Some Tiki Room Enchantment at D23.com

Fly on over to D23.com for a just-posted article written by me about Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, celebrating five decades of tasty tiki magic. Go here to read "The Tiki Room Celebrates 50 Years" by Jim Fanning at D23.com. (This article is a Members Only feature but now you can get a FREE D23 Membership at the website--be sure and sing up and you can visit all the Members Only fun at D23.com.) And to give Tulgey Wood a touch of D23 magic, here's a repro of the original 1963 Enchanted Tiki Room, given out to "you lucky people you" (Annual Passholders, anyhow) at Disneyland Park on June 23, 2013, the actual anniversary date.

Mirth and Magic From Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Today, June 23, marks the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland Park in 1963. To celebrate here's a Whitman Publishing (aka Western Publishing Company) Disneyland Sticker Fun book cover from 1964 that puts one of those enchanting tiki birds front and center. (Watch for a D23.com post by me all about this Disneyland favorite.... coming soon!)

After-Thanksgiving Tiki Talk

If you're looking for classy, classic and unexpected Christmas gifts, look no farther than the enchanted Tiki art by wondrous Disney artists (and awesome guys) Kevin Kidney and Jody Daly. Their spectacular "Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room" collection of utterly artful and authentic art inspired by the classic Disneyland Park attraction is a treat for the eyes and a treasure for any collector's trove. To see and discover more enchanting artistry, visit Kevin's blog "Where Fantasy and Legend Walk Hand in Hand With Tiki Talk"—a legendary tropical paradise that I'm sure any Tulgey Wood reader visits on a regular basis anyhow! (Kevin reports that my Disneyland Challenge book, which you can read about here, is displayed right next to the wonderful Tiki Room artifacts by Kevin and Jody at the new Disney Gallery at The Bank of Main Street at Disneyland. That's quite an honor for me and my book.)