<b>Edited:- Initial figures look to indicate that we won't get our minimum 200 people for this event to be private therefore I have swapped this with the Illuminations Dessert Party (which is now on Saturday) so that we have the option of booking the Grand Gatherings Safari Dinner instead....it's basically the same idea but 'scaled down' a little.
If interested in the original idea then please still register - as long as the date remains available we still have the option open to book this for another couple of months if we subsequently get our numbers.</b>
As promised, here are the <i>very early</i> outline proposed details of a potential Animal Kingdom Event.
If that first sentence makes absolutely no sense to you whatsoever, then check out this thread and it'll all become clear
Now, first off I have to say that I have earmarked this event for Sunday 19th June 2005 - however, as most of you are probably aware, Disney have just added Extra Magic Evening Hours to their parks...and don't seem to have any set schedule yet for which nights they do which parks
So, depending on what nights AK is open late in June will depend on when we have this party...if so it might move to the Monday night it that works better for us.
In the meantime however, here is the initial plan for a <i>private and exclusive</i>, after park hours party in Animal Kingdom. Actually - it's a two tier plan, we'll work towards having the 1st tier and depending on whether we get sufficient numbers, we can then 'upgrade' to the 2nd tier.
1st tier is a 3 1/2 hour Kilmanjaro Sunset Safari/dinner event and is similar in style to one that's offered through Grand Gatherings...but better
The event begins after park closing when we head to the Kilimanjaro Safari's and get to enjoy a private safari through the savannah....exclusively for us!
Afterwards we meet up for a bit in Flame Tree Gardens (remember, we are now the only guests in the entire park, so camera's are a must for some great photo opportunities!) until everybody has completed their journey and where we can add what is described as an 'up close and personal' animal encounter which can include birds, reptiles, invertibrates or small mammals.
Then we move on to our special dinner at Tusker House. Again, this is similar to the GG event, however with a <b>much</b> better quality menu! We also have some options of adding live African music, story-telling from the Citizens of Harambe or even characters if we wish.
Transportation back to a number of central locations such as Downtown Disney, the Boardwalk area resorts and perhaps the Transportation and Ticket Centre will also be provided (as Disney transportation from the park will have long ceased by that time).
2nd Tier, if we get enough people attending can be to upgrade to the Harambe Village Street Festival - instead of dining within the confines of Tusker House we are offered a number of authentic cuisines from outside food stations in a street party atmosphere - which sounds much more fun! However, there is a heavy techincal fee involved as the park area needs lighting, etc, hence we need a <i>very</i> good attendance to make this upgrade viable - but if we did get the numbers it would only work out a few $$ more per head.
Ok...to the important stuff then.
Now, as I'm sure I mentioned previously, this is a very tricky event to try and price prior to people actually committing themselves, quite the Catch 22 as people obviously don't want to commit unless they know a price!!! Really, so much depends on attendance, final menu's and the amount of 'frills' we wish to add on, but to emphasise - the biggest factor will be attendance, bottom line is the more people who attend - the cheaper it will get.
So, you'll all have to forgive me for still sounding so vague at this stage.
I can tell you that for this particular event we will need a minimum <b>200</b> people to attend. On the bright side we virtually already have that many people interested in Project X in general just 5 weeks after announcing it, we've still another comfortable 3 months to find more folks to bump that figure up That said, obviously not everyone who has expressed an interest in Project X will be interested in this particular event so there's still a bit of work to be done to hit our initial target.
If we were to consider upgrading to the Harambe Street Festival option, then we'd be looking at a minimum of <b>300+</b> people attending. So right now that's just a pipe dream...when we hit our first target, then perhaps we can start entertaining the idea of hitting our second one.
Theme park admission is NOT required.
Prices...needless to say these are only <b>ball park figures</b> right now. It's impossible to give an exact price until we get a better idea of final numbers.
Therefore if we get 200 people cost for adults will be in the region of <b>$100</b>, children get cut some slack on the food & beverage costs through Disney but nothing else, so that will be in the region of <b>$70</b>. So not cheap by any means...unfortunately having a themepark to ourselves comes at a price
Under 3's are free.
If we get 300 people then that comes down to around $90/$60 respectively so that gives you a general idea of how the numbers game 'works' with regards to price.
Ok, I also think this is a good time to remind everyone that this is a <b>non-profit</b> project and every cent paid will be ploughed straight back in to it Unfortunately, if you don't like the price - you need to blame Disney, but don't blame me
<b>If you think you may be interested in attending this event then please register your interest here so I can monitor our numbers.
Also, be sure to check out our private Adventurers Club event and our Illuminations Dessert Party event.
Plus our group Backstage Tour options.
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If interested in the original idea then please still register - as long as the date remains available we still have the option open to book this for another couple of months if we subsequently get our numbers.</b>
As promised, here are the <i>very early</i> outline proposed details of a potential Animal Kingdom Event.
If that first sentence makes absolutely no sense to you whatsoever, then check out this thread and it'll all become clear
Now, first off I have to say that I have earmarked this event for Sunday 19th June 2005 - however, as most of you are probably aware, Disney have just added Extra Magic Evening Hours to their parks...and don't seem to have any set schedule yet for which nights they do which parks
So, depending on what nights AK is open late in June will depend on when we have this party...if so it might move to the Monday night it that works better for us.In the meantime however, here is the initial plan for a <i>private and exclusive</i>, after park hours party in Animal Kingdom. Actually - it's a two tier plan, we'll work towards having the 1st tier and depending on whether we get sufficient numbers, we can then 'upgrade' to the 2nd tier.
1st tier is a 3 1/2 hour Kilmanjaro Sunset Safari/dinner event and is similar in style to one that's offered through Grand Gatherings...but better
The event begins after park closing when we head to the Kilimanjaro Safari's and get to enjoy a private safari through the savannah....exclusively for us!
Afterwards we meet up for a bit in Flame Tree Gardens (remember, we are now the only guests in the entire park, so camera's are a must for some great photo opportunities!) until everybody has completed their journey and where we can add what is described as an 'up close and personal' animal encounter which can include birds, reptiles, invertibrates or small mammals.
Then we move on to our special dinner at Tusker House. Again, this is similar to the GG event, however with a <b>much</b> better quality menu! We also have some options of adding live African music, story-telling from the Citizens of Harambe or even characters if we wish.
Transportation back to a number of central locations such as Downtown Disney, the Boardwalk area resorts and perhaps the Transportation and Ticket Centre will also be provided (as Disney transportation from the park will have long ceased by that time).
2nd Tier, if we get enough people attending can be to upgrade to the Harambe Village Street Festival - instead of dining within the confines of Tusker House we are offered a number of authentic cuisines from outside food stations in a street party atmosphere - which sounds much more fun! However, there is a heavy techincal fee involved as the park area needs lighting, etc, hence we need a <i>very</i> good attendance to make this upgrade viable - but if we did get the numbers it would only work out a few $$ more per head.
Ok...to the important stuff then.
Now, as I'm sure I mentioned previously, this is a very tricky event to try and price prior to people actually committing themselves, quite the Catch 22 as people obviously don't want to commit unless they know a price!!! Really, so much depends on attendance, final menu's and the amount of 'frills' we wish to add on, but to emphasise - the biggest factor will be attendance, bottom line is the more people who attend - the cheaper it will get.
So, you'll all have to forgive me for still sounding so vague at this stage.
I can tell you that for this particular event we will need a minimum <b>200</b> people to attend. On the bright side we virtually already have that many people interested in Project X in general just 5 weeks after announcing it, we've still another comfortable 3 months to find more folks to bump that figure up
That said, obviously not everyone who has expressed an interest in Project X will be interested in this particular event so there's still a bit of work to be done to hit our initial target.If we were to consider upgrading to the Harambe Street Festival option, then we'd be looking at a minimum of <b>300+</b> people attending. So right now that's just a pipe dream...when we hit our first target, then perhaps we can start entertaining the idea of hitting our second one.
Theme park admission is NOT required.
Prices...needless to say these are only <b>ball park figures</b> right now. It's impossible to give an exact price until we get a better idea of final numbers.
Therefore if we get 200 people cost for adults will be in the region of <b>$100</b>, children get cut some slack on the food & beverage costs through Disney but nothing else, so that will be in the region of <b>$70</b>. So not cheap by any means...unfortunately having a themepark to ourselves comes at a price
Under 3's are free.
If we get 300 people then that comes down to around $90/$60 respectively so that gives you a general idea of how the numbers game 'works' with regards to price.
Ok, I also think this is a good time to remind everyone that this is a <b>non-profit</b> project and every cent paid will be ploughed straight back in to it
Unfortunately, if you don't like the price - you need to blame Disney, but don't blame me <b>If you think you may be interested in attending this event then please register your interest here so I can monitor our numbers.
Also, be sure to check out our private Adventurers Club event and our Illuminations Dessert Party event.
Plus our group Backstage Tour options.
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