P.I. closed because of this fact: it was a failure. WDI, did not like the "seedy" element to it. That is word for word. and, it lost money...
Sir, again you are wrong.
I'll say this again in hopes that perhaps you will get it this time:
Pleasure Island was closed because of
purely financial reasons.
Fact: Disney bean counters decided that it wasn't making enough money (note I said "enough", as it was indeed profitable as a whole), and concocted a plan to lease the space out to third-party operations in hopes to increase profit while minimizing expense. Purely a bottom-line decision.
Fact: The only thing scheduled to open anytime soon on PI is....wait for it...a tequila bar. Yep. A bar. Wow, that will surely keep out any seedy elements, huh?
Where does that fit into your logic? They close bars because they weren't Disney enough, and replace them with...another bar. Hmmmm...I sense a flaw in that theory.
Fact: Any random CM or Imagineer who happend to go on a podcast and say that he thinks PI failed, or was attracting a bad element is most certainly in the minority. Since PI closed, I have had discussions with people from TDO, WDI and even Burbank about the situation. One thing became obvious. Every single one of them mourned the closing of PI, and especially the AC.
Every one. This ranges from random CMs all the way to people with titles containing the letters V and P. Also, every single one, without fail, stated that the decision was a bad one, and was the product of the bean counters being able to override the wishes of not only the creative minds, but even a large portion of DTD management.
Fact: The only people who are in favor of the closures, seem to be those who
A) Are against any sort of adult-oriiented nightlife at WDW (apparently you)
or B) People with children who just want somewhere else to take them.
Final Fact: Told to me by someone with an office in that big cool building across the street from PI, you know the one, the one with all the suits, and I quote directly from the email: "
If the decision were being made today, it would be done differently. The Adventurers Club would still be open, as well as at least one of the dance clubs."
End of story. Will that ever be admitted publically? Who knows.:shrug:
As for the whole "losing money" argument...not so. From what I have been told, the Island as a whole was not losing money at all. In fact it was making a modest profit. Some clubs, including the AC, were doing fine, while others were not. The ones not pulling their weight drug down the profitability of the Island as a whole. Their answer? Shut them all down. They cut off the nose to spite the face. A bad decision, which is being regretted, and rethought, within the company.
Is PI, specifically AC, gone for good? Somehow, I think not.
Kungafreakinloosh!:wave:
