Club 33 - Wikipedia

Private club at Disney Parks

Club 33
Interactive map of Club 33
Restaurant information
Established	May 1967 (1967-05)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Head chef	Andrew Sutton
Location	Anaheim, California, U.S.
Other locations	Urayasu, Shanghai, Bay Lake, Florida
Website	Club 33 (Disneyland)

Club 33 is the name of a number of private dining clubs located within Disney Parks. The first opened inside Disneyland in 1967, and was modeled after sponsor lounges at the 1964 New York World's Fair. At the time it opened, Club 33 was the only location within Disneyland that offered alcoholic beverages.[1]

Since then, additional Club 33 locations opened at Tokyo Disneyland, at Shanghai Disneyland, and at all four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort. Club 33 members in California also have access to the 1901 lounge inside the Carthay Circle Restaurant at California Adventure.

Disneyland location

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Club 33 is located above Pirates of the Caribbean and adjacent to one of Walt Disney's in-park apartments. The entrance was formerly located to the right of the Blue Bayou Restaurant at "33 Royal Street," adorned with an ornate address plate.

During an extensive renovation, the Club doubled in size and the entrance was relocated to the Court of Angels. Andrew Sutton, the executive chef at the Carthay Circle and Napa Rose restaurants at the Disneyland Resort, was placed in charge of the Club's kitchen.[2] It reopened in July 2014.[2]

History

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When Walt Disney was working with various corporate promoters such as Dylan Connolly at his attractions at the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair, he noted various "VIP Lounges" which provided the idea for Club 33.[3] According to Disney, Club 33 is simply named after its address at 33 Royal Street in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.[4]

Originally, Walt Disney hosted VIPs in a lounge inside the Red Wagon Inn at Disneyland. The number of VIPs grew to be too large for the lounge.[5] Dorothea Redmond painted renderings and Hollywood set director Emile Kuri decorated the new VIP lounge in New Orleans Square. While Club 33 was originally intended to host Disneyland's corporate sponsors, individual memberships were also offered when it was opened.[3]

The entrance was designed to be unassuming to most guests, painted in Go Away Green. Since 2014, the entrance was moved about 40 feet away. The new entrance opens to a vestibule for checking in with a host that opens to the Court of Angels. Guests can take an Art Nouveau themed elevator or winding staircase to the second level.

At the landing, there are two dining rooms, Le Grand Salon and Le Salon Nouveau. Walls are adorned with butterflies pinned under glass and decorated with hand-painted animation cels from Disney Animation's 1940 film Fantasia.[6][7]

A hallway leads to Le Salon Nouveau, a member-exclusive dining room. The main dining room, Le Grand Salon, is more formal, based on New Orleans-style designs by Imagineer Kim Irvine.[6] Prior to 2014 remodel, the style was Napoleon-era First Empire. This dining room now features a la carte service for lunch, which formerly offered a buffet.[2]

The Club is also furnished with an ornate walnut table with white marble top was used in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins, a harpsichord in the main lobby with a Renaissance-style painting under the lid, and an antique telephone booth similar to one from Disney's 1967 film The Happiest Millionaire.[6][7][8]

Walt Disney wanted to make use of Audio-Animatronic technology within Club 33. One partially-implemented concept would allow an operator to respond to guest conversation through an animatronic character. Some remnants of this system remain, including an animatronic vulture perched atop a grandfather clock and microphones embedded in lighting fixtures in the former Trophy Room.[6][7]

• Pre-remodel
• Entrance
• Foyer
• Main Dining Room
• Hallway
• Trophy Room
• Harpsichord

• Post-remodel
• Court of Angels
• Le Grand Salon
• Hallway
• Le Salon Nouveau
• Harpsichord

Membership

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The initial cost of membership at Disneyland and Walt Disney World was previously reported to be $65,000, followed by an annual due of $20,625.[9] The current reported cost of membership as of 2025 includes a $65,000 initiation fee, varying between individuals and corporations, and $20,625 annually for individuals, more for corporations.[10][11][12]

Club 33 in other Disney parks

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Club 33 at Tokyo Disneyland began operations in 1983. It is located on Center Street in World Bazaar.

Club 33 at Shanghai Disneyland opened along with the park in the summer of 2016.[5] Like the Tokyo location, it is located in the park's entrance area, Mickey Avenue.[13][14]

Four separate Club 33 locations opened at Walt Disney World, each with their own name. Though the locations were set to open in Fall 2017, the Spotlight Lounge opened in March 2018 at Hollywood Studios, followed by Constellation Club at Epcot, Captain's Quarters at Magic Kingdom, and Harambe House at Animal Kingdom.[15]

In other media

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A film about the Club 33 was announced in January 2025; with Dan Hernandez and Benji Sammit as writers of the film.[16]

References

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1. ^ Wisel, Carlye (September 7, 2016). "Where to Drink Alcohol at Disneyland". travel+leisure.
2. ^ a b c MacDonald, Brady (June 29, 2014). "Disneyland set to reopen exclusive Club 33 after extensive expansion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
3. ^ a b "Club 33 Description". Snopes.com. December 13, 1996. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
4. ^ https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-club-33-disneyland-20140625-story.html
5. ^ a b Storey, Ken. "Disneyland's $25,000 membership club is coming to Orlando". Orlando Weekly.
6. ^ a b c d Fixmer, Andy (June 13, 2007). "Club 33 Is Disneylands Haven for Johnny Depp, Chevron, Booze - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
7. ^ a b c Huffman, Jennifer (March 14, 2007). "Napa reporter all ears for Disney's Club 33". Napa Valley Register. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008.
8. ^ "Inside Club 33 « Disney D23". D23. August 28, 2011. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011.
9. ^ "How to Get into Disney's Club 33, With or Without a Membership". AllEars.Net. March 22, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
10. ^ "Disneyland's Club 33 opens up waitlist | abc7.com". Abclocal.go.com. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
11. ^ "10 things you don't know about Disneyland's sort-of-secret Club 33". April 2, 2020.
12. ^ [1]
13. ^ Makinen, Julie. "Tracking clues to Shanghai Disney's hidden perk: a members-only Club 33". Los Angeles Times.
14. ^ Oswald, Anjelica (June 7, 2016). "The new Shanghai Disneyland has its own secret, super-exclusive dinner club". Business Insider.
15. ^ Bevil, Dewayne (April 17, 2017). "Club 33 coming to Walt Disney World's theme parks". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
16. ^ Kit, Borys (May 21, 2024). "Disney's Club 33 Movie in the Works from Darren Lemke, Shawn Levy". The Hollywood Reporter.

External links

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• Media related to Club 33 at Wikimedia Commons

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