Pleasure Island’s Kiss Goodbye: Act Three

If you’ve missed my previous memoirs, you can read them here:
Act One
Act Two

There were a great number of Disney’s management team going in and out of the Adventurer’s Club. Why? I am not sure but I can tell you that before midnight one of them came through the line and promised that each of us would get inside the Club to take pictures one last time.

At midnight, for the last time, Pleasure Island rang in the new year with 80’s pop songs, fireworks, and MCs. Also during the night they had street performers on stilts. I believe it’s been a good three years since PI saw a night such as this.

With a television set up, we could watch the final Hoopla (HOOPLA!) while in line. The quality was a bit rough as they were probably using security cameras but we were happy to see something.

My memory of it all is possibly out of order so bear with me. We made it into the Club around 12:30pm. I grabbed some quick crowd shots then made my way downstairs in search of the restroom while everyone else in the Main Salon was watching the Hoopla (HOOPLA!) on a projection screen. I didn’t want to distrurb people again so I stayed in the back hallway until the show was over. However, sitting on a couch by the elevator allowed to get quick glimpses of several actors as they ran back and forth and between floors. There were 3 or 4 of us in this area and we just smiled and said “Hello” as they passed by.

I recall Fletcher Hodges coming out of one door and entering into another and stating that he put Slappy away and didn’t steal him.

Emil Bleehall Senior came by the most, always with his adorable smile.

I remember hearing someone who I later found out was Emil Bleehall Junior, singing a very heartfelt and sentimental rendition of “When You Go.” There was no way those in the Library could see that performance and not tear up.

Once the saints went marching in, a security guard told us that the actors went into the Main Salon to greet fans. I saw no one except guests who were trying to get as many photos as possible and to stop for a moment and just take it all in until we were ushered out. We left via the back exit and went up concrete stairs that brought us back up to street level. At the top of the stairs a CM ( management I believe) asked if anyone would like a letter. My friend Ken got the first one and I very happily was given the other one.

I looked around in hopes of seeing the cast outside but they weren’t there. Security was telling everyone goodnight and moving us along. I felt like I’d gone from warm and cozy to cold and empty in a matter of seconds.

Farewell, Pleasure Island. Thanks for the laughs at Comedy Warehouse..

Brian has performed countless shows at Comedy Warehouse.

Thanks for all the fun at Adventurer’s Club. Thanks to all the CMs for their energy and wit. Kungaloosh!