#michael tiki room

[raining13]

my boys!! my boys!! my beautiful boys!!

[disneytva]

Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Yellow Two Shoes & Disney Television Animation wish you a happy new year and happy #DisneyTVA40.

This new New Year's card features all the WDW Passholder Magnets 2022-2023 redesings from Asia Ellington (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise, “Primos”) and Paul Rudish. (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise)

The piece features a hint of Walt Disney World Passholder Magnet redesings from José, Michael, Pierre and Fritz from The Enchanted Tiki Room

[punkshort]

This immediately made me think of Swept Away 😁

Awww I can totally see them dancing to this, though.

Swept Away Masterlist

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I'm imagining them going to dinner one night and there's a live jazz band playing this song while everyone eats. The restaurant is on the beach, of course, and the building is partially open so the sea breeze filters through the entire dining room. There's string lights and tiki torches on the beach side where the band has laid out a flat, foldable floor for their instruments as well as a small dance floor in the sand, but no one is dancing. You're watching the band play with a smile on your face, humming and swaying in your seat to the saxophone and guitar, the singer's deep croon overpowering the crash of the waves on the shore and you finally glance over to see Joel watching you with an amused look on his face.

"What?"

He shakes his head before saying, "Looks like you're enjoyin' yourself."

"I'd enjoy myself more if you'd dance with me."

His smile immediately drops and he clears his throat before readjusting in his seat. "No, thanks."

You frown and poke him in the shoulder playfully, making the corner of his mouth twitch while he pretends to fix the napkin in his lap.

"What's the matter? Bad dancer?"

He raises his eyes back up to you and immediately responds, "Nope. I'm a great dancer. Just don't wanna dance while people are eatin'."

You scoff and fold your arms over your chest. "Bullshit. What do you think people do at weddings?"

He shrugs and looks back over at the band, his lips pursing in thought before giving you one more quick glance, then tosses back the rest of his drink for courage. He stands up and holds out his hand, raising an eyebrow when you hesitate.

"What? You all talk?"

You shake your head and throw your napkin onto the table before taking his hand and standing with a huge grin.

"Let's see what you got, Miller."

And... you quickly realize you are in way over your head.

Joel is a tremendous dancer. It takes you by surprise at first and you struggle to keep up with the rhythm he sets but you finally get it. He has one hand pressed against your lower back, holding you dangerously close to his hips but given the Latin vibe to the song, it's kind of fitting to Salsa dance. Or, at least, you try to Salsa dance. You end up following his lead, which, thankfully, he goes easy on you because after about thirty seconds, heads begin to turn in your direction.

You take turns spinning one another around, both your hips moving nonstop to the music and huge grins plastered across your faces the longer you dance. You don't realize it at first, but the band plays an impromptu instrumental piece in the middle of the song to prolong the melody so you have more time to dance for the small crowd that gathers.

Your dress swirls around with each spin, exposing your legs and making you giggle each time, the sound prettier to Joel than the music itself. And every time he pulls you back in, he brings you even closer. His eyes are bright and his cheeks pink and for once, he looks completely at ease.

When the music finally comes to a slow end, Joel secures his hand around your back and dips you so you can see the upside down crowd watching, some even taking videos with their phones. He pulls you back up, your hair tumbling around your shoulders, your face and chest a little shiny with sweat. You both pant for breath and gaze at one another hungrily, your hips naturally pressing together as you hold a pose until the final notes play.

Applause ripples through the crowd, even from the band members themselves, and you can't help yourself: you wrap your hand around the back of his neck and pull him down for a kiss. You can't hear him over the applause but you feel the groan slip past his lips and it sends a jolt of arousal through your body.

"Didn't know those hips moved like that," you tease breathlessly after you tip your head back a bit to free your lips. He gives you a devilish smirk and his eyes roam leisurely down your body, still heaving as you catch your breath.

"Baby, you got no idea."

[abandonedography]

A Well-Preserved Abandoned Time Capsule House

Along a scenic road lies this incredible time capsule house with everything left behind. This large home built in 1956 features interior design elements from the 70s including shag carpeting in the bedrooms, a carpeted wall in the primary bedroom, appliances from the same era, and even an Asian-themed tiki bar/room in the basement. There are several personal items left behind as well from clothing, to photos and even letters from the children to their father.

The Home was owned by a German man named Hans. He was born in 1923, and he married a woman named Emma at a relatively young age. Hans was a school teacher by profession, teaching at a nearby school. He was a hard worker and was always furthering his education, as seen in several certificates found throughout the home. I believe he also had a small business selling renewable energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines which he operated out of a separate part of the home. In his spare time, he liked to build and maintain his elaborate model train display in the basement.

He and his wife Emma enjoyed travelling and did so often until finally deciding to settle down. They had two children, Adele and Michael. They led an idyllic life for a few years but as time went on cracks began to emerge in the marriage. Emma decided it was time to leave and she moved with their children a couple of hours away from Hans.

Hans moved on and met a woman named Ida. Michael would occasionally send letters to Hans and from what I read, they did not have the best relationship. Michael being very religious, was always optimistic they would see each other during the holidays but from the sounds of the letters, that likely didn't happen. He was also upset about the fact that his father did not call him regularly. In one of the letters Michael said that after a phone call with his father, he was scared to death of visiting him after speaking his mind. Emma did not get along well with her ex husband and this likely played a role in the ability for the children to visit with their father as well.

Life continued on for both families until Hans passed away in 1980, he was only 57. Ida lived in the home until at least 1983 as seen in a handwritten letter from Michael addressed to her. At some point after that, Ida moved to Pennsylvania since she likely had friends/family there. The house has sat abandoned ever since.

Emma passed away a few years ago but I have not been able to find out any information about Adele. Michael however spent a lot of time in school training to work in a religious-related field. He had inherited a strong work ethic from his father, reminiscing about how Saturdays were work days and how that impacted his life. He has since found a very rewarding and successful career in religion.

source - video of the house

[darlingian]

weekly tag wednesday

Firsts! Name: c h a n i Age: 31

First Pet? My mom had two Siamese cats before I was born, their names were Ayla and Tiki. But the pet that was all mine was a Betta fish named Herman. He was beautiful.

First Word? My parents had this friend named "Crazy Bob" (so named because of his tendency for lighting fireworks in his mouth.) and he was pushing me on a swing and every time the swing came close to him he'd say "Bob!" and eventually I said it.

First Celebrity Crush? I think Lindsay Lohan?

First IRL Crush? Brendan. He could draw really well and gave me a picture he drew of an armadillo.

First kiss? Either Chelsea, at summer camp in grade 8 on a dare, or if that doesn't count, Bryan at a Halloween party. He looked like Michael Cera and was dressed in a child's unicorn costume. Neither of us enjoyed it.

First Car? a 2005 Toyota Echo. Loved the hatchback, hated that it was a 2 door. Especially when we had a baby and trying to get the bucket seat in and out was a bitch.

First apartment/house/dorm/whatever away from your parents? I left home at 16 and couch surfed with friends. But I was 21 when I first rented my own room and was completely self reliant.

First time on a plane? 13, when I went on a ski trip to BC with my dad.

First cellphone? My dad works in telecommunications (he designs software? Idk he's explained it to me so many times and I still don't understand) and he always had new cellphones laying around so I think the first one he let me take was some kind of blue Nokia. (but my fave was a Motorola razor with Arabic lettering on the keyboard because he bought it in Dubai.)

First concert? I went to music festivals with my dad since I was really young. My dad always said my first was the Canadian band 54-40, but the first one I remember was Bedouin Soundclash. But if we're talking about the first concert I went to without parents? Then Hedley when I was 12. (They played a free block concert)

First Foreign country you visited? I've never been out of the country. (Much to my chagrin. I have such a yearning to travel.)

First sport you ever played? Played soccer when I was little.

First career aspiration? I wanted to be a vet and an artist.

And finally… tell me about the first time you wrote/drew/created/whatever something that made you think "wow" When I was in grade 5 I won an art contest and got to go to art camp. I can't even remember what my art looked like but I remember being proud of it. But when I was in grade 8 I made this plasticine sculpture of a hand reaching up from a tree stump. There were vines and a ladybug and a mouse. My art teacher kept it as an example.

thanks for the tags @mybrainismelted @stocious @energievie @deedala @creepkinginc @heymrspatel ! I'm giving each of you a soft kiss on the head.

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[staticspaces]

Knight in Shining Armour

You can find the fresh new video here!!

Ket's start off this location with a bang by taking a look at the basement which including a tiki bar as well as an elaborate model train set up!!

Along a scenic road lies this incredible time capsule house with everything left behind. This large home built in 1956 features interior design elements from the 70s including shag carpeting in the bedrooms, a carpeted wall in the primary bedroom, appliances from the same era and even an Asian themed tiki bar/room in the basement. There are a number of personal items left behind as well from clothing, to photos and even letters from the children to their father.

The Home was owned by a German man named Hans. He was born in 1923, and he married a woman named Emma at a relatively young age. Hans was a school teacher by profession, teaching at a nearby school. He was a hard worker and was always furthering his education, as seen in a number of certificates found throughout the home. I believe he also had a small business selling renewable energy sources such as, solar panels and wind turbines which he operated out of a separate part of the home. In his spare time he liked to build and maintain his elaborate model train display in the basement.

He and his wife Emma enjoyed travelling and did so often until finally deciding to settle down. They had two children, Adele and Michael. They led an idyllic life for a few years but as time went on cracks began to emerge in the marriage. Emma decided it was time to leave and she moved with their children a couple of hours away from Hans.

Hans moved on and met a woman named Ida. Michael would occasionally send letters to Hans and from what I read, they did not have the best relationship. Michael being very religious, was always optimistic they would see each other during the holidays but from the sounds of the letters, that likely didn't happen. He was also upset about the fact that his father did not call him regularly. In one of the letters Michael said that after a phone call with his father, he was scared to death of visiting him after speaking his mind. Emma did not get along well with her ex husband and this likely played a role in the ability for the children to visit with their father as well.

Life continued on for both families until Hans passed away in 1980, he was only 57. Ida lived in the home until at least 1983 as seen in a handwritten letter from Michael addressed to her. At some point after that, Ida moved to Pennsylvania since she likely had friends/family there. The house has sat abandoned ever since.

Emma passed away a few years ago but I have not been able to find out any information about Adele. Michael however spent a lot of time in school training to work in a religious related field. He had inherited a strong work ethic from his father, reminiscing about how Saturdays were work days and how that impacted his life. He has since found a very rewarding and successful career in religion.

[remnantdecay]

Michael's first and biggest special interest was actually Spring Bonnie. He absolutely adored the character, the animatronic and especially the actor. Spring Bonnie always had bigger roles during holidays then fredbear because Mike would engage with it so much, even as a toddler when they first opened up the restaurant and he couldn't even speak yet. Inevitably, all the other children in the room would follow his lead since William, and by extension spring Bonnie, allowed so much from him.

Growing up Mike's biggest goal was to one day get to be spring Bonnie, like his father. On multiple occasions he'd find some yellow article of clothing hanging on someone's clothesline and would take it home with him without William noticing. Luckily neither will nor mike ever got in trouble for this, but mike did develop a reputation.

For major Christians holidays (the ones Henry's wife, Hayley, celebrated) all of the aftons and Emily's would get hand made clothing for the occasion. William always got purple, but mike always got bright "golden" yellow because he refused to wear certain types of clothes unless they were "a good enough color". After a few years Hayley started having fun with it, always adding a little rabbit embroidery on the inside, except Easter.

Easter, Hayley never felt the need to add rabbits because mike would be so focused on spring Bonnie he'd never even notice. That is until easter 1982.

She had just been diagnosed with something that left her less then a year to live, so she spent that time making all of them fully themed outfits for the next decade of holidays. Mike only got to wear one of them before she got too sick to continue. The Jr Easter Bonnie tuxedo. It's still his favorite thing his aunt ever made for him, even if he can't wear it anymore.

Art by @ricky-tiki-tah

[dickinson-devotee]

Kevin Shirley's Studio Diary — The Final Frontier — 2010

January 6, 2010 Los Angeles - Nassau Been working flat-out at home in Malibu. I'm pretty burnt out. I've just remixed the classic Deep Purple album, Come Taste The Band over the New Year, and just recorded six new tracks with a brand new band this last weekend. Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and keyboard wiz Derek Sherinian (tentatively calling themselves Black Country). So, I am pretty wiped out. The next adventure on my horizon is producing the new Iron Maiden album - this one to be recorded in the Bahamas.

Left the family, sadly, in the early hours of today, and met Jared Kvitka at LAX. He is to be my assistant and the engineer on the new Iron Maiden album. We fly together to Nassau in the Bahamas, where we'll cut the new album at Compass Point Studios. Maiden have made three of their huge albums of the 80's there. Piece of Mind, Powerslave and Somewhere In Time, I believe. It's cold in Nassau when we land -- highly unusual, but all of the States is mired in a "Deep Freeze" and the Bahamas are experiencing the runoff. Studio manager Sherrie Manning meets us at customs and immigration, and once the work permit thing is ironed out, she shows us to our accommodations. In the early evening I see Steve, Adrian and Janick at the local pub for a beer and walk back home. A cold night.

January 7, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Bump into Steve in the apartment complex parking lot - I have opted not to have a rental car so Steve kindly takes me to the supermarket and we push trolleys around like two old queens, doing their weekly shopping. Quite a sight! Nassau is expensive -- half a trolley of basics is just shy of $300!

Off to the studio, and the gear has just arrived - mine from L.A. and the band's from England. The crew, Sean, Charlie and Michael begin unloading the equipment. Not much for Jared and I to do at this stage as drums, amps, guitars, etc start escaping their packing cases.

January 8, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Drums are up, Guitar cabs are up -- the day is spent wiring, plugging things in, putting microphones up and doing line checks by studio owner and tech-wiz Terry Manning and Jared. It's a very complex setup -- the studio is basically one big room, and there are not any isolation booths in which to put guitar amps to avoid the leakage into the other instruments as we do record the basic tracks with the whole band playing together live. So 'Arrys bass speaker goes in an adjacent office -- the three guitar cabinets go into a second studio, with about 100 feet of high quality speaker cable running from the amp heads, while Nicko's huge drumkit is in the corner of the main studio, so they can all play together and interact with one another. The little tiki-hut vocal booth, originally made for Mick Jagger in the eighties, is where Bruce will sing to get a little separation, but it's still in the main room and there's just no escaping Nicko's booming bombast! The old Neve V series console at Compass Point isn't on it's last legs, but it's definitely seen better days. We don't use any of the console channels for anything other than monitoring -- every microphone has it's own preamp and feeds the Pro Tools recording system. Most channels won't be recorded with EQ. The exceptions are the kick and snare drums, which have copycat Neve 1073 EQs across them. Nothing much, a little top on the snare and a little scoop on the kick -- as Nicko has no padding and the drum sound very resonant. January 9, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Final touches are made to the guitar rigs -- the crew string the guitars and the studio is made ready. We get sounds on everything and the road crew play AC/DC's Highway To Hell to test the systems. Ironic, as the iconic Back in Black album was cut in this very room! We finish up about 6pm, and Jared and I head to Compass Point Resort across the road, and have a drink as we watch American NFL football and the Eagles lose their wildcard game. Jared is from Philly. Michael Kenney drives back from the apartment complex in the rain to pick me up and get me back home. I have hiccups...

January 10, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Day off today -- the weather is miserable. Rainy and windy. I'll stay home and watch football, and work on the "Black Country" Hughes/Bonamassa recordings. I have Pro Tools on my laptop, and quite enjoy the zen of working at my own pace, on headphones. Enjoyed watching an NFL playoff game in my apartment and then Steve Gadd, Maiden's Road manager called, saying Bruce and Davey were getting in and wanted to meet me. So off to the bar and dinner and a chat with the lads, then it's off home.

January 11, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Started tracking today -- was very funny seeing all the band assemble at Compass Point, and they all share a similar headspace, all exclaiming "holy fuck, remember when we were here 25 years ago -- it's still the same!!!!" First we worked on getting everyone's headphones sorted etc. Cut the basics for the ballad Coming Home by 2.30pm, then went on to track called El Dorado. Got 2 takes done, when technical gremlins jumped in -- Adrian's headphones became intermittent, Janick's guitar kept cutting out, then Bruce's vocal microphone fried, then the vocal compressor fried -- but despite all these, we still managed to get 7 takes done -- one of which I'm sure will be quite good enough to begin with. Then at Nicko's bidding, it was off to the Travellers Rest for all of us and a dinner of banana daiquiris and minced crawfish -- apparently band staples 25 years ago.

Haiti just had an earthquake this evening which looks to be devastating... and as we are on a tsunami warning for the Bahamas, we headed back to the studio and retrieved the hard drive for storage on higher ground for the night.

January 12, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Cut an awesome track called Isle Of Avalon today. There were no high waves overnight, and no tsunami here, but we hear reports that Haitian capital Port-Au-Prince is in ruins. I donated to Red Cross this morning as they'll need all the help they can get. My family are home in L.A. and are off to Disneyland today. I miss them...

Wednesday January 13, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Up early and swam across the bay in front of the apartments. Glenn Hughes rang just as I was leaving, to discuss Black Country, (his new band) -- and then I drove to the studio with Steve, Janick and Charlie (Nicko's tech). I had to stop for a cup of Starbucks en route. Once at the studio, I reviewed the track Isle Of Avalon and overdubbed new guitars with all the guitarists - the Three Amigos - playing together. They have a unique chemistry playing together and the signature gallop in the guitars is a result of their individual rhythms combined. After that was wrapped up, it was everyone back in the room and we cut a new song - Mother of Mercy...

Banana Daiquiris have started something -- Bruce came in this morning with a brown paper bag filled with alcoholic ingredients to brew disaster -- 63 proof rum, etc., and after they had cut the track, Nicko and Bruce proceeded to "experiment" with making the perfect banana daiquiri -- blowing up the blender in a stinky electric puff of smoke in the process! Really......

Finished the new track at about 6.30pm, then Nicko, Bruce and I went in search of more daiquiris, Nicko was on a mission and wanted to take in a bit of adult entertainment and do some gambling, and he wanted me to tag along and be his foil -- so I said I was up for a little fun, but that I needed to get back home by midnight - after all I do have a job to do! A determined Nicko went off and I ended up having a beer with Jan at the end of the night, who's about the most normal of the lot I suppose!! Charlie appeared later after putting Nicko to bed about 10ish, after Nicko had cleared the casino at the Sheraton on Cable Beach and lost a bit of money! That's our Nick......... we do love him so!

Thursday January 14, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Not everybody was up to cutting a track today so the band had the day off, and I went to work alone, to go through all the takes and compile a great performance of Mother Of Mercy.

Friday January 15, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Today we cut a Janick song: The Talisman. It really came out great and after the session, Adrian, Dave, Adrian's wife Nathalie and I went to dinner at Nobu in Atlantis. Chocolate martinis and wine started the evening, and then it was off to a late night rock 'n roll bar called Crazy Johnny's where the night turned into morning... I lost my driver's license and credit card and we got home in the very early hours - all the worse for wear. I'm getting too old for these shenanigans!

Saturday January 16, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Woke with a teensy hangover -- to the wrath of my wife back in the States, as she says she doesn't want to be a widow just yet, and I headed in to work nonetheless, after a swim in the ocean, to sort thru the track The Talisman. Sounds amazing, even if I do feel like Death warmed up! Home to recuperate and watch the NFL playoffs... Saints and Arizona...

Sunday January 17, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Woke feeling almost normal! Crazy Johnny, proprietor of his eponymous club -- scene of Friday night's debauched shenanigans - took a bunch of us out to Rose Island with his kid, Dylan, where he has a house on the hill overlooking an absolutely perfect gorgeous white beach -- a great day out. His 400HP Yamaha engines zipped us across the ocean in his boat at "a strong 50" knots, and it was very enjoyable. Janick was the only one from the band to come along; the rest either busy or perhaps even still suffering -- so tech Sean from the crew and his girl Sarah, Tour Road Manager Steve Gadd, and engineer Jared Kvitka made up the rest of the pirate crew. Back in time to watch the New York JETS make it to the conference championship! After living on the U.S. East Coast for 16 years, I'm a declared supporter

Monday Jan 18, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Up at 7am, a great way to start this beautiful day with a visit to the Dentist this morning (I chipped one tooth and a crown fell off another over the weekend). Seems I'm just falling apart! A pretty Bahamian dentist Dr Coverly worked on my teeth in her high heels and a nicely coiffed do. A first for me!

Nicko flew back from Florida today so we didn't start until 1pm. Cut a great proggy tune of Adrian's called Starblind -- which came out very strongly, I think....

Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Having trouble sleeping -- seemed to be up all night long last night. Late-night text chats with Joe Bonamassa seem to be the case most nights these days, as he sleeps weird hours, planning and scheming... and chatting with his girlfriend in a far off land. I'm the therapist... Recorded another new Maiden song once we finally got going today. It was a late start at the studio as there was no power at all -- Bahamian Electricity was off until 1.30pm, but the song was quite straight forward - even quite simple for Maiden but very powerful: The Final Frontier -- almost more like a rollicking Mellencamp or Tom Petty type song than a Maiden song, but it looks like being the anchor tune for the new album. We kept it pretty raw!

Wed Jan 20, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Didn't sleep last night. Cut a highly complex song today, one of Davey's I believe, The Man Who Would Be King -- one which the band hadn't managed to rehearse beforehand as Janick had cut his hand very badly just as they were starting to learn it and run through it at the pre-recording rehearsals in France -- so he had been rushed to hospital and had surgery on his hand and fingers - the upshot being that the song was cut in sections and pieced together today. It was very difficult. Bruce has decided he didn't want to stay in the fairly boring accommodations we're in, that are a residential complex, so has moved to the Sheraton which is probably a lot more fun and goes on much later than we do, and consequently was a little tired today, which didn't really help. Well, he's at least not flying anywhere…….

Thurs Jan 21, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas I've been having trouble sleeping at night, so Maiden Road manager Steve Gadd gave me a sleeping tab, and I finally slept great all night. Got up, went to the gym and worked out with a trainer (first time in years), and really enjoyed it. Cut a great Deep Purple-ish tune today -- tentatively titled House of Dr. D! I'm pretty sure that title won't stick as it's pretty uniformly sneered at. (It was renamed The Alchemist. KS) Nicko, normally loves the way his drums come out on all the albums, and asked respectfully if I minded if he watched while I edited the takes, and he promised to not say anything -- I of course said I didn't mind, but once I began working, he couldn't stop talking and admonishing me the whole while, about his mistakes, which he calls "Nickoisms", and which I was attempting to repair, so I had to stop the session. Update tomorrow, when we cut the last song, which Steve is still working on tonight and it promises to be an epic... ahhh, the Mighty Maiden!!!

Friday January 22, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas We cut a very intricate piece today. Where The Wild Wind Blows. Nobody had heard it at all and Steve had all these ideas, so we cut about 10 totally different melodic pieces -- he'd show the band then we'd cut a few takes. He shows everyone the song and whistles the melodies to everyone. Nicko was unusually reserved today, but played very solidly and well. We ended up with over two hours of recorded music, which I attempted to start editing as the evening closed in on us, but Steve was totally wiped out - he'd forgotten to eat and drink all day, such was his concentration -- and I don't even know how the song pieces fit together yet, so it will have to wait 'til we get together on Monday! Steve won't come in over the weekend normally, as his weekends are mostly chock-full with his kids activities, and he is first and foremost a dedicated father.

Saturday Jan 23rd, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Went to workout at the gym early then on to the studio, and spent the entire day editing some tracks recorded for Black Country in Malibu -- Black Country is the group I put together with Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian. Met Nicko, Davey and Steve Gadd in the Poop Deck bar in the evening, and we drove to the big Atlantis resort where we had dinner at the fancy sushi restaurant Nobu, and then went to see Jerry Seinfeld doing standup. Davey is a big fan and really wanted to go, but it was just OK - nothing special actually. We had a little to drink over the evening... and invariably ended up at the Daiquiri shack chatting to some Irish wedding guests.

Sunday Jan 24, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Woke late -- a little tired still. Relaxed around the condo, made coffee and watched some Gridiron football. Adrian dropped by around noon and borrowed my iPod to listen to the rough mixes of the tracking recordings we have done thus far.

Monday Jan 25, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas The lads took the day off and 'Arry and I went to work about 11 o'clock and began the big job of editing the multiple takes of Where The Wild Wind Blows together. Nobody but he has any idea how it ultimately goes, and the structure altered a little from his original idea in the assembly, but it fits together and flows very nicely. An ironic epic about a suicide pact in the face of a nuclear explosion. And very Maiden!

Tuesday January 26, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Workout with a trainer again at 8am - he kicked my butt! All the band - bar Bruce, who's gone back to London - meet at the studio to listen to all the tracks we've recorded and get a good overview of the album. All the guys seem excited after the playback, and we start work embellishing the rough recordings of Coming Home with some overdubs. Adrian puts an acoustic guitar picking through the verses and choruses, which we double track for stereo imaging. Then Davey plays the first of the guitar solos on his Les Paul guitar, which ironically sounds like a Strat! it's a very Hendrixy Little Wing-ish solo, and he's happy with the result. He's always happy! Then Adrian added the second solo. We assemble a different monitoring system for him in the studio, so he balances his own mix and listen on Genelecs. He's uncomfortable initially, but after a while we get a great solo from him. The raw sound bothers him, so i add a little Pitch Shift, and he's happy. End of the day. Off to the local bar called The Poop Deck for burgers and beer. And coffee tequila. And a last cleansing beer. Nicko and his chef mate, Frankie, visiting from new York, leave first. I leave Jan and Davey chatting at the bar.

Wednesday January 27, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Start the recording day by having Janick add an upper octave to his guitar line in the choruses of Coming Home. This is the end of guitar overdubs on this song.

Then we move onto the song El Dorado. Adrian does a guitar solo, quite a few takes - which I then compile. He's happy. Steve doesn't stay around for things like the guitar solos necessarily, but he likes to hear everything at some point. Next Janick has a go at the guitar overdubs, adding an octave to a prechorus line, then doing his solo. Davey comes in for a late start having had a little beach time and does the middle solo. We listen back quite loud and everyone seems very happy with it. They all leave and I stay to sort through some takes of Mother Of Mercy, so it's ready to be overdubbed. Dinner of fresh fish and a beer at the bar, and I'm home just after 7.30pm. Early night in....... speak to my babies on Skype.

Thursday January 28, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas A very full day in the studio today - Davey starts the day with a bunch of overdubs on The Man Who Would Be King - Harmony guitars on the outro and on the chorus - we try a few on the intro, but they don't really work. Then we do a quick solo, which I reverse a-la-hendrix, and he loves it! We do some other weird noises - divebombs, etc., which go alongside the backwards solo, then Janick does a little tag, after which we do a 3 part guitar harmony with all the guitarists on the second part of the solo. It was originally going to be an Adrian solo, but the track felt so out of control after Davey's musical madness, that we introduce the harmony melody guitars which brings some order into the chaos. This song is now done for the day, and we move to the overdubs on The Final Frontier. Adrian does a big strumming acoustic guitar on the choruses, and then adds a tenor guitar line which echoes Steve's bass line on the chorus - and last he does the solo on his trusty Strat...... and that's it for the day, and the week!

Friday January 29, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas My family are arriving at 1pm from Los Angeles, and we all take the day off work. No one complains! Well, Delta screws up my family's flight, and leaves them with an enforced long layover in Atlanta - so I take the opportunity to go grocery shopping. I need everything at our condo - toilet paper, water... you get the picture, so it's a godsend to have time to prepare for them. The lifestyle of a bachelor doesn't necessarily meet all the needs of a young family, and once I've sorted out the house I head to the airport with Steve Gadd and Mike Kenney, who've come to give us a hand with the luggage and kids. (They offered and are very gracious and friendly - it's no Producer control-freak thing!). They finally arrive at 5pm and as they come through the Arrivals and I see them, I get a little misty as my 2 year-old Talon yells, "My daddy, my daddy, my daddy" .... sweet!! Weekend off playing with my kids in the pool and on the beach!!!!!

February 1 and 2, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas More recording on some of the other songs - it gets a bit "Groundhog Day" in the telling and diarizing of it all, as it's a very similar process every day for all the songs and overdubs. We do various guitar overdubs, solos, harmonies, acoustic guitars...... the Three Amigos take turns and occasionally we record all three together to get that great rolling, galloping rhythm that only Maiden can really create - there's nothing mathematical about it, it's all feel. If you sort it out in Pro Tools, all that feel goes, so we don't!!!

February 3, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas It's my wife's birthday today, so we take the day off and I spend the entire day at the Atlantis resort with my family. A great day, playing on the beaches, sliding down the water slides, floating on rafts on the artificial rapids and rivers, and viewing the absolutely amazing aquarium they've built there! In the evening, we leave the babies with my mother-in-law and go out for an intimate adult evening, but we're so shattered by the day's activities that we end up crashing at about 9.30pm!

February 4 and 5, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Same agenda as Feb 1 and 2. We've almost finished the overdubs on the last song, guitar-wise. Just a last guitar solo of Adrian's to do on When The Wild Wind Blows on Monday, then we'll all gather for a final collective listen, and that's all the guitars on this new Iron Maiden album. We'll add keys for the rest of the week, then it's home for me next Saturday, and Steve and Bruce arrive the following week to finish up the vocals and mix...... February 6, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Windy and stormy today. No studio. Wife and kids are all packed as they leave Nassau for Los Angeles tomorrow - so we had an early dinner of fresh fish from the Poop Deck, then my wife, Dev, and I joined Steve Gadd and his better half, Jen; Janick and Adrian Smith and his wife Nathalie, for a late evening drink. A very nice time and it was fun socialising with just adults for a change.

February 7 - Superbowl Sunday. Gaddsy and Michael Kenney took me and my family to the airport as they left for L.A. today. Janick went off for his first scuba dive ever, with the crew from the Aga Khan's yacht, Shergar, and he really loved it. Gadd and I joined them on the boat about 4pm-ish, had a couple of beers onboard and got the royal yacht tour. Amazing! $100million worth of boat - each tank of gas costs $75,000!! It has two jet turbines, and at 100 ft long reaches about 50 knots! That's flying!! Then off to Crazy Johnny's we all went, to watch the Superbowl, and perhaps a few drinks.......

February 8 Not everyone looked like they were ready to run a marathon this morning, after a long night of Superbowl revelry. Our engineer Jared arrives a little puffy, and As 'Arry said of his eyes, "they look like two piss holes in the snow!" Well, as Jared has a vague connection to New Orleans, he was forgiven! We need to do a few updates to the last song and so Adrian started off the day recording a solo on When The Wild Wind Blows, after which we did some melodic lines on the same song with Davey, some guitar jangle chords in the verses, and that is the band tracks for the new album complete! I let everyone go for the day, and spent the rest of it getting the complex tracks in order so when we do some keyboards over the next few days, we hear everything as it's meant to be heard, and nothing clashes musically or sonically. Had a very English dinner of Bangers 'n Mash and a pint of stout at the Nassau Cricket Club, and home earlyish to watch a movie.

February 9, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Slept great, but woke feeling very stiff. Off to the gym for a gentle workout and then set off to the studio at the normal time of 10.45am, with an obligatory stop at Starbucks en route. Finally we got stuck into keyboards today. Michael Kenney set up the keys and Steve poked away at them, hunting for the melodies running around his head like a chicken pecking the ground. Simple lines, but effective and we accomplished a lot of work. We finished keyboard overdubs on seven tunes today then headed to Poop Deck for a quick drink with Steve before heading home to make dinner.... for myself.

February 10, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Today we finished the few keyboards overdubs left to do on the album. Janick's family arrived from England today, so he asked me to send him an MP3 of the solo he did on The Alchemist, which I did, and he called me later asking if he could redo it, so we'll have another crack at it on Friday. Adrian listened to all the tracks and has a few things he wants to add as well. We all went to dinner at The Poop Deck but as the weather had been a little rough, there was no fresh fish on the menu, so we had burgers while sitting at the bar. Nicko sent us his love from sunny Florida, where he's working on the official opening of his restaurant, Rock 'n Roll Ribs, in Boca Raton or somewhere in the vicinity, this weekend.

February 11, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Up early and I swam across the bay - didn't feel like the gym today. Headed to the studio about 10.30am after a quick stop for a "grande-four-shot-non-fat-wet-cappuccino" at Starbucks and once we got up and rockin', Adrian replayed the verse on Mother Of Mercy and added a harmony guitar to the pre-chorus. 'Arry didn't make it in to the studio today, and while waiting for some computer thing to be done, I was noodling around some blues scales on one of Janick's acoustic guitars, which prompted Terry Manning to show me an old National that used to be blues icon Robert Johnson's dobro! It was very humbling and awe-inspiring to hold it and slide a little on it, and I felt more moved even than when I met Jimmy Page or B.B. King. Its serial # is T968. Back to work, and we listened through a few things and I did a couple of edits that needed doing and we were done by 7pm, off to .........yep you guessed it, the Poop Deck again. It's the only place around, as you've probably gathered, that doesn't require getting a taxi. At least they had fresh fish today, and I ordered one to go and had it at my house while watching the news - boring but very tasty!

February 12, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas Adrian and Nathalie, his wife, left early for a week at Parrot Key. It's the last day in the studio today. Janick came in and redid the solo on The Alchemist. He was much happier than before - the first solo had been much more "in the meter", but this one crossed the rhythms, and he liked the fact that it sounded like he wasn't going to make it, and then did. He felt it sounded more "incendiary!". His phrase. Looked over the tracksheet of Where The Wild Wind Blows and sorted through the multiple parts, and made a cohesive tracklist - then made 2 safety copies of the Master drive, and said our goodbyes to the Mannings in the studio, took Steve two masters - one to leave behind, and one to bring with him. I have one to carry back to L.A. tomorrow, and that's all three master drives. We have a big art canvas in the studio, which has all the album titles and plots the progress of the recording session as we go. So I dropped the big canvas at 'Arry's house, and then went with Steve Gadd and his best gal to the Cricket Club, for bangers 'n mash. Again. Yummy!

February 13, 2010 Nassau, Bahamas The wind howled all night and the rain bucketed down. I woke at 3am and couldn't get back to sleep. Packed, and checked the flight details. Atlanta is covered in snow and is a frigid 25 degrees. All good, it appears. Left for the airport to find my flight cancelled. Managed to get a coach flight (all Business was booked) back home - it adds another six hours to my flight!!! which means 13 hours from check-in til landing, if all goes to schedule. I'm in Nassau airport now.......

February 15, 2010 Malibu, California Finally got home late last night. My luggage didn't. Lots of scrambling and frantic running between gates, but I finally had a good flight back and it is great to be home in Malibu on the beach. I had a very chilled Sunday with my family and now it's back to work in my studio today, going over all the tracks. They're not really ready for my studio, so had to spend the day preparing them to suit a different console, etc. Also, the big storms in California recently have knocked my studio about - all the lightbulbs downstairs had blown, as well as my Summit TLA- compressor, so the day was spent in repair mode, as well as getting the studio bedroom ready, where Steve Harris will stay for the month ahead - he arrives tonight.

February 16, 2010 Malibu, California I'm in the studio early today. I FedExed my blown compressor out for repair - Brent Spear, my tech, is coming in for the day from Las Vegas to make sure everything is working perfectly, the Cable TV repairman is coming today to make sure Steve's English Premier League soccer is available on the telly, so it's all systems go around here. Bruce will be in from London tonight to sing ......

February 17, 2010 Malibu, California Vocal day - Bruce arrived, with stories, as usual. Tales from flights around the world - Russia, Iceland, Niger..... Today he sang Coming Home and El Dorado, then we had a break for lunch, after which he nailed the lead vocal for Mother of Mercy! It's very, very high...

February 19, 2010 Malibu, California Bruce sang again today, then left to fly back to London tonight and on to Africa as Capt. Dickinson tomorrow - I compiled the lead vocal on El Dorado, and then I mixed it. Went to the store to pick up dinner on the way home and my car got wrecked in the parking lot by some Bonehead. Exhausted!

February 20, 2010 Malibu, California Knackered - feel brutally tired today.

February 21, 2010 Malibu, California Had to go with the family to a kids birthday party - I realize I have to do these things, but I really hate doing them. Went for a bicycle ride when we got back, and decided while riding, that I'm going to cycle to San Francisco to do my next job - which is producing Journey's new studio album in April.

February 22, 2010 Malibu, California Compiled the lead vocal track from three or four vocal performances which Bruce has sang for Coming Home and then I set about mixing the song.

February 23, 2010 Malibu, California Compiled the lead vocal track for The Final Frontier today - then mixed it - Steve came in at the end of the day and thought it sounded a bit roomy, so I'll do a drier mix tomorrow.

February 24, 2010 Malibu, California Did a dry mix then some updates on ..The Final Frontier. In the end we went with yesterday's mix - my original mix. After that I began comping the vocal on Mother of Mercy - Steve has a very particular vocal melody in his mind, which Bruce didn't really get 100% correct. It's close tho..... but needs a few tweaks. Left the comp about half way through - it was mind jumbling. Got home to find two sick babies....

February 25, 2010 Malibu, California Last night was a rough night with our poor little sick kids - so not too much sleep at all for any of us last night. Got to my studio just after 11am to find Steve doing the crosswords - he loves them! I had to dig back into Mother of Mercy and complete the vocal compiling!

Adrian came by The Cave for a listen - he thought the tracks sounded good but "a little too much like the band in the studio". He thought more reverb to make them sound more "majestic" and "epic". Steve disagreed strongly. Honestly, they are both right. The thing I personally like about the dry, honest mixes, is that it sets them apart from any other Classic Rock or Metal band. They're not really metal anyway, in the present day sense of the genre, but they're more of a hard progressive rock band. I promised to run some mixes each way and decisions can be made down the road, if necessary.

February 26, 2010 Malibu, California I started the day with an early 30 mile bike ride along the coast and went in to the studio at normal start time of 11 and finished the mix of Mother Of Mercy. Bruce came in from London this morning and very kindly brought me a stack of Formula 1 magazines - it's my passion and the States only sees them about 6 weeks after their appearance in England, so I was particularly thrilled! He listened to a few things we'd been working on - had some issues with a couple of vocal lines he'd sung, and disliked a particular guitar solo we'd recorded at Compass Point, but said "whatever!", and then dug into the work and sang Isle Of Avalon and Starblind. Both are very high - I suggested a lower vocal line in the Isle Of Avalon chorus, which he tried, so perhaps we'll have a harmony - we'll see.

February 27, 2010 Malibu, California A massive 8.8 earthquake hit Chile early this morning. We were on a tsunami advisory again, and as we live on the ocean, we left for higher ground over the lunch hours. The waves were only about 2 feet higher, which didn't really affect things too much up here in Malibu. I'm sure this will prove to be catastrophic again.....

It's Adrian's birthday today! His wife, Nathalie, threw a great party for him. Gorgeous food, great ambience - Steve and his beautiful daughters Kerry and Faye attended, as did Bruce and a host of people. A lot of fun - she had been quite explicit about overstaying our welcome with "Carriages at 11" on the invitation, but by the time it came to go, Adrian wanted everyone to stay longer. Nathalie said, "but it's what you wanted!" We had sickish babies at home, and couldn't stay in any case.........

February 28, 2010 Malibu, California Last day of the month - relax!

March 1, 2010 Malibu, California Bruce came in from Marina Del Ray and sang two songs today - Satellite 15 and When the Wild Wind Blows. Started working on the Wild Wind mix.

March 2, 2010 Malibu, California Compiled the vocal for When The Wild Wind Blows and mixed it! Steve's daughters, Faye and Kerry, came by and listened to all the music completed thus far, and they went with Steve to the local Italian restaurant, The Sage Room, for dinner.

March 3, 2010 Malibu, California Bruce came by today to hear the five mixes that were done. Did a little touch up on When the Wild Wind Blows mix, compiled the lead vocals on The Alchemist and mixed it as well.

March 4, 2010 Malibu, California Started compiling a lead vocal on The Talisman. It was a nightmare to compile! Adrian dropped in late afternoon to pick up a CD of the mixes thus far.

March 5, 2010 Malibu, California. I mixed The Talisman, the second bit. Not the quiet intro bit that sounds like a haunting kids sea shanty. I think fans are going to love this song! March 6, 7, 2010 Malibu, California Weekend - happy to have a break! March 8, 2010 Malibu, California Finished mixing Talisman (the acoustic intro) and compiled the vocal on The Man Who Would Be King. March 9, 2010 Malibu, California Mixed The Man Who Would Be King. Adrian came in and said it all sounded good - and said he was 95% happy with the album mixes and we should look at them and tweak them slightly - I am perfectly happy to reassess any of the mixes, as daunting as the prospect of revisiting everything is, changing sonics etc., but Steve and I are quite happy with it and neither of us can really afford the extra time it would take to remix, so Steve jumped in and basically said we're going to be done this weekend and we are not remixing the entire album. Adrian ultimately understood but wasn't thrilled about it! March 10, 2010 Malibu, California Compiled the vocal for Starblind, and began the mix of it - it is proving to be a complicated mix and quite difficult.

March 11, 2010 Malibu, California Mixed Starblind today. Adrian came by to hear it - and was desirous of more reverb on some things - it's a little bit of a continuous internal battle, and is essentially just a different way to hear things. Def Leppard on one hand, something garagey on the other. Extra reverb was not added to anything. Adrian left happy and understanding, I thought!!! March 12, 2010 Malibu, California It's Steve's birthday today! I've just finished mixing the entire album - mixed The Isle of Avalon and Satellite 15 today. The mixes went very well then I assembled the album in order - putting all the master mixes in sequences and adjusting the gaps or segues between the songs. Steve is packing to leave and I'm planning on having a glass of wine with Adrian at 9pm - both lads appear ecstatic! We're all off for dinner...... Friday May 7th, Oakland, CA Well, it's almost two months later. I've completed the Black Country Communion album and am in midst of producing a new Journey album since we wrapped up the Iron Maiden album. I'm sitting in Oakland airport (I'm producing Journey album in San Francisco) - waiting for a one hour flight to Los Angeles where I'm going to play the folks from Universal Music the new Maiden album later today. We've had the album mastered three times, and have ultimately decided to go with my flat mixes over any of the mastering versions. I think the mastering place did a great job, but Steve, while liking these versions, feels that the integrity of the original mixes has been compromised somewhat and so it's coming out flat. No equalization, no compression, just as it was when Steve heard the MP3s of the mixes and just as it left my studio. Tuesday June 8th, Malibu CA Home after recording the Journey album - in the studio mixing a South African band called Panic Circle today. The first Maiden single, El Dorado, was released yesterday as a free download on the ironmaiden.com website and immediately clogged up the server, but I woke to about a hundred emails from people that have loved it - so, THANK YOU!!! And that is how I spent the early part of 2010 - producing The Final Frontier. Hope you enjoyed that....... - Kevin Shirley

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Marvel & Disney Kingdoms:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

I had a blast with this! The art's cool & the story had me hooked- I can definitely see this being some inspiration for the movie if it's still in production. Ironically enough, I kept picturing Owen Wilson as Chandler. The characters are genuinely really intriguing, so if they are in the film I'd love to see them fleshed out even more.

The Enchanted Tiki Room

I'll be 100% honest, this one was not my favorite. It got a bit more interesting as it continued & easier to understand what it was going for, but my immediate reactions went from "Why only five???" to "How are there five." I didn't super love any of the characters except Michael, which isn't even a bias of any sorts- he was just genuinely the only character I liked from start to finish. Some of the concepts I was kinda into, but I think the main issue I had was regarding the content being possibly offensive to my peoples' culture & at the very least the accents of others'. -I wasn't super into some of the content here at all to be honest, & some jokes or weird reveals were just way too out there & felt like they shouldn't have been added. When I read a comic based on Disney Parks & their attractions I don't mind some "out there" content... but having an older woman fantasize about her dog turning into a handsome man & then later making out with a much younger man felt not only wildly uncomfortable, but like crossing the line. I love Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room... I was raised with it- but it was really hard to not just finish reading these issues, but even getting through the scenes with Jose & the gang was difficult for me; I was borderline skimming over their lines because I couldn't handle how not only lowkey poorly written the interpretations of their accents & personalities were, but genuinely upsetting & even frustrating their "arguments" would get. I actually had hope that maybe the reviews would be wrong & I would at least enjoy this if not it could have been my favorite. It was not my favorite. by any means. It made me uncomfortable & I felt sick trying to finish it. The ending was pretty solid. 👍 That's about as much as I can get myself to say.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days [Volumes 1 & 2]

It's hard to talk about Kingdom Hearts without majorly spoiling the series for folks so I'm just gonna leave ya'll with that. I am seriously enjoying the series so far & actually caved & got the franchise on steam since they're all on sale collectively for under $100 The art is lovely as always, & I'm super excited to continue!

[I did not know about the strike at the time & was unaware that Kingdom Hearts may be part of the struck games list for now; I will not be streaming the games until action has been taken. I'm not a member of any organizations or working for any companies, but it still feels wrong to be talking so positively about even a special interest if it may be actively supporting peoples' decisions that can seriously negatively effect artists' works & likenesses. I enjoy Disney content, but I do not condone every decision or comment made by certain individuals working at/running the company.]

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Hello, I just wanted to share my latest work on AO3. The enchanted tiki room is one of my favorite attractions in disney world so I wrote a fic based on the four macaws: Jose, Pierre, Michael and Fritz. A story similar to Alice in wonderland, where a girl gets lost in what seems to be a forest where everyone and everything is alive.

I hope the people that like the attraction enjoy the fic!

[heeeyooon]

July

July is usually one of my busiest months. This year, we celebrated many birthdays and tried to squeeze in any outdoor activity I could around my work schedule.

Some pix from camping @ french creek on my birthday :-)

Here's some other things I enjoyed:

Movies:

In the order I saw them, oldest to newest

My Own Private Idaho - Gus Van Sant A Family Affair - Richard LaGravenese The Rider - Chloe Zhao Margaret (♥) - Kenneth Lonergan Single White Female - Barbet Schroeder Sense and Sensibility (♥ x100) - Ang Lee Now You See Me - Louis Leterrier Now You See Me 2 - Jon M. Chu The Ice Storm (♥) - Ang Lee Monkey Man - Dev Patel Jigoku - Nobuo Nakagawa 13 Assassins (♥) - Takashi Miike The Quiet Family (♥) - Kim Jee-woon Love Lies Bleeding - Rose Glass Penance (♥) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa Loft - Kiyoshi Kurosawa Knitting:

I'm working on two projects atm. Left is the Stockholm Slipover by Petite Knit and the right is the Striped Overload Polo by Spektakelstrik that I'm knitting for Buzz. I haven't had to much time to knit this month but I'm hoping to get back into my routine and finish these projects by September.

Tour:

At the end of July, 22° Halo left for tour with the lovely people in Mia Joy. I had so much fun playing music and traveling with people I love.

Pittsburgh with Michael

Toronto - We took a ferry to the island and swam in Lake Ontario. At night, we went to my favorite Tiki bar

Cleveland - We played at the Birdhouse. The show was really great, but the highlight was the house. They had a snake, an axolotl, a 15-yr-old dwarf cat and a bearded dragon. They also had a game room with a bunch of cabinets.

Chicago @ Sleeping Village

Milwaukee @ At Random - A tiki bar/ice cream bar? yes pleaseeee

I'm sad to be back from tour but also looking forward to getting back into my routine. ngl i feel pretty crazy rn..

<3 Heeyoon

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Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room Ride Review | Disney World

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Tropical birds, Tiki gods and colorful flowers come to life in a swinging South Seas musical extravaganza! Any Height Kids and Adults Discount Tickets Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, nestled in the heart of Adventureland at Magic Kingdom, is a beloved classic that has enchanted guests for decades. This unique attraction transports visitors to a lush, tropical paradise where a vibrant menagerie of Audio-Animatronic birds, flowers, and tiki statues come to life in a melodic serenade. Originally inspired by the mid-20th century American tiki culture and Polynesian pop aesthetic, the Enchanted Tiki Room first opened at Disneyland in 1963, pioneering the use of Audio-Animatronics technology. The Magic Kingdom's version, initially called Tropical Serenade, debuted on the park's opening day in 1971 as a near-identical recreation of the Disneyland original. Step inside this enchanting theater-in-the-round, and prepare to be swept away by the catchy tunes, clever lyrics, and immersive atmosphere that have made the Enchanted Tiki Room a beloved Disney classic for generations of guests. https://youtu.be/GTY7baTdZJQ?si=gNrA0i05dmhSPjVV

Enchanted Tiki Room Ride Information

- Location: Adventureland, across from The Jungle Cruise and The Magic Carpets of Aladdin - Height Requirement: There is no height requirement for this ride - Single Rider: No single rider for this attraction - Ride Duration: Approximately 16 minutes, including a 4-minute pre-show - Genie+ and Lightning Lane: Genie+ and Lightning Lane are not currently available for this ride - Rider Switch/Child Swap: Not offered (no height requirement) - Disability Access Service (DAS): DAS is available for those who need it. Wheelchair accessible, assistive listening devices available - Best Times to Visit: During the hottest and busiest times of day to escape the heat and crowds; open during Extended Evening Theme Park Hours but not Early Entry - Early Entry: Not an Early Entry ride

History and Design

The Enchanted Tiki Room holds a special place in Disney history as the first attraction to feature Audio-Animatronics technology. It originally opened on June 23, 1963, at Disneyland, drawing inspiration from the mid-20th century American tiki culture and Polynesian pop aesthetic. Designed by WED Enterprises (now known as Walt Disney Imagineering), the attraction's architecture features a tropical pavilion adorned with vibrant flowers, tiki statues, and a central fountain. The interior is a theater-in-the-round, with seating arranged in a circle facing the center stage. The Magic Kingdom version, initially called Tropical Serenade, opened on October 1, 1971, as a near-identical copy of the Disneyland original. It underwent several name changes and updates over the years, including a controversial "Under New Management" version featuring Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from The Lion King, which was met with mixed reactions from guests. After a fire in 2011, the attraction was refurbished and reverted to its classic format, now known as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, with a slightly edited version of the original Disneyland show.

The Ride Experience

Queue and Pre-Show As you approach the Disney World Enchanted Tiki Room, you'll notice the covered, open-air queue area adorned with tropical foliage and tiki statues. Here, you can enjoy a delightful pre-show featuring Clyde and Claude, two Audio-Animatronic birds who banter and introduce the story of the Tiki Room.The pre-show culminates with the parting of a waterfall, revealing the entrance to the main theater. This clever transition sets the stage for the immersive experience to come. Main Show Once inside the dimly lit theater, you'll be seated on hard-backed benches arranged in a circle, facing the central stage. As the show begins, you'll be greeted by the iconic hosts: Jose, Michael, Fritz, and Pierre, a quartet of macaws who lead the tropical serenade. Over 150 Audio-Animatronic figures, including birds, flowers, tiki drummers, and totem poles, come to life, singing and dancing to classic tunes like "In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" and "Let's All Sing Like the Birdies Sing." The highlight is the rousing finale, "Hawaiian War Chant," where every figure joins in a lively performance. One of the most memorable moments is the simulated tropical storm, complete with thunder, lightning, and rain effects, adding an extra layer of immersion to the experience. As you exit, you'll hear a unique arrangement of "Heigh-Ho" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, thanking you for attending the show. Music and Atmosphere The Enchanted Tiki Room's soundtrack, composed by the legendary Sherman Brothers, is a true highlight. The catchy tunes and clever lyrics are sure to stick in your head long after your visit. The atmospheric effects, including the simulated storm and the sound of running water from the central fountain, further enhance the tropical ambiance, transporting you to a lush, exotic paradise.

Tips for Riders

- Arrive early to secure a seat closer to the center of the theater for the best view. - Prepare young children for the simulated storm effects, as they may be frightening for some. - Bring a portable fan or cooling towel, as the theater can get warm during peak hours. - Consider visiting during the hottest and busiest times of day to escape the heat and crowds. - Don't forget to grab a Dole Whip from nearby Aloha Isle before or after the show for a refreshing treat.

Comparison with Other Enchanted Tiki Room Attractions

While the Magic Kingdom's Enchanted Tiki Room is a faithful recreation of the Disneyland original, there are a few notable differences among the various Disney Parks: - Disneyland: The original Enchanted Tiki Room, opened in 1963, features the classic show and serves as the benchmark for all other versions. - Tokyo Disneyland: The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai! features Stitch from Lilo & Stitch and is the only version without the classic theme song. - Disneyland Paris: Adventureland Bazaar replaced the Enchanted Tiki Room with a shopping area. Despite the variations, the Magic Kingdom's Enchanted Tiki Room remains true to the original vision, offering a nostalgic and immersive experience for guests of all ages.

Enchanted Tiki Room Frequently Asked Questions

- Is the Enchanted Tiki Room scary for young children? While the attraction is generally suitable for all ages, the simulated storm effects with thunder, lightning, and rain may frighten some young children. It's advisable to prepare them in advance or consider their sensitivity to such effects. - Can I bring food and drinks into the Enchanted Tiki Room? Yes, you can bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages into the theater, including the popular Dole Whip from nearby Aloha Isle. - Is the Enchanted Tiki Room wheelchair accessible? Yes, the attraction is wheelchair accessible, and guests can remain in their wheelchairs or ECVs during the show. - How long is the Enchanted Tiki Room show? The Enchanted Tiki Room runs for about 16 minutes, including a 4 minute pre-show. - Is the Enchanted Tiki Room open during Extra Magic Hours? The attraction is open during Extended Evening Theme Park Hours but not during Early Entry. - Can I use Genie+ or Lightning Lane for the Enchanted Tiki Room? No, Genie+ and Lightning Lane are not available for this attraction. - Is the Enchanted Tiki Room air-conditioned? Yes, the theater is air-conditioned, providing a cool respite from the Florida heat. - Are there any height requirements for the Enchanted Tiki Room? No, there are no height requirements for this attraction, making it suitable for guests of all ages and sizes. - Does Disney World have an Enchanted Tiki Room? Yes! The Enchanted Tiki Room Walt Disney World is still up and running! It makes a great spot to get out of the hot sun!

Final Thoughts

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is a timeless classic that continues to delight and enchant visitors to Magic Kingdom. With its charming Audio-Animatronics, catchy tunes, and immersive tropical atmosphere, it offers a unique and memorable experience that captures the essence of Disney magic. Whether you're a long-time fan or a first-time visitor, the Enchanted Tiki Room is a must-see attraction that transports you to a whimsical world of singing birds, talking tiki statues, and lush vegetation. So sit back, relax, and let the tropical serenade sweep you away on a delightful adventure.

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Lilo ve Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Filminin konusu, Lilo ve Stitch' in hikayesine devam eder. Filmde, Stitch' in iç mekanizmasında bir arıza ortaya çıkar ve bu da onun kötü huylarının yeniden ortaya çıkmasına neden olur. Bu durumda, Lilo en iyi arkadaşı için ne yapabileceğini düşünürken büyük bir karar vermek zorunda kalır.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, 2005 yılında yayınlanan bir Amerikan animasyon filmidir. Film, Lilo ve Stitch' in hikayesine devam eder.

Film, Disney Channel Original Movie serisinin bir parçası olarak da kabul edilir. Filmin orijinal adı "Stitch! The Movie" idi ancak daha sonra değiştirildi. Filmin yapım sürecinde ilk filmin yönetmenleri Dean DeBlois ve Chris Sanders projeden ayrılıp DreamWorks Animation'a geçtiler. Bu nedenle filmi Michael LaBash ve Tony Leondis yönetti.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch' in DVD'sinde bonus özellikler yer alır; bunlar arasında müzik videoları, oyunlar ve animasyonların nasıl yapıldığına dair belgeseller bulunur. Film eleştirmenler tarafından genellikle olumlu değerlendirilmiştir. Animasyonu beğenilen noktalardan biridir; özellikle çizimlerinin renkliliği ve canlı görüntüleri ile dikkat çeker. Glitch' in yapımı için birçok farklı seslendirme sanatçısı kullanılmıştır. Örneğin, filmdeki Jumba karakterine David Ogden Stiers yerine bu kez Jeff Bennett ses vermiştir. Ayrıca Lilo & Stitch serisi Disney Parks' ta da popülerdir. Özellikle Disneyland' deki "Enchanted Tiki Room" gösterisinde animasyonun müzikleri ve karakterleri yer alır.

Filmin müzikleri de popüler oldu; Elvis Presley şarkısı "Aloha Oe" filmin soundtrack' inde yer aldığı için önemli bir yere sahipti. Filmin diğer şarkıları da Hawaii' nin müziği ve popüler şarkılara dayanmaktadır.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, yaklaşık 20 milyon dolarlık bir bütçeyle yapılmıştır. Film, sinemalarda sınırlı bir süre gösterildikten sonra DVD ve VHS formatlarında da piyasaya sürülmüştür. Gişe hasılatına gelince, Lilo & Stitch 2 dünya genelinde toplamda yaklaşık 80 milyon dolar kazanmıştır. Bu rakamın içinde ABD'deki gişe hasılatının yanı sıra uluslararası gişelerden elde edilen gelirler de yer almaktadır. Bununla birlikte, ilk filmle karşılaştırıldığında Lilo & Stitch 2'nin ticari başarısı daha azdır. İlk film dünya genelinde yaklaşık $273 milyonluk brüt hasılata sahipken, ikinci film bu rakamın neredeyse üçte biri kadardır.

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Filmin başlarında Lilo ve stitch iyi geçinirler tam bir aile olmuşlardır atık. Aile film gecesinde Stitch tuhaf davranmaya başlar ama ne o nede diğerleri ne olduğunu anlamaz. Jumba sorunu anlar, yaratılış sırasında Stitch' in moleküllerinin tam şarj olmadığını hatırlar eğer düzeltilmezse Stitch' in tamamen bozulacağını ve düzeltilemez olacağını söyler Pleakleye. Sonra Lilo küçükken annesinin birinci olduğu hula dans yarışmasına katılmaya karar verir. Mörtıl ona annesi gibi annesi gibi olamayacağını ve asla kazanamayacağını söyler. Bunu duyunca Stitch Liloyu tutmayı bırakır ve Lilo Mörtıl' ı döverken Stitch de onların fotoğrafını çeker. Hula dansı için fikir ararken Elvis' in gittiği yerlere giderler. Gittikleri yerlerde Stitch istemeden de olsa kötülük yapmaya devam eder ve iyilik yüzdesi düşer. Lilo yapacağı dansın konusunu bulur, hiyaka dansını yapmaya karar verir. Lilo ve Stitch dans provalarını ve kostümleri yaptılar. Dans öğretmenlerinin önünde son provayı yaparken Stitch yine kötüye dönüşür ve her yeri dağıtır, öğretmen Liloya bir daha dans okulunda prova yapamayacağını söyler. Stitch iyilik seviyesini arttırmak için insanlara iyilik yapar ve seviyeyi Liloya gösterir. Lilo prova yaparken yüzdeyi buruşturup atar ve Stitch sinirlenir ve kavga ederler. Tam barıştıklarında Stitch tekrar kötüye dönüşür ve bütün kostümleri parçalar. Yarışma günü Stitch Lilo gösteriye çıkmadan önce onu kötüye dönüşüp yüzünü çizer ve ormana kaçar. Lilo tam dansını yaparken dansı bırakıp Stitch' in peşine düşer. Jumbayla karşılaşır ve ona her şeyi anlatır ve Stitch' i aramaya başlarlar. Stitch Jumba' nın gemisiyle uzaya gitmeye çalışırken Lilolar da onu arabayla takip eder. Stitch yine kötüye dönüşür ve dağın tepesine düşer, onu aramak için Lilo uçan küçük arabasına biner, Stitch' i bulur ve onu füzyon yuvasına koyar. Ama bir şey olmaz, Stitch hareket etmez ve lilo ağlamaya başlar. Sonra Stitch aniden uyanır. Herkes çok sevinir ve Liloyla beraber hiyaka dansını yaparlar.

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Film Hakkındaki Düşüncelerim

Bu filmde ki aile bağlarını önemi beni her zaman çok etkilemiştir. Çünkü gerçekten de ailemizle olan bağlarımız anılarımız bizi biz yapan şeylerdir. Filmde ki şu nokta da gerçekten çok haklı bizim insanlara ihtiyacımız olabilir ama unutmamalıyız ki onlarında bize ihtiyaçları olabilir bunu hep hatırlamalıyız. Bu film serisini sevmemin asıl sebebi Lilo ve Stitch' in azda olsa beni yansıtmasıdır.

Sizler neler düşünüyorsunuz? Filmi beğendiniz mi hadi konuşalım.

Eksik ve ya hatalı bir yer varsa özürlerimi sunarım.

Beni okuduğunuz için teşekkür ederim.

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Knight in Shining Armour

Don't forget, there is a video as well!!

And finally, to wrap up this incredible time capsule, let's have a look at the office, the blue bedroom along with the unusual item left behind that gave this location its name!!

Along a scenic road lies this incredible time capsule house with everything left behind. This large home built in 1956 features interior design elements from the 70s including shag carpeting in the bedrooms, a carpeted wall in the primary bedroom, appliances from the same era and even an Asian themed tiki bar/room in the basement. There are a number of personal items left behind as well from clothing, to photos and even letters from the children to their father.

The Home was owned by a German man named Hans. He was born in 1923, and he married a woman named Emma at a relatively young age. Hans was a school teacher by profession, teaching at a nearby school. He was a hard worker and was always furthering his education, as seen in a number of certificates found throughout the home. I believe he also had a small business selling renewable energy sources such as, solar panels and wind turbines which he operated out of a separate part of the home. In his spare time he liked to build and maintain his elaborate model train display in the basement.

He and his wife Emma enjoyed travelling and did so often until finally deciding to settle down. They had two children, Adele and Michael. They led an idyllic life for a few years but as time went on cracks began to emerge in the marriage. Emma decided it was time to leave and she moved with their children a couple of hours away from Hans.

Hans moved on and met a woman named Ida. Michael would occasionally send letters to Hans and from what I read, they did not have the best relationship. Michael being very religious, was always optimistic they would see each other during the holidays but from the sounds of the letters, that likely didn't happen. He was also upset about the fact that his father did not call him regularly. In one of the letters Michael said that after a phone call with his father, he was scared to death of visiting him after speaking his mind. Emma did not get along well with her ex husband and this likely played a role in the ability for the children to visit with their father as well.

Life continued on for both families until Hans passed away in 1980, he was only 57. Ida lived in the home until at least 1983 as seen in a handwritten letter from Michael addressed to her. At some point after that, Ida moved to Pennsylvania since she likely had friends/family there. The house has sat abandoned ever since.

Emma passed away a few years ago but I have not been able to find out any information about Adele. Michael however spent a lot of time in school training to work in a religious related field. He had inherited a strong work ethic from his father, reminiscing about how Saturdays were work days and how that impacted his life. He has since found a very rewarding and successful career in religion.

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I’ve always loved the music from the Tiki Room at Disneyland, so I wanted to draw the main cast as toons!