Hi, guys. So sorry to have been away from the boards for so long. Didn't even see this thread until just now even though I am one of the instigators of the event and looking forward to meeting everyone there. I hope to be at a combo of either BC/AKL or Dolphin/AKL.
If we register as a Magical Gathering, we may be able to book a safari along with other M.G. parties, but I must admit the process seems kind of daunting because you need info on where everyone is staying, a certain percentage have to be onsite, etc. Doing our own meet-up at the regular safari ride, perhaps at one of the last runs of the day, and then going over to Boma (perhaps with a trip to Everest along the way) might be way easier. I also really like the idea of a trip to the Adventurer's Club one evening, as well as as the idea of a kick-off dinner at Cape May followed by Jellyrolls and/or an Illumi cruise. Dumbo and Philharmagic as a gay crowd could also be fun. The monorail drinking tour does sound fun, even for those of us who will stick to Shirley Temples with extra cherries. Rita Moreno appeals as well, but it's hard to picture a small crowd all getting seats together or latecomers being able to find the group, so maybe we would do something else right beforehand, and then walk over to the CP together, dispersing as needed at seating time. I'm up for pretty much anything people want to do, even a movie at the AMC. I would love to see the Osborne lights, but understand it's very crowded there, so it might be unwieldy as a group activity. Do we want to be wholesome? Raunchy? Drunk? Refined? Little kids set loose? Some of each?
I think it's important that whatever we choose be universally affordable. My thought was to schedule one meet per day, each one with an assigned coordinator who handles any reservations and commits to being there. All events would be completely optional otherwise, but if it's an event that requires rezzies, those who had committed to showing up would let the coordinator know if their plans changed. I am still hoping to design a button or somesuch so that we can all recognize each other at the meeting places.
