There is a love in California for Tiki culture? I lived here all my life and never encountered that except in someone cheesy backyard pool.
Yeah, kinda like how all Americans love cowboys and farms!
Because there's Aulani for an actual, culturally-authentic Hawaiian experience instead of Polynesian pop.
Really? Yeah, tiki as we know it was born in Los Angeles. Much of its former glory still exists, although it was once flourishing in nearly every city cross the country.
The only reason tiki culture was big in the 50s because of the fascination with Hawaii becoming state. It didn't endure.
Meh.
Cowboys and farms rock! If I could ban all cars and replace them with horses... heck, yeah! (Supplemented by high speed monorails and public blimps).
That's because it's related to the Jungle Cruise.
Bet they could come up with something very creative to give it some water. I'm thinking TDS here. Besides even though it looks great in WDW, you can't swim in the lagoon.
Well, there is Tropical Hideaway coming soon enough, that sorta fits the bill. I agree with themed restaurants though and when the announcement of various Downtown Disney locations closing (particularly House of Blues) I had really hoped of something along the lines of Jock Lindsey's - something of that scale and quality would be very much loved here in Anaheim, but alas we get nothing of the sort.
I was going to post something similar to this. Part of what makes the Poly so great is not only being on the water but the openness of the grounds gives the feeling of being at a resort in Hawaii (sort of, but probably as close as you are going to get in central Florida). I think being crammed in the space they are putting this hotel would have less of a Hawaii feel and more of a cheesy island-themed restaurant. They can recreate that kind of lush feeling in a small area like Adventureland where things like sight lines can be controlled but I don't think there is the space to do it properly for something like a hotel.
