Well, yesterday I carried through on my promise to myself to drop in to the Enchanted Tiki Room on my next visit to DL, if only to wipe the horrid memory of the WDW version from my mind. And I'm really glad I did!
The last time I was in the Tiki Room was 4-5 years ago, and I remember it as being a bit bedraggled. Feathers looked dingy and faded, petals were dusty, etc. But now, thanks undoubtedly to the pre-50th renovation, its color and vibrancy have returned. (I was seated below Pierre and could easily see how bright, clean and full his feathers looked.) Yeah, the show is "dated" and corny -- but that is part of its unending charm.
As I walked out at the end of the show, I heard a little boy exclaim in wonder to his mother, "It's NOT raining!" And I had to smile, because I remember having the exact same reaction when I first visited the Enchanted Tiki Room at his age. The magic lives on....
