Which dinner's are considered smart casual according to ABD?
Let me see if I can shed some light on the issue of "dress code"...
The Welcome Dinner and the Farewell Dinner are going to be listed as "smart casual". I think most folks would be comfortable in a pair of khakis and a polo shirt (or your equivalent) I'm sure that the women will be able to extrapolate from that what they will want to wear.
Please don't misunderstand me....you
do not need to go out and buy fancier clothes. That being said, you might be uncomfortable in cutoffs, flip flops and tshirt that says "I'm With Stupid".
Your first dinner in DL is at Steakhouse 55. The same suggestion that is listed above will work here as well. This dinner can be trickier and kind of depends on your group.
The Steakhouse 55 dinner comes at the end of a LONG day.
You have breakfast, imagineering, shopping at Mickey's of Glendale, the Disney Studios and a bus ride to DL in traffic. You then have check in at the Grand Californian.
Any of these activities can throw the schedule off a bit....and that's okay because you are going to be armed with knowledge.
On past Adventures, we have sometimes kept to the schedule and sometimes not. There have been times when we arrived at the GC with time to get our luggage and "freshen up" for dinner and other times when dinner was ready to start and our luggage hadnt arrived yet.
Being armed with this information, I would make a suggestion to those that think they may be uncomfortable going to Steakhouse 55 in the same clothes they have been touring in all day (and it's a long day).
At each of your stops, the bus will be locked and attended. This means you are welcome to bring a day bag to keep on the bus with you. Mine usually includes my iPad, my glasses, and assorted other stuff. After not receiving our luggage in time on our last BSM trip, I would now include a clean shirt and any toiletries I might need to feel "presentable" at dinner. you do not have to tote this around all day. Your bag, along with everyone's electronic equipment and other valuables will be well tended.
This is by no means a requirement and it's just a suggestion that I will use on our next BSM.
Other than the three events discussed (and any dining plans you make on your own), everything else on the Adventure is "theme park wear"...including Club 33.
You might find information that states Club 33 has a dress code, and they do....most of the time. Your group will have Club 33 all to yourselves at breakfast and "theme park wear" is not only acceptable, it's suggested. After Club 33, you will jump right into your day and there will be not time to change.
I hope this has been helpful.
If you have questions...just let me know.
