Polynesia or the South Seas Islands is a real-world location which generally includes the islands of the Polynesian Triangle of the Pacific Ocean. Polynesia has a history of depiction with Adventureland due to Adventureland having been partly catering to the exoticism, "Tiki Craze" trend of exploited and appropriated Polynesian culture.
Description[]
Features[]
Assorted[]
- Enchanted Tiki Village:
- Seven Seas Lagoon:
- Uncharted tributary: This allegedly uncharted river was one of the Rivers of Adventure which composed Adventurelend.
Islands/Archipelagos[]
- American Samoa:
- Pago Pago:
- Cook Islands:
- Rarotonga:
- French Polynesia:
- Mo'orea:
- Hawaiian Islands:
- Island of Hawaiʻi:
- Kauai:
- Kingdom of Tonga:
- Lau Islands:
- Fiji:
- Leeward Islands:
- Bora Bora:
- New Zealand/Aotearoa:
- Niue:
- Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui, also known as, "Easter Island" is an island most famous for its stone statues the Moai.
- Samoa:
- Tokelau Islands:
- Tuvalu:
- Ukulele Island: Ukulele Island was an island made up of two sentient islands named Uku and Lele.[1]
History[]
Background[]
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Adventure Trading Company[]
This event had missions and details themed to the Enchanted Tiki Room and Enchanted Tiki Bar's settings to obtain jujus from the titular colonial company. The Bird Juju was obtained by trying to recruit bird performers for talent-agent "Tiki" Kiki Serbano and the Enchanted Tiki Room via the use of a magazine titled, "The Bird Call". The Tiki Mask Juju had guests assist Trader Sam's subordinates in the Enchanted Tiki Bar by finding his recipe for the beverage, "JujuJuice" to save them from being decapitated in his wrath. The Daily Gnus newspaper also contained references to Adventureland Polynesian elements.
Jungle Cruise[]
In Disneyland's Jungle Cruise, the boats briefly pass by a dock along the Polynesian, "Uncharted tributary" along the Enchanted Tiki Room where they find Rosita waiting for a boat. In this vicinity, the boats also pass by a mural advertisement for the Tropical Hideaway's dining services.
Trader Sam's[]
Both of the Trader Sam's bars are set in Polynesia.
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar[]
This bar is set within the Enchanted Tiki Village and has views of the sea and a horizon of jungles and volcanoes. Sam also has letters, gifts and post-cards from Ukulele Island, the stranded Lt. Robin Crusoe, cast-members of the Enchanted Tiki Room, Rosita, and Lincoln Costain.
Trader Sam's Grog Grotto[]
This bar is set in the Great Ceremonial House of the Polynesian Village along the Seven Seas Lagoon, to an, "East coast" of the Enchanted Tiki Bar's village.
Tropical Hideaway[]
The Tropical Hideaway is an extension of the Enchanted Tiki Room, located along an uncharted Polynesian river.
Other connections[]
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea[]
The Grog Grotto mentions the Nautilus having frequented the waters of the Seven Seas Lagoon.
Disney's Polynesian Village Resort[]
This resort is themed towards Polynesia and has many sections named after real Polynesian locations, elements from Moana and Lilo & Stitch, and the restaurant Capt. Cook's named for British colonist Captain James Cook (1728-1779).
Liki Tikis[]
These idols are portrayed as sentient, "Tiki gods".
Magic of Disney Animation[]
A poster for a Minnie Mouse film titled, "Mouse Pacific" was shot outside the Enchanted Tiki Room.
Mystic Manor[]
The, "Tribal Arts" section of Mystic Manor contained tikis and idols taken from Polynesia by British colonizer, Lord Henry Mystic. An oar of Mystic's is also mounted in the Tropical Hideaway.
South Seas Traders[]
This Adventureland shop was themed to a Polynesian mercantile.
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room[]
This attraction is set on an unidentified Polynesian island.
Other appearances[]
Attractions[]
Aulani[]
Aulani is set in Hawaii.
Soarin'[]
Every version of Soarin' except for Soarin' Over California features the hang gliders passing over Fiji.
Tower of Terror[]
The evil Harrison Hightower III of S.E.A. is shown escaping a Moai from Easter Island on a mural in the Hotel Hightower. The mural implies he traded unfairly for the statue by giving the Indigenous chieftain a victrola.[2]
Typhoon Lagoon[]
Typhoon Lagoon has inconsistent elements theming it towards Polynesia.
Film[]
Castaway Cowboy[]
In this film, Texan cowboy Lincoln Costain is stranded on Kauai in the 19th century.
Lava[]
This film revolves around the forming of Ukulele Island, being a love story which follows the volcanoes Uku & Lele.
Lilo & Stitch[]
This film takes place on the island of Kauai in the early 2000s.
Lt. Robin Crusoe USN[]
This film follows US Navy aviator Lt. Robin Crusoe being stranded on an unidentified Polynesian island in the 1960s. He creates a makeshift sanctuary for himself and is pursued for marriage by the nearby Polynesian tribe.
Moana[]
This film takes place in Polynesia's " Long Pause" period.
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