Vintage Hollywood-themed New Year’s Eve Party promises 1-of-a-kind fun

 Vintage Hollywood-themed New Year’s Eve Party promises 1-of-a-kind fun

Plymouth resident Cody Bailey has transformed a former roller-skating rink in Westland into a mind-blowing, multi-layered facility that offers immersive experiences for visitors.

If you’ve never attended a New Year’s Eve party set in a space meticulously decorated to resemble New Orleans’ Bourbon Street — with an aerialist emerging out of a giant chandelier and a Marilyn Monroe impressionist walking around on stilts — here’s your chance.

Tickets are still available for The Legendary Bash — billed as “The Most Epic Party of the Year!” — which will unfold with a “Golden Age of Hollywood” theme from 7 p.m. Dec. 31 to 1 a.m. Jan. 1 inside the ultra-cool, 40,000-square-foot Westland building that was formerly home to Skateland (47550 Cherry Hill Road).

The party is the brainchild of Cody Bailey, who transformed Skateland into a multi-layered immersive experience in the wake of a fire inside the facility in 2018.

Bailey’s business — which is home to an axe-throwing area, and seasonal attractions including an eye-pleasing Christmas Walk and the Hush Haunted House — is one of the most ambitious and imaginative in southeast Michigan, if not the state of Michigan.

A memories-making party

Bailey’s third annual New Year’s Eve bash promises to be an experience you could only dream about as he and his staff have put months of planning and labor into an event that has drawn close to 400 revelers to the previous two New Year’s Eve parties (the first with a Mardi Gras theme followed by last year’s Roaring ’20s-themed get-together).

An sample of the mini Bourbon Street themed decor
An sample of the mini Bourbon Street themed decor

“When you attend our New Year’s Eve parties, you get a lot more than what you would at a party held in a basic banquet hall,” Bailey said. “We have a full-themed environment that we’ve put a lot of time and effort into to give attendees an experience they won’t soon forget.

“The past two years, people have driven five to six hours to attend. When people walk into our place for the first time, they’re blown away by what they see and experience. On the outside, our facility looks like a basic building on the side of a road. Once you’re inside, though, it’s like you’ve walked into an entire new city.”

Eye-popping visuals

In addition to the stilt-walking Monroe impressionist and the can’t-take-your-eyes-off-them aerialists, The Legendary Bash will include secret hidden bars, a room where 1930s’ era Hollywood movies can be viewed and, of course, plenty of spirits and food.

Cody Bailey stands in front of a Hollywood sign that fits right in with the theme of the party
Cody Bailey stands in front of a Hollywood sign that fits right in with the theme of the party

It will all take place in a spacious area decorated as a mini-Bourbon Street, featuring soaring two-plus-story facades, balconies and realistically-themed architecture and decor.

“The theme is from Casa Blanca-era Hollywood,” Bailey said. “Most of the people who attend dress up in some pretty elaborate costumes that go with the time period, but it’s not mandatory.”

There are different levels of ticket pricing. The highest level will give you early admission to the bash and a first-class meal. All tickets — regardless of price — will include a food station stocked with sliders, hot dogs and other comfort foods that will be accessible beginning at 10:30 p.m.

‘Unique’ to southeast Michigan

“This place is very unique to the area,” said Bailey, who managed Skateland from 2015 until a fire broke out in the business in 2018. “We try to keep our attractions fresh and appealing.

“Judging by the feedback we’ve received from customers, we’re doing just that.”

To make a reservation for The Legendary Bash, click here.

Ed Wright can be reached at 734-664-4657 or edwright@socialhousenews.com.

The immersive experiences unfold inside the building that was formerly home to Skateland in Westland
The immersive experiences unfold inside the building that was formerly home to Skateland in Westland

Ed Wright

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