While Disney's Fastpass system may make waiting in line a thing of the past, it is hard to ignore that Disney is still the king of the themed queue.

While waiting in line to enter the show building of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, you can enjoy a Dole Whip or Pineapple Spear and visit an assortment of tiki gods and goddesses. Pay attention and they may introduce themselves to you in a special pre-show.

Please find below an assortment of Disney Details in the various figurines that dot the tiki landscaping at the entrance to Adventureland.

Enchanted Tiki Garden

"Where Fantasy and Legend Walk
Hand in Hand With Tiki Talk"
In This Tropical Paradise
Legendary Gods and Goddesses
Of the Islands Guard the Portals to
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Maui

Who Roped the Playful Sun
Through His Special Mystic Powers
He Made the Sun Keep Regular Hours
Maui Tells Us Time to Go
Time for Wonderous Tiki Show

Koro

The Midnight Dancer
In the Moonlight He Loved to Dance
Natives Who Watched Fell Into a Trance
Then Under His Spell All Ladies and Men
Learned to Dance the Tropic Top Ten

Rongo

God of Agriculture
In Tropic Lands the Legends Tell
Astounding Pioneers Did Dwell
This Wise Fella Began All-Flight
For Rongo Flew the World's First Kite!

Pele

Goddess of Fire and Volcanoes
Jealous Pele's Angry Scorn
Is Known to Every Native Born
With Mighty Blast or Simple Cough
She Blows Her Bloomin' Top Right Off!

Ngendei

The Earth Balancer
A Legend Comes from the Tropic Sea
It May Be True or Fan-ta-sy
Tis Said When Pele Shakes the Lands
Ngendei Rocks and Rolls Upon His Hands

Tongoroa

Father of All Gods & Goddesses
Tangeroa Took the Form of a Tree
(A Tree That No One Ever Did See)
And So Each Spring the Legends Say
New Life Comes Forth in Wonderous Way

Tangaroa-Ru (with Hina Kuluna)

Goddess of the East Wind
Her Gentle Breeze on a Tropic Isle
Makes Flowers Sing and Tikis Smile
And Casts a Spell on Flying Birds
Whose Joyous Songs Speak Wisdom Words

- Story and Photos by Matthew Walker
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