Post #776477 by AceExplorer on Wed, May 31, 2017 6:21 AM

Creativenative, good thoughts and analysis, and I also agree (from the photos) that they have built a very good looking volcano. It's a huge and very visible icon for the park. Last time I drove along that section of I-4 six or eight weeks ago it was still under construction, but it looked great.

I'm thinking out loud here and not criticizing anyone at all. I see this park as an expression of the current 2017 incarnation of pop-culture tiki. If the designers travelled and did research, then they had to come back and build something which appealed to families and kids who are not tikiphiles like many of us. I think it was not intended to be a museum, or a learning experience, but simply a fun water park which is visually appealing.

I keep reminding myself that to have such a great expression of faux tropical, Polynesian, island, tiki, etc. built today in such a grand manner is truly awesome! How many years will this stuff last and influence people? 20 years? 30 years? This park may lead a number of their guests to eventually also discover mid-century tiki. Many will also get into Jimmy Buffett.

I really want to visit the park soon, and then hit some of the great cocktail and tiki bars which Orlando has to offer.