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Originally Posted by WillCAD

I can't say I'm surprised that the rest of the PI clubs are getting the axe; they were moderately profitable for Disney, but the club-like atmosphere on the island, with open alchohol consumption, smoke everywhere, and sometimes loud and disruptive local teens, was very un-Disney.

Adventurers Club, on the other hand, was the most Disney-like experience on the island, and I can't understand why DIsney would close it down completely. It not only fit the Disney mold, it was completely successful and profitable. If anything, it should have been expanded to fill the whole island.

I totally agree with Will! The roving bands of "young adults" were quite intimidating the one time I had to leave PI by myself in the middle of the night. But the Adventurers' Club was so wonderfully unique and enjoyable (and always packed), that I can't understand why Disney would close it.

Some years ago I had the idea that Disney could save PI by revamping the other clubs along the same lines as AC, but with different themes - a Roaring 20s club, a Wild West saloon, an Aussie Outback pub, and of course - Rick's Cafe American from Casablanca. I even had the idea for a Decades club, where the decor, music, and characters would be changed to reflect a different decade in American history from the 1940s to the 1990s each night of the week.

But alas, Disney doesn't listen to me, and so we bid fond farewell to one of the most imaginative and enjoyable attractions in WDW history - the Adventurers Club.

I love this idea, much better than more shops and restaurants....actually, any of those venues would make really cool restaurants....Too bad Disney didn't listen....