Club 33 is the name of a number of private

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s located within Disney Parks. The first opened inside

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in 1967, and was modeled after sponsor lounges at the

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. At the time it opened, Club 33 was the only location within Disneyland that offered alcoholic beverages. Since then, additional Club 33 locations opened at

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, at Shanghai Disneyland, and at all four theme parks at

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. Club 33 members in California also have access to the 1901 lounge inside the Carthay Circle Restaurant at California Adventure.

Disneyland location

Club 33 is located above ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' and adjacent to one of

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'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

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, was placed in charge of the Club's kitchen. It reopened in July 2014.

History

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. Originally, Walt Disney hosted VIPs in a lounge inside the Red Wagon Inn at

. The number of VIPs grew to be too large for the lounge. 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. 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

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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 the original '' Fantasia'' film. 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. Prior to 2014 remodel, the style was

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-era First Empire. This dining room now features '' a la carte'' service for lunch, which formerly offered a buffet. The Club is also furnished with an ornate walnut table with white marble top was used in ''

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'', a

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in the main lobby with a

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-style painting under the lid, and an antique telephone booth similar to one from ''The Happiest Millionaire''. 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. File:Club 33 Entrance.jpg, Entrance File:Club 33 Lobby 2013.jpg,

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Membership

The initial cost of membership at Disneyland and Walt Disney World was previously reported to be $35,000, followed by an annual due of $15,000–16,000. In 2012, the reported cost of membership increased to $50,000 initiation fee and $15,000 annually for individuals, more for corporations. As of March 2025, the reported cost to join had increased to $80,000 with annual costs of $22,000.

Club 33 in other Disney parks

Club 33 at

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. Like the Tokyo location, it is located in the park's entrance area, Mickey Avenue. Four separate Club 33 locations opened at

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, 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

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, and ''Harambe House'' at Animal Kingdom.

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