WEDway Radio #075 - Disney Goes Tiki
WEDway Radio - Walt Disney World and Disneyland Examined with some Disney History
Nate and Matt Parrish
4.9 • 706 Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2011
⏱️ 52 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this episode of WEDway Radio Matt and Nate take a look at the relationship between Disney, the Disney parks and The Tiki Culture / Craze of 1950's and 60's. First we delve into the Tiki Culture in America; discussing its origins and some of the more popular Polynesian style restaurants of the time. Then, we look at Walt Disney and his trips to Hawaii on the 1930's, 40's and 60's that shaped his view of Polynesian culture. Finally, tying it into today, we look at the attractions at Walt Disney World and Disneyland that are Tiki / Polynesian themed.
Show Notes available at wedwayradio.com
Email us at podcast@wedwayradio.com
Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/wedwayradio
Join our Facebook page at facebook.com/wedwayradio
Enjoy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | From the Brava Centauri Studios, this is Wedway Radio. The Art, the jungle drums are calling. |
| 0:47.6 | That's the Tahitian group I was telling you about. |
| 0:50.4 | The show's starting right over there. |
| 0:57.0 | What do you have, The show's starting right over there. You have just seen a solo dance, one of the traditional dances of Tahiti, |
| 1:02.0 | the type of dance that we do in Tahiti when we're having a party and just dancing for fun. |
| 1:07.0 | One of the most exciting dances from the island of Samoa is a Samoan fire knife dance. |
| 1:12.6 | This dance originated back in the days when we still had war dances. |
| 1:16.6 | We do for you the fire knife dance. |
| 1:22.6 | One of the most important religious rituals in the islands is fire walking. |
| 1:30.3 | This ritual originated back in the days when we still worship the volcano goddess belly. |
| 1:36.3 | The Indians in India still do the firewalk. The Japanese at one time did firewalking. |
| 1:41.3 | The Tahitians are the last of the Polynesian people who still believe and do firewalking. |
| 1:49.7 | That's right, my friends. |
| 1:50.9 | No longer we are limited to traveling from place to place and losing our baggage beforehand. |
| 1:55.9 | Now with my time machine, it's possible to travel from time to time. Time to time. Yes, from time to time. |
| 2:04.4 | Okay, good. So that's a little timekeeper, a little wedway favorite there. That's right. |
| 2:10.4 | And its original name was from time to time. Oh, that's right. And it's still called that, I think, or not. |
| 2:16.0 | It was. Wait, is in France france um i believe yes maybe so |
| 2:20.7 | Disneyland Paris i want to say that's what it was called one place it was called from time to time |
| 2:24.2 | yeah Disneyland Paris and it actually came out there first before in uh Walt Disney World |
| 2:28.8 | I think so I'd have to go back and listen to wedway Radio episode 10 or something, but yes. |
| 2:35.6 | Welcome to Wedway Radio episode 75. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Nate and Matt Parrish, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Nate and Matt Parrish and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.