in the sand , adjusting my safari hat and eagerly listening to Ian Janosko — the self-proclaimed # 1 Fan of the Adventurers Club .
We were at the Stage 89 Pleasure Beach party and , even nearing midnight , the shore of Disney ’ s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts was erupting with laughter and spontaneous cheers : I was in the middle of one of the biggest celebrations for one of the deepest Disney Parks fandoms . And I didn ’ t even know it existed .
BY RAIN BLANKEN
“ It is always talked of in a dreamy voice with that far-off look in the eye when you meet someone who has been there .”
A member since he was just six years old , Janosko was eager to enlighten me . When I asked him to describe what the Adventurers Club was , he was ready : “ It was undoubtedly the best thing Disney ever built .”
PART 1 : WHAT WAS THE ADVENTURERS CLUB ? To a layperson like me , the Adventurers Club is something of myth and intrigue . I never had the chance to yell “ Kungaloosh !” on command inside the hallowed halls that once stood where The Edison now does at Disney Springs .