![]() When describing his vision for the birds, Walt told Burns, "I want these birds to be so real you can see them breathe." When it came to creating the birds themselves, Imagineer Harriet Burns was charged with designing and creating the feathering, which she often did using real feathers. Assisting Gibson in creating characters was Imagineer Marc Davis who designed the totems who come to life inside the attraction, as well as some of the singing flowers and birds. Although much more realistic then Crump's designs, Gibson still did not create an "absolutely realistic parrot" in order to give the hosts some character. Disney then turned to sculptor Blaine Gibson to create the residents of the Enchanted Tiki Room. Let’s have some fun!” Imagineer Rolly Crump's designs were deemed to be a bit too abstract. Although Walt had originally told him, “This show doesn’t have to be a natural history museum. In order to turn this new Tiki attraction into a reality, Walt turned to his Imagineers. On October 9, 1963, Walt decided that instead of creating a dinner show, Disney would create a full-fledged attraction. It was determined that a full course meal would take between 45 and 60 minutes on average, and thus a very limited number of guests would be able to see the musical show. Although Disney announced plans for the restaurant to the public, logistical concerns eventually derailed the idea. The restaurant was going to be called “The Enchanted Tiki Room” (although some sources use the name "Tiki Hut") and it was to be located in Disneyland’s Adventureland. Although the human Audio Animatronic proved too difficult, Walt decided to retheme the restaurant as a Polynesian musical revue, featuring singing tropical birds. Also included in the show was to be a number of real and imaginary animals, including birds. Earlier in the 1950s, Disney had planned on building a Chinese restaurant (complete with an Audio Animatronic Confucius) for Disneyland's Main Street USA. With this new technology in hand, Walt decided to revisit an old idea. After dissecting the bird and understanding the technology that made it work, Disney Imagineers were able to produce fluid, Audio Animatronic tropical birds (including toucans and macaws). Inspired by the technology used within the toy, Walt decided that if toy makers could animate 3D objects, his Imagineers could too. Walt Disney in Disneyland's Enchanted Tiki Room. Things began to change however, when while on vacation in New Orleans, Walt came upon and bought a mechanical toy bird that could sing (as well as move its beak and wings). Although they had been able to animate some of the animals found on Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise, attempts at more complex Animatronics had proven unsuccessful. So far they had found minimal success however, as the technology that they developed (Audio Animatronics) was still very crude and unreliable. At the time, Walt and his Imagineers had been working on a way to animate three dimensional figures for use in Disneyland. The genesis of what would one day become Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room began in 1950s with Walt Disney himself. 3.1 Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room SongsĪttraction History Creation for Disneyland.2.3 Let’s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing.
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