Uh-Oa is a character from the defunct Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) re-theming of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. She physically appears within Trader Sam's Grog Grotto at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort. She is an audio-animatronic character voiced by Amelia McQueen.
History[]
Biography[]
Uh-Oa is a Polynesian goddess of disaster who was one of the tiki gods that served as patron to the Enchanted Tiki Room. By the 1960s/1970s, a tiki idol of Uh-Oa was in the possession of the ancient mystic Trader Sam and kept within his bar, "The Grog Grotto" in a Polynesian village. At some point (either prior to 1938 or around the 1990s), the Tiki Room was sold by Hollywood executives to the birds Zazu and Iago. When Iago attempted to turn the room into a celebration of himself, Uh-Oa punished the parrot by maiming him.
Development history[]
Uh-Oa was originally an audio-animatronic character created for the Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) re-theming of the Tropical Serenade in the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland. After this attraction's closure in 2011, her animatronic was made static and as moved to Trader Sam's Grog Grotto which opened in 2015.
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Trader Sam's[]
In both of these bars, Uh-Oa is the namesake for the Uh-Oa drink. When ordered, a storm erupts outside of the bar.
Trader Sam's Grog Grotto[]
Uh-Oa physically appears in this bar and glows when her drink is ordered. The weather outside the window turns to a storm and Uh-Oa announces herself.
Other connections[]
Skipper Canteen[]
In the library of the Skipper Canteen is a book titled A New Way to Manage Birds by I & Z Management Publications. This book references the attraction The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management).
Other appearances[]
Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)[]
Uh-Oa appeared in the climax of this attraction where she sang a song and made Iago vanish as punishment for his blasphemy against the Tiki Gods.
Trivia[]
- Uh-Oa and Citrikua are the only two notable Tiki Gods featured in the Enchanted Tiki Room who were created for the attraction rather than being lifted from mythology.
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