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Pleasure Island 2.0: Disney Plans a Grown-Up Theme Park Extension

by Jordan Yerman | March 14, 2008 at 09:45 am

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Park employees say a secret project is being prepped on land just north of Animal Kingdom where food is currently grown for the animals. The project is supposedly going to be a nighttime attraction. But internet bloggers claim if the park is built, it would be adjacent to the Pleasure Island nightclub area.An Eyewitness News source confirmed this would be a smaller park geared toward adults. It would be more specialized and
more expensive than other Disney parks. Much like Sea World's Discovery Cove, a source says it would include more hands-on experiences. Bloggers say that would include nocturnal animals.In a Disney
investors' meeting last year, Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo hinted at exploring such a park, calling it a "niche" park that would serve a smaller audience in a more intimate setting.

This contributor is fairly sure that Disney's plans don't extend from "geared toward adults" into "adult". So no strip clubs. Sorry. But hey- do you really want to see giant mice gyrating on a pole?

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reneenae23

at 21:03 on March 16th, 2008

I think that Disney is capable of providing an awesome night for the grownups, but come on!! After spending a day at the parks, being wrung out to dry after spending way too much money on mickey ears, $5 mickey shaped ice creams, $11 on parking, $75 for a decent meal for 4, and a couple more hundred on random souveniers, how many average americans can go out and top the night off with a few $12 margaritas and a couple $5 bottles of beer? It took us hitting up all 4 parks to ride the 1 or 2 great attractions each park had to offer. I think instead of expanding the attractions to different areas, Disney needs to focus on revamping one park and adding some serious new thrills!

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