Changes at Pleasure Island Won’t be Finished Until 2012

[WDWKOOK]

FEATURED, JASON GARCIA, NEWS — BY JASON GARCIA ON DECEMBER 9, 2009 AT 2:12 PM

Walt Disney World hasn’t said much about it plans for Pleasure Island since closing its six nightclubs more than two years one year ago, but whatever changes are in store apparently won’t be finished until 2012.

That timeframe is tucked inside the Walt Disney Co.’s 107-page annual financial report, which was filed earlier this month with federal regulators.

In a section describing Disney World’s holdings, Disney writes,” In September 2008, the company commenced a plan to enhance Pleasure Island, which will feature new shopping and dining experiences to entertain guests of all ages. The project is expected to be completed in 2012.”

Pleasure Island’s six nightclubs closed Sept. 27, 2008. Disney has said it wants to make the venue more appealing to all age groups — rather than only those of legal drinking age.

But since the closings, only one new venue has opened at Pleasure Island: Paradiso 37, a restaurant with Mexican and South American cuisine. Disney has, however, added some other new elements elsewhere around Downtown Disney, including the Characters in Flight tethered-balloon ride and the dinosaur-themed restaurant T-Rex.

 

[SurfinTX]

This is one of the many poor decisions in 2008. I'm sure they were blindsided by the financial collapse as much as anyone else...

but to close down an area that has no other alternative on site without a clear plan to remake the area is just foolish from a buisness perspective. The only reason I went to DTD in '07 was to see PI. The other shops I browsed but found to be things I can find in my hometown. Only if I have a very long trip will I go to DisneyQuest. Cirque? Not really my cup of tea.

 

[Snipedog]

To this day it still hurts when i walk in what used to be pleasure island. I don't call it peasure island anymore due to the fact there is nothing there anymore it is more like Downtown Disney Central. But closing this area down really was a bad move by disney. It was the only place that adults can go and truly let there hair down and have fun with out the worry about what the kids want to do. They really isolated an entire population of guests. But to make it worse they have not done anything with the area it is like a slap in the face to see what used to be such a great place to go and hang out and have a drink after a long day in the parks and it turned into Disneys version of a ghost town.