{"id":2347365,"date":"2024-09-29T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-disney-fans-expose-company-and-its-ultra-secretive-restaurant-its-a-cult\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T23:12:38","slug":"longtime-disney-fans-expose-company-and-its-ultra-secretive-restaurant-its-a-cult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-disney-fans-expose-company-and-its-ultra-secretive-restaurant-its-a-cult\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Disney Fans Expose Company and Its Ultra-Secretive Restaurant: &#8216;It&#8217;s a Cult&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flongtime-disney-fans-expose-company-and-its-ultra-secretive-restaurant-its-a-cult%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200btells \u200dthe \u200bstory of Scott and Diana Anderson, a couple who were devoted\u200d members of the exclusive Club 33 at \u2064Disneyland, until their membership was revoked after\u2064 an incident involving Scott&#8217;s\u2064 health. The couple,\u200d who spent years trying to gain access to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-disturbing-details-emerge-about-activities-involving-the-wuhan-institute-of-virology\/\" title=\"New Disturbing Details Emerge About Activities Involving The Wuhan Institute Of Virology\">highly secretive<\/a> restaurant, paid a hefty $50,000 \u200bin dues for their first year and frequently \u200dvisited the club. However, over time, they became disillusioned with its management and atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>In a controversial incident \u200din 2017, Scott was found\u200d unwell in the park, which he claimed was\u2064 due to\u2064 a vestibular \u200bmigraine rather than \u2062excessive drinking. Despite this explanation, Disney decided to \u2063terminate their membership, prompting \u200dthe couple to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-deadlocks-on-becerra-nomination\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination\">pursue legal action<\/a> against the company, which they ultimately lost.<\/p>\n<p>Now reflecting on their experience, the Andersons describe Club 33 as \u200c\u201ccult-like\u201d in\u200d its \u2063environment, where members\u200d idolize Walt Disney and often sell \u2063access and merchandise \u2062related \u2063to the club. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-robert-f-kennedy-jr-wants-his-party-back\/\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks party ownership.\">share differing opinions<\/a> on theories surrounding the club&#8217;s\u200d name, with \u2064Scott suggesting a \u2063link to Freemasonry, while Diana disagrees. Despite their ban from Club 33, they remain able to visit \u2062other\u2063 areas of \u200cthe park.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>You won&rsquo;t find looser lips than that from a jilted lover.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, that adage even applies to multi-billion dollar conglomerations &mdash; like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boycott-disney-new-marvel-show-hyped-gayest-show-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walt Disney Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scott and Diana Anderson, a married couple that could easily be described as &ldquo;Disney adults&rdquo; up until recently, spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/club-33-disneyland-couple-sue-scott-diana-anderson-1235998218\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> about just how cultish the House of Mouse could be.<\/p>\n<p>And they used one of Disney&rsquo;s most highly secretive and exclusive haunts to prove their point.<\/p>\n<p>For those not in the know, one of the most exclusive restaurants in all of Disneyland (the one in Anaheim, California) was the little-known Club 33.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since 1967, the club has served Disneyland&lsquo;s highest-rolling VIPs,&rdquo; the Reporter described.<\/p>\n<p>The eatery sits above the popular &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-life-pirates-allegedly-caused-wwe-headaches-ahead-elimination-chamber-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pirates<\/a> of the Caribbean&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disneylands-pirates-caribbean-ride-reopens-one-detail-inside-amber-heard-isnt-going-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ride<\/a> and for many years was mythologized as the only place in Disneyland where customers could purchase hard liquor.<\/p>\n<p>(Disneyland has since loosened its restrictions on selling alcoholic beverages on site.)<\/p>\n<p>For the Andersons, getting into Club 33 was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-for-us-to-reach-40-percent-electric-vehicles-by-2030\/\" title=\"Biden Calls For US To Reach 40 Percent Electric Vehicles By 2030\">years-long goal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Andersons, both 60, have been together for 44 years,&rdquo; the Reporter noted. &ldquo;They waited 12 of those years to receive their Club 33 invitation, shelling out $50,000 for their first-year dues alone. They got their money&rsquo;s worth, however, using the clubs upward of 80 days per year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By their fifth year of membership, however, the magic was fading: They say new managers had taken over, their favorite chef was gone, and they were repeatedly slapped with member violations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Disney&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-slapped-bad-news-new-mega-project-locals-feeling-dubious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faded magic<\/a> is hardly anything new, but there was one particular incident that especially soured the Andersons on Disney &mdash; and Disney on the Andersons.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Scott Anderson was found by park security looking like he&rsquo;d had one too many drinks, as he was visibly sick on a bench.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson claims that a &ldquo;vestibular migraine&rdquo; triggered by red wine caused the volatile reaction and that he was not simply drunk off his rocker.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-sued-resurrecting-actor-22-years-death-cgi-putting-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> did not buy that explanation, and a month later, the couple was informed that their Club 33 membership had been revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The Andersons lost a lengthy and pricey legal case against Disney over this &mdash; but with that in the rearview, the couple also appears to have, as the Reporter puts it, &ldquo;no more Donald Ducks to give.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Diana Anderson began this expos&eacute; with the Reporter by describing just how commonplace purportedly banned practices were at Club 33.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The worst part with Club 33 is, conservatively, 80 percent of all members are selling access,&rdquo; Anderson said. &ldquo;And they&rsquo;re selling all the merchandise online. They&rsquo;re making cottage industries off this place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Scott Anderson also didn&rsquo;t appreciate the cult-like devotion to park and company founder, Walt Disney.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is very truly cult-ish,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Every time they built a new ride and it wasn&rsquo;t up to snuff, [members] are like, &lsquo;What would Walt do?&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His wife doubled down on that description: &ldquo;It is a cult, and Walt&rsquo;s the messiah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Funnily enough, Scott and Diana do disagree on one Club 33-related conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>Scott believes that the name &ldquo;Club 33&rdquo; comes from Walt Disney&rsquo;s supposed connections to the shadow Freemasons group.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Walt was a Freemason, and that is the highest level: Level 33,&rdquo; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s all speculation. You can&rsquo;t find any written evidence that that&rsquo;s where 33 came from,&rdquo; Diana responded.<\/p>\n<p>While the two are suspended from the highly exclusive eatery, they are otherwise allowed in the theme parks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Scott and Diana Anderson, a couple who could be labeled as &#8220;Disney adults&#8221; until recently, shared their experiences with The Hollywood Reporter regarding the cult-like nature of Disney. They highlighted one of Disney&#8217;s most secretive venues to illustrate their point: Club 33, an exclusive restaurant in Disneyland (Anaheim, California). <\/p>\n<p>According to the Reporter, &#8220;Since 1967, the club has catered to Disneyland\u2019s elite VIPs.&#8221; Located above the popular &#8220;Pirates of the Caribbean&#8221; ride, it was long considered the only place in Disneyland where patrons could buy hard liquor (though alcohol sales have since expanded). For years, gaining access to Club 33 was a goal for the Andersons. The couple has been together for 44 years and waited 12 years for their invitation while paying $50,000 in initial dues. They made good use of their membership by visiting over 80 times each year.<\/p>\n<p>However, by their fifth year as members, they felt disillusioned: new management had taken over and they faced numerous member violations after losing their favorite chef. Their disenchantment peaked after an incident in 2017 when Scott was found by security looking unwell on a bench; he attributed his condition to a vestibular migraine triggered by red wine rather than intoxication. Disney disagreed with his explanation and subsequently revoked their membership.<\/p>\n<p>The couple lost a lengthy legal battle against Disney but now seem indifferent about it all. Diana described how common supposedly prohibited practices were at Club 33: \u201cConservatively speaking, around 80 percent of members are selling access,\u201d she stated. Scott criticized what he saw as cult-like loyalty towards Walt Disney himself: \u201cIt is very truly cult-ish,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly enough, while they share some views on Club 33 conspiracies\u2014Scott believes its name relates to Freemasonry\u2014Diana counters that there&#8217;s no evidence supporting this claim. Although currently barred from Club 33 itself, they can still visit other areas within the theme parks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2347366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Club-33.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6303,6344,9713,5823,41966],"class_list":["post-2347365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cult","tag-disney","tag-expose","tag-fans","tag-secretive-restaurant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Club-33.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}