The Imaginative Backstory of Disney's Pleasure Island | Up the Waterfall

In which we discuss the creation and eventual demise of Disney's club scene, Pleasure Island! It's time to see the nightlife side of Walt Disney World - at Downtown Disney! Throwback!

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Chapters:
0:00:00 Prologue
0:02:58 Intro
0:08:11 Pleasure Island Backstory
0:11:05 Neon Armadillo
0:12:36 Changes to Neon Armadillo (BET Soundstage Club)
0:13:53 Comedy Warehouse
0:18:04 Videopolis East
0:20:17 Changes to Videopolis East (Cage, 8Trax)
0:21:09 Mannequins
0:24:32 Rock 'n Roll Beach Club
0:27:05 Adventurer's Club
0:33:25 Fireworks Factory
0:34:49 Merriweather's Marketplace
0:35:39 West End Stage
0:36:21 New Year's Eve Countdown
0:39:12 Issues with the Island
0:40:44 Demise of Pleasure Island
0:42:00 Disney Springs
0:44:05 Outro


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Up the Waterfall is a Disney podcast hosted by Zanna and Scott Otis. Discussions range from Disney history, to theorizing on what Disney's future holds!

Up the Waterfall, Season Three
Episode 2,
"Pleasure Island"
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