Mind Garten

The Former Glory of the Tiki Room We went to Disneyland a couple weeks ago and went on all the rides I remember from my childhood. In particular, we took an hour off and decided to go to the Tiki Room. For those of you who don't remember, the Tiki room in Disneyland is a Hawaiian themed attraction with a house full of singing birds and other oddities. It's a completely automated animatronic show and I don't think the show has changed since it was first created in 1963. Well, when I went there two weeks ago, I was very disappointed by what has become of the show. The wooden faces on the wall, and the wooden drummers were in deep disrepair. They were often stuck or not moving when they should have been chanting and drumming in time with the music. Some of the birds were not working, and it felt like the place had been really let go. The hostess was a fairly standard Disneyland employee. Fun-loving, sarcastic, and her enthusiasm obviously forced since we co...