last week, I was invited to breakfast at Club 33.  It was my second time at the Club.  I had lunch there in December 2010 and spent the day at Disneyland.  I have to say I enjoyed the lunch event more than breakfast only because of our host. 

For lunch, our host was a long-time employee of the Club.  She told us that she has a law degree but chose to work here decades ago because of the history of the Club and the ability to meet with so many different people.  She shared many stories.  One such meeting was when the Club was hosting a group of judges.  One of those judges happened to be Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice.  She had attended the event with her Grandson who was the only child at this all adult event.  This hostess took him aside and kept him entertained until the end of the meeting.  The Justice ended up inviting the hostess to D.C. and when she did visit her in D.C., a friendship developed that has lasted many years.  She also shared with us the history of the Club, stories about some of the Club’s famous guests over the years, and of course tales about Walt Disney. 

I think I liked the lunch much more than breakfast because I enjoyed the food much more than the breakfast food.   This was probably because I couldn’t eat many of the breakfast pastries or pancakes due to my gluten allergy.  Also, I think the fact that the lunch was my first visit to the Club and I got the chance to take Sandi along made it even more special.

I have taken many photos of the Club’s interior and have posted a few here.  The room with all the animals was interesting because the light fixtures had hidden microphones built-in them that Mr. Disney used to listen in to his guests.  The piece of furniture with the mirror had a state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment for its time along with the two-way mirror that he used to play games on his guests such as guess their card hands.   This is definitely a special place and gives Disneyland an even bigger sense of magic.   

Now, I am looking forward to getting an invitation to having dinner at the Club.  Anyone out there can make that happen?