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Enchanted Tiki Drawings – Disneyland Park Icons Sketches

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I’ve mentioned a few times before how much I like the Disney Gallery on Disneyland’s Main Street. There’s always something neat there, from special merchandise by Shag or Kevin Kidney & Jody Daily to artist showcases from Mary Blair. (Rumor has it the next exhibition will feature The Enchanted Tiki Room!)

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Sometimes there are artists working on-site in a little studio as part of the Artist Sketch Program. Guests can peek over their shoulders as they draw at the drafting desk, which is located on the right once you pass through the gift shop.

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I was told that they had recently started offering a new set of designs featuring “Park Icons,” including this colorful one of Jose from The Enchanted Tiki Room. On the ledge there is a sketch program catalog where you can see examples of the other dozens of images the artists can draw for you. The Jose cartoon is listed at $35, and the prices go up from there depending on the design.

Tangaroa Terrace at the Disneyland Hotel

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The Disneyland Hotel recently remodeled and re-themed the pool and dining area in the center of the property, with last summer bringing the opening of Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar and Tangaroa Terrace. The latter is a quick-service restaurant named after the tall tiki tree in the waiting area of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.

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The A-frame edifice features a sign with spears and three colorful masks as well as two large tiki columns carved by Leroy Schmaltz from Oceanic Arts. The inside has a sleek look that’s accented with tapa and rattan lamps, bamboo and lauhala matting, and black-and-white vintage photos of Adventureland and Walt in the Enchanted Tiki Room.

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Diners order at three touchscreen stations and then pay at the cash registers off to the left. Drinks, desserts and grab-and-go items like pineapple-macadamia nut muffins are set up at other displays nearby.

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Breakfast options range from french toast with banana-caramel sauce to a healthy-sounding egg white and tofu bake with spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and cheese. After 11 a.m. the menu features burgers, panko-crusted fish and chips, cheese or kalua pork flatbread, and a couple of salads. There are also rotating “Island Plate Dinner” specials like miso-crusted salmon, chicken katsu and tamarind-glazed pork shanks.

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The Angus 1/3 pound Hawaiian cheeseburger ($10.19) comes with grilled pineapple, teriyaki sauce, Havarti cheese, lettuce, tomato and a sad excuse for bacon on a multi-grain bun. The toppings are key to distracting from the fact that the beef is served well done. The Disney Parks may be a little late to the sweet potato party, but some of their restaurants have started abandoning regular fries in favor of these trendy tubers.

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We used to fuel up on food here before going to Trader Sam’s, but they’ve since added some of the same dishes so you might as well head straight to the bar. It’s worth taking a look around Tangaroa Terrace, but I’d only recommend eating there if you’re looking for a quiet meal since it’s usually pretty deserted.

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The large shared patio overlooks the Disneyland Hotel pool and its Monorail waterslide. It may be quite tempting to enjoy the pleasant setting when the weather’s beautiful, but I’ll say it again — just go next door to Trader Sam’s.

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Tangaroa Terrace
Disneyland Hotel
1150 Magic Way
Anaheim, CA 92802

Previous Tiki-Related Disney Posts:

Tiki-Themed Restaurant at California Adventure Demolished
Holiday Drinks & Decor at Trader Sam’s
Los Angeles Magazine Article on Enchanted Tiki Room Imagineer

Tangaroa Terrace on Urbanspoon

Tiki Imagineer Rolly Crump in Los Angeles Magazine

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Between the anniversary Adventureland glasses and Shag’s cruise art, I seem to be on a tiki-related Disney kick lately. (Even more so on Twitter.) And that’s all about to continue with this post.

I was flipping through my copy of the March 2011 Los Angeles magazine and stumbled on a tiki—and not just any old tiki, but a war shield carved for the Enchanted Tiki Room.

The article, “The Architect of Delight,” compiled by Marcel Bonner and Stephen Daly, tells the story of how Disney animator Rolly Crump’s cartoon marijuana poster got him noticed by Walt Disney. He was brought on to the “imagineering” side of things and worked on the Enchanted Tiki Room and It’s A Small World attractions at Disneyland. There’s some great anecdotes from behind the scenes, not to mention this awesome illustration by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily. (You can see some of Crump’s sketches and sculpts on their blog.)

Edited to add: You can now read the whole article on LA mag’s website. Also in that issue was a neat round-up of retro diners, including the 1950s Googie gem Pann’s in Westchester.

In other news, my buddy Sree posted about our Indian Food + Tiki mashup night on her blog SaagAHH. They were good sports and brave souls that spun the wheel at the Tiki-Ti! Go on over there and see what fortune brought them…