Back in October, Disney Legend Rolly Crump was interviewed by modern Disney tiki-torch bearers Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily on the grounds of the former Tahitian Terrace at a Disneyland event. The video above was shot at the event and offers a fascinating look at what is was like to work for the Disney organization [...]
[ October 13, 2012; ] Us theme park nuts have our favorite Imagineers, the oft-unsung and nowadays anonymous geniuses who designed and built the Disney theme parks. My personal favorite is Rolly Crump, whose contributions included work on The Haunted Mansion and The Enchanted Tiki Room.
On October 13, 2012 from 6-9PM, podcast and event coordinator Mousetalgia is presenting a [...]
The Disney Store has brought back the two-sided Jack Skellington tiki-like mug we spotted in the store originally back in 2005.
Now marked as being “created especially for Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort,” the ceramic vessel measures 7 inches tall x 4.5 inches wide x 4 in diameter and features a happy Jack face [...]
For the past couple of years, Eric Tan has had runaway hits with his lava-styled and tiki-styled Stitch (Experiment 626) vinyl figures, as the limited edition sculptures sold out quickly.
Figure producer MINDstyle must have figured out that the demand is there, because at this year’s ComicCon in San Diego, the company previewed two new Stitch [...]
I am now officially jealous of DisneyParks Blog’s ability to scoop the rest of the internet. Case in point: a couple of weeks ago it broke the story of two amazing souvenir mugs which are now available at Trader Sam’s, located at the Disneyland Resort in California.
Pictured at the left is Uh Oa bowl, which [...]
Does Disney’s Polynesian Resort have a date with a wrecking ball in its future? According to a report filed in October on Tikiman’s website devoted to the beloved Walt Disney World resort, the unthinkable may happen in 2013.
According to rumors, the need to replace the aging Great Ceremonial House, combined with the desire to add [...]
It’s been a long time coming, but Walt Disney World once again has an Enchanted Tiki Room, which officially reopens today. Technically speaking, this is a new show for Florida’s Magic Kingdom; the original was called “The Tropical Serenade,” presumably because the attraction was part of the larger Sunshine Pavilion. When it opened, the Tropical [...]