Originally Posted By smeeeko I need to check with SeanYoda but I am thinking that Sunday the 16th during the day might not be an option for us if we end up going to Wisconsin/ Chicago. I know that Sean will NOT be missing the 17th though. Still, I have us down for 2 in the meet thread. =) we might just have to skip the Cubs game and come home a day early. =( Alex it was cool seeing you the other day at the store.. so you will have to come to some of these meets more often so you won't be overwhelmed by all the faces. *grin* =)
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Alex it was cool seeing you the other day at the store.. so you will have to come to some of these meets more often so you won't be overwhelmed by all the faces. *grin* =)<< Hey, I was at the Cove Bar last Friday with Kala et al. Where were you? Yes, it was nice meeting you, though I'm sorry if I was a little distracted when you came by. We'll have to meet up some time when I'm not working. Should I ask if the book you bought went over well, or hasn't it been given yet?
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess You know, this sounds like loads of fun BUT my husband made me swear that I would not arrange for any more "Let's meet friends from the internet" vacations! I have been part of a small group of internet moms for over 7 years now, and we've all become REALLY close. But... we just got back from a trip to New Orleans to meet one of them, and I have also met ones from Oregon, Texas and Arizona over the past few years. They're all WONDERFUL, but he's just tired of our vacation plans revolving around friends I have made online. I'm starting to think that's just par for the course anymore, though. You know? I mean, we have many "real life" friends, but internet friendships are becoming more and more commonplace, aren't they? In honor of Tall Disney Guy, I should tell him, "Get with it, Thelma! This is 2006!" (I'm guessing only TDG will get that one. ;-)
Originally Posted By DreamFairy My family is attending this year, I am so excited. Right now life is turned upside down with the move but we will be there.
Originally Posted By DLfreek86 My mom and I are thinking of going July 13-17, so if the big meet could be on Sunday the 16th that would be great.
Originally Posted By smeeeko reost 42 AlexBook! SeanYoda & I were at home that weekend as he's been having to make short business trips to Phoenix and such.. weekends to do laundry.. totally forgot about meets! ack! See you around (he wanted the big book but he's ok with the mini one considering). =)
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs What's also pretty cool about the Meet besides meeting the LPers is... well, actually, meeting the LPers is actually more magical than meeting that rodent in the park. Last year I saw the little kids' eyes widened and their shrieks of joy when they got to meet their favorite LP characters like 2oony, LuLu, the Inspector and Mrs. Glitter... Ahem. The other cool things about the meets is that you will eventually experience an attraction or two with them. You might be at Pirates minding your own business when all of a sudden, you're surrounded by LPers and end up riding in the same boat with them. If you're lucky, you'll actually get to ride the entire thing without it breaking down. Really, I think there are more LPers at the Park during those days than there are mascot characters. Then there are the special guests that have been dropping in at the Meet; In 2004, Wayne "Mickey Mouse" Allwine and his wife Russi "Martin Prince" Taylor appeared and used their voices to surprise everyone. I believe the park was out of Kleenex shortly after. Last year we had Dick "Pinocchio" Jones, Margaret "Tinker Bell" Kerry and Bill "Goofy" Farmer as special guests, as well as Disney Imagineer and puppeteer Terri Hardin. My prediction on Bill Farmer being there was right, which means that sooner or later, Tony "Donald Duck" Anselmo and Tress "Daisy Duck" McNeille are going to have to be in there. Of course if we can get Andreas Deja, Eartha Kitt, Pat Carroll, Jonathan Freeman, Tony Jay, James Woods, David Ogden Stiers (shouldn't he be considered a Legend by now?) and Jeremy Irons, I think it would be the bestest meet ever. Ahem. I've had the pleasure of attending one mini-meet in '04 and the Big Meet last year, and I had a blast. It made me quite giddy to see all these people that I only knew from posts and pictures, and then to actually interact with them and get to know them as their 'real' selves, whether it was Disney history, things about their family, or how to properly slide down a pole upside down with no hands, it's really fun. Since I didn't have the phone or Internet to hide behind, I think I was a bit shy at seeing the overwhelming mass of LPers all in one place. There was also that oh-so-fun trivia test that we had last year. The irony of is that a NON-LPER got most of the answers right. And... seeing all that classic DL memorabilia! So for those of you who have never been to one, come join our happy little cult this year in July!
Originally Posted By trailsend Just bumping this up in case anyone hasn't seen it yet. I sure do wish I could make this meet. Right now, I just don't know.
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk Summer is really tight for me financially, but I am trying to make the meet happen. I need room mates (females only please). Would anyone be interested in staying at the Anaheim RV resort and sleeping in a tent? We could cook s'mores and sing camp songs at night!! This is the cheapest place I can find. $44 a night for 2 and $2 more per person per night. My tent will sleep 5 adults comfortably.
Originally Posted By trailsend disneyfreaksk ~ would I ever, ever love to do this with you!!!! My friend!!! Wow. I would do this in a minute ~ let me do some bigtime thinking here. This will be my first time ever sleeping in a tent!!!!!
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk And as a bonus, I am a trained Girl Scout leader so I know lots of games and activities for campouts! ;D
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk It is about a mile. They have a shuttle that will take you to and from DL. Plus, I will have my vehicle and my AP gets free parking at DL. I also will bring my air mattresses!
Originally Posted By JazzCat I know we're not going, but wouldn't that be fun with a huge bunch of us camping?! Maybe we should do something like that but not necessarily in Disneyland. The Oregon Coast maybe?
Originally Posted By marshmallow I, Marshmallow do solemly swear that I will show up for the meets I sign up for this year.
