Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar

This article is about the real-world dining-service. For the fictitious location of the same name, see Enchanted Tiki Bar.

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Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar
Park	Disneyland Hotel
Type	Bar
Opening date	May 2011

Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar is a bar in the Disneyland Hotel.

History

Backstory

Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar is a drinking establishment which was created in the early-mid 1930s in the Polynesian isles. The drinking establishment is run by the ancient jungle merchant Trader Sam and decorated with memorabilia of his centuries of adventures. The bar was opened with the assistance of the Jungle Navigation Company and is managed by JNC employee Skip Dockmonkey. Additionally, the bar itself was enchanted by Sam's own magic and several tiki gods, hence the bar's name.

House Rules

1. Blow dart guns are not to be used as drinking straws.
2. Cannibals not serve people!
3. (Redacted)
4. Do not provide alcohol to on duty Jungle Cruise skippers. No exceptions!!!
5. Call bartender if Schweitzer Falls.
6. No poison dart games.
7. Management is not responsible (redacted) under any circumstances!

Development history

Racism

Trader Sam was created as a stereotype of the Jivaroan peoples of the Amazon. In the Spanish Colonial Period, conquistadors perpetuated a propagandistic myth that the Jivaro are the antithesis of, "Civilization" in retaliation to being unsuccessful at conquering Jivaroan territory. Sam being a cannibal was based on myths as the Jivaroan are not known to practice cannibalism nor are any South American Indigenous tribe. Sam's dark-skinned design also seemed to be more based on an African

Shrunken head trading is inspired by how in the 1910s, many South American Indigenous peoples were pressured into selling shrunken-heads to European colonists who considered them to be exotic souvenirs. Traditionally, shrunken-heads are religious items used to bind the spirit of a potentially vengeful enemy, not items sought after for profit or collection.

These bars were based around the character of Trader Sam. Because of this, many of the harmful stereotypes identified with the character were perpetuated in the bars. Amongst these were a shrunken head motif and various references to Trader Sam and his family (represented by shrunken-heads) being cannibalistic. Many of these references were removed in 2021. The bars also revealed Sam to be a magic-user and possibly immortal, an adaptation of the, "Magical Native American" trope which has been criticized for being a minority-token trope that ostracizes Indigenous peoples, exploits Indigenous people as, "Exotic", and trivializes Indigenous spiritualism as Western perceptions of occultism and magic.

Summary

Drink effects

Several drinks have special-effects which are triggered when they are ordered.

• HippopotoMai-Tai: These drinks are served in glasses depicting an aquatic monster resembling that from The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). When ordered, the skippers shout, "Two shots (of rum)" and gun shots are fired into the ceiling.
• Krakatoa Punch: This drink is named for the historic volcano Krakatoa which erupted in 1883. When ordered, the volcano outside of the windows erupts.
• Mosquito Mojito: This drink causes a mosquito sound-effect while skippers serve it with a fly-swatter.
• Nautilus: The mug for this drink is modelled after The Nautilus, a victorian submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The voice of the nautilus' late captain, Captain Nemo is heard while a vintage submarine-helmet bubbles with water.
• Polynesian Pearl: This drink's mug is modelled after a large pearl and emerges from the clam-shell, "Shelly".
• Shipwreck on the Rocks: When this drink is ordered, a ship-in-a-bottle depicting the pirate-ship The Wicked Wench from Pirates of the Caribbean springs to life. The skippers act like sailors on a sinking ship while the Wicked Wench sinks into the faux waters of its bottle.
• Uh-Oa: This bar is named for Uh-Oa, the goddess of disaster from The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management. When her drink is ordered, the skippers chant her name while water pours like rain.
• Zombie Head: This drinks are served in mugs of zombie heads, modelled after the heads of ghosts from the Haunted Mansion. When ordered, the room goes dark and spooky noises play while a black-light fills much of the room. Skippers move a stick with a, "Curtain ghost" on it and hover it around the orderer of the drink.

Holidays

• Tropical Snowstorm: Triggers a volcano outside the window to erupt snowflakes.

Trivia

• The Hippopotomai-tai glasses appeared in an episode of the MCU series Loki.
• On the doors are depictions of Maui from Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.
• The mugs for HippopotoMai-Tai resemble the Gill-Man from The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). In the Grog Grotto, they resemble Maui.
• The bar used to have a shrunken head motif which was removed in 2021 due to its vilified stereotyping of Indigenous South American peoples. This included the name of the Shrunken Zombie Head turning to simply the Zombie Head and the, "Family tree" of shrunken heads being decorated with fake bird ornaments.
• The sinking Wicked Wench in-a-bottle is a repurposed effect from the defunct attraction The Adventurers Club.
• The bar was included as a part of the Tiki Mask Juju mission in the Adventure Trading Company.
• Secret menu drinks include, "The Bounty", a drink modelled after the character of Grogu from The Mandalorean, and "Kungaloosh!" which is a drink from the defunct attraction The Adventurers Club.
• In the bar there are post-cards and letters from various characters:
  • Charlie Allnut from The African Queen.
  • Rick Blaine from Casablanca.
  • Lampie from Pete's Dragon.
  • Robin Crusoe from Lt. Robin Crusoe USN.
  • Vanessa Capshaw of the New York City Preservation Society from Tower of Terror.
  • Smith from Mary Poppins.
  • The crew of The Miss Tilly from Typhoon Lagoon.
  • The Swiss Family Robinson.
  • Uku and Lele, the island of Ukulele from Lava.
  • Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.
• There are photographs of several characters and locations in the bar. This includes:
  • Ned Land from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
  • Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.
  • Former president Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
  • Harambe and Kilimanjaro Safaris from Kilimanjaro Safaris.
  • The Temple of the Forbidden Eye and Temple of the Crystal Skull.
  • Walt Disney on his goodwill tour.
  • The Jungle Navigation Company's board.
  • Lt. Robin Crusoe.
  • Mount Mayday from Typhoon Lagoon.
  • The Polynesian village and Nanea volcano from Disney's Polynesian Village Resort.
  • Prof. Porter and Jane Porter from Tarzan.
  • The real world S.S. Denali.
  • The real-world Clifton's Republic.
  • The original boathouse of Disneyland's Jungle Cruise.
• Several props in the bar reference other Disney properties, representing trophies from Sam's adventures, deals from his trades and gifts from his friends. This includes:
  • Jack Sparrow's mother's shrunken head.
  • The propeller of the Gipsy Moth.
  • Sleeves for Anette Funicello's Hawaiiannette (1960).
  • A spyglass from Blackbeard and Angelica Teach.
  • The Paradise Falls jar from Up.
  • A ticket for the South Seas Club from the Rocketeer.
  • A bust of Dr. Albert Falls.
  • The genie's lamp from Aladdin.
  • A map of the Temple of Mara.
  • A figurine of the Orange Bird.
  • A framed cartoon by Charles Addams (later removed).
  • A plushy and tiki sculpture of Donald Duck.
  • A box of props from the Adventurers Club.
  • There is a photograph of the Adventurers Club headquarters on Pleasure Island.
  • Walt Disney's Jungle Cruise hat.
  • A tribal mask modelled after Joe Rohde.
  • Ned Land's harpoon.
  • Zeus' fishing-pole from the Adventurers Club.
  • A locket belonging to Davy Jones and Calypso.

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