Club Reports: Shark Bar, Palm Tree Club, The Beacham, Elixir Bar

DJ Frank Walker (CDN) was in Orlando last night, playing at the brand new Palm Tree Club located at Live! at the Pointe. The pictures are posted to Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

Some DJ's take requests. Some decline.

 

DS Update: Chicken Guy Expands

The Chicken Guy in Disney Springs West Side is expanding. It had a very small footprint to begin with so any expansion is welcome. There was a lot of outdoor seating which is great at this time of the year but not so great in the summer. The food, mostly chicken fingers, is decent enough and there are a lot of sauce choices. They're also at the cheaper end of dining choices in Disney Springs which can't hurt.

 

This Weekend In Techno Town

'Tis the weekend before Christmas and all through the town, the creatures are stirring.....

THU  19DEC     CELINE     DJ Susan (USA)    

FRI     20DEC     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Fahlberg (S)

FRI     20DEC     IRON COW     DJ Atnarko (USA)

FRI     20DEC     PALM TREE CLUB     DJ Frank Walker (CDN)

FRI     20DEC     BEACHAM     DJ Barclay Crenshaw (USA)

FRI     20DEC     MORSE CODE     DJ Eric Berretta (USA)

SAT    21DEC     HAMMERED LAMB     DJ Jimmy Joslin (USA)

SAT    21DEC     AURA     DJ Harvy Valencia (CO)

SAT    21DEC     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Baddies Only (USA)

SUN   22DEC     AURA     DJ duo Cat Dealers (BR)

 

DS Update: Ridemakerz Lives

During our recent visit to the Florida Mall we were reminded that Ridemakerz is still around.

You'll recall that after the PI clubs closed in September, 2008, Virgin Megastore in Downtown Disney West Side followed suit in May, 2009. Thus, there were two huge gaps of "nothing" for pedestrians. The Virgin space was temporarily occupied by the short-lived Princess Diana Museum and then in 2010 by Ridemakerz.

CW Update: Holiday Hours at RCC

'Tis the season. Red Coconut Club at Universal CityWalk has been renamed Green and Red Coconut Club for the holidays. This has been a tradition the last few years. Hours vary. Admission is free and parking is free beginning at 6PM.

 Nov. 22–Dec.22, 2024

Open Wed.–Sun.

• 5 pm–12 am (Wed., Thu., & Sun.)
• 5 pm–1 am (Fri. & Sat.)

Dec. 23–Dec. 30, 2024
Open All 7 Days

• 5 pm–1 am

Dec. 31, 2024
New Year's Eve

• 5 pm–2 am

 

 

Club Reports: Memento Mori @ Barbarella 3.0, Bond Room @ London House

The first hour was 80's New Wave. After that, the darker genres of music such as Industrial, Power Noise and Synthpop. That was Saturday night at Barbarella 3.0 and the pictures are posted here.

 

Club Reports: Elevated ORL, The Capital Room, SHADE @ Iron Cow

A b2b Techno set from DJ Elias R (USA) and DJ Carlos Mendoza (USA) happened at our third and final stop last night. The pictures can be found here.

 

Friday Funny

Apparently this guy will be banging out the hits this coming March during Miami Music Week.

Club Reports: Nightmare On Church Street

Downtown Orlando is in a death spiral and one can see how bleak things are along storied Church Street. Take the tour on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

This Weekend In Techno Town

'Tis the season.....another relatively slow weekend.

THU   12DEC     The Social     DJ duo Tinzo + Jojo (USA) 

THU   12DEC     Oliv Bar     DJ Kris Kokopelli (USA)

FRI     13DEC     Celine     DJ Luttrell (USA)

FRI     13DEC     Capital Room     DJ duo Losman & Tooltime (USA)

FRI     13DEC     Vanguard   DJ Riot Ten (USA)

SAT    14DEC     The Castle Ybor     "Hallucination Before Christmas"

SAT    14DEC     Axe Trap     "Memento Mori" DJ Lavidicus (USA) 

SUN   15DEC     Iron Cow     DJ Degs (GB)

SUN   15DEC     Dancers Royale Orlando     DJ Huda Hudia (USA)

PI Update: More About WLD Tickets

8TRAX fans, the 70's never died at the World's Largest Disco which takes place in Buffalo on the Saturday night of Thanksgiving weekend. Once tickets go on sale next summer, they will sell out within two days. So if you want to get on the email list for ticket sale information, be sure to sign up here. No obligation to purchase. Don't worry, you won't be spammed.

PI Update: The Line Never Ends At Gideon's

Gideon's Bakehouse opened around Christmas in December, 2020. This is the shortest line we've ever witnessed there!

2021

2022

 

2023

2024. The line has never ended!

Trip Report: Progresso, Merida & Cozumel, Mexico

When you're in Mexico you will find Farmacias all over the place. You can find medicine that would require a prescription in the United States but you don't need one in Mexico. Shop and compare because prices vary greatly and in general, the farther you are away from the cruise terminal, the cheaper they become.

Radio Shack is still alive in Mexico!

In the eastern United States we have Hardee's and in the western United States you'll find sister company Carl's Jr. Throughout Mexico, you'll find the latter.

Upon arrival on Margaritaville at Sea Islander this morning at Port Tampa Bay, Carnival Legend was docked behind us. The two ships are identical except for the venue names used on board. They are both Spirit-class ships!

Club Reports: Hemisphere Dancer, Bubbles Up Lounge, Flip Flop Bar (MAS Islander), Alberto’s Bar, Señor Frog’s (Cozumel)

We visited a few additional additional venues onboard Margaritaville at Sea Islander, plus a couple bars in Cozumel. Check them out on Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

 

This Weekend In Techno Town

A dearth of events this coming weekend!

WED  04DEC     IRON COW     DJ Freeda Sol (USA) tonight

FRI     06DEC     VANGUARD     DJ duo Ivy Lab (GB)

FRI     06DEC     CELINE     DJ Audien (USA)

SAT    07DEC     VANGUARD     DJ duo Kream (N) 

SAT    07DEC     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Gene Farris (USA)

SUN   08DEC     AURA     DJ Liu (BR)

Amtrak Locomotive 301 Visits Orlando!

Amtrak's locomotive 301 sporting their historic logo visited Orlando yesterday during its run from Chicago to Miami. OEN was there to capture the excitement. Pics here.

 

Friday Funny

Because of our travel this past weekend, we bring you this delayed Friday Funny.

 

Concert Report: World's Largest Disco (Buffalo)

8TRAX fans, you ain't lived until you've sung "YMCA" with 6,999 of your closest friends at the World's Largest Disco in Buffalo. All the amazing pictures can be found on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

Club Reports: Bar Crawl (Toronto)

A good time was had by all at last night's Bar Crawl in downtown Toronto. The pics are now posted to Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Trip Report: King Bob On The Go

We're on our way to Buffalo for this weekend's World's Largest Disco event but we're going via Toronto. We'll keep you updated with a couple more articles.

 

PI Update: New DJ Peapod Album Released

A new album has been released by our beloved DJ Peapod (USA) from Mannequins Dance Palace. It's called "Thrilling Price" and you can find it on his website here. My favorite Peapod album of all time remains "Proud" released in October, 2006.

This Weekend In Techno Town

Tonight on Thanksgiving Eve there are numerous events:

WED  27NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ duo Sparrow & Barbossa (ROU/CH/E) 

WED  27NOV     THE BEACHAM     AAHZ Unity with DJ Icey (USA)

WED  27NOV     VANGUARD     DJ duo ATLiens (USA)

WED  27NOV     GRAPE & THE GRAIN     DJ Julius Papp (USA)

WED  27NOV     MORSE CODE     DJ NvS (USA)

FRI     29NOV     VANGUARD     DJ Valentino Khan (USA)

FRI     29NOV     CELINE     DJ Joshwa (GB)

FRI     29NOV     GRUMPYS     DJ Mike Presley (USA)

SAT    30NOV     1-UP ORLANDO     Berlin Techno Night

Trip Report: Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady

We've posted several club reports from on board Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady cruise ship sailing on a 2-nt cruise to nowhere from PortMiami. This Trip Report is mainly about the ship itself.

Resilient Lady's maiden voyage was in May, 2023 so she's barely over a year old. It had been sailing cruises to the eastern Med from Piraeus just outside Athens. She just arrived in the United States and will be sailing cruises from Miami and San Juan. The ship joined her predecessor ships Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady.

We spotted the brand new Resilient Lady in Piraeus last May when we our ship Norwegian Jade docked next to her.

As mentioned, this was a 2-nt cruise to nowhere. She departed Miami Friday evening and immediately headed out to international waters so the shops and casino could open. She then headed north in the Gulf Stream overnight before turning and heading south all day Saturday. She entered Bahamian waters around mid-day and one could see the Bimini Islands for awhile around lunch time.

Virgin does things differently than most other cruise lines. Passengers are called Sailors so the Reception Desk is called Sailor Services.

We're big fans of cruise ship buffets and this is another difference on Virgin Voyages. The buffet, instead of being one or two long cafeteria-style lines like on most cruise ships, is divided into food stations with cute names. "Let Us Taco About It" is the Mexican station. Good news: With just one restaurant with an upcharge to dine in, all specialty restaurants including the steak house and Italian restaurant are included in your fare.

"Noodle Around " is for bowls of Asian fare.

"Hot Off The Press" is a panini station.

"The Daily Mix" is the salad bar. There are several more too, all staffed and taking orders for you personally. This was a thing we did not care for. On most ships we like to carry our plate up to the trough and shovel food directly on to it. Here they take your order and give you one of those restaurant buzzers to tell you when your order is ready. My burger/fries order took 20 minutes until the buzzer went off. The advantage though is hot and fresh cooked to order food. The dessert station was impressive too.

When we heard Virgin was doing a 2-nt cruise, we originally booked an Inside cabin. A month later prices had come down so we were able to snag a Balcony cabin for just $36 more than what we had paid for the Inside. The cabin was pretty standard compared to other ships The bathroom was the tiniest ever.

One thing we really liked was the cabin numbering system. On nearly all ships you arrive via stairs or off of the lifts and then have to figure out which hallway to walk into. You review the signs to see which hall has your even or odd numbered cabin. Every time. But on Virgin the cabins on the Port side have a large A on the hallway door and Starboard cabins have a large Z. So you immediately know which hallway to head to.

With Black Friday happening this week, there are a number of Virgin sailings with $99 per person per night deals. So this is a good time to check their website to see if there is a cruise for you . Keep in mind that under that new California law, cruise price quotes now include all taxes and charges. In addition on Virgin Voyages, cruise prices include crew gratuities.

Concert Report: DJ Sam Feldt (Resilient Lady)

DJ Sam Feldt (NL) was the headliner on our special 2-nt cruise on Resilient Lady, a Virgin Voyages cruise ship. He played a great EDM set and we've posted the article over on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Club Reports: The Scene @ Aquatic Club (Resilient Lady)

Virgin Cruises does things differently and that includes having some big name DJ's playing on board. Pictures from last night's Sail Away party on Resilient Lady with DJ James Campbell (GB/MV) are on OEN here.

 

Club Report: Gimme Gimme Disco @ The Abbey

Well it wasn't 8TRAX but it was still a fun night of 70's Disco at The Abbey. Friday night pics are on Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

Just in time for holiday shopping! The DJ does need to switch to the correct side though.

 

CW Update: Epic Universe Preview Center

If you haven't been yet, the Epic Universe Preview Center at Universal CityWalk has been open for months now and merchandise selections have been getting better and better. If you'd like to be the first on your block to be wearing Epic Universe tee shirts or a tee-shirt or hoodie from the new Harry Potter themed land at EU, this is the place to come. Makes great holiday presents too!

In the center of the store you'll find this huge diorama of the new theme park. Come check this place out. Parking in the Universal garages is free after 6PM.