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July 3, 2008

Adventurer's Club, RIP

Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney is going through some changes, the biggest of which is the closure of their Pleasure Island club district in September:

Walt Disney World will close its six nightclubs at Pleasure Island Sept. 27 and remake the 120-acre complex into a more family-friendly entertainment district.

While I'm not crying too much over this in the broad sense (I found Pleasure Island's club scene to be pretty sterile and generic - a comedy place, plus themed clubs for 80s, 70s, jazz and so on), I'm really sad to lose the Adventurer's Club, which is easily one of the best things at Walt Disney World, and a personal favorite of mine and Richard's.

The best summary of the Adventurer's Club comes from Re-Imagineering (who is pretty pissed off about its loss):

Some guests who enter this 1930's gentleman's club wander around the mezzanine, and depart without discovering the true genius this venue has to offer. Guests who descend the staircase and sit down for a drink or two are in for the time of their lives.

Throughout the evening, several amazing performers make their way through the Adventurer's Club, welcoming everyone to a 1937 New Years Eve open house. The club president and other permanent members continually converse with the guests. An animatronic colonel (okay, he's really a puppet) leads patrons in the singing of the club's all-purpose theme song. Musical performances here can be of Broadway caliber, and few who stay long enough to learn the club salute are immune from the club's addictive charm.

Richard and I would spend hours - entire evenings, sometimes - just hanging out in the club, drinking margaritas, interacting with the actors and other patrons, and laughing our assess off. When we planned our last Disney World trip, we set aside a few nights just to chill at the Club and unwind. Disney World is losing something really precious, and it's a shame.

There's an online petition to save the club, not that I think it'll do much good.

Adventurer's Club, you'll be missed. Kungaloosh!

Posted by Gavin Shearer at July 3, 2008 4:47 AM. Posted to Disney.

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