*BIG* meet up Fall 2016

October 15/16 is the earliest I would want to do anything, since we'd like to get annual passes and get two Food and Wine trips out of them, one at the beginning of the AP year and the other at the end.

Since October 15/16 is a weekend, if that's the cruise date I'd prefer to do the cruise first. However, I won't know whether we'll want to do a cruise until we've done our upcoming September cruise and know whether or not we like cruising. We don't have a cabin preference so if we can't book until this September it won't be a problem.

Any of the following weekends (October 22/23 and 29/30, or even early November) would also work for us, but the 15/16 weekend would satisfy both us and the Colonel.

As I work in schools we were hoping to go during October half term break which is normally the last week in October. We will be booking a two week vacation as we are coming over from the UK, and this means I only have to get cover for my classes for one week of term time instead of two. So the dates suggested are ideal for us. Anytime from mid October to mid November would work.

Are we going to do the Halloween party? I have never done it before.

I'm good with those dates too...I'll work around WDW meet times as I'm likely to be in Orlando for 2 weeks, so I can get the other stuff (HP World) out of the way first...

Mid October sounds lovely. I won't know until later this year if I get that week or more of vacation(we pick in Oct -Nov the previous year) normally October isn't a problem.

I prefer visiting Disney World first, then cruising second but will go along with the group. I'm interested in going to MNSSHP and of course meeting for the F & W. More than likely I will be interested in sharing a cabin. I plan on putting down a deposit as soon as bookings open up and then re-booking on my cruise in July. I usually stay deck 8 aft in a verandah cabin on the newer ships, it's closer to the lounges and adult clubs.

I know it seems weird but sailing a four night vs a three night makes a world of difference. The sea day helps with not feeling rushed. For those of you who have not cruised before, the time goes quickly and much like your first visit to WDW, it's bigger than you think with tons of stuff to explore. My vote is for the longer four night.

I'm excited for this meet up, thanks again Robyn for taking this and running with it

Thank you! This thread is indeed walking that line.

We want to be clear that anyone thinking of joining this cruise is welcome to make their reservations any way that they would like, on their own on the phone or online, or using their regular TA if they have one. We at WDWFG do not endorse any one travel agency and want to welcome both customers and travel agents from everywhere. Please note that any "word of mouth advertising" for your preferred TA needs to be done via private message.

This meet up cruise is not an official function of Walt Disney World for Grown-ups, but we encourage friendship and fun Disney travel for all. It's exciting to see you all planning your own group trip!

Anytime is good for us. We usually don't have much to plan around during Sept-Dec other than hockey and that is easy enough to work around. Just keep my posted and I will be along for the ride!!! Still thinking we will be land only due to finances after taking a 7 day a few months prior to this but..... you never know what may happen.

I am getting more and more excited the more I read!

Hahaha! I am totally interested, especially in the cruise. However finances in our house are very unsure at the moment and for me to commit would be irresponsible. It will break my heart if I can't make it, but at the moment it's a no.

Hey all, Robyn has very kindly started a closed group on FB for the purpose of coordinating the trip. If you are on the interested list, make sure that you talk to her about joining that group if you're not in it already. That way we can avoid conflicts of interest on the boards and the Facebook format lends itself well to getting trip planning information back and forth quickly. Robyn what's the best way to go about adding people to that group?

So sorry guys, I had a family emergency this weekend so I haven't been on! But I just caught up on all the conversation I missed and it seems like some things are getting narrowed down which is awesome!

Absolutely, you can definitely speak for me in that regard! There is absolutely no hard feelings or pressure to book with a specific one of us, or either of us for that matter. The meet up is going to be a blast no matter what, and as far as I'm concerned I'm just happy to help in anyway that I can. As Holly said, to keep everything PC on the boards, a PM is the best way to reach us, otherwise we both have links in our signature to our Facebook accounts or feel free to ask any questions in the Facebook group that Robyn setup. I'm getting so excited as this all is starting to come together!

I just started to set one to get a feel for how it works, and it seems very user-friendly and lets you add in as many options as you want.

will the poll be here or on FB? I'm guessing here

It just occurred to me that it might be important to note that I tried the poll feature on FB not here...but I believe that we have that function on the board, too, right?

Yup! Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you have to start a new thread for a poll. Up where you would select "New Topic" there is also a "New Poll" option.

Wow! That conversation went so much better than I expected! I was all 'hooooneeeeeey...' and he was all 'yeeeeeessss' and then I explained about the meet-up and said, 'Would you want to go?' and he said, 'If we can', which I'm totally taking as not being a no, so I'm gonna go ahead and say we are interested, unless any major budget/planning issues come up in the meantime. Can you please add Mr and Mrs Stardust to the list? Please and thank you. x

Yay, thank you Robyn, that's me joined! I'm getting more excited by the minute. Genuinely still in shock that Mr Stardust agreed to this - he's normally really cautious about holidays.