Old Mouseketeer
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Tropical Hideaway Construction - Tiki Room Refurbishment - Adventureland Entry Remodel
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SSG
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Tue, October 30, 2018Rosita Flying into The Tropical Hideaway in Disneyland Park
by Michael Ramirez, Editorial Content Director, Disneyland Resort
You may have heard about The Tropical Hideaway opening later this year in Disneyland park. This new Adventureland outpost will serve as an exotic marketplace for discovering unique food and beverages. In addition to experiencing delicious tastes from all corners of the world, you’ll also encounter colorful wildlife.
After years of performing with the bird mobile chorus of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Rosita is spreading her wings and taking flight towards a solo career. You’ll find her on the river’s edge at the loading dock waiting for her boat to arrive.
Rosita is a friendly cockatoo that looks forward to meeting travelers from around the globe who are also visiting The Tropical Hideaway. Pull up a nearby seat and say hello! But beware… she has a repertoire of jokes and one-liners that would make any Jungle Cruise Skipper proud!
We look forward to sharing more about The Tropical Hideaway on the Disney Parks Blog. Stay tuned!
Disney Irish
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Tue, October 30, 2018Rosita Flying into The Tropical Hideaway in Disneyland Park
by Michael Ramirez, Editorial Content Director, Disneyland Resort
You may have heard about The Tropical Hideaway opening later this year in Disneyland park. This new Adventureland outpost will serve as an exotic marketplace for discovering unique food and beverages. In addition to experiencing delicious tastes from all corners of the world, you’ll also encounter colorful wildlife.
After years of performing with the bird mobile chorus of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Rosita is spreading her wings and taking flight towards a solo career. You’ll find her on the river’s edge at the loading dock waiting for her boat to arrive.
Rosita is a friendly cockatoo that looks forward to meeting travelers from around the globe who are also visiting The Tropical Hideaway. Pull up a nearby seat and say hello! But beware… she has a repertoire of jokes and one-liners that would make any Jungle Cruise Skipper proud!
We look forward to sharing more about The Tropical Hideaway on the Disney Parks Blog. Stay tuned!
For those that doubted there would be an AA, looks like its actually happening.
Phroobar
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I always thought Rosita was the pirate bird at the front of POTC.
SSG
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Am I right in thinking the line is "Where is Rosita"? But she never appeared in the show? But the story now is she's been performing with the bird mobile chorus of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room for years? 
Am I right in thinking the line is "Where is Rosita"? But she never appeared in the show? But the story now is she's been performing with the bird mobile chorus of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room for years?
After Pierre introduces the birdmobile by saying "Introducing ze lovely ladies of ze ensemble, just like the Folies Bergeres with only feathers" and then introduces all of them by name, and they are all obviously French girls "Colette, Susette, Mimi, Fifi, Gigi,..." etc. that's when Jose speaks up and says "I wonder happened to Rosita?!?"
In an attraction filled with broad ethnic stereotypes and mass cultural appropriation, it's just one line of many that supports that witty atmosphere. And it's a very funny line that many people miss! But Rosita never appeared on the birdmobile, she'd already disappeared by the time the place opened in 1963.
But now at least we know what happened to Rosita... She went all Diana Ross on the rest of the gals on the birdmobile and flew away to start a solo career. In Rosita's defense, French girls can be... difficult.
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Figments Friend
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Well I'm very pleased to see that there will indeed be some animatronic enhancement at the new Hideaway.
But Rosita, last I was aware, was lost in the bowels of WDW's 'Big Thunder Mountain Railroad'.
I'm surprised no one here remembers that a birdcage with her name on it hung in that Attractions' redesigned queue some years ago...and maybe still does.
I honestly forgot to look when I was there this past September, but I remember fans talking about it at the time.
It was implied that poor Rosita had met her fate as one of several 'canaries in the coal mine' used by the miners there.
Several bird cages hung from a ceiling area in WDW's 'BTMR' queue and one of them bore the nameplate 'Rosita'.
So I guess now we know she survived her capture and exploitation in Florida, and flew back home.
Hmmm...
That sounds a lot like what it feels like to be a Guest visiting WDW these days....
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But Rosita, last I was aware, was lost in the bowels of WDW's 'Big Thunder Mountain Railroad'.
I'm surprised no one here remembers that a birdcage with her name on it hung in that Attractions' redesigned queue some years ago...and maybe still does.
I honestly forgot to look when I was there this past September, but I remember fans talking about it at the time.
It was implied that poor Rosita had met her fate as one of several 'canaries in the coal mine' used by the miners there.
Several bird cages hung from a ceiling area in WDW's 'BTMR' queue and one of them bore the nameplate 'Rosita'.
So I guess now we know she survived her capture and exploitation in Florida, and flew back home.
Hmmm...
That sounds a lot like what it feels like to be a Guest visiting WDW these days....
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BasiltheBatLord
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Anybody know anything on Tropical Hideaway? Fall is pretty much over.
Dr.GrantSeeker
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Fall isn't over until Disney says it's over
Disneylover152
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Fall technically ends on December 21. So they got about 20 days.
In another forgotten bit of Imagineering lore, Rosita has either been living in New Orleans Square, or perhaps she took a detour on her way back to Florida to teach some birds one of her old Glee Club's songs. This audio plays in the windows that overlook Front Street, near the Restrooms.
60-68 FRENCH QUARTER WINDOW: Tootie & the Old Lady
Animaniac93-98
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The_Mesh_Hatter
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Should be opened within 2 weeks
Okay, the "Dole Whip, I Presume" sign is very clever.
For the young'uns here.... It's a nod to the old Sunkist, I Presume juice bar that used to be located in Adventureland in the 1960's through 1980's, which was a funny take on the famous "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume" line when the Scottish explorer was found in the 1870's after years of living amongst the tribesmen in the African outback.
Figments Friend
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Looking forward to seeing how this space comes together in it's completed form.
I've been interested in seeing the end result.
Seems so far to be a promising new edition that will add something useful and thematically appealing to an already terrific area.
Will definitely be stopping by to check it out next month.
Very pleased with the AA addition to the space, as hoped for.
Here's hoping the food offerings, setting, and seating areas are just as pleasing.
This has the potential to be a favorite spot...
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I've been interested in seeing the end result.
Seems so far to be a promising new edition that will add something useful and thematically appealing to an already terrific area.
Will definitely be stopping by to check it out next month.
Very pleased with the AA addition to the space, as hoped for.
Here's hoping the food offerings, setting, and seating areas are just as pleasing.
This has the potential to be a favorite spot...
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jmuboy
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Looking forward to seeing how this space comes together in it's completed form.
I've been interested in seeing the end result.
Seems so far to be a promising new edition that will add something useful and thematically appealing to an already terrific area.
Will definitely be stopping by to check it out next month.
Very pleased with the AA addition to the space, as hoped for.
Here's hoping the food offerings, setting, and seating areas are just as pleasing.
This has the potential to be a favorite spot...
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It'll help make up for the strip mall that is the queue line of Tiki Room now.
Sharon&Susan
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It’s a shame it’s no longer a table service restaurant, but it looks like it’ll be a very well themed seating area. Still disappointed that the animatronic isn’t the barker bird, but then again they’d have likely had someone do a terrible Boag impression.