Tiki Amusement Park! (warnng - many photos...)

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T Tangaroa Tiki Socialite Joined: Apr 25, 2002 Posts: 1566	T Tangaroa Posted posted on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 6:59 PM Well - after Trader Woody's comment in the Tiki Coaster thread - I started searching.... Here are some pix of Port Aventura in Spain... I remember seeing some sketches of this the last time I freelanced for Universal - but I always assumed that it would be populated with smaller versions of the exisiting Uni Studios attractions in California & Florida.... It looks to me like the only character they have in the park is Woody Woodpecker for some reason.... Anyway - they have an entire themed "land" - Polynesia. Tacky theme park fans rejoice! "Polynesia" is supposed to be an area that Captain Cook has discovered - and the year is 1779... The photos really remind me of Lion Country Safari's visitor area... But themed in a better way... Attractions: Tutuki Splash - Journey on a boat through Tiki caves & into an active volcano.... Sea Odyssey - a submarine simulator attraction (no tikis) Canoes - small childrens boat ride. Kon-Tiki Wave - "you will feel like a pirate in the great heat of a tropical storm..." Loco-Loco Tiki - typical "Fun Bus" ride with tropical decor... Tami-Tami - children's coaster... Makamanu Garden - enclosed bird sanctuary... Aloha Tahiti - Polynesian revue on the beach... Bora Bora - restaurant with floor show... Mers Du Sud - polynesian gift shop... To see more pix - check out the website I grabbed these from: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.umwebsite.com%2Fpags%2F1pa-polynesia.htm&langpair=es%7Cen&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&safe=off&prev=%2Flanguage_tools
K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 7:16 PM Great stuff Tangaroa. We really, really need one of these in Orlando. I wonder if they would trade us for the Magic Kingdom? KG
T TikiGardener Member 1st website dedicated to Tiki Gardens Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1368	T TikiGardener Posted posted on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 8:50 PM Maybe they could buy the old Tiki Gardens site from the Pinellas authorities, and do the real Trader Frank's memory proud. TG http://www.exotic-tiki-gardens.com
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 9:04 PM Tangaroa, Great Pics! It's amazing that Tiki never really lasted as a "Theme" park basis. It's like Tiki was only a another ride on the Disny World Train to the main streamers.
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Wed, Mar 31, 2004 12:31 AM Wow, those are excellent photos, Tangaroa! Tiki statues abound! Looks like another trip to Barcelona in on the cards sometime, though it's a shame that there don't appear to be many Tiki mugs on offer in the gift shop. I'd added Port Aventura to the 'Locating Tiki' section of Tiki Central earlier in the day, so there's information there for anyone who plans a visit: https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=8337&forum=2&1 Trader Woody
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Wed, Mar 31, 2004 4:17 PM I have moved Tongaroa's great post to the Locating Tiki forum as a reply to Trader Woody's Port Adventura topic. Let's move things there: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=8337&forum=2&1 ~Hanford

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