My head is spinning, and for once it’s not because of a poorly-made Mai Tai!

DisneyShopping.com (formerly the Disney Store) will be releasing another wave of Enchanted Tiki Room merchandise to celebrate Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary in April. The first two brought a bunch of neat stuff, including a reproduction of the hosts’ aloha shirts and a life-size barker bird. Very cool.

This time they’ve outdone themselves by creating full-size reproductions of the attraction’s tiki drummers pulled from the original moulds, painted in the 1963 color scheme. Limited to 1000, the drummer is different on each side (so of course, you’ll need two!). This is got to be the coolest thing ever—a little slice of Rolly Crump for your home. $179.

They’re also coming out with a green version of the aloha shirt (along with a dress too). $99 each, edition of 500.

Oh, it’s going to be an expensive April.

See photos and discuss at Tiki Central | Thanks Christoper!

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The Bikini Tiki Bar Factory makes some really attractive, incredibly durable outdoor tiki bars. Made from solid pressure-treated pine with roof supports built from 3″ diameter beams, these bars are built to last.

There are two models: the 5 foot-long “Canary” and 6 foot, 6 inch-long “Buffet.” Each comes a shelf under the bar and a second shelf over the bar that has an attached hanging goblet rack. Assembly of the bars is accomplished with a screwdriver.

$1,995 for the Canary, $2,995 for the Buffet, shipping in the continental U.S. included in the price.

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I’ve always loved dashboard hula girls, so when I fell under the spell of tiki culture I knew I’d have to get one for my car.

Aloha Gifts From Hawaii sells four different styles of realistically-sculpted wahinies. Each is 7″ tall and hand-painted (I bought the one with the ukulele, which has Wonder Woman-esque blue panties with stars under the grass skirt). Each comes in a choice of natural or green hula skirt as well.

$6.99

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I got all excited when I saw the name of this product, thinking that I’d finally have a way to attract tiki birds to my backyard. Then I remembered that they’re firmly bolted into the ceiling at Disneyland.

But as an irish-accented macaw once told me, every cloud has a silver lining. The Backyard Safari Tiki bird feeder looks like an excellent way to feed flesh-and-blood birds (and squirrels) in a stylish fashion.

$19.99 from Target.com

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The Crazed Mug’s debut CD, “My Mug Collection” was my personal favorite from last year. Critical response has been so good that it’s been nominated in the 9th Annual Hawaii Music Awards in the “Island Contemporary” category.

The Hawaii Music Awards are the “People’s Choice Awards” for Hawaii—the very first to recognize all the diverse categories of music in Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. Voting takes place on the internet via their web site and email, so that means you can vote.

Sadly, the group’s tenor ukulele player and vocalist Rusty Key died of a heart attack this year. I think a win in the awards would be a fitting tribute.

Link to Hawaii Music Awards website | Link to The Crazed Mug’s website

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Target stores have been bringing tiki to the masses for the past couple of years, and 2006 seems to be no exception.

As part of their outdoor furniture offerings, the stores are rolling out the Mai Tiki collection, which includes a decent bamboo bar.

$299 for the bar, $49.99 for two stools. Bamboo lamps also available.

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Late last year I blogged about Earnie Ball’s tiki guitar picks. Now the company has produced a t-shirt in the same style.

$20.00/£16.00

Link to U.S. store | Link to UK store with gratuitous guitar wielding silicon-enhanced babes

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