Q: Since the remodel of Club 33, there are many rumors and myths being circulated again. I was hoping you could help clear some of them up regarding the harpsichord (and artist who painted the top), the phone booth (Happiest Millionaire?), vulture, French lift, and any others that you feel could use clarification.
Karen, Mesa, Arizona
A: The Club 33 harpsichord is not an antique. The painting on the underside of the lid was by Disney Imagineer Collin Campbell. The phone booth was indeed a prop in The Happiest Millionaire, but the open elevator was simply a reconstruction based on early elevators. The vulture and other figures that were in the trophy room were Audio-Animatronics® figures, and were meant to converse with the guests; the process was planned but never used.
Dave Smith