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.

 

This Weekend In Techno Town

Thanksgiving Eve options will post next Wednesday.

THU   21NOV     PALM TREE CLUB     DJ Gordo (USA)

FRI     22NOV     PALM TREE CLUB     DJ Sam Feldt (NL)

FRI     22NOV     THE ABBEY     Gimme Gimme Disco Night

FRI     22NOV     HAMMERED LAMB     DJ SUV (GB)

FRI     22NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Arodes (E/USA) 

FRI     22NOV     IRON COW     DJ Nina S (USA)

SAT    23NOV     IRON COW     DJ Craze (USA) & DJ Monk (USA)

SAT    23NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Jarreau Vandal (NL) 

SAT    23NOV     TUFFY'S MUSIC BOX     DJ PopRoXxX (USA)

SUN   24NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Chapter & Verse (GB) 

DS Update: NBA Flop

Not sure what Disney was thinking when they tore down DisneyQuest to construct this basketball monstrosity. They actually thought hundreds or thousands of people would pay mega-bucks to shoot some hoops. Sure, if NBA stars were hanging around at all hours of the work day, maybe, but that wasn't happening. It didn't happen at NBA City over at Universal CityWalk either. So now this building just sits idle. Maybe they can convince Virgin Megastore to reopen a location here.

 

PI Update: Hill Street Vacancies

Along the hill that is Hill Street, this vacant spot previously occupied by Sanuk shoes already has a new tenant. OluKai, basically another shoe store but with more of an outdoorsy vibe, will be opening soon in this space. The space only became available this past August so this was a quick turnaround. The company has numerous locations in Hawaii, two in California and now this new one here in Florida.

Immediately adjacent but a bit higher on the hill is this spot previously the home to Art of Shaving. No indication it's been leased to anyone as of yet. It closed in early 2024 so it's been vacant around 10 months.

Club Report: The Arena Art Bar Final Weekend

Final weekend for the Arena Art Bar last night and DJ Chris Hawk (USA) was just one of the many great DJ's that played. The pictures are on Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Club Reports: The Axe Trap, Sessions, Elixir Bar, Oliv Bar

Got to see DJ Auphoria (RA) and DJ Sachin Talikot (IND/USA) at the newer Oliv Bar last night. Friday night pictures are on sister website Orlando Entertainment News here.

 

Friday Funny

Well, actually, NO!

 

PI Update: AC Destruction

Ten years ago this month we were watching the destruction of Adventurers Club. No, it was not demolished like Motion and Rock'n'Roll Beach Club were, but it was heavily renovated.

The rumor at the time had the Adventurers Club building being turned into a Florida branch of The Edison, a nightclub/restaurant in southern California. And that rumor turned out to be true!

This Weekend In Techno Town

One weekend after EDC, there's a surprisingly large number of events!

WED  13NOV     PLAZA LIVE     Dance Singer Sophie Ellis Bextor (GB)

THU   14NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Ranger Trucco (USA)

THU   14NOV     SHARK BAR     DJ Chino (USA)

FRI     15NOV     AXE TRAP     Memento Mori ft. DJ Lavidicus (USA)

FRI     15NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Nico De Andrea (F)

FRI     15NOV     CELINE     K-Pop Night ft. DJ Chen (USA) SUBSTITUTION

FRI     15NOV     LEVEL 13 EVENT CENTER    DJ KØZLØV (F)

FRI     15NOV     MORSE CODE     DJ Ethan McCain (USA)

SAT    16NOV     ARENA ART BAR     DJ Burufunk (USA)

SAT    16NOV     MORSE CODE     DJ Mighty Shari (USA)

SAT    16NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Fiin (USA)

SAT    16NOV     IRON COW     DJ Hector Romero (USA)

SAT    16NOV     AXE TRAP     Barbarella 40th Anniversary

SUN   17NOV     SOUTHERN NIGHTS     DJ Robby Clark (EC/USA) 4PM-9PM

SUN   17NOV     ELIXIR BAR     DJ Matt Sassari (F)