Experience The Abundant Nightlife In Orlando

Orlando is a tourist city that caters to vacationers of every age and lifestyle. While it is best known for Disney World and all of the Disney parks that abound, it can also offer some of the most exciting nightspots. Florida “locals” travel for miles from other cities to party at some of these popular nightspots.

Disney and Universal have created two of the favorite places for after-hours fun. Disney's Pleasure Island is located right in the middle of their Downtown Disney mega outdoor shopping and restaurant center. The Pleasure Island section of this huge metroplex opens at 7 pm and doesn't close until 2 am. Just like the rest of Downtown Disney and all its sights and shops are free, Pleasure Island is also free if you only wish to sightsee or dine at one of the fine restaurants. There is a cover charge if you wish to enter any of the clubs, however. They do offer a multipass, which would allow you entrance into any or all of the clubs for one night. That pass usually costs about $25.00. A single club admission is around $15.00.

You will find a variety of nightclubs in Pleasure Island all centered on different themes and music styles. There is the Adventure's Club, filled with inanimate and live artifacts from a 1930's-style exploration. The club celebrates New Years Eve of 1937 every night and you are a partygoer. As you enjoy the atmosphere, characters that are all playing parts will surround you. Soon you will become part of the theater.

8-Trax is a 1970's disco that plays all of those lovely disco hits. Break out your Barry Gibb or Donna Summer hair and join in the fun. Be prepared to join in on several group dances like the Hustle and YMCA.

For the newest techno beat music, hop down to Mannequins Dance Palace where the light effects and the rotating dance floor add to the over the top mood. This nightclub has won many awards and is one of the most popular nightspots at Downtown Disney.

There are several other clubs. Motion is a club for Top 40 music, BET Soundstage plays Reggae, Hip-Hop and R&B. Rock ‘n' Roll Beach Club is for all the most popular music of the past and present and Comedy Warehouse featuring stand up and improv comedy.

Universal's party zone is called City Walk. City Walk is another open area of shops, fine dining, movie theaters and entertainment events. There is no admission to enter, but most clubs will have a cover charge ranging from $7 - $10. Here also, you will find a wide and varied selection of nightclubs. In City Walk you can enjoy dance hits of the past 3 decades at The Groove or partake of live entertainment with a Caribbean twist at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. The Red Coconut Club is where you can experience fantastic views and enjoy signature martinis in a quieter atmosphere. Pat O'Brien's is famous for its Cajun specialties and New Orleans's style food, drinks, and music. Finally, there are CityJazz and Bob Marley's for jazz, R&B and soul or Reggae music.

These two areas in Orlando are the most popular nightlife spots because of their locations and the abundance of choices. You can experience almost a dozen different clubs and enjoy radically different atmospheres within a few yards of each other. The area is well populated and has very good security. There are many convenient modes of transportation available from these areas to take you back to your resort or hotel when the night is through.

Both Disney and Universal have perfected the concept of entertainment saturation. There truly is something for everyone. Whatever your taste in music or entertainment, whether you love a noisy, crowded dance floor or if you prefer a quieter, more mellow bar atmosphere, there is a place for you at either Disney's Pleasure Island or Universal's City Walk.