PI Update: Production Coordinator

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Lots of internet chatter out there today about what may be going on at Pleasure Island. First of all a followup to my previous story about Motion. You'll recall that all the banquet tables and chairs had been removed and the famous Motion DJ booth returned to the stage. Well there were several events in there. There was a private rental that I have no details of and there was that annual Pirate-themed party. I'm told that the Orlando Magic basketball team also rented the place for a post-season party. So it does appear that Motion is available for private rentals again! I'm not sure what event led to the DJ booth being placed up there but clearly there was a DJ dance party of some sort! Anyway, as you can see, banquet facilities were again being moved back into Motion and the DJ booth moved away. It's nice to know they still have the booth though!

Next comes word that Pleasure Island created a new job position called "Production Coordinator". And the position was filled fast! I hear (I hope I have the name and/or spelling right.) that someone named Marina who used to work upstairs in the booth at Mannequins during its final year got the job. What I haven't heard is what the position is all about. I hear lots of speculation ranging from simply coordinating entertainment on the island to coordinating the reopening of (outsourced) clubs to coordinating the replacement of Celebrate Tonight. If anyone knows or if I have the name wrong, please let me know.

Finally, I saw on the internet where Disney California Adventure has a new nightly event called Glowfest. This shows the potential of what Disney can do if it wants to because the CM dancers and Electronic Dance Music draw in the public. Could something like this be on board to replace Celebrate Tonight assuming no demolitions are forthcoming? DCA of course is a paid admission theme park whereas PI is free. But that doesn't mean a version of it wouldn't work on the island. Ironically, isn't this the kind of activity that PI was famous for back-in-the-day?