being out in the field .
Adventureland Challenges were a feature of Magic Kingdom ’ s Adventureland from 1996 to 2000 , eventually replaced by A Pirate ’ s Adventure , an automated experience ( see page 90 for more ).
Adventurers discovered that year that no matter the setting , their camaraderie lived on .
Ever the optimist , Janosko told the tale of a historic pivot : “… [ S ] o we had a show held on the streets of Cairo at the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular ! [ in Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios ], where the characters did an amazing job of performing the club shows in a vastly different setting .”
The reunion event was again followed up with an evening at the Royal Plaza Hotel with Jim Korkis reflecting on the club , a costume contest , and a Q & A panel of Cast Members .
A reunion event held on stage at the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular . PHOTO COURTESY OF IAN JANOSKO
So our intrepid Adventurers no longer had a club but remained strong with a new setting for the celebration , right ? Not so fast .
In 2011 , Disney pumped the brakes on the third year of ConGaloosh , stating that the characters and songs would not be made available for events . In light of no actual Adventurers Club venue and the lack of characters and club songs , what is an Adventurer to do ?
AN ADVENTURERS ( CLUB ) CHALLENGE Janosko volunteered to write a good old-fashioned Adventureland Challenge scavenger hunt to get our Adventurers excited about
In 2012 , Janosko wrote a new Adventureland Challenge , but it had to be canceled at the last minute ; nothing seemed to work out . Janosko said , “ The fourth year of ConGaloosh was the roughest ; the Challenge I had written for the day was canceled at the last minute , and all the hotel events fell through . Things looked like we had come to the actual end of the club … but that ’ s when a meeting took place .”
ADVENTURING FOR CHARITY Five years after the club closed , The ConGaloosh Society was feeling the pinch . They could no longer gather in the Adventurers Club building , there were no characters available to celebrate with , and the past year ’ s event was a bust .
But when the dashing Hathaway Browne ’ s engine gave out , did he accept a grim fate ? No , he made an