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 [...]
It’s hard to believe that Hukilau, the annual tiki gathering in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. I’ve been an attendee since 2003, the first year that the event moved from Atlanta to Florida, and they’ve gotten better year after year despite some interesting twists and turns, like when Hurricane Jean [...]
Oh boy! Disneyland has announced that they will have a special event on June 22nd celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland in California, and they’ve contracted a number of excellent artists to create works for sale.
Artists include Amanda Visell, Kevin Kidney & Jody Daily, Maggie Parr, Larry Nikolai, [...]
The last of the extremely cool Tiki Room merchandise, a Tangaroa lamp, goes on sale this evening at 12:00am