Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lulu posted this in another thread. Given the dates are getting nearer, we will al probably need to book soon. I hope Lulu does not mind, I have taken the liberty of starting this thread to aid admin. Here is the message below: "OK, I'm proposing brunch on Saturday 3/1 around 1pm (I'll verify late brunch seating times and make sure there'll still be plenty of food on the buffet before they close down the brunch.) Prices are adult $32.21 and child $17.34. Let me know what you think." So if you want to get down to the Mousecarena with us all, we would love to see you there. I'll butt out on Sunday's meet and let iamsally schedule something
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x So will one person make PS arrangements for everyone who says they will be there? I think that'd be the easiest, instead of all of us trying to get PS arrangements separately for the same time. The girls and I will be there.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I think that was the plan. Either we could or maybe Lulu? I was thinking if we have an r.s.v.p. on here it would make life much easier.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I agree. It's what I did for both the Birthday party meet back in October and the Blue Bayou meet two weeks ago.
Originally Posted By LuLu Coolarific! I guess *we* should show up I'll be happy to make PS on Tuesday. I'll post a specific time and price (including any available discounts) after I call. Anyone else? I may book a few extra seats - I'll see what's the largest table we can get. However, if you're going to be at DL that weekend, and reading this thread, please post whether you will OR won't make it, to give me a better idea of numbers. Thanks!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well I've already posted, but how could we miss seeing old friends again - we are really looking forward to it!!!
Originally Posted By LuLu Looks like 11. A number of people from the other threads haven't checked in here, so I'm guessing they're not interested ?? Still time to say yay or nay...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I am noticing the boards have been very quiet during the holidays. I am wondering if people are away. Oh well, it's quality that matters.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Probably camping out at DLR for NYE. :-D Hi Lulu - I'm interested but not sure (as usual) what my plans will be around then. Can you pencil me in?
Originally Posted By LuLu I tried to book for a party of 12 today. They couldn't give me anything at lunch time. They said we could book 2 separate parties but we wouldn't be seated together! So - Dave, you might see if Vacation Planning can book this, since you're staying at the Grand. I know you can contact them by email. Wish I'd thought of that earlier, but I didn't expect there'd be any problem. As a backup plan, I'll try to call early tomorrow for Sunday the 2nd. Maybe it was just b/c I didn't call early enough, but I think it's just that they don't want to deal with large parties at busy times. We'll see! But maybe they'll be more accommodating to Grand Hotel guests!
Originally Posted By LuLu Just got off the phone, here's what I found out: They can't book a party of 12 for lunch. And most restaurants won't let them book more than 8 at any time of day! The only ones she could offer me were Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen or Storytellers. Neither one of those particularly appeals to me for lunch (we ate at Storytellers on my birthday when we found Yamabuki was closed for lunch, and were both disappointed in our meals). She said I could book directly at Blue Bayou when they get in, but I believe xPPx can't get in the park Saturday. For Goofy's, she said we could book a maximum of 10 people and the latest time is noon (until dinner time). Any other restaurant ideas? Maybe we should just do a Plaza Inn, or other grab-your-own-tables type place? Whitewater Snacks? Probably a lot of good places at Garden Walk, but quite a distance from the parks. Not sure if the Baloos want to spend the time traveling, or how we'd get there if not on foot.
Originally Posted By LuLu BTW the one I tried to book for Saturday as a backup was Tortilla Jo's. I'm gonna go ahead and call them directly later today to see if they can accommodate us. Perhaps they will take a reservation directly. I'll let you know if I get anything and then everyone can decide what they'd like to do!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I'm working on being in the parks on Satuday the 1st. What about RFC? We had 9 at our last meal in October.
Originally Posted By LuLu I found that I have to go thru TJ's Special Events office to book a large party. May be the same with RFC. I'm open to either, or an informal lunch Sunday in DL after the morning meets - whatever the Baloos are most interested in, as they're here so rarely!
Originally Posted By iamsally ^^That would be good for us. (The informal lunch meet.) We could just hang out for the morning and then meet somewhere that tables can be moved together depending on the number of people. Let's see what everyone else thinks.
Originally Posted By LuLu Tortilla Jo's and Blue Bayou were on the Baloo's must-do list, so I'm going to try to get one of those. I'm going for TJ's first to keep the meet on Saturday, and available to those who (maybe ;-) can't get in DL. I'm waiting for Special Events to return my call, so I should know some time tomorrow. I'll also ask about adding more guests, so if anyone else wants to join...
