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Disney's Polynesian Village Resort (formerly Disney's Polynesian Resort from 1985 to 2014) [1] is a Disney-owned and operated resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort. It began operation on October 1, 1971 as one of Walt Disney World Resort's first two on-site hotels. The resort has a South Seas theme, and originally opened with 492 rooms ...
The resort is built around a tropical theme based on the Polynesian islands. Compared to its surrounding resorts and hotels, The Polynesian Resort Hotel is one of the smaller resorts in the Wisconsin Dells. It has a combined total of 200,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor waterparks.
Eugene C. Eppley (April 8, 1884 – October 14, 1958) also known as Gene, was a hotel magnate in Omaha, Nebraska. [1] Eppley is credited with single-handedly building one of the most successful hotel empires, [2] by the 1950s the largest privately owned hotel chain in the United States.
The Tahitian Terrace was a Polynesian-themed restaurant located in the Adventureland section of Disneyland Park from 1962 to 1993. [1] It was the park's first dinner theater experience, with entertainment provided by a troupe of Polynesian dancers and musicians. [2]
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland. Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States.Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
The Reuben sandwich was likely invented in Omaha by Bernard Schimmel for local grocer Reuben Kulakofsky. [13] According to one version of the sandwich's disputed history, it was first introduced to the world in 1925 on a menu in one of the Blackstone's restaurants. [14] [15] Butter brickle ice cream was also first introduced to the world at the ...
Mister C's was a renowned steakhouse in North Omaha founded by one of the Caniglia brothers. After operating for more than 55 years, the restaurant closed in 2007. [1] Gorat's was founded in 1944, and still operates from its original location where Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett regularly dines. [2]
The City of Florence was annexed by Omaha in 1917. Hayes was a historic town located two miles from Bennington that evaporated in the 1870s, when the railroad failed to come to the town. Millard is a broad area of southwest Omaha, originally a separate city and annexed in 1971. The original town site is near 132nd and Q Streets.