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| Since Pleasure Island closed in September, 2008, the final Halloween on the Island was actually in 2007. |
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| And because October 31st that year was on a Wednesday, the final big weekend party was likely on Saturday, October 27th. And the revolving dance floor was rocking! |
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| Some of the costumes that night. |
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| From what we recall of that night, a good time was had by all. |
It's a Party Weekend!
FRI 16OCT CELINE DJ VNSSA (USA)
FRI 16OCT BROKEN STRINGS DJ Burufunk & DJ Keri (USA)
FRI 16OCT ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Juan Sanchez (USA)
SAT 17OCT TREASURE ROOM @ CELINE DJ Silkia (USA)
SAT 17OCT PALM TREE CLUB DJ Sickick (CDN)
SAT 17OCT AXE TRAP Memento Mori: DJ Lavidicus (USA)
SAT 17OCT BROKEN STRINGS DJ duo G$ Montoya & Nuroziz (USA)
SAT 17OCT KNIGHT LIBRARY DJ duo Loud Luxury (CDN)
SAT 17OCT ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Big Eff (USA)
SAT 17OCT QREATE COFFEE House & Coffee w/ DJ Chino 9am-2pm
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| Eighteen years ago this month (October, 2008), people would congregate at the Pleasure Island sign outside Mannequins and stare in disbelief that all the clubs were closed. |
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| When the U.S. chain RadioShack filed for bankruptcy in 2015, Mexican company Grupo Gigante purchased the Mexican rights to the name including all stores, warehouses and other trademarks. They operate more than 200 RadioShack stores across Mexico. |
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| There were zero Bershka stores in the United States until last month when they opened their first store at Aventura Mall in Aventura. And we're happy to report that a second U.S. store is coming and will be here in Orlando at Florida Mall early next year. They operate stores throughout Mexico. |
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Although once related to the American SEARS brand, the Mexican version is no longer related and is completely independent. They thrive in the Mexican marketplace and operate 93 stores across Mexico and are considered upscale. They're a far cry from the few remaining American stores. |
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| It was "Lost In Trancelation" Night in Orlando last night featuring guest DJ Sean Tyas (USA/CH) and resident DJ Suzy Solar (USA). Saturday night pics are posted to sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
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| Last March we enjoyed Okeechobee Music Festival down near Okeechobee, Florida. The festival took place following Insomniac selling it to a new owner with no festivals taking place in 2024 or 2025. Well, new ownership just sent out the flyer below indicating they hope to hold another OMF but they don't yet know when. Thus, the economics of holding large music festivals. |
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Welcome to October! Just not much going on:
THU 08OCT ALFIE'S HIFI DJ Frankmatik (USA)
FRI 09OCT GRUMPYS Bass Badies: DJ Freeda Sol (USA)
FRI 09OCT SIGNAL DJ Magic Mike (USA)
FRI 09OCT VANGUARD DJ duo Gorgon City (GB)
FRI 09OCT ALFIE'S HIFI DJ duo Latenight Society (USA)
SAT 10OCT IRON COW Lost In Trancelation: DJ Sean Tyas (USA/CH)
SAT 10OCT ELIXIR BAR DJ 19:26 (I)
SAT 10OCT SAPPHIRE LOUNGE DJ Nina S (USA) & DJ Mr. Nukem (UAE)
SUN 11OCT ELIXIR BAR DJ L.P. Rhythm (GB)
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| Fans of Ghirardelli have not had any problems locating their new temporary location beside the No. 2 Bridge to Pleasure Island in Disney Springs Town Center. It's been crowded during recent visits. This is in the former Sprinkles spot. No ice cream ATM though. Their permanent location in Disney Springs Marketplace is under heavy renovation until sometime early next year. |
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| Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill in Disney Springs West Side has closed. This apparently occurred in mid-September. A replacement restaurant has not yet been announced. It was kind of in a poor location, positioned between the Exchange building and the massive Coca-Cola store. |
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| You may recall they used to have this large building along the main pathway on the West Side between Bongo's Cuban Cafe and House of Blues. It was mostly demolished and replaced by Spanish-restaurant Jaleo. |
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| We've returned back to Orlando after that quick trip to Cancun and began our club rounds. At our second stop, we found DJ Vint Soul (USA), DJ Mighty Shari (USA), DJ Scot Marc (USA) and DJ Johnnie Sebastian (USA) playing, having played or will play at Morse Code in downtown Winter Park. All the Saturday night pics are posted to sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
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| We did this thing called a bar/club crawl in Cancun and at our first stop, Real DJ Pepe Cancun (MEX) was playing a lot of EDM. We did not expect that in Cancun. Pics from the crawl are now posted to sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
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| DJ Oscar Hernandez (MEX) led last night's White Party at the RIU Caribe Resort in Cancun. We've got the photos on sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
And just like that, we're in October!
THU 01OCT HURLY BURLY Opening Night
THU 01OCT CELINE DJ Goddard (GB)
FRI 02OCT VANGUARD DJ Said the Sky (USA)
FRI 02OCT IRON COW DJ Miraxy (USA b2b DJ Eccentra (USA)
FRI 02OCT GOOD TIMES Abyss: DJ Lavidicus (USA)
SAT 03OCT BROKEN STRINGS DJ Recipe (USA)
SAT 03OCT MORSE CODE DJ Mighty Shari (USA)
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| When we were out at Pleasure Island this past weekend we noticed the long lines that still exist outside Gideon's Bakehouse. Apparently, everyone wants sweets. |
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| But no lines whatsoever outside new sister property Six Ravens. Apparently, no one wants coffyns? |
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| We're off on another trip, this time to Cancun, Mexico. These are the planned flights: DL MCO-ATL DL ATL-CUN AM CUN-MEX AM MEX-MCO |
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| In the clubbing history of central Florida, one venue among the top on the list was Club 600 North in Daytona Beach. Last night was time for a reunion show with headliners such as DJ Mark Sanchez (USA) and DJ Jimmy Joslin (USA). Pics are now posted to sister website Orlando Entertainment News HERE. |
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| Tomorrow, September 27th, is the 18th anniversary of Pleasure Island closing and ironically will be the final night of Atlantic Dance Hall as well. Last night sister website Orlando Entertainment News visited both PI and ADH. All the pics are HERE. |
