Best gay-friendly bar at Pleasure Island - The DIS Discussion Forums

vyse22 · 03-21-2006, 05:47 PM

This is my first trip to Disney and we will be there from May 30-June 6. My birthday is on Saturday June 3 and we are going to Pleasure Island that evening. Just wondering which bar would be a good place to go and not feel uncomfortable.

PHILCT · 03-21-2006, 06:35 PM

Having come out in the 70s, I loved the sound of the DISCO before it became popular and other 70s as well as 80s sounds.

I haven't been to Pleasure Island in a few years, but I loved 8 TRAXX.
Not sure of the spelling.

When the cast members got off of work they seemed to hang out there as well. (I meant gay cast members and their friends).

My other friends took me to Mannequins, again not sure of the spelling.
I am not even sure it is there anymore.
Mannequins was not my favorite, it was kind of artistic, dark.

What do I know I am 55 now.

I am curious to see what others like.

Next time I go to Pleasure Island I have to take my 30 year old friend
Ruth who is craving to go dancing there, but her husband will not go with her.

ILuvDVC2 · 03-21-2006, 07:04 PM

I don't know if it's still the case, but Thursday nights at Mannequins used to be called "DV8" and was the "unofficial" gay night there, which a friend from Orlando told us about. When we went there, the place sure seemed to have a good mix of GLBT and straight folks. A Google search I just did confirms that this is still the case, because I haven't been there in several years. 8Trax was also mentioned as being gay-friendly, however they do have an underage crowd there, and Mannequins is 21 and over only.

Have Fun!!!

majortom · 03-21-2006, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILuvDVC2

I don't know if it's still the case, but Thursday nights at Mannequins used to be called "DV8" and was the "unofficial" gay night there, which a friend from Orlando told us about.

Thursday nights were Cast Night at Fireworks Factory and as such became gay night. Sometime before Fireworks closed, Mannequins started its own cast night (also on thursday). PI started Cast Night on thursday (Cast Members get in free) which has made Thursday gay night on the Island. Mannequins still has the biggest gay crowd, but you will find many gay people in most clubs except BET (from my experience it seems to draw a young thug crowd - all races, just all thugs

).

/carmi

OrlandoMike · 03-21-2006, 09:33 PM

Isn't that gay day this year? If so you wont be able to swing a dead cat (or a man bag) over your head without hitting a gay person.

So I would choose the club baised on your age.

Adventures is fun for relaxing and if your older.

8-Trax is great for the old 70's disco.

Maniquins will be tough to get into, there is always a huge line on gay day, and its retro young crowd stuff.

If you are alone, I would suggest Adventures Club early, let it be known its your birthday, and you will have a ton of friends within an hour!

Happy Birthday by the way!

Yes I just checked, it's gay days, pretty much the whole Island will be gay that night, so your birthday should be pretty festive!

Mike

vyse22 · 03-21-2006, 11:27 PM

I won't be alone, my girlfriend will be with me. I am turning the big 3 0 this year and she is 34 so they all sound good to us. I personally don't care as long as we have fun. I know she will want to go to 8-trax because she likes that kind of music. Plus there are a couple of places that sound like they have some cool drinks. Thanks for the feedback everyone.

OrlandoMike · 03-22-2006, 07:01 AM

I wasn't thinking very good last night. By the time you get here everything from the west end stage to Rock and Roll Beach club will probably be closed or leveled, so the Adventures Club will not be an option. But 8-Trax, Manaquins, and Groove will still be open.

Hope you have a great time!

Mike

Boston5602 · 03-22-2006, 11:05 AM

like Orlando Mike said , it is gay day night that saturday night, although I've never been to PI on the saturday and always went somewhere else, like the MGM party with 65,000 gay people

SeattleRedBear · 03-22-2006, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoMike

I wasn't thinking very good last night. By the time you get here everything from the west end stage to Rock and Roll Beach club will probably be closed or leveled, so the Adventures Club will not be an option. But 8-Trax, Manaquins, and Groove will still be open.

Closed or Leveled??! What does that mean? Are they getting rid of pieces of PI? Have I been completely out of the loop?

Viki · 03-22-2006, 07:24 PM

Mike! Darling! Are you feeding the rumor that the Adventurer's Club will be closing? Say it ain't so!!!

Saxton · 03-22-2006, 08:19 PM

I heard rumors about PI but I thought they would find a way to keep the Adventurer's Club ... I guess I was wrong. Well, at least I know what I'll be doing when I'm down there next week!! Mike - any inside info. on plans for the area?

OrlandoMike · 03-22-2006, 09:47 PM

OOPS was that a rumor that everything from the West End Stage to Rock and Roll beach club was going to be leveled and replaced by 3rd party restaurants?

Sorry!

I hate when that happens.

cityofweasels · 03-27-2006, 08:52 PM

Those rumors are on hold right now.

All I think is known for certain is that the West End Stage is history (to become a walkway to the West End) and the Hub stage is going, too (turning into a boat dock.) Most of the shops on that side are closing for good; the Harley store is going across the street to where Changing Attitudes is now. The Adventurer's Club is (mercifully) safe for now, and rumored to be for the foreseeable future. No word on RRBC, but just given the general attendance there, I do wonder.

Replying to the original post: I agree with the other comments, the entire Island is extremely gay/lesbian friendly, on a regular basis; there are always a fair number of same sex couples, and a large number of the CMs are gay. So you probably wouldn't feel out of place there on a regular night - much less on the dates you mentioned, on which things will be on a whole different planetl. (Even speaking as a straight guy, GD is my favorite night of the year on PI.) Mannequins (trance/techno/dance) is typically the center of activity. It used to be absolutely wall-to-wall packed; last year was way, way down, either because of Universal or the MGM stuff or something else, I don't know, but still a lot of fun.

RainbowCloak · 03-29-2006, 02:39 PM

My favorites are Adventurer's Club, 8-Trax, Mannequins, Comedy Warehouse.. But all of PI tends towards the gay friendly. If you are there on Thursday, then you owe it to yourself to be there.

RainbowCloak · 03-29-2006, 03:01 PM

My favorites are Adventurer's Club, 8-Trax, Mannequins, Comedy Warehouse.. But all of PI tends towards the gay friendly. If you are there on Thursday, then you owe it to yourself to be there.

Have a great time!

03-21-2006, 05:47 PM	#1
vyse22 Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 34	Best gay-friendly bar at Pleasure Island This is my first trip to Disney and we will be there from May 30-June 6. My birthday is on Saturday June 3 and we are going to Pleasure Island that evening. Just wondering which bar would be a good place to go and not feel uncomfortable. __________________ Jun 2006 All-Star Movies Oct 2010 All-Star Sports Oct2012 Pop Century April 2013 Old Key West

03-21-2006, 07:04 PM	#3
ILuvDVC2 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY (Park Slope) Posts: 278	Thursdays at Mannequins I don't know if it's still the case, but Thursday nights at Mannequins used to be called "DV8" and was the "unofficial" gay night there, which a friend from Orlando told us about. When we went there, the place sure seemed to have a good mix of GLBT and straight folks. A Google search I just did confirms that this is still the case, because I haven't been there in several years. 8Trax was also mentioned as being gay-friendly, however they do have an underage crowd there, and Mannequins is 21 and over only. Have Fun!!! __________________ Steve DVC Member @ BWV '00 & SSR '04 Last edited by ILuvDVC2; 03-21-2006 at 07:11 PM.

03-21-2006, 09:33 PM	#5
OrlandoMike all I can say is beer hurts when it comes out of your nose! I don't think we hijacked Halloween, we just do a better job at it! Mr. Mike, plain ole head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,730	Isn't that gay day this year? If so you wont be able to swing a dead cat (or a man bag) over your head without hitting a gay person. So I would choose the club baised on your age. Adventures is fun for relaxing and if your older. 8-Trax is great for the old 70's disco. Maniquins will be tough to get into, there is always a huge line on gay day, and its retro young crowd stuff. If you are alone, I would suggest Adventures Club early, let it be known its your birthday, and you will have a ton of friends within an hour! Happy Birthday by the way! Yes I just checked, it's gay days, pretty much the whole Island will be gay that night, so your birthday should be pretty festive! Mike Last edited by OrlandoMike; 03-21-2006 at 09:40 PM.

03-21-2006, 11:27 PM	#6
vyse22 Earning My Ears Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 34	I won't be alone, my girlfriend will be with me. I am turning the big 3 0 this year and she is 34 so they all sound good to us. I personally don't care as long as we have fun. I know she will want to go to 8-trax because she likes that kind of music. Plus there are a couple of places that sound like they have some cool drinks. Thanks for the feedback everyone. __________________ Jun 2006 All-Star Movies Oct 2010 All-Star Sports Oct2012 Pop Century April 2013 Old Key West

03-22-2006, 11:05 AM	#8
Boston5602 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Brockton Mass and BWV Posts: 1,537	like Orlando Mike said , it is gay day night that saturday night, although I've never been to PI on the saturday and always went somewhere else, like the MGM party with 65,000 gay people __________________ Boston5602

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03-21-2006, 06:35 PM	#2
PHILCT DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 532	Having come out in the 70s, I loved the sound of the DISCO before it became popular and other 70s as well as 80s sounds. I haven't been to Pleasure Island in a few years, but I loved 8 TRAXX. Not sure of the spelling. When the cast members got off of work they seemed to hang out there as well. (I meant gay cast members and their friends). My other friends took me to Mannequins, again not sure of the spelling. I am not even sure it is there anymore. Mannequins was not my favorite, it was kind of artistic, dark. What do I know I am 55 now. I am curious to see what others like. Next time I go to Pleasure Island I have to take my 30 year old friend Ruth who is craving to go dancing there, but her husband will not go with her.

03-22-2006, 07:01 AM	#7
OrlandoMike all I can say is beer hurts when it comes out of your nose! I don't think we hijacked Halloween, we just do a better job at it! Mr. Mike, plain ole head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,730	I wasn't thinking very good last night. By the time you get here everything from the west end stage to Rock and Roll Beach club will probably be closed or leveled, so the Adventures Club will not be an option. But 8-Trax, Manaquins, and Groove will still be open. Hope you have a great time! Mike

03-22-2006, 07:24 PM	#10
Viki Mid-town Manhattan, anyone? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,091	Mike! Darling! Are you feeding the rumor that the Adventurer's Club will be closing? Say it ain't so!!!

03-22-2006, 08:19 PM	#11
Saxton DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,568	I heard rumors about PI but I thought they would find a way to keep the Adventurer's Club ... I guess I was wrong. Well, at least I know what I'll be doing when I'm down there next week!! Mike - any inside info. on plans for the area? __________________

03-22-2006, 09:47 PM	#12
OrlandoMike all I can say is beer hurts when it comes out of your nose! I don't think we hijacked Halloween, we just do a better job at it! Mr. Mike, plain ole head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,730	OOPS was that a rumor that everything from the West End Stage to Rock and Roll beach club was going to be leveled and replaced by 3rd party restaurants? Sorry! I hate when that happens.

03-27-2006, 08:52 PM	#13
cityofweasels Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2004 Location: 2.5 hours from the magic Posts: 122	Those rumors are on hold right now. All I think is known for certain is that the West End Stage is history (to become a walkway to the West End) and the Hub stage is going, too (turning into a boat dock.) Most of the shops on that side are closing for good; the Harley store is going across the street to where Changing Attitudes is now. The Adventurer's Club is (mercifully) safe for now, and rumored to be for the foreseeable future. No word on RRBC, but just given the general attendance there, I do wonder. Replying to the original post: I agree with the other comments, the entire Island is extremely gay/lesbian friendly, on a regular basis; there are always a fair number of same sex couples, and a large number of the CMs are gay. So you probably wouldn't feel out of place there on a regular night - much less on the dates you mentioned, on which things will be on a whole different planetl. (Even speaking as a straight guy, GD is my favorite night of the year on PI.) Mannequins (trance/techno/dance) is typically the center of activity. It used to be absolutely wall-to-wall packed; last year was way, way down, either because of Universal or the MGM stuff or something else, I don't know, but still a lot of fun.

03-29-2006, 02:39 PM	#14
RainbowCloak Disney Rocks! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hotlanta, GA Posts: 11	My favorites are Adventurer's Club, 8-Trax, Mannequins, Comedy Warehouse.. But all of PI tends towards the gay friendly. If you are there on Thursday, then you owe it to yourself to be there.

03-29-2006, 03:01 PM	#15
RainbowCloak Disney Rocks! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hotlanta, GA Posts: 11	My favorites are Adventurer's Club, 8-Trax, Mannequins, Comedy Warehouse.. But all of PI tends towards the gay friendly. If you are there on Thursday, then you owe it to yourself to be there. Have a great time!

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