Our
"Last Night Out" as an unmarried couple (or the "Beginning
of the End, End of the Beginning") party was held that evening at the
Adventurer's Club in Downtown Disney's Pleasure Island. Many of our friends
met us for a fun night full of the antics of the Adventurer's Club, and
some really good drinks to boot!
The Adventurer's Club is our favorite place in Pleasure Island, and we wish there was one nearer to home!
The
premise is that it is New Years Eve (it's New Years Eve every night on Pleasure
Island) in 1937, and the Adventurer's Club - a sort of British Gentleman's
Club - has opened its doors to the masses, and is allowing everyone to become
honorary members for the night.
Initiation Ceremonies are held throughout the night, where you learn the Club's Theme Song ("Marching along, we're adventurers!"), special greeting phrase (Kungaloosh!"), and their secret way of greeting one another. It truly is a hoot, and we recommend it for everyone!
But the comedy doesn't stop there. The Adventurer's are constantly roaming about the club, ad-libbing humor as they go. Each night is truly a new show in that regard.
If
you get the opportunity to visit more than one night, you will see that
the club members (personalities) are "regulars" and can follow
their adventures every night. Sometimes the Cast Members switch roles, so
it's also amusing in its own right to watch them play different personalities.
The
Colonel (hanging beneath the Club song on the wall), Babylonia (the goddess
statue head), the Yakoose (the moose looking head), and the Masks are all
characters as well, so keep an eye on them - they will move, talk, and interact
with the crowd.
There
are four rooms of note in the Adventurer's Club: the main central room where
the bar is, and where the Colonel, Babylonia, and Yakoose are. This is where
the 'main action' of the Adventurer's Club takes place.
The
Trophy Room is one of the side rooms, and showcases the various trophies
obtained by the members of the Club. The Genie is also located in this room,
and there is a show performed a few times each night in this room.
The
Mask Room is another side room, where the walls are lined with many masks.
Another show is performed here throughout the night involving the masks.
But keep your eyes on this room even when the show is not going on, as the
masks often come to life.
The
Library is the other big room in the Adventurer's Club, and there are a
couple of shows in here throughout the night, lasting twenty to thiry minutes.
These shows are always funny, and not to be missed! In here, you'll also
get to meet Fingers, the ghost who plays the organ (which fell through the
roof).
We
started off the evening by getting ourselves some drinks, and finding places
to sit and enjoy the atmosphere. The Colonel decided to pick on our friend,
Jake. He started by asking him if he's ever sung to his girlfriend, and
then went on from there to razz Jake for not being a good boyfriend (and
trying to convince Caitlin to go for him instead!). In the end, the Colonel
got Jake to sing for Caitlin. It was a lot of fun!
Afterwards,
we all went into the Library for one of the shows, and laughed the evening
away as we watch the Club members compete for Adventurer of the Year.
We then went out into the Trophy Room and saw
one of the shows there, and laughed along with the Genie. By this time,
we realized it was far later than we had attended - approaching midnight!
- and knowing that our
alarms were set for 4am, we bid adieu to our friends. Several of them stayed
to see the next Library show.
All in all, this last day before our Wedding was truly a wonderful, magical time and though exhausted by the end of it, we wouldn't have traded the laughter and fun for anything.
