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Grass Skirt Tiki Lounge, Columbus, Ohio

The Grass Skirt Tiki Room bar, Columbus, OH

The venerable Kahiki Supper Club may be gone from Columbus, Ohio, but thankfully The Grass Skirt Tiki Room has appeared to fill the void.
The Lounge serves both food and drinks — the food items include what the polynesian pop fan would hope to fine on a bar menu: egg rolls, crab rangoon, and noodles, but [...]

Disneyland Enchanted Tiki Room 50th Anniversary

50th Anniversary of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Disneyland, CA

[ June 28, 2013 to June 30, 2013. ] Disneyland will be holding a special merchandise event June 28-June 30, 2013 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Enchanted Tiki Room. Information is limited at this point but Disney has revealed that the weekend’s activities are to include “themed Tiki and Polynesian style merchandise as well as trading elements.”

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Rolly Crump talks Tiki Room (and more) at Disneyland’s Tahitian Terrace

Back in October, Disney Legend Rolly Crump was interviewed by modern Disney tiki-torch bearers Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily on the grounds of the former Tahitian Terrace at a Disneyland event. The video above was shot at the event and offers a fascinating look at what is was like to work for the Disney organization [...]

Tahitian Terrace event with Rolly Crump

Spend an Evening With Rolly Crump at the Tahitian Terrace

[ October 13, 2012; ] Us theme park nuts have our favorite Imagineers, the oft-unsung and nowadays anonymous geniuses who designed and built the Disney theme parks. My personal favorite is Rolly Crump, whose contributions included work on The Haunted Mansion and The Enchanted Tiki Room.

On October 13, 2012 from 6-9PM, podcast and event coordinator Mousetalgia is presenting a [...]

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge broadcasts live every Wednesday night

It may seem hard to believe that in world full of podcasts and iDevices, live radio programming is still alive and kicking. Case in point: Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge. The show’s focus in on exotica tunes, but themed broadcasts also delve into other subjects, such as the recent shows devoted to Mardi Gras [...]

Paper Culture Bamboo-backed custom art

Design your own bamboo-backed wall art from Paper Culture

Internet photo printing site Paper Culture has a product with strong appeal to artists and do-it-yourselfers looking to spruce up their tiki-themed rooms: they now offer a service that prints uploaded artwork onto bamboo-backed boards for frameless hanging. The edges of the board, which are visible, are much more attractive than foam core or plywood. [...]

Disney's Polynesian Hotel under construction

Disney’s Polynesian Resort to be demolished?

Does Disney’s Polynesian Resort have a date with a wrecking ball in its future? According to a report filed in October on Tikiman’s website devoted to the beloved Walt Disney World resort, the unthinkable may happen in 2013.
According to rumors, the need to replace the aging Great Ceremonial House, combined with the desire to add [...]