride. got soaked by being sprayed by water and then that air conditioning. ripperonis

[@Jane413]

My only visit to the Tiki Room on several visits was in 1991. I loved it. My only complaint is that it was too long. Eleven years later, the show was in an hour and we didn't want to wait. Once again in 2012, we had a time crunch and couldn't wait.

[@jameshamaker9321]

I never visited the Florida park, because I hardly ever had the money. I however visited the one in Anaheim and spent as much time in the tiki room as possible. there's a drink counter outside, it sells sandwiches and a verity of fruit drinks. I spent my share of time, using the park transit system and I even took notice of how much the park, as far as Disneyland had changed. space mountain is still around, it's just more of a building now, then a mountain. also, the space adventure ride, has improved.

[@lauramaguire5152]

So glad I didn’t get to see it. I love the version now. It has an old world charm and it was one of Walt’s projects. You feel like you are visiting Disney history. Some things don’t need bells and whistles. We love them just they way they are❤

[@arturogranados1133]

This is the first version I ever experienced! Glad I got to see it, but also happy it was back to normal the next time I went.

[@chrisjenkins9978]

These people have no idea of what Disneyland is about. They continually try to shoehorn their own personal and vile ideas into what Walt created. They are all hell-bent on destroying what the customers love and desecrating Walt’s legacy.

[@emmastraub6842]

I got to visit it in 2005 I want to go back so badly to see the original

[@JLS-ti3lb]

Ive only Visited Disneyworld once and I just so happened to see this show as a kid

[@Ashaasmith2]

I went to Disneyworld in Florida during the 2000’s so I probably saw it, unless we just didn’t go in. I don’t remember if we did or not

[@thespectralchannel]

The first time i went to disney world age 10 we saw UNM and it was a truly baffling fever dream - especially when youre a child with no concept of the original attraction, the comedy just made absolutely no sense. I saw the original tiki room for the first time this year (now age 27) and was blown away by how much of a subtle, calm and visually and musically gorgeous attraction it is, I am so relieved they revived the original. My hopes aren't high for country bear's upcoming "modernisation"...

[@bassmandan9484]

Ironic how Iago actually sounds like the imagineers who replaced Splash Mountain with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

[@FilmNerdy]

I lost it when you said "then a disco ball comes down from the roof" 😂😅 Nearly choked on my drink! Like, what the.....

[@ab.6223]

I just really love the irony of the tiki god burning iago for real! And that gets them to stop working at the tiki room! Like that's just so perfect, I would have totally played that up in the marketing for removing the new management design. Iago's just like " ALRIGHT ALRIGHT I'M GOING-- "

[@kevinlee7678]

"You'd be surprised what you can live through."

[@Skye_Writer]

ok, I was born in '73 and my grandmother took me and my cousin to Disney World every summer from the time we were toddlers. I do not remember it ever being called the Tiki Birds Tropical Serenade *or* the Sunshine Pavilion. It was just "The Tiki Room". I'm wishing now that I still had one of the old park maps showing it so I could check that out...

[@Esgles]

Nice video. I actually like this version but that’s probably because I love Iago and Zazu. I think for all those who want to see a Tiki Room overlay done right, check out Get the Fever. Get the Fever was in Tokyo Disney before the current Stitch one replaced it. I have no shame in saying Get The Fever I like more than the original because unlike the Stitch Tiki Room and this one, Get The Fever used elements of the original show and put a clever spin to it while still respecting the original show. If this KZbinr can make a video about Get the Fever, I’d surely be grateful:).

[@jackmcfarland3738]

I was another one of those people who had Under New management as their first Tiki Room experience. Please don't pile onto me with this, but I actually did like it. Though, I was a little kid and obviously I didn't know about it's previous incarnation. Looking back at it now, it definitely was unneeded, but it did trigger a lot of nostalgia I had for it. I'll miss those speaking tiki heads. Great video though!

[@SHUPIRATE1991]

I visited the Tiki Room in Orlando recently and I loved this hidden gem of a show. I highly recommend it

[@nathanforester5993]

The Iago puppet is one I really wish they could use again, I really wish Folkmanis could make one.

[@rjp457]

Man made a whole video about the Tiki Room without even mentioning dole whips. My family absolutely loves them and everyone gets one while we sit down for the musical.

[@Iriddessa22]

I basically grew up with this version as a kid and I liked it cause of Iago and Zazu, and the tiki godess, but I understand why it needed to go.

[@214Jass]

lol I literally said this! As a small child I loved seeing Iago and Zazu from my favorite movies. It fit the time.

[@creativevisiongaming]

The only reason I go to Disneyland is for the classic rides and attractions. Whenever they update or replace a classic attraction, it makes me not want to go anymore.

[@hebneh]

So considering that - in the first place - macaws are native to South America and would never have perched among actual carved tikis in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean, who decided that giving these characters personalities from Germany, France and Ireland made any sense AT ALL?? Jose is slightly more sensible although still way out of the correct geographical area.

[@voltageplays4480]

As a kid I loved under new management, I look back and genuinely miss it. I love old Disney stuff like carrousel of progress. But I don’t enjoy the normal tiki room I’ll sing along to the song in my car but I’ll skip the attraction

[@UMtiger311]

saw at disney orlando high and it was the best thing i'd ever seen that part of that day

[@santinamarie4699]

I can't even go to Disneyland anymore. I've been going every year since 1964, sometimes two or three times a year. I went 5 years ago and I swore I'd never go back. And I shed some tears. Despite the Beauty and the crowds, you could still smell the greed. The new management lost all the magic😢

[@ttww1590]

It's easy to forget that before the reskin the Tiki room would often be empty for multiple shows. Only after it changed did people realise what had been there and view it as a classic.