Thursday, October 4, 2018

PI Update: Looking For 8TRAX

Wednesday morning and what better place to spend it, than Pleasure Island!
I knew 8TRAX was plainly visible from the rear adjacent Central Springs, but I couldn't remember if you could still see it from the front.
Oh yeah, there it is!
As mentioned, they took zero effort to hide 8TRAX from the rear and it doesn't fit any of the backstory of Disney Springs the town.
And Forbidden Lounge is located nowhere near where its sign has been placed.
From our article last week, how the 8TRAX side entrance previously looked with that 8-Track cartridge sticking out above the door.
The circular building still houses stairs while the adjacent building area has replaced the hopping 70's & 80's nightclub with toilets.

3 comments:

Troy said...

Bob, do you know if there is any truth to the rumors about the 8TRAX motif still existing in the area behind Sanuk? I remember at one time hearing that the area of the club that was being used as storage back there still looked a lot like 8TRAX.

I can't imagine Disney leaving it that way for too long and not repainting it, but I also, at one time, couldn't imagine Disney allowing PI/rides at the parks to sit around unused for years, yet here we are...

KingBob said...

Troy, I've reported on a section of 8TRAX still remaining in between Sanuk and where Morimoto's kitchen begins but I've not seen it for myself. The info came from a reliable source who had seen it personally.

Anonymous said...

You need to turn on the Kingbob charm on a Sanuk employee....since you didn't bum rush that open door from before.