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| BET Soundstage Club is the Pleasure Island nightclub that we talk the least about here on the Blog. It opened in 1989 where the short-lived Neon Armadillo operated and as the name indicates, was operated by Black Entertainment Television. |
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| During its final years the contract with BET had expired so Disney operated it merely as Soundstage Club. |
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| The entrance until the signs were finally removed in August, 2011. |
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| With it's "microphone" sign, it occupied a commanding spot at West End Plaza. The entrance shown here was actually upstairs and when you entered, the dance floor and main bars were downstairs. |
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| BET Soundstage Club rode the wave of the popularity of Hip Hop music during the late 90's and early 00's. The place was always packed and it could take a half hour to get a drink! Ironically, the opening of Top 40 club Motion did the place in. Hip Hop made up a disproportionate share of Top 40 music at the time so a lot of the same songs were being played over there. With it's much larger dance floor and non-Hip Hop songs, that's where the crowd migrated. |
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| Today the building still sits there and we don't know whether it will get renovated or demolished for Disney Springs. |
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| But of the 4 clubs that remain standing on Pleasure Island, it's the only one that still has a sign up! |
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