|
|
|
-
Originally Posted by JPL
PI was designed as a gated nighttime attraction for adults not a walkway that children were suppose to walk through. It wasn't until later when the Westside was built that they decided to open it up a walkway to the Westside which wasn't getting much business. The Disney Management at the time mistakenly blame lack of access saying PI was the reason. The removed the turnstiles to allow the flow of traffic and all the problems started. Until the gates were removed PI was rather successful.
Jeff has it basically exactly right. When PI started and they charged admission it was actually a really nice place to hang out. But once they did away with that and opened it up to everyone, the shady element moved in and it got pretty nasty for a Disney theme park.
I'm kinda glad they did away with it.
Ian ºOº
INTERCOT Senior Imagineer
Veteran of over 60 trips to Disney theme parks and proud to have stayed in every Disney resort in the continental United States! º0º
Next trip:
April 2018 - Saratoga Springs Treehouse
Help support INTERCOT's sponsors!!!
-
Please Support INTERCOT's Sponsors:
-
Originally Posted by Mackflava99
In late june i was there and it was sooooo packed that they closed the parking lot to new cars- so i am not sure the popularity has subsided.
I was told someone is moving into the virgin mega store soon, not sure who-
But besides LaNuba and DQ, there is always Candy Cauldren and the magic shop and the cigar store. so west side isnt too bad.
we had a fun time there this year.
Where's the cigar store?
Paradise Pier-2003
Disneyland Hotel-2004
Disneyland Hotel-2005
PORS-2008
Shades of Green - May 2015
-
We never miss going to DTD. We love to go
and eat at Wolf Gang Puck's express. We enjoy
Ghirardelli and the World of Disney. We like the
shops in the Marketplace area. We ususally go
to DTD the first night we are there. We drive
to WDW so we get there late in the day and we
go after we check in our resort.
-
-
Originally Posted by Ian
Jeff has it basically exactly right. When PI started and they charged admission it was actually a really nice place to hang out. But once they did away with that and opened it up to everyone, the shady element moved in and it got pretty nasty for a Disney theme park.
I'm kinda glad they did away with it.
I agree with you 100%. The last time we ventured over to PI and saw the element that was there, we turned and left.
Give me DTD Marketplace, I don't need a place to go clubbing.
Your attention please, the Walt Disney World Railroad is now boarding for a trip around the Magic Kingdom
-
I do miss the PI that used to be when admission was charged. The clubs were alot of fun and it was a nice way to spend the night.
We would leave our son with our friends one night then watch their kids for them the next night. I do really miss the Adventurers Club.
As far as DTD we still make one stop there every trip. Between the shops (especially the Lego store for my son) and the restaurants we stay busy for a couple of hours. I do wish that they would do something interesting with that big gap that used to be PI because it just seems like such a waste of prime space.
Rita (aka NJGIRL)
-
Glad that some of you did not like PI, but some of us liked having a place to go out and dance or see a comedy show after the parks.
It was perfectly fine when it was a separate admission and wished they had gone back to that and found a way to put in a path for people to use to go to the West Side.
Christine ºoº
Intercot Staff-Accommodations, Dining, Guests with Special Needs
Please support Intercot's Sponsors
-
Originally Posted by Hammer
Glad that some of you did not like PI, but some of us liked having a place to go out and dance or see a comedy show after the parks.
It was perfectly fine when it was a separate admission and wished they had gone back to that and found a way to put in a path for people to use to go to the West Side.
Yeah, I should probably clarify my earlier comments, because I actually agree more with you, Christine, than it might appear.
What I should have said is that I'm glad PI is gone if they weren't going to go back to the old admission-based model.
I, for one, loved the Adventurer's Club and I miss it dearly. We had some amazing times at PI with the INTERCOT crew and our meets will definitely not be the same without the ability to make fools of ourselves at 8 Trax.
That being said, though, since Disney does not appear to have even considered going back to the admission-based PI, I think the second best option was to shut it down. When you have a situation where there are literally gang fights and kids with guns wandering around on Disney property, that's something that has to be stopped.
I do wish, though, that they could have somehow saved the Adventurer's Club.
Ian ºOº
INTERCOT Senior Imagineer
Veteran of over 60 trips to Disney theme parks and proud to have stayed in every Disney resort in the continental United States! º0º
Next trip:
April 2018 - Saratoga Springs Treehouse
Help support INTERCOT's sponsors!!!
-
Originally Posted by Ian
Jeff has it basically exactly right. When PI started and they charged admission it was actually a really nice place to hang out. But once they did away with that and opened it up to everyone, the shady element moved in and it got pretty nasty for a Disney theme park.
I'm kinda glad they did away with it.
PI was a lot of fun, and it kept Adult guests from going to the city of Orlando for night time entertainment, it kept them on property. In its hayday, it was always packed and tons and tons of locals and CMs went all the time, they were free on certain nights too. PI had unique clubs like the Adventures Club and the Comedy Warehouse was great. The West Side also was a nice addition but favored more the locals and CMs (we used to go to the AMC all the time) then guests. I still believe if they would have built the West Side on the East side, PI would still be open. Instead of PI being stuck in the middle, it would have been left alone.
On another note, if the College Program CMs weren't getting drunk all the time and missing their shifts, they wouldn't have done away with the CMs get in free at PI either, and the clubs would still have been packed.
1999 -2005 Former CM at Space Mtn and Caricature artist at AK and Resorts
Jan 06 BC/Cruise/ASM
Sept 06 Pop
April 07 Pop
Dec. 07 Caribbean Beach
Aug 09 Pop
May 10 Pop
Jan 12 - Dolphin - WDW Half Marathon 1:44:45
Sept 12 - ToT run and MNSSHP - Pop
-
Originally Posted by Imagineer1981
I still believe if they would have built the West Side on the East side, PI would still be open. Instead of PI being stuck in the middle, it would have been left alone.
I agree with you. The West Side always felt so isolated from the rest of DTD. I really miss the original PI when you had to pay to get in, NYE every night, live music in the "street". It was so much fun!!
~ Christine
-
Ian, so I guess it'll be alright if I wear my "Return our Adventurer's Club" t-shirt next week.....waaaaaahhhhh.
Richard
1975 Off Site
1993 Dixie Landings
1995 Dixie Landings
1999 All Star Music
2004 Coronado Springs
2006 All Star Music
2007 CBR
Sept 20 - Oct 1 2009 CBR
Disneyland - since the 50's - too many times to count (DD used to work the Jungle Cruise so we got in for FREE!!!)
-
Originally Posted by Seasonscraps
I agree with you. The West Side always felt so isolated from the rest of DTD. I really miss the original PI when you had to pay to get in, NYE every night, live music in the "street". It was so much fun!!
I agree, too. Building the West Side where they did was the beginning of the end for PI.
Originally Posted by Phantod
Ian, so I guess it'll be alright if I wear my "Return our Adventurer's Club" t-shirt next week.....waaaaaahhhhh.
Yep. If I had one, I'd wear it too!
Ian ºOº
INTERCOT Senior Imagineer
Veteran of over 60 trips to Disney theme parks and proud to have stayed in every Disney resort in the continental United States! º0º
Next trip:
April 2018 - Saratoga Springs Treehouse
Help support INTERCOT's sponsors!!!
Share This Thread On Social Media:
Share This Thread On Social Media:
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|
|
Share This Thread On Social Media: