Originally Posted By danyoung Who's the out of touch idiot that writes the Disney Insider, a weekly email? They have a question every week about parks or animation or the company itself. Here's this week's question and answer - Question: What is celebrated every night on Pleasure Island? Answer: New Year's Eve! Now, it's bad enough that they didn't know that the NYE thing was stopped quite a while back. But to not know that Pleasure Island as a concept is totally defunct - inexcusable!
Originally Posted By Mr X I enjoyed my only "faux New Years" at PI many years back...it was kinda neat. Even neater, I'd already seen it spoofed on the Simpsons (Marge; "it must be wonderful to ring in the new year over and over and over", waiter; "please, kill me!"). And, in conclusion...screw Pleasure Island...Walt Disney would NOT have approved!
Originally Posted By Mr X DAVE... I'm surprised at you. As a purist, I would think you would detest the very notion of PI! I sure do! (Still had fun there, though. Adventurers Club was a hoot, and the comedy club was fun, too.)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I am not a purist, more of a post positivist. I felt the Adventures' Club, Comedy Warehouse, Jazz Club, Crazy Horse et al took you to another place or time, which is what DIsney used to be about. They were well themed and well done. And they were not within a berm, so it gets my thumbs up. NYE every night with solid gold style dancers were great too.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo But then I enjoy a glass of wine on Main Street or Frontierland too.
Originally Posted By Mr X <---always jokes with Japanese friends that the reason TDL never got beer was because the Japanese are, while being just as obsessive with their alcohol consumption, less demanding than the French when it comes to needing it at all times. (although, in Japan they can grab a beer right on the train platform on the way out, so it's all good)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo But I bet you would! Red, white or a beer? Would you care for an apperitif before your meal? The kir is especially good. Or maybe a Disney coctail in the souvenir glass?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I miss the Adventurers' Club! KUNGALOOSH!*** lol. My friends' Mom was all into that, too. Hilarious!
Originally Posted By danyoung >And, in conclusion...screw Pleasure Island...Walt Disney would NOT have approved!< Really? What's your beef with PI, X? Is it the alcohol? While it's true that Walt didn't want booze sold in his park(s), it was available at the DL Hotel. So I don't think he'd have any problem with it at all, as long as it was properly themed (which it was, IMO).
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA And isn't the answer to the trivia question NEW YEAR'S DAY? Isn't that what the countdown was for -- to celebrate the new year? Not new year's eve?
Originally Posted By danyoung Well, the celebration was depicting New Year's Eve. Once it became New Year's DAY (in the fiction of the Island), then the celebration was pretty much over. But I'd think either answer would be correct - if the place still existed . . .
Originally Posted By MPierce It's really hillarious when they have a big time foul up like this. Do they actually believe people that read the insider are complete idiots.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I think it's more of the latter ... and also a fundamental problem (and even in Disney's golden years they were notorious for having these type issues) where one hand has no idea what the other is doing ... that's why things like One Disney may be smart in theory, but never work in practice. BTW, as an interesting (to me) aside, I was going to point this out as soon as I saw the email and opted not to fearing I'd hear that I was being overly negative and picking wings off flies ... glad to see I'm not the only wing picker!
Originally Posted By danyoung I'm not as critical of the company or WDW as you are, Spirit. But this was such an obvious goof that I couldn't let those wings go unpicked.
