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coconut pete posted on 03/14/2005

Besides Disneyland, is there any tiki in the Orlando area worth checking out?

coconut pete

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Kailuageoff posted on 03/14/2005

I think you mean DisneyWORLD. Sea World has a luau, there is a chinese place on I-Drive called the Mai-Tiki bar that has some nice vintage decor, and there's the infamous Wai-Tiki on Wall Street downtown. Tiki Golf on I-drive is kind of cool if you like putt-putt.

PT
Palama Tiki posted on 03/14/2005

Hey Coconut Pete:

here are some links to Orlando related tiki:http://condoexpress.com/Liki_Tiki_Village.htm

http://www.atlanticfountains.com/Musical_fountain_HR.htm

http://www.joevitalestudio.com/ located in Winter Park (suburb of Orlando)

I have never been to the Liki Tiki Village, so I can't vouch for that, but i have driven by the Hawaiian Rumble Mini_Golf on International Drive: they have some pretty cool tikis on display.

Also Joe Vitale Studio is in Winter Park.

Have Fun!

Palama Tiki

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bigbrotiki posted on 03/14/2005

What about the "Big Bamboo", guys, does that still exist? I failed to seek it out last time I was in town. An honest to goodness dive, started by a Pacific war veteran, it was a welcome change to the "nothing was here before the 80s" corporate theme park landscape of Orlando.

It even had a small Barney West Tiki in it, which, since it was not secured, I doubt will still be around. I left it there, though I was VERY tempted. A clear dilemma: I was probably the only person in a 100 mile radius who knew what it was, and some drunk might walk off with soon...yet I stayed true to my principles and listened to the white angel in my right ear.

CP
coconut pete posted on 03/14/2005

Thanks for the info. I knew as soon as I typed Disneyland, there was going to be some trouble. I'll get it right next time.

coconut pete

PT
Palama Tiki posted on 03/14/2005

hey BigBro:

here's the website for Big Bamboo:

http://www.bigbamboolounge.com/

this is the first i've heard of it; i'll definitely have to check it out!

PT
Palama Tiki posted on 03/14/2005

well, i guess i'll check it out if and when it reopens; still closed due to hurricane damage.

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bigbrotiki posted on 03/14/2005

Oh, that's not a good sign, that it is STILL closed. Wow, they do have a lot of stuff at Cafe Press....I am sad though that, for me personally, all that happy-go-lucky Pacific War veteran imagery is tainted nowadays.

PT
Palama Tiki posted on 03/14/2005

I hear ya, BigBro!

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Kailuageoff posted on 03/14/2005

On 2005-03-14 11:55, coconut pete wrote:
Thanks for the info. I knew as soon as I typed Disneyland, there was going to be some trouble. I'll get it right next time.

coconut pete

No worries, Pete. I usually avoid the mega-theme parks anyway. I highly recommend GatorLAND.
KG

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TikiTikiTavi posted on 03/15/2005

Although this may not be considered "true" tiki, it was fun anyway:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=9987&forum=2&1

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Pomaika i posted on 03/15/2005

Unfortunately, the Big Bamboo is still closed and it is unlikely to reopen. Some of us regulars meet up at Coconut Willy's, which is such a shitty bar with HORRIBLE tropical decor :wink:

Liki Tiki Village has some nice tiki gods, but it's a time share resort. It's sad that we did a tour there just to check out the tiki gods!

We love Mai-Tiki on I-Drive and close by to Mai-Tiki is the Bad Ass Coffee Co, which is a Hawaii based chain that has some cool Hawaiian stuff, a few tikis, and good coffee.

Besides Tiki Golf, there is also "Hawaiian Rumble" golf on 535.

WaiTiki is downtown is awesome, of course.

Send me an email to tikipomaikai@aol.com if you want some more info or directions.

Anna

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TikiGoon posted on 03/17/2005

The past two January's I have stopped in at the Big Bamboo and it was closed both times. I really had my hopes up last time, because where I was staying was less than two miles from it.

I did stop by WaiTiki (downtown Orlando) and it was pretty cool. I would definitely recommend checking it out. They Make pretty good Mai-Tais and here is a must try; "Krispy Kream Bread Pudding".

TM
Tipsy McStagger posted on 02/13/2009

this was found on myspace recently......looks like liki tiki in the background.....the space shuttle playground ride gives you an approximate date of the early eighties(?)

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Haole'akamai posted on 02/13/2009

Great photo catch. I'd say the photo may have been taken later, because of "boy-shorts" style swimsuit didn't come into fashion until the 1990s.

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