The Adventurers’s Club; still making Pleasure Island worth it
When Pleasure Island first opened, it was a real departure for Disney. The home of Mickey Mouse opened up a venue of adult-oriented nightclubs and bars where scantily-clad woman danced on stage while employees sold test tube shots to passersby. Various nightclubs have come and gone, have been renamed, or re-themed, and now Pleasure Island is set for a significant overhaul. Through the years though, the Adventurers’ Club remains the most Disneyesque of the establishments there.
The decor is straight out of an old movie. The place is jammed packed with curios, trophies and knickknacks from across the world. The idea is that you’re in an early 20th century hunters’ or explorers’ club. Unlike the other dance joints and comedy club found on Pleasure Island, this place has in-character cast members mingling with the patrons. After hanging around for a bit, a guest will be able to notice that there is a little more going on here than just some funky Zulu masks and the like. You may see eccentric cast members talking to mounted animal heads on the wall- that talk back. These actors range from french maids to prim and proper butlers.
If you sit at the bar, be aware that you’re stool may suddenly rise or fall. The masks on the wall may move or even talk. Also, the cluttered momentos allegedly amassed by the members are fun to peruse. The level of detail here is amazing even by Disney’s standards. Specialty drinks (this is a bar after all) include The Kungaloosh and the Jungle Juice. There is no food.
Finally, you should make sure you stick around for awhile. The audio animatronic old main in the main foyer will interact with the more “lively” cast members to announce a show, which is not advertised, you just have to luck out. They will show you to the library or one of the other rooms such as the treasure room or mask room for a brief, offbeat comedy routine about club members’ various achievements and escapades. You very well may be inducted to the club learning the club’s song and secret handshake to boot.