Changes still coming to Pleasure Island
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting this morning about the ongoing changes happening at Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney. The site that revolutionized Walt Disney World by being the first major project geared only to adults has since been in a transformation to redefine itself. What exactly it will become is hard to say.
The slow evolution of Downtown Disney’s Pleasure Island continues with the recent opening of a second specialty apparel shop, the impending shutdown of a live-music nightclub, and the anticipated reuse of a long-closed building.
The live music nightclub is the Rock n’ Roll Beach Club, which has been a mainstay at the Island for years. Officials have not said yet what exactly will go in that spot, though rumors have been swirling for a while now.
Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez declined to elaborate on plans for the Beach Club building, which features a panoramic view of Village Lake, though she dispelled rumors that the building would be torn down.
Most of what I have heard is that this will be another third party restaurant. Considering the water view the building has, that is not at all surprising. I have yet to hear anything regarding what exactly it might be, but this will sort itself out sooner rather than later. It seems as though Pleasure Island is getting more and more “family” oriented as time goes by. Putting in a big restaurant on a prime piece of real estate would make all the sense in the world.