Lowbrow artist Shag, who’s early graphic design career was heavily influenced by Disneyland’s attraction posters, was wisely tapped by Disney to create art and memorabilia for the resort this past decade.
Now, Shag the Store in Palm Springs, CA is displaying the artist’s complete works for The Mouse, including special merchandise for The Enchanted Tiki Room, [...]
When Disney re-themed the Tahitian Terrace at Disneyland into Aladdin’s Oasis in 1992, they traded 30 years of Polynesian fun for a new dinner experience that ultimately only operated for two years.
Disneyland guests will probably never get to experience the restaurant again in its original form, but there’s a small nugget of hope buried in [...]
Oh boy! Disneyland has announced that they will have a special event on June 22nd celebrating the 45th Anniversary of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland in California, and they’ve contracted a number of excellent artists to create works for sale.
Artists include Amanda Visell, Kevin Kidney & Jody Daily, Maggie Parr, Larry Nikolai, [...]
Saturday while vending at the NFFC Convention at Walt Disney World, a cast member noticed the items I had created by the artist Shag for Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary. According to the rumors he’s heard, Walt Disney World has contracted Shag to create a line of merchandise for the Florida parks, to be released sometime next [...]
From 1962–1993 the Tahitian Terrace served Disneyland guests semi-exotic foods under the branches of a 35-foot tall man-made tree while dancers and other entertainment emerged from a waterfall. The facility was turned into an Aladdin-themed experience in 1993 but only lasted 2 years, while the Terrace served happy guests for over 30 years. Go figure.
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The last of the extremely cool Tiki Room merchandise, a Tangaroa lamp, goes on sale this evening at 12:00am