Mannequins Dance Palace (Pleasure Island)

This is the opening light show at Mannequins @ Pleasure Island @ Walt Disney World. This show ran every night @ 9:30pm. It was supposed to be a retrospective of past Mannequins music. The lighting programming was redone about four years previous to the club closing. Most of the work was done by one team of lighting programmers and then everyone added their own style stuff. Different ops had different light shows. It all came to an end on September 27, 2008 when all the night clubs on Pleasure Island closed forever. Long Live Mannequins and Always Remember Pleasure Island!

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• Mannequins
• Dance
• Club
• Pleasure
• Island
• Walt
• Disney
• World
• Orlando
• Florida
• Night
• Palace

[tdg911]

I've been to this club years ago and I must say it's the best I've ever been to. I do believe it was rated the #1 club in the country. This is the sickest light show I've seen. Well done!!!!!!

By the way..does anyone know the name of the song and artist at 6:20 ? I've been trying to find this song for a while. When did Mannequins close? If anyone knows the song please email me. Thanks

[djmadmanray1]

All the clubs closed on Pleasure Island on September 28, 2008. I'm not sure what the song is, but I will let you know if anyone knows.....

[immortalight]

I am one of the lighting programmers who did this light show. This show had not been running for 19 years. This was supposed to be a retrospective of past Mannequins music. The lighting programming was done about four years previous to the club closing. Most of the work was done by one team of lighting programmers and then everyone added their own style stuff. Different ops had different light shows. I'm so glad you guys liked the lights. It makes me happy to know that you noticed!

[djmadmanray1]

What a great job on the show!! The lights are what made the club!! Thanks for the info, it has been updated...have you worked on anything else in the Orlando area?

[kerzwhile]

Wow! Can't believe Nobody has Given this Programmer Props!!! That's Insanelly Tedious work we just watched!! Kudos to whom ever was the lighting Director!!

[djmadmanray1]

I completely agree! No wonder that same Club opening (with a little tweaking) ran for 19 years, every night!

[moviemantommy]

I miss this place!

[DancingSouless]

I missed Mannequin. there are no other clubs like this one. Disney makes dreams come true I think not .they have tooken alot of the best things ever and now it looks like horror world. I use to dance there all the time. I am very disappointed they took the club away. Things will never be the same again.I hope one day they Bring it back. I also had a yearly pass there. Mainly that was the only club i liked out of all of them.They really need to bring it back.I know many miss it.

[ASUcheerguy]

Is there another club on Earth like this one?

[archona54]

@ericberry - I agree. I danced many nights away at Mannequin's in 1991 to 1994.....Long live Mannequin's....

Thank you for years of fun.

[peanut388]

Sad this club is gone. :( I used to go and had a year pass during Mannequins best days. I loved their dance mixes and seeing their dancers and great light shows. It's a shame to see the club closed when I visit Pleasure Island these days. I hope they open it again someday.

[Pks29733]

@tdg911 The song at '6:20' is a small bit of a song by 'Kraftwork' called 'Number'. If I remember correctly the song was released in the very early '80's. Basically it's the vocalist counting from 1 to 4 in French, German, Spanish and Japanesse. Hope this helps

[portorillo]

@tdg911 song 6:20 NUMBERS BY KRAFTWERK (1981)

[ericberry]

It's like the death of Studio 54. I had the pleasure of dancing on the floors of Mannequins. It moving rotating floor and the nitro blast made my college experience and disney. Thank You and Forever Good Bye

[kajehart]

I grew up in Orlando and left in '94 at age 28 and really missed Mannequin's--it was TOTALLY AWESOME--like a continuous concert with pounding sounds, laser lights, smoke, robotic dancers, rotating floor, 3 levels--Disney, you really BLEW IT when you did away with this place!!!