The Tiki Room has always been a little bit different than most other attractions at Disneyland, it's a little off the norm as far as things go and for good reason. It opened in 63' and was the first show to use audio animatronic figures to entertain the public. Walt was a little ahead of his time with this one, it was completely computer controlled, had more than 150 talking devices and was the first fully air conditioned building in Disneyland. It was originally supposed to be a sit down restaurant and was installed at a time when Polynesia and Tiki were very popular. This attraction was financed by Walt personally and was not owned by Disney Studio's and so to recoup he charged $0.75 admission.
On a side note, I was in the Tiki room last weekend and a friend of mine pointed out that we could eat in there. Now although I've seen the show many times since I was young and I always overlooked this as allowing no more than just a Dole Whip while watching the show. This time we tested it out. We went and got full Bengal BBQ and layed low in a corner next to the wooden funny eyed Tikis. It was a little awkward eating a full dinner in there but it did get some envied looks and questions like "That smells good" Where did you get it? So it was good free advertising for Bengal BBQ, and I finally heard the announcement "Eat whatever you want during the show".
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Wow...I love the Tiki Room, and we recently found out that you can bring food in and enjoy the show. My favorite characters are the Paris Show Birds!
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