Disney's Abandoned Hideaway

Disney's Abandoned Hideaway | HISTORY

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Before Disneyland opened the Tropical Hideaway, there was Aladdin's Oasis, abandoned for nearly 20 years. But this location has a storied history dating back to Disneyland's opening year in 1955. This is the history of the Adventureland Terrace.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introducing the Adventureland Terrace
1:59 The Tahitian Terrace
3:52 Aladdin's Oasis
4:47 The Tropical Hideaway
7:48 The Conclusion
CREDIT:
Some footage of the Tropical Hideaway and Adventureland was filmed by LMG Vids (ThemeParkX):
• [4K] *NEW* Tropical Hi...
Footage of Aladdin's Oasis dinner show credit to Bob Cuthbertson:
• Disneyland 1994 Aladdi...
MUSIC:
"Sappheiros - Embrace" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0)
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Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: bit.ly/embrace-song
"Punch Deck - Brahe" is under a Creative Commons (cc-by) license
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: • 🐻 Nostalgic Music [Cop...
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@jetsons101 2 жыл бұрын

Alex how do you do it, video after video??? They're all GEM's. You really know your History. Enjoyed the "Do Not Attempted" for the Tahitian Terrace firewalker. Thanks to Alex The Historian for another fine watch. Happy New Year...

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And Happy New Year!

@FindingTheForce 2 жыл бұрын

Very relaxing, thanks Alex.

@tylerfrederick246 2 жыл бұрын

If I ever go to Disneyland again, I'll make sure to eat at Tropical Hideaway. Thank you, Alex

@marxdesign 2 жыл бұрын

I never saw the Adladdin place. However, I really remember the Tahitian Terrace, and the Royal Young Tahitians. One of my great memories along with the Indian Village and Home of the Future.,

@markraymond3886 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to go sit at the Tropical Hideaway when I get a chance to come back to CA. In the 60s and 70s it was my grandfathers favorite place and he would beg to be selected when the dancers came into the audience looking for victims, I mean student dancers. He loved the attention and he was a ham. The food was good, too. I was so sad when I saw the Terrace had been removed.

@aichdomingiuez3519 9 ай бұрын

He was a ham love that! Lol

@tomklock568 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I never went to the Aladdin's Oasis show but we did have a dole whip at the tropical hideaway the we were there just before the park closure 2020. It is a nice place to relax.

@lauri-jeancarlson8476 2 жыл бұрын

my favorite area of the park

@robertjones1729 2 жыл бұрын

Hey nice to see something from you. I hope you are doing great well. I worked at the Plaza Pavillion in the 70s and it was a great place to work..the kitchen always smelled great..

@duchessofessex2550 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites!

@MatecaCorp 2 жыл бұрын

New video! Huzzah! All my life I was confused by that weird niche in the park, and until today I had no idea of much of the history. I'm really glad that it was brought back to life for Project Stardust. To this day I believe that Tropical Hideaway is one of the best things to happen to Disneyland Park since The Bob showed up.

@JaimeGFX 2 жыл бұрын

very cool had no idea the lamps at batuu were from the old aladdin set up!

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Some of them, they're mixed in with new prop lamps.

@lindasolis7117 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, Alex! I remember the Tahitian Terrace, which my hubby and I visited often in the 1980s. Never visited when it was Aladdin's - as that was when our rambunctious boy was too young to sit still for a dinner and show ;) Last time we visited, Feb. of 2020, we all ate lunch at the Tropical Hideaway and loved it! I wanted to come back after dark just to hang out, but was outvoted by family wanting to do more rides- LOL

@S.E.C-R Жыл бұрын

I’ve walked by this a thousand times but never once stepped inside!

@SunnyBunnyHunny909 2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely fantastic I love your videos! I just don't understand how you don't have many more followers....

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder that too 😂 Thanks for watching!

@dietdrpepper15 Жыл бұрын

They were so smart to FINALLY abuse that unused area of dole whip.

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

I took my wife here as a quiet break from Disneyland in the evening. It was my backup option for the Dole whip treats since the counter at the Tiki Room closed for the day. For some reason, I always remember it being there. I remember seeing Aladdin stuff too next to Jungle Cruise. But, I remember going there with my parents years and years ago which is how I knew to take my wife there. That should be impossible since it was opened in 2018 as this video explains. I have memories that shouldn't exist. Mandela effect? 🤨 I don't know. I dreamed the entirety of Jurassic Park ride when I was a kid without ever once riding it or seeing the full experience because I was scared of log rides and drops. When I finally did ride it I was like no way. (Probably my brain/dream referencing commercials or relative's descriptions, but the dream was 1:1).

@BungieStudios 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful place. I hope it stays there for a long time. There are only a handful of locations in Disneyland you can escape the crowds of people to have a quiet thought and take in Disneyland, sounds and all.

@michaelc_1955 2 жыл бұрын

I love the videos as always, just wanted to point out one little tidbit. During the Indiana Jones Summer of Hidden Mysteries promotion in 2008, there was a short lived stage show inside called “Secret of the Stone Tiger”.

@tinkershell1856 2 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating! I love your videos so much! 🦜

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@369284ab 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video...thanks Alex!

@Xaunaturalz 2 жыл бұрын

If you listen to the tiki room song, the tropical hideaway is included in one of the bird songs and likely how the tropical hideaway restaurant got its name. I never liked the Aladdin restaurant in that area because it didn't fit in to the Adventureland theme.

@arnequis Жыл бұрын

"♬ Welcome to our tropical hideaway, you lucky people, you... ♫"

@afluker6757 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Love this!

@BuzzSargent Жыл бұрын

Good show, interesting to know more about our world. Merry Christmas, off to work we go!

@mickeynoodles5285 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Alex! I remember the Tahitian terrace, always hoped it would return in one form or another. I think Disney did a great job!

@thomasromero7545 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful video Alex, well done as always. My wife and i had a wonderful midday meal here just a few weeks ago for the first time. Besides the French quarter this has to be our new favorite spot to sit down, have a nice meal and re-energize🦜🌺🛖🍍😋

@TheJames2929 2 жыл бұрын

Great video brother an absolute gem 💎

@ronaldmiller2740 2 жыл бұрын

HI ALEX WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!! I HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE .. I WAS IN THE MILITARY AT THAT TIME , I GUESS I LOST OUT ON A GOOD TIME .. THERE YOU DID NOT HAVE TO TAKE A PLANE TO GO TO A TROPICAL ILSLAND.. YOU HAD ALL THOSE HOLLA DANCERS THERE JUST IN LA.CA. I LOVED THE LOOK OF THE 60-70S FIRE DANCING AND THE HUTS .. THANKS , YALLABYE!!!

@krikri5020 2 жыл бұрын

Great video my guy🤙🏻 Another gem full of rich history

@stevehoffman9735 2 жыл бұрын

Very fine, thank you!

@kevinkunzmann8782 2 жыл бұрын

I still love Disneyland!

@verite 19 күн бұрын

Great piece

@ericfett9218 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video Alex 👍 informative and entertaining - I'm very glad they transformed the area to the Tropical Hideaway, but I regret that I never experienced the Tahitian Terrace.

@Qaptaininsano 2 жыл бұрын

I love it. I haven’t been to Disneyland since March of 2018 so I didn’t even know this was there. I’m going to be hanging out there when I go next. Awesome video.

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@josephhart7933 2 жыл бұрын

The steak teriyaki was the best. With coconut cake for dessert.

@mr.disney4740 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job alex.

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Disney!

@The_Dudester 2 жыл бұрын

Alex-I know you are based in L.A., but you should see Vlogs from Efteling in The Netherlands. Incredible place and they have three rides that would make Uncle Walt himself face palm followed by "Why didn't I think of that?"

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I've seen a lot of Efteling videos. Did a bunch of research on it a few years ago.

@toshibavoodoo 2 жыл бұрын

great

@angela1la3guera 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻❤️🥰

@Disneyland1951 2 жыл бұрын

You missed the shows from the 2000's. An Aladdin Show with a funny narrator, Aladdin and a Jasmine that would hick-up every time Jarfar was mentioned. This was followed with a Indiana Jones show. Link below. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9x-q8JezN3cm2Q.html

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

This video I made was not intended to be an all-encompassing history of the theater.

@SailorMoonFan92 2 жыл бұрын

It was never abandoned, always had stuff going on back here. Clickbait title..

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Its a good video about the history of the space. I once posted this video in 2019, the title was "The History of the Tropical Hideaway" and the thumbnail showed the Hideaway and the Tahitian Terrace. A perfectly good video...and no one watched it, because no one really gave a crap about the history of this area. So I removed it, re-narrated it (I didn't alter the original script either, it's the same narration) but I gave it this click bait title and click bait thumbnail. And now 5 times as many people know the history of the Tropical Hideaway. Click bait works. That being said, this isn't the true definition of click bait. For a period of 20 years, this area did not have a set use. It was used OCCASIONALLY and at random, as a auxiliary venue. But nothing permanent. Between its uses, it would go months or even almost a whole year completely unused. But if you clicked on the video hoping for me to explain how it rotted away and the facility decayed, well then no, it didn't, Disney kept it in good shape. That doesn't mean it wasn't effectively abandoned as a permanent attraction.

@Blatsen 2 ай бұрын

@@AlextheHistorian It sounds like Disney used this space in Disneyland in a manner similar to how they use Odyssey at Epcot since it closed as a fulltime restaurant in 1994. The last time I was inside the Odyssey, not counting the restrooms which are accessed via the outside of the building, was in 1993. Every time I have visited Epcot since it has been closed to the public. The only parts of the Odyssey that have been continuously open to the public since 1994 are the restrooms, first aid center, and baby care center which are all accessed via the outside of the building.

@Disneyland1951 2 жыл бұрын

Aladdin's Grotto Aladdin and Jasmine Show: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brF6ecV3ld_cmWQ.html