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| Pleasure Island Rewind took place last night at Disney's Contemporary Resort and it was a great way to remember the many clubs that made up our beloved PI. |
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| DJ Elliot was on the boards playing hits from many of the dance clubs beginning the night with Rock'n'Roll Beach Club, Neon Armadillo and 8TRAX! |
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| The Mannequins portion included part of the Light Show and part of the Phantom! |
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| You can never go wrong with Go Go girls! |
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| The Colonel from Adventurers Club then paid us a visit via satellite! |
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| And the Adventurers Club cast was reunited for the first time in years! |
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| Everyone was shocked when they made an announcement: The Adventurers Club was reopening! Unfortunately, after a long pause, it was announced that the reopening was only for the next 20 minutes! |
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| Since everyone's club membership had expired after 6 years, there was a new member induction ceremony along with traditional AC songs! |
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| More dance music from DJ Elliot! |
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| Then it was time for a improv show from the Comedy Warehouse crew! |
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| With Carol Stine on the keyboards just like old times! |
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| Along with many of the original CW crew! They will reprise their roles again over the Christmas to New Years holidays with numerous daily shows at Disney Hollywood Studios. |
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| And then it was onto the West End Stage for our New Years Eve countdown to midnight followed by confetti explosions! |
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| Great musical memories last night of our nights on the Island. |
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| As Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney is converted to The Landing at Disney Springs, we continue to watch for what kind of adult nightlife will be offered there. |
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| As part of the Destination D event, some old ride displays were offered such as Starjets! |
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| And we'll never forget Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! |
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| A good time was had by all! |
I do not remember a DJ Elliott from PI?!?!?!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it was a great time! Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't from PI, but his mixes consistently integrate MDP songs. I have no doubt he did our clubs proud
ReplyDeleteThere was supposed to be a live band playing some cover songs at this event as well, but they cancelled a week out.
ReplyDeleteAs this was organized by Disney and it looks like it was a hit, something good has got to come of it. I'm sure Disney knows there's a market for this.
ReplyDeletefunny the time we all went to Atlantic Dance hall the woman in charge said and I quote "do not cater the the MANNEQUINS and PI people"
ReplyDeletebut then have this! WOW! HMM??
A few years after PI closed, mention of Pleasure Island clubs was a no-no. What club signs still remained standing were removed (Mannequins, Adventurers Club, Comedy Warehouse)and the colorful 8TRAX building paint was covered.
ReplyDeleteBut things began to change a few years ago when Comedy Warehouse was brought back to work the Studios over the holiday season.
So now we're in a period where Disney is embracing its Pleasure Island past and celebrating it. It's certainly a healthier atmosphere and it allows an event like this to take place. DJ Elliot did a great job researching the musical history of each club and jamming into an all too short performance!