Pleasure Island
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Pleasure Island is an area of the Downtown Disney
shopping, dining and entertainment district at Walt Disney World Resort
. Pleasure Island officially opened on May 1, 1989. In September 2008, all of the clubs on the island were closed, however, the island's retail stores and restaurants remain open. On November 18, 2010, Disney announced that Pleasure Island would be renamed and re-themed to "Hyperion Wharf". This revitalization project is expected to be completed by Spring 2013.
in Downtown Orlando, Florida. At that time, this was a highly successful gated attraction which offered admission to multiple clubs for one price.
Pleasure Island is thought to be named for 'Pleasure Island' from the book The Adventures of Pinocchio, upon which Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio
is based. In the book, children on the island are allowed to play and never work. These unsupervised children smoke, drink, and generally misbehave (sometimes in adult-like ways). They are eventually punished by being changed into donkeys
that are forced to work in salt mines
.
Every night at midnight, "New Year's Eve
" was celebrated at Pleasure Island with a fireworks show. This tradition lasted from 1990 through New Year's Eve 2005.
On June 27, 2008, Walt Disney World Resort announced that over the next two years, Pleasure Island's night clubs would be replaced with new stores and restaurants. Disney denied rumors that these changes were due to a decrease in attendance at Pleasure Island, stating instead that the company is responding to guest feedback asking for more family friendly experiences. The entertainment venues, including night clubs and comedy clubs, ceased operations on September 27, 2008.
Highlights included Frankie and the West End Boys playing on the waterfront stage. The members of the Adventures Club, being unable to raise enough money in their nightly RadioThon fundraiser lost the lease on the club. This caused the club president to remark that they would hold their meetings "somewhere, probably in someone's basement." The club's long lost ape, Marcel, returned (having made a ton of money in the stock market) to take them away on a one-year world adventure.
At midnight, "New Year's Eve" was celebrated one last time. A fireworks show was complemented by popular songs heard on the Island over the years. The final song played in Mannequins was "Everybody’s Free ( To Feel Good)" by Rozalla. With that, Pleasure Island was officially shut down. By the next day, many of the clubs' signs and logos were being removed or painted over.
district. $3.2 million in new lighting features are being added, in addition to a waterfront entertainment area and a lighthouse structure. No names for shops, restaurants or entertainment venues have been officially announced. There is no indication that any of the former clubs will reopen.
Permits and plans showed the buildings which formerly housed the Motion, Rock'n'Roll Beach Club, Adventurers Club
and BET Soundstage clubs would be demolished. The buildings which formerly housed the Comedy Warehouse, 8TRAX and Mannequins clubs would remain. Demolition of Motion and Rock'n'Roll Beach Club took place between December 2010 and February 2011. Earlier in 2010, the bridge from the Downtown Disney Marketplace to Pleasure Island was widened to accommodate a new, wider pedestrian pathway across the island. Further club demolitions have not taken place as of July 2011.
Downtown Disney (Florida)
Downtown Disney is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Downtown Disney is open to the public, requires no admission fee, and offers complimentary parking and transportation to all Disney-operated Walt Disney...
shopping, dining and entertainment district at Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
. Pleasure Island officially opened on May 1, 1989. In September 2008, all of the clubs on the island were closed, however, the island's retail stores and restaurants remain open. On November 18, 2010, Disney announced that Pleasure Island would be renamed and re-themed to "Hyperion Wharf". This revitalization project is expected to be completed by Spring 2013.
History
Pleasure Island opened emulating Church Street StationChurch Street Station (Orlando)
Church Street Station, also called the Old Orlando Railroad Depot is a historic U.S. depot in Orlando, Florida. It is located at Depot Place and West Church Street, and is a planned station on the proposed SunRail commuter rail system. It is also a commercial entertainment development in downtown...
in Downtown Orlando, Florida. At that time, this was a highly successful gated attraction which offered admission to multiple clubs for one price.
Pleasure Island is thought to be named for 'Pleasure Island' from the book The Adventures of Pinocchio, upon which Disney's 1940 film Pinocchio
Pinocchio (1940 film)
Pinocchio is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and based on the story The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. It is the second film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, and it was made after the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and was released to theaters by...
is based. In the book, children on the island are allowed to play and never work. These unsupervised children smoke, drink, and generally misbehave (sometimes in adult-like ways). They are eventually punished by being changed into donkeys
Donkey
The donkey or ass, Equus africanus asinus, is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African Wild Ass, E...
that are forced to work in salt mines
Salt mine
A salt mine is a mining operation involved in the extraction of rock salt or halite from evaporite deposits.-Occurrence:Areas known for their salt mines include Kilroot near Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland ; Khewra and Warcha in Pakistan; Tuzla in Bosnia; Wieliczka and Bochnia in Poland A salt mine...
.
Every night at midnight, "New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
" was celebrated at Pleasure Island with a fireworks show. This tradition lasted from 1990 through New Year's Eve 2005.
On June 27, 2008, Walt Disney World Resort announced that over the next two years, Pleasure Island's night clubs would be replaced with new stores and restaurants. Disney denied rumors that these changes were due to a decrease in attendance at Pleasure Island, stating instead that the company is responding to guest feedback asking for more family friendly experiences. The entertainment venues, including night clubs and comedy clubs, ceased operations on September 27, 2008.
Entrance policies
Former coaches from the Fort Wilderness Railroad, which operated from 1973-1977, were used as ticket booths located at the entrance to the island.- Effective January 1, 2007, the dance clubs reverted to a policy which required guests to be age 21 or older. Minors could still visit the Comedy Warehouse and Adventurers Club, as well as visit the shops and restaurants on the island.
- Effective June 27, 2008, customers who purchased annual passes to Pleasure Island can receive a pro-rated refund for that purchase, due to the September 2008 scheduled closure of all Pleasure Island nightclubs.
Changes in 2006-2009
- Major renovations to Pleasure Island were made in March 2006 in an attempt to reverse declining attendance. These changes included the closing and dismantling of the West End Stage and the Hub Stage. Since there was no longer an entry fee to Pleasure Island, the free entertainment provided by these stages was attracting large groups of local teens which was considered undesirable. The area formerly occupied by the West End Stage is the location of the new pedestrian bridge to Downtown Disney West Side and provides visitors a greater line-of-sight view from Pleasure Island to the West Side. The removal of the Hub Stage opened a small area to a view of the lagoon located behind Pleasure Island, including a dock.
- In late June 2006, A life-size Jessica RabbitJessica RabbitJessica Rabbit is a fictional character from the Roger Rabbit film-and-novel franchise.Jessica Rabbit may also refer to:* Jessica Rabbit vibrator, a sex toy* Melyssa Ford , Canadian model-See also:...
sign above the roof of "Pleasure Island Tonight!" was removed.
- The construction of new docks allow boat transportation links between West Side, Pleasure Island, Marketplace and Disney resorts across the lagoon and up the Sassagoula River.
- In late June 2008, Disney announced that the six remaining nightclubs at Pleasure Island would close by September 28, 2008, to make room for additional family-oriented entertainment. Disney officials stated that the Pleasure Island nightclub closures are in response to customers who desire more broad-based dining and retail opportunities.
- In 2009, a building that previously housed stores and a fast food restaurant was completely renovated by E-Brands, the operator of the Samba Room restaurant in Orlando, into Paradiso 37, a Central/South American-themed restaurant.
- In February 2009, amid rumors of a partial reopening of Pleasure Island, Disney announced that three former clubs would become available for private party rentals. Motion, Soundstage Club and Adventurers ClubAdventurers ClubThe Adventurers Club was a themed nightclub in Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was styled after a private club for world travelers and explorers and was set in 1937. The walls of the club were covered with artifacts and photographs from various explorations...
were available for rental through the end of March 2010.
Final celebrations
September 27, 2008 was Pleasure Island's last night. Among the capacity crowd were many of the island's past actors and cast members, some of whom started to line up at 9am to ensure entrance to what would be a very emotional and busy night.Highlights included Frankie and the West End Boys playing on the waterfront stage. The members of the Adventures Club, being unable to raise enough money in their nightly RadioThon fundraiser lost the lease on the club. This caused the club president to remark that they would hold their meetings "somewhere, probably in someone's basement." The club's long lost ape, Marcel, returned (having made a ton of money in the stock market) to take them away on a one-year world adventure.
At midnight, "New Year's Eve" was celebrated one last time. A fireworks show was complemented by popular songs heard on the Island over the years. The final song played in Mannequins was "Everybody’s Free ( To Feel Good)" by Rozalla. With that, Pleasure Island was officially shut down. By the next day, many of the clubs' signs and logos were being removed or painted over.
Hyperion Wharf
On November 10, 2010 Disney announced Hyperion Wharf, the new name for Pleasure Island. The new theme of the island will be an early 20th century nautical warehouseWarehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
district. $3.2 million in new lighting features are being added, in addition to a waterfront entertainment area and a lighthouse structure. No names for shops, restaurants or entertainment venues have been officially announced. There is no indication that any of the former clubs will reopen.
Permits and plans showed the buildings which formerly housed the Motion, Rock'n'Roll Beach Club, Adventurers Club
Adventurers Club
The Adventurers Club was a themed nightclub in Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was styled after a private club for world travelers and explorers and was set in 1937. The walls of the club were covered with artifacts and photographs from various explorations...
and BET Soundstage clubs would be demolished. The buildings which formerly housed the Comedy Warehouse, 8TRAX and Mannequins clubs would remain. Demolition of Motion and Rock'n'Roll Beach Club took place between December 2010 and February 2011. Earlier in 2010, the bridge from the Downtown Disney Marketplace to Pleasure Island was widened to accommodate a new, wider pedestrian pathway across the island. Further club demolitions have not taken place as of July 2011.
Attractions
The restaurants and shops on Pleasure Island are expected to remain open during the renovations that are required in order to shut down Pleasure Island's entertainment venues.Restaurants
- Fulton's Crab House — A seafood restaurant which has been operated by Levy RestaurantsLevy RestaurantsLevy Restaurants is a restaurant company based in Chicago specializing in providing premium-quality vending and food services to major entertainment and sports venues. It is a unit of Compass Group, and was founded in 1978....
since March 10, 1996. It originally opened on May 1, 1977 as the Empress Lilly. The head chef is Frank Walason.
- Paradiso 37 — A North, South and Central American restaurant named for the 37 countries located in those areas, and includes a food court section as well as an upscale tequilaTequilaTequila is a spirit made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands of the western Mexican state of Jalisco....
bar. It features a focus on dishes famously sold by street vendors in those countries. This restaurant is managed by E Brands, and was the first new restaurant to open from the Pleasure Island renovations which began in 2008. It is located in a building which formerly housed shops and a fast food restaurant. Dishes include sandwiches, steaks, chicken, and an extensive appetizer menu. Paradiso 37 opened on June 4, 2009.
- Portobello Restaurant — An Italian restaurant patterned after an osteria. It opened with the clubs in 1989. Portobello Restaurant was known as Portobello Yacht Club until renovations in late 2008.
- Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant — Operated by Great Irish Pubs Florida. It opened in October 2005, replacing Merriweather's Market and the Pleasure Island Jazz Company.
- T-rex Cafe - Opened in 2008 as a Plesure Island venue. Similar to Rainforest Cafe, it features animatronic animal (specifically prehistoric animals) in a themed setting. This is a marketplace restaurant according to some maps. It is the only attraction off the actual island.
Shopping
For many years, a number of small shops and boutiques were located between the Adventurers Club and Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club. Many of these shops closed in March 2006 as part of the renovation of the island. However, Disney has begun to reintroduce selected stores on the Island.- Curl by Sammy Duvall — A surf-themed retail establishment operated by Florida-based water skier Sammy Duvall. Curl opened in 2008, replacing Superstar Studios.
- Fuego by Sosa Cigars — A cigar bar which opened in 2007, located near the center of the island.
- Orlando Harley-Davidson — A "gear shop" operated by Orlando's Harley-Davidson franchiser. It opened in 2005, located near Raglan Road.
Shopping
- Superstar Studios — A long-time "make-your-own-video" studio which was replaced by Curl by Sammy Duvall in 2008.
- The Jessica Rabbit Store - A store featuring nothing but Jessica Rabbit from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. A neon leg-swinging Jessica Rabbit sign used to hang over the building until the store closed in 1992. In 1993 it was relocated to the West End Stage where it resided, until 2006.
Restaurants
- The Empress Lilly — An authentic re-creation of a 19th century paddle steamer boatPaddle steamerA paddle steamer is a steamship or riverboat, powered by a steam engine, using paddle wheels to propel it through the water. In antiquity, Paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses were wheelers driven by animals or humans...
in RococoRococoRococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
(Louis XIV) style. It was operated by Disney and named in homage to Walt Disney'sWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
's wife LillianLillian DisneyLillian Disney was the wife of Walt Disney. She was married to him from 1925 until his death in 1966.-Early years:...
. Upon becoming Fulton's Crab House, the boat lost its paddle wheel and smoke stacks. The Empress Lilly was was divided into four separate restaurants and lounges, including the Baton Rouge Lounge, Steerman's Quarters, Fisherman's Deck, and the Empress Room.
- Fireworks Factory — A pyrotechnicsPyrotechnicsPyrotechnics is the science of using materials capable of undergoing self-contained and self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound...
-themed restaurant operated by Levy RestaurantsLevy RestaurantsLevy Restaurants is a restaurant company based in Chicago specializing in providing premium-quality vending and food services to major entertainment and sports venues. It is a unit of Compass Group, and was founded in 1978....
. According to the island's fictional backstory, Merriweather Pleasure manufactured fireworks in the building until one of his cigars caused an explosion. The restaurant was decorated with authentic pyrotechnic props from the Grucci familyFireworks by GrucciFireworks by Grucci is a fireworks company headquartered in Brookhaven on New York's Long Island. It has been a family run business since 1850. The company's main fireworks office & operations are in Brookhaven, NY with a manufacturing and government work factory in Radford, Virginia.According to...
. It operated from 1989-1997, and was replaced by the Motion dance club.
- Merriweather's Market — A food courtFood courtA food court is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dining. Food courts may be found in shopping malls and airports, and in various regions may be a standalone development...
that operated from 1989-1993, and was replaced by Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in October 2005.
- Planet Hollywood - Although this restaurant is still at Downtown Disney it was a Pleasure Island attraction when it opened in 1994. In 1998 it was switched over to West Side due to it being off the island
Entertainment
- 8TRAX — A 1970s and 1980s themed dance club. It closed on September 27, 2008. The club opened in 1994, replacing:
- Videopolis East — Opened in 1989, playing new waveNew Wave musicNew Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
music on 170 video screens. In 1990 it was renamed Cage, adding more progressive music before closing in 1993.
- Adventurers ClubAdventurers ClubThe Adventurers Club was a themed nightclub in Pleasure Island at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was styled after a private club for world travelers and explorers and was set in 1937. The walls of the club were covered with artifacts and photographs from various explorations...
— A 1930s-style British explorers club which featured a staff of flamboyant characters portrayed by improv actors. The club closed on September 27, 2008.
- BET Soundstage Club — A hip-hopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and R&BRhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
dance club operated by Black Entertainment TelevisionBlack Entertainment TelevisionBlack Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
(formerly BET Holdings Inc). It closed on September 27, 2008. The licensing agreement with BET Holdings Inc. was created before Black Entertainment TelevisionBlack Entertainment TelevisionBlack Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
was purchased by ViacomViacomViacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
in 2000. The club opened in 1998, replacing:
- Neon Armadillo — A club featuring live Country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
bands which operated from 1989-1998.
- Celebrate Tonight — An outdoor dance party featuring DJs and cast members known as the Party Team. Focused mainly on passing children and their parents, it began in early April 2009 and ended on June 26, 2010. It took place in the large brick expanse between the former Comedy Warehouse and BET Soundstage Club, an area renamed Celebration Plaza.
- Comedy Warehouse — A nightclub which featured an improv comedy troupe. Originally featuring a parody show called "Forbidden Disney," the club soon attracted a large return audience. The move to the improv format after a couple of seasons was made to keep the show always fresh. The club closed September 27, 2008.
- Mannequins Dance Palace — A techno-tranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
dance club which featured a revolving dance floor. The club closed on September 27, 2008.
- Motion — A dance club which featured Top 40Top FortyThe Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. When used without qualification, it typically refers to the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music songs of the previous week...
music videos. It closed September 27, 2008. The club opened in 2001, replacing:
- Fireworks Factory
- Wildhorse Saloon — A country music dance club and BBQBarbecueBarbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
restaurant which opened in 1998 to capitalize on the country/western danceCountry/western danceCountry/western dance, also called Country and Western dance, encompasses many dance forms or styles, which are typically danced to country-western music, and which are stylistically associated with American country and/or western traditions...
craze at the time. It was operated by Levy RestaurantsLevy RestaurantsLevy Restaurants is a restaurant company based in Chicago specializing in providing premium-quality vending and food services to major entertainment and sports venues. It is a unit of Compass Group, and was founded in 1978....
and Gaylord Entertainment CompanyGaylord Entertainment CompanyThe Gaylord Entertainment Company operates a number of hotel, resort, and media companies that were built by Edward Gaylord. It was previously a subsidiary of the Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Publishing Company, which is owned by the Gaylord family and publishes the Daily Oklahoman newspaper...
, which also operated a Wildhorse in Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. They eventually sold their interests in the building back to Disney, and the venue closed in 2001.
- Pleasure Island Jazz Company — A club featuring live jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musicians which opened on August 27, 1993. It was replaced by Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant in October 2005.
- Rock 'n' Roll Beach Club — A rockRock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
-themed dance club which featured live bands (usually local cover bands). It closed on February 2, 2008. The club opened on April 4, 1990, replacing: - XZFR Rockin' Rollerdrome — A short lived club where guests could strap on skates and dance to rock and rollRock and rollRock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
- West End Stage - A stage used for events every night. The roof of the stage was torn down in 2009 and most of the stage was taken to the Disney Boneyard with small parts intact. It was replaced by Celebration Plaza in 2009.
- AMC Pleasure Island 24 - In April 1997 these theaters opened as a Pleasure Island attraction but in Jannuary 1998 AMC became apart of West Side. The name stuck until 2010 when it changed to AMC Theaters Downtown Disney 24.
In popular culture
- "Itchy & Scratchy LandItchy & Scratchy Land"Itchy & Scratchy Land" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons sixth season and first aired on October 2, 1994. Wanting a perfect family vacation, the Simpson family visits Itchy & Scratchy Land. The trip starts out great, but things take a turn for the worse when a horde of Itchy and Scratchy...
", a Simpsons episode from 1994, features the family visiting the theme park Itchy and Scratchy Land, an obvious parody of Walt Disney World. Marge and Homer visit "Parents' Island", which features a '70s-themed dance club where New Year's Eve is celebrated every night.
- The March 2006 South ParkSouth ParkSouth Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
episode The Return of ChefThe Return of Chef"The Return of Chef" is the first episode of the tenth season of the animated television series South Park, and the 140th episode overall. It first aired on Comedy Central in the United States on March 22, 2006. It was advertised as the tenth season premiere. The episode was the first after the...
showed the character of Chef becoming a member of a club called the Super Adventure Club (intended to parody ScientologyScientologyScientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
). The layout of the headquarters of the Super Adventure Club was patterned after the interior of Pleasure Island's Adventurers Club. It is believed that the research for this episode was done on South Park co-creator Trey Parker'sTrey ParkerTrey Parker is an American animator, screenwriter, director, producer, voice artist, musician and actor, best known for being the co-creator of the television series South Park along with his creative partner and best friend Matt Stone.Parker started his film career in 1992, making a holiday short...
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