Epcot's food & Wine Festical GayDays

[colaboy29]

I wanted to let everyone know that there's a grass roots effort to start a "GayDays" for Epcot's Food & Wine Festival. Last year was the first year for this and it's held on the last Saturday of the Festival. We went last year and saw several other attendees in their red shirts from GayDays.

This years is planned for October 3rd, 2009. If you are on FaceBook there's a group for it. Just search for "Food Wine Epcot Gay" and you should come across it.

:woohoo:

[colaboy29]

Sorry about the mispelling of "Festival".

[SandrA9810]

cool. Maybe I can get Kari to take the day off to go with me. It's not fun that she wants to work every Gay Day weekends... just cause of the bears show.
And for the most part most people look at me like I'm one of those few lost souls that have no idea why every one is wearing red. Of course it doesn't help when I'm by myself either.

[DVCajun]

October 3rd isn't the last Saturday of the festival. :confused3

[mikelan6]

This is a great idea. I'm planning on going to F&W, but I don't know when yet.

[colaboy29]

October 3rd isn't the last Saturday of the festival. :confused3

Yes, they have picked the last Saturday of F&W to hold this.

[PghLybrt]

So I am confused .... is it October 3rd or the last day of food and wine in November?

[colaboy29]

Whoops! You're right. Let me investigate and I'll post back.

[PghLybrt]

Whoops! You're right. Let me investigate and I'll post back.

Cool! Thanks! I am crossing my fingers for Nov! I can never make GayDays in the summer and the begining of October is not better for me. However Novmber I am already booked!!!

[colaboy29]

Ok, this is from the heading on their FaceBook Group:


A grass roots campaign made November 8th, 2008 the first annual Gay Day at EPCOT's International Food and WIne Festival. It was a great event..and it's time to plan for the 2nd annual! October is a great time to be in Orlando (not as hot, not as crowded) and the Festival is a treat...special food and wine kiosks are added to every pavillion. Dee-lish-us! Let's all go and wear purple shirts...the color of a fine merlot!

Saturday, October 3, 2009
Contact Info
Email: gayepcotfoodandwine@me.com

So to clarify, the date is October 3rd and the shirt color is purple. Time to hit Zazzle and make make a shirt to wear!

[PghLybrt]

Ok, this is from the heading on their FaceBook Group:



So to clarify, the date is October 3rd and the shirt color is purple. Time to hit Zazzle and make make a shirt to wear!

Oh well. I can't go at that time of year. Thanks for lookimg it up for me! Have fun!

[DVCajun]

Hmmm. As luck would have it, I WILL be there October 3rd. We'll be arriving that morning .... keeping my fingers crossed that we'll be able to hook up with some of our DIS friends!!! :goodvibes

[remlap]

the first Saturday in October is Gay Day at Disneyland.

[DVC~OKW~96]

Nope not a good day for us here, either. We'll be in St. Pete's at a Yankees Rays game.

It really should stick with the last Saturday for loads of reasons, one being the level of attendance issues (which are never to be disregarded). Weekends for the Festival are JAMMED.

Conflicting with Gay Days at Disneyland isn't too cool either. Not a good idea to set up conflicts regardless of distance.

So, grass roots and all, it needs to be responsive to the community.

[ConcKahuna]

I've been sending the facebook group out to everyone, but I do agree that the last Saturday would be a lot less crowded and probably more well-recieved.

[zulemara]

well I'll put it on the calendar. I might end up at a wedding in WI that weekend, but I'm not sure yet.

I don't believe I own any purple shirts...time to visit that wonderful Hanes Tshirt shop again!! I can see it now

Don't be bashful
(pic of bashful)
Admit your mistake!
Reopen the clubs!
pleasureisland

[MonorailMan]

Zulemara: Did you get your avatar from the Genesis game "Moonwalker"? :cool1:

[SandrA9810]

LOL, kari's favorite color. The only purple shirt she wears is the one at work, and she only likes it because she doesn't like the pink one of thunder.

But why would they want to put it in with Disneyland's??? Is this supposed to be like an alternative or something for those that can't travel to Cali??
November would seem a lot better since the halloween rush will be over, and christmas hasn't quite started.

[TuckandStuiesMom]

Sorry about the mispelling of "Festival".

clearly I am having a Beavis and Butt-head moment, but if you have two of'em, would you have a pair of festicals???? heh...heh...heh... OKAY -- I feel SO better getting that out of my system.

Seriously, the idea sounds like a lot of fun.:goodvibes

[zulemara]

Zulemara: Did you get your avatar from the Genesis game "Moonwalker"? :cool1:

actually one of the mods gave it to me. I have no idea who put it there, but it wasn't me!

[rbthntschl]

My dear friends,

I"m bumping this up so my friend, DJ, who is organizing the October Mini Gay Day for F&W, can find it. I'll try to convince him he should join up and start posting.

Luv 'n' Stuff,
Bob of

[PghLybrt]

Can we talk him into November? :flower3:

[UKMark]

We're there October 31st to November 14th ;):rotfl:

[ConcKahuna]

You might want to chat with your friend about coordinating the gay F&W with the Orlando Pride celebration (October 8-11th). Not only would it be more likely to draw larger crowds, but you might also be able to get some advertisement for it on the official website!

[BarleyJack]

Of course it would be Oct 3rd, that's the day we are flying out. *sigh*

[turkygurl]

You might want to chat with your friend about coordinating the gay F&W with the Orlando Pride celebration (October 8-11th). Not only would it be more likely to draw larger crowds, but you might also be able to get some advertisement for it on the official website!

These dates would be better for us anyway, since I just found out our family reunion (in Orlando) is Oct. 10-12, so we'll be down there anyway. I hate to pay for back to back weekend trips.

[Jaxpiper]

I hate to pay for back to back weekend trips.

But it doesn't stop you from going...:rolleyes:

[rpmdfw]

But it doesn't stop you from going...:rolleyes:

:rotfl2:

[turkygurl]

:rotfl2:

Keep laughing and we're crashing at your place mister!:cool2:

[rpmdfw]

Keep laughing and we're crashing at your place mister!:cool2:

:eek:

Not without more than a week's notice!

We need time to tidy up, change the sheets in the guest rooms, etc . . .

Plus we've got to make sure we don't have other company at that time.

I swear! We move to Florida and all the friends and family assumed we were running "Rob & Scott's Free Bed and Breakfast". :rotfl2:

[turkygurl]

:eek:

Not without more than a week's notice!

We need time to tidy up, change the sheets in the guest rooms, etc . . .

Plus we've got to make sure we don't have other company at that time.

I swear! We move to Florida and all the friends and family assumed we were running "Rob & Scott's Free Bed and Breakfast". :rotfl2:

Fine by me, you've got more than a week.

Date: 10/3/09
Duration: 1 night
Party possibilities: unlimited :banana:

[rpmdfw]

Fine by me, you've got more than a week.

Date: 10/3/09
Duration: 1 night
Party possibilities: unlimited :banana:

Why am I suddenly very, very afraid? :rotfl2:

[turkygurl]

You're afraid? Weird... I get that a lot. :confused3

[wallyb]

:eek:
I swear! We move to Florida and all the friends and family assumed we were running "Rob & Scott's Free Bed and Breakfast". :rotfl2:

I wanna stay in the rumpus room.
I got some rumpusing to do. ;)

[rpmdfw]

I wanna stay in the rumpus room.
I got some rumpusing to do. ;)

Um . . . we don't have a rumpus room.

We've got a "media room". Do you want to . . . mediate? :confused3

:rotfl2:

[wallyb]

Um . . . we don't have a rumpus room.

We've got a "media room". Do you want to . . . mediate? :confused3

:rotfl2:

Well I'm not staying in the playroom again.
That was a strange hammock. :scared:

[rpmdfw]

Well I'm not staying in the playroom again.
That was a strange hammock. :scared:

:rolleyes:

That was the bathroom.

And I still don't know how you managed to get caught in the shower curtain like that.:sad2:

[wallyb]

:rolleyes:

That was the bathroom.

And I still don't know how you managed to get caught in the shower curtain like that.:sad2:

A shower curtain with hydraulics and a pulley system? :rolleyes:


In rubber! :eek:

[rpmdfw]

A shower curtain with hydraulics and a pulley system? :rolleyes:


In rubber! :eek:


You saw all that in the guest bathroom?:confused3

Wow. You were even more drunk than I thought! :rotfl2:

[ConcKahuna]

Your guest bathroom has manicles??

[rpmdfw]

Your guest bathroom has manicles??

Not unless Wally brought his own from home.

Which I've heard, he's likely to do . . .

[wallyb]

I am being maligned ... yet again :mad:

[rpmdfw]

I am being maligned ... yet again :mad:

You love it!

It's attention, and you thrive on attention, no matter what kind it is.

[wallyb]

You love it!

It's attention, and you thrive on attention, no matter what kind it is.

NO WAY!
I'm a shrinking Violet. :snooty:

You're the spotlight hog!

I prefer to remain in the shadow.
(cue - You are the wind beneath my wings.)

[ConcKahuna]

I prefer to remain in the shadow.

I'll refrain from commenting; I dont want points.

[wallyb]

I'll refrain from commenting; I dont want points.

Oh poo.:rolleyes:
Go for it!

[Saxton]

NO WAY!
I'm a shrinking Violet. :snooty:

You're the spotlight hog!

I prefer to remain in the shadow.
(cue - You are the wind beneath my wings.)



Good one! I really needed a laugh today. :rotfl:

[ConcKahuna]

Oh poo.:rolleyes:
Go for it!

It had to do with the anonymity of the dark ;)

[wallyb]

It had to do with the anonymity of the dark ;)
:confused3

[StevieMac]

Your guest bathroom has manicles??

what are manicles??? Gwwwarrrrsh.

Im goina be down the weekend before! It really stinks that i'm a miss this but, i can't miss two weekends of lawschool, i'll never recover!!

[zulemara]

well I have managed to get myself a purple shirt with the following:

Don't be bashful
(pic of bashful)
Reopen the clubs!

I'll be wearing it proudly!

[nycdeej]

Hi Disneykin!
I am the fella who set up the Facebook page last year to generate a Gay presence on a specific day at the Food and Wine Festival. It was indeed the last Saturday of the festival in 2008 (and the same weekend as my birthday...double celebration!)...but the people in attendance suggested that the first weekend in October would likely be LESS crowded...I can promise you that the last Saturday was VERY crowded last year. Perhaps it will be true that every weekend is popular, but we are trying Oct. 3 for 2009. Hope to see y'all there! We (those attending last year) were aware that Disneyland Gay Day is OCt. 3 when we 'voted' for the 2009 date, but it was our thought that east coasters may be less likely to go west in the fall...it is not meant to 'compete' with Disneyland Gay Day. It's a great festival..go ANY time...but if you are gay and care to join us, do please say howdy Oct. 3!

Wear purple...eat, drink and be Mary!

[DVCajun]

Hi Disneykin!
I am the fella who set up the Facebook page last year to generate a Gay presence on a specific day at the Food and Wine Festival. It was indeed the last Saturday of the festival in 2008 (and the same weekend as my birthday...double celebration!)...but the people in attendance suggested that the first weekend in October would likely be LESS crowded...I can promise you that the last Saturday was VERY crowded last year. Perhaps it will be true that every weekend is popular, but we are trying Oct. 3 for 2009. Hope to see y'all there! We (those attending last year) were aware that Disneyland Gay Day is OCt. 3 when we 'voted' for the 2009 date, but it was our thought that east coasters may be less likely to go west in the fall...it is not meant to 'compete' with Disneyland Gay Day. It's a great festival..go ANY time...but if you are gay and care to join us, do please say howdy Oct. 3!

Wear purple...eat, drink and be Mary!

The last weekend of the festival is always very crowded, for sure.

I'm personally very excited that we'll be there on this "gay day" as we've never made any of the others before! :woohoo: