Tiki Meet!
 

Cats and Kittens, dig this ultra-swank news.

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room will soon be a phoenix from the ashes. Current jist is that the birds will sing again on March 12th. That is, the Saturday before MouseAdventure! :eek: Everyone will be a bit busy then, so how about a kick-back Tiki Meet the week afterwards?

I'm thinking Sunday March 20th, about 2pm, in the Tiki wait area. If you've got Hawaiian shirts and/or leis, break 'em out. Many of us got leid when we closed down the TR last fall - dust those off! I'll print out some legible copies of the Hawaiian War Chant, and we'll toast the tweeting birds with some Dole Whip Floats! :cheers:

Hope to see you there!

Kudos for making it a Sunday! I believe that Saturdays are pretty much blocked out for us until after summer.

We'll do our best to be there and be tikified.

I miss the Tiki Room.

If you have a Deluxe, you're not blocked out March 12, but it's the last open Sat. for a while. I'll only be in town for MA weekend, so I'm hoping the Tiki Room will be open for business on March 12th. :cheers: mmm... Dole whip float

Hmm, maybe I need another copy of the schedule. Mine definitely shows the 12th as a blocked day. :confused:

edited to add: You are correct about the blockout dates.

I have an older version of the schedule and it has apparently changed since then. Glad I checked as it appears some other days have changed as well.

Oh wow.... I want to be in... yeah... count me in... thats my b-day.. I soo want to go. But.. no Hawaiian shirt. :(

Steph, I hope you get to see it then too...I'm totally bummed I won't be able to be there on the 12th, as I have to work that day. :( GD will be there to register us for MA though, and I fully expect people to go visit the TR before the meet, and that's cool by me. Hell, if you guys are still there in the evening on the 12th, I may stop by for a TR visit after work. But I think the TR does deserve its own meet that's not tangled up in MA plans, complete with shirts and leis.

Especially since rumor has it that while the show will be open on the 12th, the preshow might not be ready yet.

I'll be in town on March 12th.

Well, Hawaiian shirts are not required. :) We'd love to see you there, themed clothes or not.

ponine: http://www.abcstores.com/index.htm

I'll put my vote for favorite Hawaiian shirt store in for Hilo Hatties. They have a store at The Block at Orange.

They even carry wedding attire. :cheers:

Ahhhhh very useful, and inspiring.Thank you.
Silly Ponine... the man across the aisle from her at work wears them every day of the week... surely he has one he could loan her... or one he grew out of.

OR... Ponine remembers the hideous Hawaiian Mumu thing that ex in-laws brought back for her... Hmmm.....

Sarong?

If I looked like NA, you bet!

I hit ebay last night, bid on a few Mickeys, talked to co worker, he pointed me in the direction of a store locally!

Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room meet ? Solid.

:tiki: Like we needed a reason to have a kick-back meet..
I love Dole-whip floats :tiki:

:tiki: <---- Me likie de tiki.

That sound's great, count me in!

All right.. its official. Ponine and offspring, otherwise known as Najo, will be attending the Tiki meet.

Since you will meet at two, we will spend the bulk of our morning in the park, and leave a couple hours after the meet. You know, returning to first grade and all that rot in the next morning.

If anyone NOW has a reccomendation for leis, pass it on... my son needs a very flamboyant one. ;)

Party supply stores usually have a "hawaiian" section with leis, grass skirts and
such.

Here's a link for Oriental Trading Co., they have every piece of party schlock under the sun that one could ever desire:

http://www.orientaltrading.com/otcwe...ome&tabId=Home <----Search for luau

Thrift stores are also a good source for hawaiian shirts of all sizes. :cheers:

:tiki: Btw -- Love the tiki!!

I would have loved to, but I just got word I'll be having guests in from San Day-glo this weekend. I love my friends, but I don't think they'd have any interest in a Tiki Meet. :(

Count me in on the festivities! I'll be oh-so-happy to bask in the return of the Dole Whip. :cool:

Party City usually carries some Hawaiian costumes and decorations. There's one in that Walmart shopping center off the 5 near Disneyland (the Euclid exit I think). Also if you know any CMs, ask them to buy you a lei from the off-site Company D; last time I checked, they had some really great ones!

Oooooh... wish I did... an official Company D lei... wow

That's what all the CMs promise :rolleyes:

Allright all right... so I didnt get an official lei...
as a matter of fact, I still need to go lei shopping!!!! The kid has a shirt, I have one to borrow.. now we need leis.

I know that we all just got home from MA, and we're all sore, but we're still on right?

I'm delusional... and a worry wart. Truer words were never spoken. Dang it.. its MY day and I want to see MY friends!
hmm.. that was a bit testy.
Well, either way, my son is stoked, and keeps asking when we get to go to the Tiki Meet. Funny, I must have said it out loud. :rolleyes:

I had to know this because I wasn't going to attend. But, I'm not going to miss a chance for a good lei. Ya think I'm just some stupid tart, huh? (Don't answer that)

We'll be there.

Cooool!!!!
It'll be the swankiest, tiki'est birthday yet!

I'd love to go, but I don't drive, and Rose'll be in Vegas...

Oh no!! I would totally pick you up and bring you in if I could. I'd love to meet you!

But I fear that we are going eeeaarrly, and prob leaving early. As I said before.. first grade awaits in the morning and all.

I'll be working long days (and partial nights) for the next two weeks straight afterwards - Spring Break has no love for CoasterMatt...

Aww! But I was gonna say that you're not just some stupid tart - you're our stupid tart. :eek: Or rather, join the club. :D

Of course we're still on for oh-so-happy Tiki-ness. :tiki: :cheers: I can taste the Dole Whip Float now...

I think I can make this one. Oh my.
:)

While competing in Mouse Adventure this weekend I couldn't fail to notice the dole whip floats being enjoyed around me, but we never made it back there in time to have one. This weekend, I will have one - Carpe Dole Whip!

Oh boy, my schedule just opened up this weekend. I will be attending the Tiki Meet. I even have a paper lei from attending a Lilo & Stitch meet. (Who knew that my reluctance to throw away that memento would finally pay off?!)

Is anybody picking up a FastPass for Buzz beforehand? I haven't been on the DL version and I'm oh-so-anxious to compare it to Florida's version on Sunday if there's time to fit it in.

We'll prob ride that long before you get there, I'll try to remember to Fast Pass it for you.
Odd... I read that post when it said Finding Nemo... now... its doesn't. Thats just trippy.

You're too quick for me, girlfriend. :D In the 20 seconds between the time I posted Finding Nemo then edited it to L&S, you clicked on the thread.

You've got some lightning fast responses there.... ;)

YAY! more people for me to scare away!! ;)

I'm so glad you'll be able to go.

I think we could make that a part of the festivities... heheh :D

You scare people away? Really?
Why am I worried now?

She is really really scary. She scares me on a daily basis. :evil:

I had a Dole float yesterday. :)

:D :cheers:

I'll definitely grab a Buzz FP before meeting up. Although I was very surprised by the short line we encountered at Buzz on Sunday night...it was like 15 minutes, if not less.

No one knows it's there! Panther and I were in line, or in a store.. Sunday around 7, and the CM said to family with young boys.. "how did you do on Buzz Lighttyear? Did you get more than 1,000? 10,000?"
Blank stares from the family.
I think people stopped reading the map, and just plain dont go into Tomorrowland.
We walked on twice before 9am that day, and fastpassed for our team mates so they could go after the event.

It is still soft opened (well, was, today's the official opening date), so they've been semi-quiet about it. I wouldn't be surprised if today's park maps have it on the front cover, though.

I will consider going if the universe aligns itself to facilitate my attendance. Basically need about $30 for gas and food, and the time available(the day with nothing else on the agenda) for an anaheim trip. We'll see what turns up by Sunday morning.

Somehow, I doubt this very much. ;)

Since I've started attending various meets at Disneyland (probably around 1996 or so), I've met every sort of freak, geek, dweeb, stoner, square and hipster possible! And I've liked them all.

Personally, I'm already envisioning you in the "cool hipster" category, I feel fairly confident I can hang wit'chu. :cool:

Erica is one of the "coolest hipsters" around. Shes my bestestfriendinthewholewideword [/end mushy girl talk]. (And shes not all that scary... just a tad... :p )

i have sunday off:D .

Dr. Lickey will attend.

We may or may not be there. We've got an Ostara celebration at 5pm, and I might need the time beforehand to prep a refreshment to bring. :)

i do hope you can make it to Disneyland. i miss seeing you.

Happy Ostara.

Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hooray for DP and FP too!!!!!!
Happy happy Ponine!

Oh pshaw ... bring them some Dole Whip. Come and get lei'd.

It's not you but me that she should be worried about... I'm tanking up on corned beef & CABBAGE tonight.... (holds out hands limply in classic burns style) Excellent.

Muhahahahahaha

Man this is gonna be a huge meet. That leaves no excuse. :)

girthy.

you are correct. swung by today and Buzz is on the front cover. and the new Opera House signage is up and visable... instead of reading "The Walt Disney Story featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln", it now reads:



:)

Sounds like a collectable to me. Save me a copy. I'll be by in a year or so to pick it up.

Thanks. :)

send me your addy and i'll mail it to ya. i deleted your email addy a couple days ago at your request to be removed from my list.

:p Lucky!!! I forgot to get one last weekend.

Matthew and I are going to try to make it on Sunday. Don't know if we will or not yet. I'm still getting over the flu and he starts a new job on Monday. If the weekend isn't too hectic and we feel up to it, we'll do our best. Would love to see you all. :)

Woo hoo, this is gonna be a big 'un! :cheers:

Dang kids... I wish I were going down this weekend so I may partake in Tiki and Pineapple goodness.

Also, I'd get Ponine a birthday ice cream... or churro... or whatever sweet treat she desired that day!

I wannna go!!!

But I just found out I'm going to be opening at work Monday-Saturday (6 days straight of Spring Break fun and excitement with the screaming and the yelling) :(

Maybe somebody could call me and pass me around at the Tiki Lanai?

Yipes! I can only hope that I live up to your expectations! It's like meeting the coolest girl in school!

:lol:


I wish I could of met Ally last weekend :( I only saw her for a few seconds with her team, while we were rushing back from HoJo's to Disneyland. Hopefully in July.

I am soo mad that I'm gonna miss the Tiki meet again. (even more reason for me to move down there ASAP). Have great time and take lots of pictures :cheers:

I haven't been to a meet in a while.
I think I'm going to try to make it to this one.

Don't expect Hawaiian attire, sorry. :blush:

Goth Hawaiian?

I found about as close as I could when I was in hawaii last time. I could probably make it work in a goth club anyway.

Heh. :evil:

Has the Tiki Room's show been restored to its full glory, or is it still the "short attention span" version?

Inquiring minds need to know.

The Offenbach number is still missing.

I think I'll make an attempt to be there. I'll most likely be able to get there at 2:30 though since I work at Acorn's Gifts and Goods until 2pm. Would you be willing to wait that extra half hour for a Hawaiian? Dress code should be easy for me since everything I put on would be "Hawaiian wear"! :D

Hey Ally! Have you ever worn those coconuts? I can't remember if you ever told me if you tried them! I'd be glad to answer "Who's there?" to that kind of knock-knock anytime! :evil: ;)

I don't miss the Offenbach number...

This will be my last post before the Tiki meet... I fear that the weather will prevent the two members of the House of Ponine from wearing Tiki shirts. I will bring the offsprings shirt in case it warms up.
And alas.. I did not remember to shop for leis.

We will be at the Tiki room at or very near 2pm, to see all of our swanky friends, and in the park near or around 8am.

Good night one and all, I hope to see you soon, in the Tiki tiki tiki tiki tiki room.

Could someone reiterate the specifics of where and when we are meeting? I was under the impression that we were meeting elsewhere and then going to the Tiki room. Thats not what Ponine's post suggests though. I'm confused (which has been the norm lately :)).

Appreciated! :)

Have fun, everyone. I'll be pouting backstage at the Noho Arts Center. :(

I understood that we were meeting at the Tiki Room at 2pm. (But, I am also one to be constantly confused.)

According to the calendar - 2:00 PM Tiki Room Wait Area

Ah yes, the calander.

My bad. :)

:(

Ya need ta plan ahead chicky. The Gusmeister and I will be at the meet AND make it to Ostara on time.

I thought there was a "pre-meat meet" at the Hub at 1:00?

When's the last time we made a meet THAT early ;)

Thus the point of the pre-meet. "Tell 'em 1:00, maybe they'll make it by 2."

I didn't hear anything of a hub meet.

Don't know when we'll show up but we'll definitely see everyone at the Tiki Room at 2. :)

There is a Mice Chat/ADD meet at the hub at noon

I can't possibly make it to anything earlier than the 2PM meet, and I'm hoping I'm not late for that.

Steve & I just leid each other.

:)

Aloha! :)

Hmm, coincidentally, so did Greg and I. :)

Leaving momentarily, see you all real soon.

Hmmm, I had to lei myself...

So did I.

Maybe you two should hook up ;)

ummmm, me thinks there is WAY too much information about who's lei'ing who being passed around the board today.

Aloha cats and kittens of the lounge! I just wanted to let you all know that I had a great time with you all in the Enchanted Tiki Room. :snap: :snap: I would have like to have stayed longer, but I am borrowing my mom's car while my truck is in the shop for repairs. She called me to ask me to get her some pork chops from the store, so I was obliged to go and get them since it is her car that I am using. Hopefully next time I'll have more of my own time to spend with all you Lounge Cats! ;) :cheers:

I made the two hour drive home.. thanks for a lovely time everyone! For those of you I never met, next time!
If you were sitting on the other side of the group from myself and my offspring in the Tiki room, chances are, I never figured out who you were.

(And I'm actually very embarressed by this)

GusGus, it took me a full ten seconds staring right at you to realize why you looked familiar and that I did in fact know you! Now, if only one of these days I can meet your sweetheart!

And who was the tall young man with the fabulous hair???
So many questions, so little time. Must sleep!

While doing Tiki was great fun, the highlight of the day was indeed the PotC!!! As we were winding through the end of the ride (right next to the people waiting to ride), GusGus heard someone say, "I want to ride with them."

I (GusGus's sweatheart) was one of the two gentlemen wearing am orange/mustard Shag tiki shirt (pretty darned funny that Chris and I had matching Shag shirts while NA & GusGus had matching purple Shag shirts - it wasn't planned folks!). You can see my picture in my avatar or a Disney/Wedding photo of us here.

I do believe you are referring to TheatreTech

That was probably me?
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And, thank you. :D

Also referred to as the fabulous young man with the tall hair. Toot!

Toot!


I had fun tonight.

:)

You are very welcome.
Let me just say, if you arent breaking hearts as you walk through a room, be patient. Your time is coming.

Now... how do I convince my six year old that he can't have hair like that quite yet?
About 6pm last night:" Mommy, I decided I dont want a mohawk, I want my hair like the tall boy with the Jack shirt at the Tiki meet."

So.. I was stuck. I loved it, but it wasnt quite... first grade. ;) But I also cant stop him later on.. I mean come on, mine was fushcia and I was a Madonna wanna be.

though i am often mistaken for TheatreTech, it was not i.


LOL


oh it was great fun and so good to see you and offspring again. i hope he enjoyed the special Pirates Cruise.:D

Wow, I think that was the biggest group I've been on an attraction with. 29 people gettin' leid in the Tiki Room, such fun!

Of course, Ponine came a little late, or she'd know full well who the tall young man with the awesome hair was, as did the rest of Adventureland and part of Main Steet as 20 of us, umm, subtly got is attention.

I was late, because we ran by y'all at 1:55 to go buy leis. We snuck by so as to not be seen un-leid.
The man in the Adventure land store was very sloooooow, which in turn made us late.
I am sorry I missed that! Did we have 29? Wow... cant wait to see everyone's pics. A bunch of mine are blurry.

Trip Report
 

The offspring and I entered Disneyland at 8:30 and ran to Buzz… riding in a 15 minute standby line. We then fast passed all things in our path to Splash, stopping only for the “way too scary time of year, Christmas is better” ride on Mansion. We rode pooh, then dilly dallied our way back to Tomorrowland to talk to Stitch. What a riot that was.
The offspring had told the CM at guest relations it was my birthday, so I had to wear the sticker. Which, made Stitch sing. Anyone know that CM? Great personality. Told me that one could never have too much coffee. (I think my son had more fun listening to people say happy birthday than I did!)
After a quick lunch at Pizza Port, we tried racing to Adventure land to meet the Tiki Folks.
“Mommy, they ALL have leis! We have to have some!” We snuck by Tiki folks in the crowd, ran to the store to get some. Picked quickly and I got in line…. Then, what seemed like an hour, and only two purchases ahead of me, it was my turn. We left.. we joined the Dole whip line… I looked across the path… OMG look at all those people. I sent the offspring across the path to Mickey ”Fire High Five” Lumbo, which I think took him two minutes to get across, only to have ML walk to us in the dole whip line at the same time. Poor kid.
I was in line with DP when two of my co-workers found me. They got to listen to MickeyLumbo talk about phone calls, and then informed me they had never been in the Tiki Room. I invited them to stay, alas, they left.
The offspring loved meeting the new people who are just as nuts about D-land as mommy is, and not grumpy about it like daddy. ;)
I don’t know that he remembered the last time he was in the Tiki Room. He was probably.. two? But to hear everyone singing, and then to have everyone beating the drums… made his day.
Then he wanted to ditch everyone, but they choose to ride pirates… okay, that’s safe he thinks. <Insert evil laugh> That was a mob scene of a line… I had to explain the dynamics of “good game” to him, and then we were okay. To EVERYONE – I didn’t even think to remember that he’s been taught to only give FIRE high fives! I’ve been trying for over a year to teach him that you can’t give everyone you encounter a fire five. I’m sorry I didn’t tell him to hold back sooner!
Anyway.. we LOVED riding pirates! I haven’t laughed that hard in a very very long time. He was sure we were going to sink, but that was all the adults talking that made him think we would. He got wet, very wet, and he pulled GusGus’s hair, and didn’t “think it looked good” as we tried to go up the hill. He loved doing the wave with everyone, and said it was the best ride on Pirates he’s ever had!
I wish I had known people were going to Blue Bayou, I’d have planned that in our day. He’d have loved that.
Thank you thank you thank you. My son thanks everyone, esp any male person who talked to him! He has a great fascination with men who will talk to him, and like what he likes. (it’s that whole, daddy doesn’t really do things I like, and talking to me isn’t something that happens often unless its about a video game) I think on the way home I heard, among many other things… “Your friends are cool mommy! I really do want hair like that tall guy. Everyone really liked my shirt, didn’t they! That was super fun! We should have rode more stuff with them! We forgot to go on the BIG boat! (oops) And You’re the coolest mommy ever”
I haven’t had that much fun on my birthday in a very long time. I owe you all!

wow, that is awesome Ponine! wish I could have joined everyone, but sounds like you and your son had a wonderful time!

A-Lohhhhhhhh-Ha!

I'll post my pictures up later this afternoon, having a little trouble waking up this morning. :blush:

Another person i didnt meet! yikes...

What a fun day! So fun that my body rebeled. I don't know what happened there but, sometime after hugging Tracilicious (who we ran into in the Emporium) my hip bone connects to the thigh bone started hurting - BAD so I got to be the old woman for the night. What is UP with my body? It's falling apart!


The Tiki Room looks INCREDIBLE! And I got to get a measly score on Buzz.

Man, I love this group. What a great day. You guys are the best.

Special thanks to Mousepod, who drove all the way down from NoCal for this! :eek: We're flattered and overjoyed to welcome a fantastic addition to our extended family! Hate to make you do that drive more often, but we'd love to hang out again when you do. :cheers: "One of us, one of us..."

Even more thanks to Mousepod's wife for letting him come down and play, while she had to work all weekend! :( He showed us pics of the dogs that you sent him, so cute. :) We took good care of him and left him in one piece (when we last saw him on his way to WOD...we take no responsibility for any of his possible overspending at the park. :p )

I can't believe we bumped into Tracilicious that evening at the Emporium! Although it was right by the new retro merch :drool: which attracted us like moths to the flame...the very overpriced and tempting flame.....mmm.

Thanks again to all our looney friends...and those who got pics, we'd love to see 'em.

Ta hua ee la a ta hua ee la ee la
Ay hu hene la a pele ku a lua la
Pu tay tuay tu wa ee tay toe ay la
Hanu lipo eetah paha lahee

:tiki:

Fun time by all :)

Things I learned from the Tiki Meet:

- It's still impossible to fit 25 people in a PoTC boat
- Group lei's in the Tiki Room tend to get rather noisy
- TheatreTech is very good at ignoring large groups
- The Dole Whip movie is still cheesy
- Some of the Tiki birds are actually white!

Hey, when a woman needs her pork chops, she needs her pork chops. She didn't happen to have one of these at her wedding, did she?

"Oh, there's Matt, he's in the waiting area, getting a Dole Whip."
"Does he see us?"
"Don't think so."
"How could he NOT? We're a huge group of dorks in leis and Hawaiian shirts."
"Matt!"
"Hey Matt!"
"He didn't hear us."
"MATT!" "Matt! "Matt!!"
"Shall we do a count of three?"
"One, two, three."
*silence*
*burst of laughter*
"Leave him alone, we're going to embarrass the hell out of him."
"Ok everybody, one, two, three."
*certain people cower in shame at the spectacle*
"MAAAAATTTT!!!!"

Yeah, he saw us.

Hmm... what was it that I think, Sheila, said as we went towards the docking area in Pirates?... " I dont know whether to laugh or cower in embarressment" (very paraphrased.)
Yeah.. that about sums up the afternoon. Luckily, I was laughing so hard at that point, I was in no condition to do anything BUT laugh.

I am soooo sorry I missed yelling at TheatreTech.

Oh, and look... a pic with the back of my HEAD.. hmm at least its not my arse.

Had a great time! Sorry we had to bail fairly quickly after POTC. We didn't get to say goodbye to everyone. D'oh!

No, she didn't have one of those. At least, I don't think she did. I wasn't there, of course. :)

But one thing you should know about Hawaiian moms... They can make a full course meal out of a can of Spam, so a package of porkchops is even more extravigant! :D

At first I didn't see everyone because, for some reason, I was extremely concentrated on getting my Dole Whip that I'd been craving for so long. I went to the inside line because it was shorter. Although, it proved to move slower. Once I was in line I saw you guys standing across the way. I think I waved to Greg because he was looking in my general direction, but I don't think he saw me. (It is Greg, right? I should know these things by now. :rolleyes::)

I must say, I wasn't expecting 20 people to be calling my name from across Adventureland and I was quite confused for a few seconds before I realized what was going on. Despite the strange looks from the people in the waiting area and me having a look of complete confusion, it made my visit much more memorable.

Ponine, I'm glad your son had fun. It was one of my best rides on Pirates yet. Definitely the best visit to the Tiki Room I've had. It makes me smile to know he like my hair. (It's okay, I get plenty on conversation about it. ;)) Shattering stereotypes is what I like doing. My parents don't put too many restrictions on how I present myself [to a certain extent] because they know I don't let it change my person. (Sunday was more...mild.) Anyway, tell him I say "thank you, but wait until you're older and listen to your mom".

Thank you everyone. I had a blast on Sunday.

Okay, I give. The hairstylist in me must know about the hair thing. Any pictures, anyone?

Thats it in the avatar, but until yesterday I didnt know that what I thought was a window on the wall behind/next to him, is a long strand/section of hair! We'll get some pics posted soon I'm sure.

And TheatreTech.......... as long as he doenst get tatoos or piecings without permission, he can do whatever he wants to his hair!
Really, all I care about is drugs and cigarettes, and please, dont abuse people.
Hair... meh.. whatever. It grows, it changes.

Here's a swanky pic from yesterday's meet:

Agreed.

Thank GOD it wasn't a fat me limping around at the end of the night after pulling a muscle!


And that must've been beefore ISM and I had our public Leiing in the middile of MS! Yum.

Thank GOD it wasn't a fat me limping around at the end of the night after pulling a muscle!

Lol!!! They look like a few of those pasted pirates in POTC.
Great pic, Zapp!

Teehee! All they need is an anamatronic pig and they're all set!

After seeing that pic I'm sorry I missed it! But I had to recoup from my St. Paddy's Day 3 day party binge! Man I'm so bummed.

Oh well NEXT TIME!

Got it! I know it doesnt look like it from this.. but Disneyphile is actually the focus of this picture...

Great hair!!!!

May I say what a welcome relief it is to see fun hair coming back, after all these long, boring years?

:snap::snap: on the hair, and for the pic too!

UGH. I'm making a stupid face. :rolleyes:

Hey, be thankful you aren't stuck with a stupid face like mine :p

Ah, the comb-over. I think you should shave it all off except for that long piece that hangs in front of your eye. :evil:

Sorry for the delay, folks.



Plenty more to see here.

Good to see everyone got laid....

Finally... Pictures from the Tiki PRE-REFURB Meet on July 25, 2004.

Sorry for the delay (especially to innerSpaceman and MickeyLumbo--thanks for your patience).

You can see all the pictures at:
www.disneydaniel.com which should link you to http://disneydaniel.smugmug.com

Random memories from July 25, 2004:
--Many of us took pictures of every sign and tiki in the tiki garden.
--All of us getting leied by innerSpaceman.
--innerSpaceman laying us with Lays (the potato kind).
--Trying to read Tiki War Chant lyrics, printed too small to read in the dark.
--Enjoying frosty pineaple Dole whips for the last time, until 8 months later.
--Riding Pirates of the Caribbean as a large group--and getting wet.
--Getting mistaken for a tourist group from Hawaii on Jungle Cruise.
--Getting mistaken for Cast Members by park guests.
--Watching and meeting Aladdin & Jasmine at Aladdin's Oasis on its last day, prior to the 8-month refurbishment.

Pictures from the recent Tiki AFTER REFURB Meet on March 20, 2005.

You can see pictures at: www.disneydaniel.com which should link you to http://disneydaniel.smugmug.com

Random memories from March 20, 2005:

--This Tiki Meet proves that even in the middle of spring break AND the 2fer, you can still have a great time at Disneyland with a large group of swanky people!

--Seeing the Tiki Room area and Tiki Juice Bar lines over-flowing with people all day long.

--Trying to fill a Pirates boat BEYOND capacity with 25 people, and a Cast Member not allowing SIX people already crammed into one row! ...so two people had to get out.

--Our weighted-down Pirates boat going soooo sloooowww after the second waterfall (and the rest of the ride) that another boat bumped us from behind. It meant we stayed wet in the boat longer!

--People in-line paying lots of attention to our Pirates boat as we slowly drifted back toward the return dock. After doing the wave several times, someone standing in-line said: "Look at all the fun they're having!"

--On the Matterhorn: climbers waving back at us, and confetti bursting out from the top after Mickey plants a 50th flag.

--Watching "backstage" Fantasmic! from the best spot! (Thanks, Not Afraid and EuroMeinke!)

--Also, riding Splash Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Matterhorn, it's a small world, and Disneyland Railroad Excursion with a fun group of Disney fans! All of you even made the lackluster "Fantasy in the Sky" fireworks enjoyable!

---Meeting and getting reaquainted with so many wonderful people from Lounge of Tomorrow!

Here are some of my snapshots from Sunday.

TIKI MEET

All right... what's the deal???
My child is in a picture... I see the back of my head twice... Do I not exist?
I must not... thats it. I'm a figment of my own imagination.

Mr Fusion I give credit to, you were sitting right in front of me I think, so you got the kid on the boat... but almost every PotC line pic cuts off at DisneyDaniel.. and I think I might be in one Tiki Room pic.. waaaaaaaayyy over on the side. But my screen here is very dark and I cant tell if I am really in the pic.

Fine! next time I come to a meet, I'm coming WITHOUT the child, and I will stay as LONG as the rest of do in order to prove I exist. :rolleyes:

Looks like you had fun! Wish we had stuck around for Small World! Only 15... man.

Ponine, you should be in the big group picture taken by EuroMeinke at the exit/stairs of the Tiki Room, right? That photo will probably include everyone! :)

Aaaahhh good point. Though it seems cooler to say I just dont exist. ;)

I should check the boards more often. I would have known there was a meet. My in-laws ended up leaving a day earlier than we thought they were. We thought about trying to make it to the standard sunday meet, but I had no idea what time it was, or even if it still existed. I couldn't believe it when I was looking at the new retro merch and Michael told me to look over and there was Not Afraid! (Actually, he recognized Euromonkey first.) It was so awesome to meet some familiar names and see a few posters again. Even if it was only for a few minutes. We've decided to get passes again next year after our WDW trip, so hopefully we'll see more of all of you.

Okay, finally got my pics to load, so here we all are post-Tiki:



You can see the rest of my pics here

Great photos, all:)

Great pictures everyone, Thanks for sharing!!! :cheers:

Thank you, oh Guru of Swank, for taking the wonderful group photo! It's not easy to take a photo in that often congested walkway into Adventureland.

Awwww...what a great shot! :snap: Everyone looks so happy -- your tiki swankiness brightens my rainy day! :tiki:


Ponine~ Your son is absolutely adorable. What a cutie!! :)


Thanks for sharing the pics, everyone!

I have to say that the whole lot of you are far more attractive than any group of message board/Disney geeks have any right to be. It must be the work of swank.

Snaps to the LoT swanksters for thowing out that photo bone to we'uns in the far reaches

What great pics- thank you, €uro-Tiki!

I literally laughed out loud at 'Lickey-Tiki-Lumbo'!

And Tiki-Pod does look like a pirate- Arrrgghh!
:snap::cheers::snap:

TikiPod! LOL

This picture is freaking me out:

http://disneydaniel.smugmug.com/gall...874/3/17995028

Doesn't iSm look a heck of a lot like Walt himself, in this pic? Creepy. ;)

You're right! In that photo, innerSpaceman does resemble this guy: