Disneyland’s Club 33 to get its own movie

Disneyland fans who have yet to experience the park’s ultra-exclusive Club 33 could get a glimpse into the secretive world in a new movie.

Darren Lemke, the screenwriter behind “Goosebumps” and “Shazam,” has been tapped to write a script for a “Club 33” film. “Deadpool & Wolverine” director Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing through 21 Laps Entertainment, the company behind Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and the Holocaust drama “All The Light We Cannot See,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Club 33 film will center around the story of an aspiring detective who receives a mysterious invite to the club. In the movie, the club is a magical and exclusive dining location whose members are iconic historical figures.  When a murder is committed, patrons turn to the young detective to solve the case.

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The project will exude the tone and vibes of movies like “Clue” and “Night at the Museum,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Many Disneyland guests walk by Club 33 daily, but few can enter the exclusive club. Opening in 1967, a few months after Walt Disney’s death in December 1966, the club was inspired by the VIP lounges Disney experienced at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The club is located on Royal Street, between the shops of New Orleans Square, right around the corner from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland.

Membership to Club 33 costs $25,000 initially and then $10,000 annually. According to Eater, hundreds are on the waiting list, and it can take more than a decade to receive an invitation.

Celebrities like Tom Hanks, Elton John, and Christina Aguilera – all of whom have professional connections to Disney – are said to be club members.

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The Club 33 film won’t be the first Disney Parks mainstay to move to the silver screen. Previously, movies based on attractions like Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean and lands like Tomorrowland have been turned into blockbuster films.

More movies based on Disney Parks attractions and stories are in the works. Films based on Space Mountain, Big Thunder and the Society of Explorers and Adventurers are in various stages of development.

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