Tiki-devolution : Hard Rock Park

Tiki-devolution continues .... the following is from an article on the new Hard Rock Park in Myrtle beach, South Carolina.... an amusement park for those who are tired of Scooby-Doo style parks.

• Each section has its own themed restaurants and gift shops. The Taste of Paradise over in Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven, for example, is a Pacific-themed grill – lots of entrees are served with pineapple – lined with tiki-style sculptures of various departed rock stars. (You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Tiki Elvis or Tiki Kurt Cobain.)*

Plenty of things within the park that seem a bit bizarre - The Eagles 'Life in the Fast Lane' roller coaster, not to mention the Led Zepellin coaster, or the Moody Blue's Nights in White Satin - the Trip, which is a tunnel-in-love type ride, or the Magic Mushroom Garden -- all in a family-friendly park.

As far as I can tell, there is no Martin Denny section.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080503/NEWS/31903334/1050/FRONTPAGE&title=Welcome_to_the_Hard_Rock_Park

http://www.hardrockpark.com

Vern

If I haven't lived until I've seen the Kurt Cobain tiki, maybe I don't want to live.

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On 2008-05-08 09:32, Capt'n Skully wrote:
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All in all, I still prefer my Ozzy Osbourne Buddha statue.

There are pictures!

Sort of an A-Frame
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The buildings look like "tikis"!
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The following page has a video that includes footage of the Paradise Grill (where Polynesian flavored food will be served) - they have a few seconds of the tiki carvings in the clip.
http://www.scnow.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-BTW-2008-04-14-0010.html

I'm pretty sure the following four rock tikis are from the Paradise Grill
Presley
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coasterdave/2420023798/
Marley
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa89/crZythrill3r/Picture391.jpg
Lennon
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa89/crZythrill3r/Picture394.jpg
Garcia
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa89/crZythrill3r/Picture395.jpg

Elsewhere in the park, here is a section that features the Tiki Gods of Rock together.
Presley, Lennon, Marley, and Hendrix
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myrtlebeachbum/822219915/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/papamouse/2292604697/

Hard Rock Myrtle Beach tiki mug..

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...uurrgh, found in Thailand.