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The answer is yes and no for the famed good times at the mansion in Holmby Hills. Yes, as Fox News' Pop Tarts feature says, the economy has had an effect on Playboy too:
After decades and decades of wild nights, we hear Hef is calling it a day and that Playboy Enterprises has decided that [the Shakespearean themed Midsummer Night's Dream] party and the upcoming annual Halloween party will be the last that the magazine mogul personally throws as a means to cut costs.
However...
But if you haven't had the experience of visiting the infamous grotto and mini-zoo outside of the "Girls Next Door," it's not too late. We’re told the mansion is still going to be rented out for private parties with companies paying big bucks to spend a few hours amid a little slice of Hollywood history.
A lot of people just went, "phew!"
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When I was a sophomore in college my friend was the lighting director for those parties (playboy's and the private ones) and i got to work there a few times including during some parties
as corny as it sounds its pretty cool to be able to tell people that i got to party at the playboy mansion. and yeah, i partied.
that being said, i think playboy makes a TON of money from renting out the mansion. i can't imagine they would stop that.
and life goes on
The parties at the mansion are incredible. You get to see the zoo and the game room and the grotto! Open bar, beautiful people. I've been to 2. Get a vip host at www.vipexclusives.com for the parties and they will take care of you!
Ladies can sometimes go for free :) Don't miss the Kandy Halloween party, I went last year it's one of the best!