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Tiki at the LA County Fair: Part Five

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Many people claim that Los Angeles has no seasons, so I suppose the L.A. County Fair is helpful in marking the end of summer. We cherish our annual traditions of riding the biggest Ferris Wheel (even though it’s sort of terrifying)…

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…cooing at the cute baby farm animals…

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…and eating ridiculous fried food. This year we tried the deep-fried Reese’s Peanut Butter Big Cup (pictured) and Chicken Charlie’s deep-fried cookie dough. Both were definitely winners in my book.

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We scoped out the tablescaping contest in the arts and crafts building, too. Alas, there was no tiki-themed entry like last year, but I did enjoy this one for “It Happened One Night” that was set up as if the stars Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert had just stepped out for a moment.

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New for this year were shows by Mermaid Melissa, a legit underwater performer who can hold her breath for five minutes. We were pretty underwhelmed by the size of the traveling tank — but how could we not be after seeing Marina the Fire-Eating Mermaid at the Wreck Bar earlier this summer? The kids (and one kinda creepy dude) seemed to enjoy it, though.

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The highlight of this year’s fair was the giant exhibition Pencils 2 Pixels: The Art of Animation. There were displays for the biggies like Disney, Dreamworks and Sony Pictures Animation, but there was also representation of stop-motion animation (“Pirates! Band of Misfits”), Japanese anime and video game animation.

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We’re pretty fond of cartoons around our house, if you hadn’t noticed by the frequent “Tiki on TV” posts I write. I’m pretty sure I squealed with delight when I spotted this animation cell from “Jem and The Holograms.”

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Part of the exhibit was dedicated to a gift shop where I found this Disney art giclee of James Mulligan’s “Tiki Trouble” ($595), featuring Stitch and the tiki poles from inside The Enchanted Tiki Room.

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There were cut-outs and set pieces where you could take a picture in the living room of “The Simpsons” and the Mystery Machine from “Scooby Doo.” Of course I had to pose with the Moai-inspired home of Squidward Tentacles from “Spongebob Squarepants.”

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We wandered through a few of the other expo buildings with their in-person infomercials and among the vendors was a booth with all kinds of piñatas, including this tiki-ish one. That’s one way to take out your aggression for those Party City-style tikis! Though buying them would just encourage them to make more, so never mind.

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Tiki Sno Cones & Tablescaping at the LA County Fair
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Tons of Tikis at the LA County Fair

GIVEAWAY – Enchanted Tiki Room Tiki Sipper Cup

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It’s time for another GIVEAWAY! In my post about the recreations of the original 1963 souvenir brochure for Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, I mentioned how the Dole Whip stand recently got another shipment of tiki sippers to sell. They’re made out of resin and the design is based on Marc Davis’s chanting tikis inside the attraction. I picked one up on my last trip to Disneyland and I’ll be sending it to one of you!

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The rules are a bit different for this giveaway. There are three ways to enter (and you can increase your chances by doing all three).

1. Leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite part of the Enchanted Tiki Room. (Mine are the tikis outside and the singing birds of paradise inside…and Mr. Baseball’s favorite part is getting to take a nap!)

2. Follow The Tiki Chick on Twitter and retweet this Tweet:

3. Like The Tiki Chick on Facebook and share this photo

Entries must be completed by 8 p.m. PST Monday, September 23, 2013, so you have more than a week! I’ll choose from the submissions at random and contact the winner via e-mail/Facebook message/Twitter.

 

*UPDATE* Congratulations to Rhonda on winning the tiki sipper!

Recreation of Original 1963 Brochure for The Enchanted Tiki Room

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As you may recall, this summer marked the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room. At the end of June as part of Disneyland’s Limited Time Magic promotion, annual passholders who visited the attraction received a free recreation of the original 1963 brochure for the Enchanted Tiki Room.

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It’s sort of confusing, but the Enchanted Tiki Room was not initially owned by Disneyland but by WED Enterprises, a separate company (belonging to Walt Disney) that developed attractions for the park. (The companies merged eventually and later became known as Walt Disney Imagineering.) Anyway, this meant that guests had to buy a separate admission ticket for the Enchanted Tiki Room, and this brochure was designed to encourage them to do just that. I think my favorite part — besides the great graphics — is where the singing parrots are referred to as the “Four MacAudios.” (Audio-Animatronics, get it?)

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That weekend the Dole Whip stand was also selling awesome tiki sipper cups. They were quite popular and are actually back in stock (as of two weeks ago, at least). Other anniversary festivities you can still find at Disneyland include new drawings in the Artist Sketch Program at Disneyana (formerly the Disney Gallery) and the art exhibit “Tiki Tiki Tiki Realms: Celebrating 50 Years of Enchantment” in the Opera House lobby.

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Enchanted Tiki Room’s 50th Anniversary Merchandise Event
More Tiki & Disneyland Connections