So there I was catching up on podcasts and found myself listening to
The Minnie Minxes Episode 27 all about Downtown Disney at WDW and heard a passing reference to Pleasure Island...to which all on the show admitted to having never been there whilst it was still open. This led to Simon and I screaming at our 'generic mp3 player', 'but we have and it was great!' So here is a little trip down memory lane...
Pleasure Island was the nighttime complex at Downtown Disney and was in operation from 1989 to 2008. We had our first taste back on our first visit to WDW in 1991...
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| 1991 - leaving our motel, ready for a boogie! |
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| 1991 - having a beverage outside 'Mannequins' |
The complex was a mix of clubs, restaurants and shops. The clubs were designed to meet a variety of music tastes as well as comedy and included the infamous and much missed 'Adventurer's Club'. Back in the early 1990's we were much more interested in the music scene and regrettably never got to experience the Adventurer's Club or the Comedy Warehouse as we were too busy having a 'boogie' ;) I think Mannequins was probably our favourite place; the revolving dance floor was great fun!!
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| Leaflet - 1991 |
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| Partial inside of leaflet - 1991 |
Pleasure Island also had the unique feature of celebrating New Years Eve each and every night...
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| Me & my brother celebrating 'New Years Eve' - 1993 |
It was a great place to get a bit of 'adult' time and a change of pace from the theme parks. I do miss the club element and some of the more distinctive shops that were there but things change and we have to move with the times...I'm now excited to see how Downtown Disney changes into Disney Springs!
Who remembers the neon Jessica Rabbit?? Where is she now??
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