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Post #739689 by Tiki_Koro on Thu, Mar 19, 2015 10:26 AM

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On 2015-03-19 08:45, tikiman2001 wrote:

I just had a talk with someone about this and they said the other bars at the Polynesian do not have the room for the extra product so unless they remove something else I don’t see anything new being added. It will be interesting to see how they set up the new Oasis bar and if it will offer anything different than the Barefoot Bar.

Sounds like a cop-out by someone satisfied with the status quo. You'd be amazed what can be accomplished by a motivated leader, sometimes even by a motivated cast member! WDW is not as heavily micro-managed as it may seem; even those tasked with managing property-wide standards are open to creative ideas and suggestions. And that's as much inside baseball I'll share for now :)

And to clarify, I was expressing my hopes for Tambu, not my expectations. They have some fine folks working over there with its best interests at heart, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they were to test new products at Tambu to see what the guest response may be.

On 2015-03-19 08:47, AceExplorer wrote:
Tiki_Koro, are you referring to one of the bars at the Four Seasons at Golden Oak? And if so, can you share the name and recommend some of the cocktails which feature some of these finer ingredients?

The bar I am referring to is the private lounge and restaurant for Golden Oak residents, and, unfortunately, it is not open to the public. The bar is called Tyler's Lounge, named after the film Toby Tyler, and the restaurant is called Markham's, named after Marty Markham from Spin and Marty, both filmed at the Golden Oak Ranch in California. It is a Disney bar and not part of the Four Seasons. We ordered the ingredients for a tiki weekend party last summer, and we still carry them for when those drinks are requested. We featured the Mai Tai, Navy Grog (actually Ancient Mariner), Test Pilot, Zombie, and - the hit of the event - the Bali Bali!