What do the Polaris Missile and NASA, have to do with the Tiki Room? Bing Crosby? Norma Zimmer of the Lawrence Welk Show and Yma Sumac? Just who is Yma Sumac? What does the most famous single guitar note in history have to do with this enormous undertaking? Stauffer Foods? How did they get into the act? The 5 Lanterns Restaurant in Covina, CA? What? Many things had to come together to make this groundbreaking attraction. And, what does the future hold in store for it? Listen to Ken Bruce, author of "Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Rook. Before the Birds Sang Words. This is the final part and the only podcast to give such attention to the only book written on The Tiki Room.

If you know the technology behind the Tiki Room and how so many things had to come together to create it: this will restore your love for the attraction. You will never think or look at it the same again.

Ken Bruce and his magnificent book, will take you on a journey that you never expected. Come hear Ken along with Kerry Rutkin and Pete Block discuss topics that you have never imagined! And wait until you learn about all the unexpected famous people who show up!

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There is so much to the story of the Tiki Room at Disneyland. It is the confluence of many parts of our culture, technology and culture. It is literally the perfect storm that hit Disneyland. Did you know that Bing Crosby, Spike Jones and many other celebrities had influenced the Tiki Room?

Ken Bruce plots how our culture and the Tiki Room grew hand in hand. He makes so many amazing connections. And he discusses the rise of Tiki Culture in the United States. Where it started and what it evolved into.

Listen in on A Walk With Walt Podcast, as Ken digs deep into all this from his book, "Before the Birds Sang Words".

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