Birds of Paradise Episode 1: The Enchanted Tiki Room as Primary Text

Welcome to our tropical hideaway! Join Alice and Buddy as they embark on a journey to discover the history, cultural impact, and storytelling implications of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. The classic, beloved attraction opened in 1963, and has delighted guests since then with its catchy melodies and vibrant cast of Audio-Animatronic performers. What makes the show so magical? Perhaps more importantly, what can it tell us about its era, its aesthetics, and its intended meaning?

All this and more on this first episode of Birds of Paradise: A New Miniseries from Those Happy Places!

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Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. The Theme of Birds of Paradise is The Lonely Bull by Scotch & Soda (Max MicMillan)

Additional Tracks: In Your Arms by Kevin Macleod. Acapulco 2000 by Jack Fetterman and the in Hi-Fi Music Direction, Bongo Avenger by Eric and Ryan Kilkenny, Exotica Revisited by Jeff Chenault and Andrew Izold, and Jungle Village by Der Plan.

All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.