Corman’s Cowabunga Cafe

Corman’s Cowabunga Cafe is in a straw roof shack near the ocean and the observatory that's the entrance to the Creature Feature Boats. Tikis cover the wood exterior and tropical flower gardens surround the building. A bright pink neon sign outside alerts guests to the name of the restaurant and where the entrance is. Inside guests see a tropical tiki bar with the usual trappings like stuffed animals, tikis and bamboo poles. But, the surfers have made their mark on the place with surfboards throughout the restaurant, gnarly scribbles on the wall from past clientele, and even memorabilia like surf championship trophies, beach balls and even pieces of old Drag cars on the shelves above the booths.

Throughout the Cafe hanging from the ceiling stuffed birds are present, coming to life sometimes to blink and even occasionally quietly whistle a tune from the long-gone Tropical Serenade like “Let’s All Sing Like the Birdies Sing”. Similar to the Tiki Room birds they have names, but they have far more bodacious names like Hang Loose, Quivy, Heavy, etc.

There’s also a stage for 60’s rock n’ roll tribute bands to play at night, it’s located in a central part of Corman’s so that the whole restaurant is able to see the performance. Booths on the west wall get a great view from the windows of the Creature Feature Boat Ride’s dark forest, lightning will strike and maybe you’ll even see a silhouette of the Creature from Beyond the Stars itself.

The servers wear in Hawaiian shirts, wear (fake) shark teeth necklaces, and all the treys that the waiters bring out are themed to surfboards.