The sports bar is located at the center of the Explorer of the Seas' four-story atrium arcade, called the "Royal Promenade,” with a facade designed to generate curb appeal.
For this project Wilson Butler Architects proposed that the "Weekend Warrior" bar intentionally depart from the professional sports look of a classic sports bar. As a result, the main bar is divided into two distinct halves to encourage a cross bar rivalry. An adjacent Video Arcade leads back to the Pool
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Room, which in turn connects to the back of the bar.
The character of the room contrasts the Weekender (more modest recreational activities) and the Warrior (life-endangering heroics). There is a Tailgate Party Drink-Rail, a Folk Hero Wall, and a Tool Shed that becomes the Pool Shed.
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Special consultants for the project include lighting designers Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. and video designers Boyce Nemec Design.
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