Club Reports: Rix Lounge, Atlantic Dance Hall

Only a limited number of club options remain at Walt Disney World and one of the better ones is Rix Lounge located inside Disney's Coronado Springs Resort.

Checking it out on a Thursday night I was surprised to run into DJ Ish (Bliss Ultra Lounge, Boss) who I normally see in downtown Orlando. He says he has been doing Rix on Thursdays for about two years now, followed by Bliss every Friday night!

There was a lively crowd in Rix last night but none of them were dancing. Numerous television monitors around the club were displaying the baseball playoff game and that's what everyone was into.

During my visit the music was Top 40 Dance with a set of 80's Classics.

There is a decent-sized dance floor and Ish says people do use it but it's all about conventions and meetings taking place there and thus the crowd size.

The same holds true for Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's Boardwalk Resort. When there are big meetings and conventions at the Boardwalk, Swan or Dolphin, ADH can be packed.

You never know who the DJ is going to be and last night it was great to see PI's DJ Frankie (Frankie and the West End Boys, West End Stage, Waterfront Stage, Rock'n'Roll Beach Club) working the boards!

But it must have been a non-convention night as the club and dance floor were a bit on the empty side.

There were clusters of dancers spread across the expansive dance floor but my quick count at its peak was just 30 people.

The music is by request so it ranged for current Top 40/Dance to 80's with a minimal amount of Hip Hop. Beautiful art deco club that most don't know about due to Disney's presumed purposeful lack of promotion. But admission and parking are free and there are always former PI people around to chit-chat with!