Guess we should have tried...

[tigger2on]

to go to the Adventurer's Club on our last trip.... it's closing and no news if it will be re-opened. I LOVE this place but since we had our 3 and 1 yr old... we hadn't another chance to visit since 2004. Sad....

 

[drag n' fly]

We had our one and only visit in April thank goodness we went!

 

[Csaks]

I hate it when you put things off till the next trip.Taking for granted something will be there in the future, got to quit that. So I guess we are going to miss this one by a few months.

 

[michelle1]

to go to the Adventurer's Club on our last trip.... it's closing and no news if it will be re-opened. I LOVE this place but since we had our 3 and 1 yr old... we hadn't another chance to visit since 2004. Sad....

Do you mind telling me about this place? My Dh and I are doing a non-kid trip in early Sept for our anniversay to do things we can't do when we have the kids with us. Pleasure Island is specifically what we had planned but I have never heard of Adventurer's club.

 

[esdras]

Do you mind telling me about this place? My Dh and I are doing a non-kid trip in early Sept for our anniversay to do things we can't do when we have the kids with us. Pleasure Island is specifically what we had planned but I have never heard of Adventurer's club.

My wife and I were only there twice (on the same trip) back in '98 "pre-kids". We were never big fans of dance clubs, but we thought we would try DTD and check out all the venues since one admission covered all the clubs. Our plan was to try out the AC and Comedy Warehouse - and then the dance clubs. Never happened. We went into the AC first, and stayed until last call - and did the same thing on the second visit to DTD.

We didn't get to go in '06, but we will be going with another couple and their child this August, and since we've agree to babysit for each other to allow for a "couples" night out - we'll make sure we go again this time.

Anyway, the Adventurer's Club closing is getting so much negative feedback because it is really the only uniquely Disney nightspot. Some, and I agree with this, go so far as to say it is like no other nightclub anywhere, let alone Disney World. It's actually more of an attraction - there are audio anamatronics throughout - from talking pictures on the wall to barstools that go up and down at (I think) random. On top of all this, you have a troupe of actors who put on comedy routines throughout the night - often grabbing people from the audience to take part. Even when the shows aren't going on, the cast wander around as "Club Members" interacting with the patrons - it's essentially improv, but rather than shouting out ideas, the cast simply responds to whatever you say to them.

Some of it can be pretty cheesy - but my wife and I thought it was hilarious. Generally, people either love the place or think it's dumb - there's very little in between. In terms of the two extremes, I think more people like it than not.

When the club opens, the interactions are pretty much PG - but after 10:30 pm or so, it moves into PG-13 territory - mostly innuendos, or the French Maid standing over top of gentlemen and bending over to dust one of the statues - putting what is revealed by her low-cut uniform at eye level. Usually, this is accompanied by her saying, "Oh, excusez-moi monsieur - I 'ope you don't mind, but I must dust zee bust" - or something like that.

At some point during the evening, they have a ceremony to make all the guests honourary memeber of the club. The slogan at the end is "If you come in here a stranger, you will exit as a friend". However, there is a sign somewhere that twists this - "Come in a stranger, leave a little stranger".

If you allow yourself to get caught up in the moments - both sentences will be true.

 

[F4disneyfan]

You do realize that there are plans to re open the Adventurers Club in a different location last I heard was at AK as it fit with the theme of the park it will be accesible from outside just as The Rainforest Cafe is.

 

[Ham Ham]

We'll be at WDW in August and I may surprise the DW with an evening out at a couple of the clubs before they're gone.

Can any one supply a brief description of your favorite PI night spot?

 

[F4disneyfan]

We'll be at WDW in August and I may surprise the DW with an evening out at a couple of the clubs before they're gone.

Can any one supply a brief description of your favorite PI night spot?

My favourite is Manequins with the turning dance floor I also like the classic rock club which I believe closed a number of years ago. The Comedy club was great also. I wasn't a big fan of the Adventurers club never really did anything for me.

 

[esdras]

You do realize that there are plans to re open the Adventurers Club in a different location last I heard was at AK as it fit with the theme of the park it will be accesible from outside just as The Rainforest Cafe is.

From what I understand, that is still at the rumour level. What makes me question that is the fact that Disney isn't so out of touch as to not anticipate the backlash resulting from an announcement that the Adventurer's Club is closing. The easiest way to have avoided that would be to include in the PI announcement a brief statement regarding their plans to re-open the AC in another location in the near future. That's all that would have been needed. Sure, there would still be some complaints about it being closed for a while, and concern about where it might go (if the announcement didn't specify), but it wouldn't have resulted in the reaction that is taking place now.

 

[F4disneyfan]

From what I understand, that is still at the rumour level. What makes me question that is the fact that Disney isn't so out of touch as to not anticipate the backlash resulting from an announcement that the Adventurer's Club is closing. The easiest way to have avoided that would be to include in the PI announcement a brief statement regarding their plans to re-open the AC in another location in the near future. That's all that would have been needed. Sure, there would still be some complaints about it being closed for a while, and concern about where it might go (if the announcement didn't specify), but it wouldn't have resulted in the reaction that is taking place now.

Disney hasn't always been the best at well laid plans as it was. Loot at all teh uncertainty surrounding the new building at the Contemporary is it DVC or is it a regular resort or a combo? They won't even say a thing not to mention the poor planning on the AKV and points usage for current buyers.

Not to mention the fact they are closing the clubs to add more SHOPPING and FOOD because that is just what all the guests asked for LOL... According the the man in charge of DTD this was what was requested so this is what they are doing.

 

[esdras]

True - but even if they had the slightest intention of bringing it back somewhow in some form, you'd think they would say so. Unless it's some form of twisted negative publicity ploy to get everyone screaming for its return, then - when it does, a whole bunch of people who had never been try it out this time remembering the outcry to save it.

In terms of them finding out what people want - I started a poll in the Theme Parks and Attractions Strategies thread to get a breakdown of what people thought of the announcement.

About 40% are happy. About 50% are a combination of want all the clubs to stay, just the AC and CW, just the AC or just the CW. Another 10% either don't care or just want the Dance Clubs. At least that's where the numbers are now.

 

[F4disneyfan]

True - but even if they had the slightest intention of bringing it back somewhow in some form, you'd think they would say so. Unless it's some form of twisted negative publicity ploy to get everyone screaming for its return, then - when it does, a whole bunch of people who had never been try it out this time remembering the outcry to save it.

In terms of them finding out what people want - I started a poll in the Theme Parks and Attractions Strategies thread to get a breakdown of what people thought of the announcement.

About 40% are happy. About 50% are a combination of want all the clubs to stay, just the AC and CW, just the AC or just the CW. Another 10% either don't care or just want the Dance Clubs. At least that's where the numbers are now.

Ya I would fall under the just the dance clubs and the Comedy Warehouse AC did nothing for me I found it to be pretty boring. My in laws love it mind you but alas this isn't something I see returning to DTD I see it at AK or even incorporated into AKL.