Calling all Adventurers!

[harleyquinn]

I need a support group.

I tried this rather unsuccessfully on the adult/solo board, but I thought I'd try here too.

I'm looking for all the Adventurer's Club Addicts!

I came back from my first trip to DW in August and thanks to all of you I visited the adventurer's club.

I thought it would be fun to share some of our stories to get me through til my honeymoon next year when I will be returning.

My fiance is even more obsessed with the AC than me!

So if you all want to talk, please do! Or you can PM me.

Kongaloosh!

Sarah

 

[scrump]

What is this?

 

[shelleyz]

I think harleyquinn is talking about a club in Downtown Disney @ Pleasure Island. I've never been but saw it on my DD map. It says Adventurers Club "Travel from room to exotic room as zany explorers recall outrageous tales of adventure. Non smoking club."

 

[ncbyrne]

DH and I love it too! It's the BEST club on PI! What a hoot! For anyone who's not been there yet, be sure to go on your next trip. And if you do venture in...be sure to ask the colonel to teach you the beer song! The illuminated ship-in-the-bottle that is displayed on the wall behind the Library bar doesn't always just sit there looking pretty. Keep an eye on it after the storm. Kunglagoosh!

 

[jerseydizdreamer]

Oh, lord, how can people not know about the AC? It ain't a trip to Disney until I've yelled Kongalush!!! at the top of my lungs. I can't wait, as I'll be there in about three weeks or so. Hoping to meet some other Dismembers there, because I can't imagine what would be more fun than taking it all in with fellow Dis fans!

By the way, for those of you in the NYC area who want a similar (but vastly different) experience, head to Jekyll & Hyde. Not the one in the west village, but the one on... I believe it's 5th, very high up, toward Central Park. If anyone wants the address, let me know. It's rather like the AC, except more like the AC done up for Halloween. Three floors of madness and fun. The first time I walked in, I felt as if I was in a Twilight Zone version of the AC!

Richard

 

[Calcio]

Marching along we're adventurers
Singing the song of adventurers
Up or down, north south east or west
An adventurer's life is best
An adventurer's life is besssssssssst!

Less than 7 weeks until I'm in the Adventurer's Club. I was so dumb to never visit until last January, when I was there alone.

This time I'll bring along DW, who will enjoy it, and 18 year old DD, who will scream about it.

Kongaloosh!

 

[staylor]

I will be there in 24 hours. I cannot wait!
I'm with everyone else here, it isn't a trip to Disney World unless I go to AC.
Kongaloosh!
Staci

 

[madcoco]

Some more addicts here. If you are ever there at Halloween,they do a great Halloween show in the Library.

Kungaloosh!

 

[goofy4tink]

I've heard some great things about this. But, is it appropriate for a 10 y/o?? My dd is heavily into theater, so could she visit also??

 

[scrump]

sounds like a lot of fun, I'd like to give it a try the next time we go! Is it a restaurant...bar? I've been to Jekyll & Hyde in NYC, and have always had a good time there as well... Thanks everybody for the information!

 

[elemusing]

Kids would be ok at the early show, but I would not take one under 15 or 16 to the late shows. The humor can get pretty adult.


With that being said. . . everyone sing!!!

Dough. . .with which to by my beer.
Ray . . the guy I buy beer from....
ME . . the guy I guy beer for. . .
FAR. . .the distance to the store. . .
SO . . .I think I'll have a beer!
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!!
TEA.. . .no thanks, I'll have a beer!
That will bring us back to dough!!!!!

KUNGALOOSH!!!!!

 

[stink]

I am addicted to the Adventurer's Club. My favorite PI club. Took my sister there and she just didn't get it !!!! She prefers the dance clubs. So it may not be for everyone but everyone should try it !!!!

KONGALOOSH !!!!!!

 

[Bill3]

We seldom miss a trip to AC when at WDW, it is worth a trip to PI just for AC. I would not take a 10 year old, it is not designed for youngsters, teens would be the youngest who would be comfortable.
We have been with our kids when they were in their 20's and they had as much or more fun than we did-50's. It's a great time.
What actors?

 

[7thdwarf/dopey]

We went during June 2001. DW, DD, and three DS's and myself got there early, we were actually the first ones in. The CM's were fooling around with our kids and DW and myself sat at the bar and had a cocktail. When the act started our DD sat down down on a stool inbetween DW and myself. We were right under the big stone mask on the wall and it started talking, i couldnt understand what the mask was saying. Apparently the CM in the mask couldnt see that it was my daughter sitting next to me. The CM thought it was my wife. Well...one of the other spectators leans over the bar and says"they cant see your daughter, they think its your wife sitting there". So i pay attention to what it's saying now.....and the CM was busting my chops saying " i stole the cradle when i married my wife" , "boy is she small"....etc.... . I was laughing so hard i didnt realize my daughter was red as an apple! In my defense the crowd shouted "thats his daughter, not his wife".
The mask apologized and the bartender bought DW and myself a drink.
To this day we still laugh at that and usually if we are out some where it will come up and we will all bust out laughing. Its a perfect inside joke that we will cherish forever.
When we got home and developed our film we found that our two oldest sons(who sat on the other side of the room) took pictures of this whole thing!!!!

 

[castlegazer]

You have NOOO idea how excited I am to be bringing my mother with us this trip.... you know why...... SO I CAN GO OUT WITH DH TO THE ADVENTURER'S CLUB!

check out www.adventurersclub.net for more fun memories and sing alongs!

I am such a slap stick fan that I almost pee my pants whenever I am in here. I love laughing and I love a good Kungaloosh - boy, where, oh where, can I find both...... oooooo, (sing along now) Dough. . .with which to by my beer.
Ray . . the guy I buy beer from....
ME . . the guy I guy beer for. . .
FAR. . .the distance to the store. . .
SO . . .I think I'll have a beer!
LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!!
TEA.. . .no thanks, I'll have a beer!
That will bring us back to dough!!!!!

 

[elemusing]

Thanks for singing with me castlegazer! Now pass the booze!

Everybody sing!!!!! Kungaloosh!!!!

 

[harleyquinn]

Look what I started!

I'm so glad there are more adventurers!

So I thought I'd share my story.

My fiance and I went to the AC on our trip in August and we got there early (about 7:30). They started picking on my fiance right away. He was wearing a bandana on his head, which is totally normal up here. Anyway they began by calling him "napkin head," then "hanky" and finally "Mr. Pirate." He had the best time.

I'm a librarian and I mentioned it to one of the cast while we were in the library so they started shushing me and twisting my hair into a bun. I'm only 23 and I had to fight the stereotypical librarian image and show them how hip I am (I mean I was at the AC right?!)

Anyway we had a blast. My only regrets are that I didn't buy the special suvienir cup and that we didn't go earlier in our trip.

We are planning to go back for our honeymoon. I was thinking about saving money by foregoing the Ultimate park hopper for a plus one, but my fiance said, "Are you kidding we're going to the Adventurer's Club every night, we need a lot more plusses!"

Sarah

 

[kathymc]

from my 2001 trip report.......

I dragged my DH and FIL into Adventures club. DH didn’t want to go and he made me leave there after a few minutes on our last visit. As soon as we get in, there is a show in the library and I drag them in, DH saying, this better not be interactive and how long does this last. I’m saying, don’t worry its only a 10 minute show and they won’t talk to you. So when they go to seat our party of three – guess where we are put - front and center!

When the lady (Samantha) came out and sang I was like, please don’t pick on DH. She went to the back bar and talked to some people and it was pretty funny. Asking them how the met and how long they’ve been together and things like that. When she gets back to the front I can see her eyeing DH and FIL and I’m saying, please don’t pick him, and guess who she picks – you guessed it – DH!

So she asked him how we met and he says mutual friends and he asked how long we’ve been married and he said 3 years 3 months. (everyone else answered like "around two years"). They asked where our first date was, and he says dunkin donuts – a few cracks made about that. Then they asked who else he was here with and he said his dad – and she made everyone go "awwww" then he says and my in-laws too and everyone goes awwww. Then we thought she was done with him, but nooooo. She made him get up and do the bump with her then she made him get on stage and dance! Some guy gave him a dollar. It was soooo funny I was crying – and the whole time I am thinking "he is going to kill me!"

I can’t believe I didn’t bring my video and I almost forgot I had my camera and only took a picture at the end. Then when she finally let him sit down, another lady comes out and says - Hi there! I used to go out with him 5 years and 3 months ago - but we broke up cause he brought his dad everywhere. It was so funny –by now DH and FIL are cracking up too. Then another lady comes out and says I used to go out with him 7 years and 3 months ago and he used to take me to Krispy Cream. She then said he used to dance for her too but he wore a thong that had a saying on it, but I don’t quite remember what she said, but she roasted him. They were then making cracks about his cruller! Oh, I was dying! Since he was such a good sport, they gave him an official Adventures Club Pin.

So now the show is over and he is now going to kill me but we had a good time. He still thinks I set him up and as we are leaving everyone is saying – bye to him. Even when we were walking around PI, people were saying hi to him. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time

Cant wait to go back

KUNGALOOSH!!!!!

 

[harleyquinn]

And I thought my story was funny! That's so great!
What an experience!

Sarah

 

[airlarry!]

December 03. We went as two couples, my wife and I, and my brother and his wife. For all, it was the first trip to the Adventurer's Club. Of course, I had heard a little about it, and we have a brother in the comedy business, and we all love comedy type clubs but didn't know what to expect.

Wow! What a great time! The eye candy in the place is incredible, in fact it is a little intimidating. Well, after a few...adult...beverages, I'll just say that the scenery started to blend in with our surroundings.

We did a couple of shows, and since we were complete novices (for once we did something at Disney without researching it fully and completely before the trip) everything was a little confusing but definitely funny.

It's pretty easy to figure out. You're invited guests to a safari-adventure style club in the 1930s that is having an open house. Each little room downstairs has shows where comedy is improvised according to the props and the participants.

The must sees are the shows in the main stage room behind the Colonel's bust.

I actually got picked on quite a bit. We sat near the stage, and after the girls got bored of picking on some guy from Pennsylvania, Ohio (you had to be there), they started focusing on our table. I even got called up to do the bump, but instead of that, starting doing something I like to call the "Chicken Scratch dance." It was as ugly as it sounds, but I earned my very own 'Adventurer's Club Member' pin.

We took pictures on stage after the show, and basically ended up spending the whole 2 1/2 hours we had time for at PI at the Club, and didn't regret a minute of it.

I can't believe I have never hit this place before. It's a winner, and one of the best little 'secrets' in Disney World.

Because of the way I pronounced my name that night (might've had something to do with the Maker's Mark I was enjoying), and the fact that I kept saying that my wife and I were married for 'thirteen....maaaagical....years' echoing the 'magical gatherings' Disney was slamming at us from every angle, people even in the parking lot were calling my name and laughing.

Kungaloosh!