PDA

View Full Version : Dressing for some of the events...

December99
10-13-2002, 01:00 PM
Okay - I have to say that after our mega DIS meet this weekend, and that the weather is getting colder so I'm starting to do the closet clothes switch, I have begun packing!!! What I am curious about is what is the dress for like the big dinner and the Illuminations party??? I know the mini-meets and other stuff is probably casual - like the opening reception as people may be flying in after coming back from the parks and I'm assuming the closing breakfast too as people may be off to the parks right after. But I need to know if I need to pack at least one really nice outfit for either the dinner or the Illumi party. Thanks for the ideas in advance!!!
Pumbaa_
10-13-2002, 01:27 PM
Please don't make me dress up!!! :(

Last year, things were very casual. I am planning the same this year. Every day there is so much to do and you are on the go all the time. There will be nothing fancy in my suitcase! (Except for my tiara, if course ;))

Depending on the weather, it will be shorts or jeans and casual tops. Hope that helps!
December99
10-13-2002, 02:01 PM
That does help!!! I was hoping I wasn't going to have bring like a set of my "church" clothes!!! I will be bringing at least one pair of pants but the rest are gonna be shorts and jeans too!!!!
disneycub
10-13-2002, 02:11 PM
I was thinking it might be kinda fun to show up at the picnic dinner in tux and tails. ;)

Chris, everything is very casual, except of course for the tiara'd Grand Tea and the fun hat Fantasyland meet. I haven't bought any new clothes in years, so if you want to find me, just look for the guy who looks like a street person. ;)
zurgswife
10-13-2002, 02:19 PM
Am I going to need a tiera for the GF tea?????I pawned my years ago to join DVC... What shall I do????:D
Mackey Mouse
10-13-2002, 02:36 PM
Disney is casual...totally up to you what you want to wear.........if the weather cooperates shorts and t shirts, if it is cold, slacks and shirts, i.e. turtlenecks, sweaters.. etc.. that is what we did last year.. some people wore dresses...totally up to the individual..
Barb
10-13-2002, 02:54 PM
Some people wore dresses?!?!? :eek: Holy cow! How'd I miss that?!??!;) :p I had no idea anyone dressed up. Where the heck was I????:confused:
Chris, I took jeans, shorts, tees and tanks and had no trouble fitting those things into my wardrobe for the week I was there. Everything was very casual. :teeth:
Mackey Mouse
10-13-2002, 03:14 PM
Yes... Barb.. you must have missed that.. sundresses..but like I said Disney is casual.. so just relax and be comfortable.. :)
luvdsny
10-13-2002, 03:20 PM
Even at the tea we were in shorts and jeans (and sundresses ;) ), but the tops of some of our heads were very dressy! ;)

Bring a fun/festive/'say something' HAT for the Fantasyland meet. :) :) :) Or you can be like me and find something the day before, at WDW. :rolleyes: ;)
nativetxn
10-13-2002, 03:41 PM
I wore shorts to the tea last year. I think I wore jeans to the Illuminations Dessert. I didn't dress fancy for anything :)
Dan Murphy
10-13-2002, 03:57 PM
No 'official' events for me this year, but do recall from the ones I was at last year, it was Disney casual. Only thing to remember is the time of the year, keep your eye on that forcast come late Nov, getting an idea of that 1st week in Dec. It can be cold at night, http://www.plauder-smilies.de/person/krank.gif especially by the water, like the Illum event is.
Mackey Mouse
10-13-2002, 04:39 PM
Oh Dan.. you are not going to be "official" this year.. I am sure you will be missed..but am also sure you will have fun with the mini meets that you will attend.. Have a great time..See ya there.. :D :D :D
DixieDreamer
10-13-2002, 04:43 PM
I plan to pack... jeans, shorts, and t shirts. Maybe one or two nicer shirts. If I need to dress up for an event... I am not going. :) WDW is about relaxing.
Smee
10-13-2002, 04:57 PM
I'm in total agreement with Dixie Dreamer......if I had to get "dressed up" for something at DIS Con, I just wouldn't go (to that 1 event).

Chris..Last year I wore pants/jeans to everything. Always felt perfectly well dressed.

Corinne
Mackey Mouse
10-13-2002, 04:57 PM
<b><font size=7><font color=red>DisCon is Casual</b></font></font>


;) Teehee
nativetxn
10-13-2002, 05:07 PM
Hey, Corinne...I might feel the same way but there's no way I'm missing the official DISCON, so if I have to wear a tuxedo...I'm <b>there</b>!
Jdubbs
10-13-2002, 06:52 PM
what did someone want me to pack my 3 piece suit here.disney to me means shorts and a bathing suit.my john travolta white suit stays home on this trip people:smooth:
Pumbaa_
10-13-2002, 08:13 PM
Originally posted by Jdubbs
what did someone want me to pack my 3 piece suit here.disney to me means shorts and a bathing suit.my john travolta white suit stays home on this trip people:smooth:

ROFL! I can picture it now
Staying alive, staying alive ooh ooh ooh
vickyBaby
10-13-2002, 08:26 PM
If it calls for "Holster and High Heels" I'll be wearing them. I have no problem getting dressed up.

But it sounds like "anything goes." Don't sweat it.
Marla Hellwig
10-13-2002, 08:58 PM
Well I remember outfits from causal to nice but not formal - does that make sense?
Patrick IL.
10-13-2002, 09:06 PM
Very casual Chris...of course Ellen was not there last year watching what I was wearing:rolleyes: :p This year I might have to "spruce up" a little more;) Its not long now!!!!!!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Zurg
10-13-2002, 09:14 PM
Originally posted by vickylan
"...and High Heels"

Thanks! It is this kind of dedication that makes BadShoe.com possible.

So Zurg should be packing the casual friday cape?
Pixie Power!
10-14-2002, 12:16 PM
Only thing to remember is the time of the year, keep your eye on that forcast come late Nov, getting an idea of that 1st week in Dec. It can be cold at night, especially by the water, like the Illum event is.

The good thing about this though Dan is that your cold is our hot! :teeth:

See you all soon!!!

Emma
RaySharpton
10-14-2002, 12:54 PM
Everyone is right. Everything was very casual. I just wore casual shorts or pants and polo shirts and walking shoes.

Most DISers either came from the themeparks before or after an event.

The opening reception was very casual with many solo DISers meeting at EPCOT for a greet and meet and lunch at Norway.

At the opening reception, there were large round tables that everyone just sat down or walked around greeting and introducing each other. Then Pete Werner gave away some door prizes, showed a short movie about the way the DISboards were going to improve. Then a lot of DISers hung around talked. Others walked to watch Illuminations. And everyone ended up at Jellrolls on the Boardwalk.

The breakfast was casual,too, and then everyone headed to the parks.

The Illuminations dessert party was no different.

This year the dinner is going to be a beachside type party.

Everything was casual.

As for the weather, we were very lucky last year.

I remember one December, it was warm with the sun out during the day. And during the night it got chilly, very windy, and with the sun down, some people wore jackets and gloves during the EPCOT Candlelight Processional.

I now take my gloves just incase...lol. At least on sweater and light jacket just for layering durin the day or night depending on the weather.

Otherwise all my clothes were casual and short sleeves.

But you can wear what ever you want.

I should go to bed...lol...after working 16 hours last night.

But that's what happens when I drink eight cups of coffee...lol.
vickyBaby
10-14-2002, 01:10 PM
Originally posted by Zurg
Thanks! It is this kind of dedication that makes BadShoe.com possible.

So Zurg should be packing the casual friday cape?

This sounds like a challenge. I think I need to go shoe shopping.

And do pack the cape :)
Fantasia Sam
10-14-2002, 01:16 PM
So let me get this straight then:

It's Casual people !!!!

But if you want to wear some nifty shoes just for Zurg then that'll be just fine :)

Emma - you may want to pack a fleecey just in case December 2000 was a cold one !!!
Zurg
10-14-2002, 04:27 PM
Casual kid's capes
http://205.158.147.182/images/Haloween2002/P1010043_small.JPG

Zurg working on the BadShoe.com Banner (Zurgswife is busy working on reservations in the background)
http://205.158.147.182/images/Haloween2002/P1010019_small.JPG

The Finished Flag.
http://205.158.147.182/dc/BADSHOEFLAG.JPG
NancyIL
10-14-2002, 05:17 PM
You mean...I should leave that little black dress with the slit halfway up the side at home? Darn! ;)
CrazyBoutDisney
10-14-2002, 06:03 PM
Zurg!!!

Those outfits are positively wonderful!! And your banner is magnificent. Good to see that the great and powerful Emperor can wield a tool as mundane as an iron!!!!LOL

Beth
Dan Murphy
10-14-2002, 06:05 PM
Originally posted by Mackey Mouse
....but am also sure you will have fun with the mini meets that you will attend.. Have a great time..See ya there.. :D :D :D Looking forward to seeing you again, Marsha, and all. I need to follow the mini-meet itinerary more closely now as it gets closer. :)