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Replaced by the restored classic show, reopening as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a trimmed version of the original 1963 program; the Under New Management overlay was retired for good.
Former Show // updated 2011.08.15
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Former Show · the memorial record
This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
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Replaced by the restored classic show, reopening as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a trimmed version of the original 1963 program; the Under New Management overlay was retired for good.
Permanently closed after a small fire broke out in the attraction's attic; sprinklers extinguished it but caused water damage, and the Iago animatronic was severely damaged. The Under New Management show never reopened.
Opened as The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), a comedy overlay replacing the classic Tropical Serenade / Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room after a ~7-month refit.
Show retooled with contemporary pop numbers ("Hot Hot Hot") and a plot in which Iago's meddling angers the Tiki gods and summons Uh-Oa, the goddess of disaster; a new pre-show introduced talent agents William and Morris.
Per the documented record, The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) at Magic Kingdom opened on Apr 5, 1998.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) is dated Jan 12, 2011: Permanently closed after a small fire broke out in the attraction's attic; sprinklers extinguished it but caused water damage, and the Iago animatronic was severely damaged. The Under New Management show never reopened.
The latest documented change (documented Aug 15, 2011): Replaced by the restored classic show, reopening as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a trimmed version of the original 1963 program; the Under New Management overlay was retired for good.
4 documented changes, dating back to 1998 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.
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