Chicago Area DIS meet DEC 7th!

[CarolAnnC]

Todd, Janet, DVC CM's...

Thanks all for planning this event this morning. It was a lot of fun. Really appreciated talking with you and all the other DVC veterans there. We joined today and are now ready to call BLT "home".

Kids had a great time too. Looking forward to the next "meet" in Woodfield. Maybe the BLT studio will be ready then.

Can't wait for Spring Break, to go "home" to SSR!

Thanks again!

Welcome Home! My husband was sitting next to you today! Congratulations again...

We had a fabulous meet! Thank you to all who were involved in the preparation especially Geef - and he gave a great solo of the Christmas tune too! LOL!

We headed into the mall afterwards and John bought me some H20 products..we intended to head to lunch, but I have just sooo much work to do home here today, well we decided we needed to get back home.

Did anyone else purchase or add on points today?

 

[julezdisney]

Missed the meet this morning. I just couldn't make that drive in this cold- I'm so useless in the winter. For 9 I might've been able to swing it but having to get up before 7 on a Sunday was just too unbearable for words.

DD was disapointed too. Keep us informed for the next one though!

 

[Laurabearz]

Todd, Janet, DVC CM's...

Thanks all for planning this event this morning. It was a lot of fun. Really appreciated talking with you and all the other DVC veterans there. We joined today and are now ready to call BLT "home".

Kids had a great time too. Looking forward to the next "meet" in Woodfield. Maybe the BLT studio will be ready then.

Can't wait for Spring Break, to go "home" to SSR!

Thanks again!

:::Waves:::: It was great to meet you and your kids, they are so sweet!! And wootness on the unmentionalable!!!

 

[HERSEY]

Sorry we didn't make it. I woke with a cold and just couldn't get myself moving.

Sorry to miss you all.

 

[CarolAnnC]

Here's a mini report on This Thread

 

[Dan Murphy]

Another fun Chicago meet. Nice meeting DVC and Podcast folks, though I am neither. Thanks, Todd and Janet, very well planned, enjoyable. And thanks to the DVC D to D folks, they were super.

Here are a few pictures from the meet.........

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[julezdisney]

I'm sad facing over here. So sorry I missed it!

 

[TyRy]

It was a wonderful time and it was great fun meeting people. A special thanks to Geef for letting me know about it! I met so many people that I still can't remember everyone's name, and I'm glad we had the name tags while we were there!

 

[maiziezoe]

We had a great time this morning! Thanks so much to everyone who planned this event! I am looking forward to the next one!

We haven't bought points yet, but my hubby seems interested.... after the holidays.

 

[America]

It was a great morning! Thank you, Todd for all of your hard work.

 

[jen3003]

Todd, Janet and to all the Doorway Cast Members Thank You for a wonderful time!!! Your planning once again went off with a hitch!!!

Can't wait for the next one!!!

 

[SamIAm21]

Sorry I could not attend, but with losing my job this past week, I wasn't really in the mood and it was better that I didn't put myself in a "retail" mall type establishment!

 

[BriarRosie]

Sorry I could not attend, but with losing my job this past week, I wasn't really in the mood and it was better that I didn't put myself in a "retail" mall type establishment!

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear about your job.

I had a great time at the meet and lunch. Todd's daughter was cracking me up by being a Junior Server in Training. She was most solicitous with the straws and menus.

Thanks Todd and Janet! And Laura...you're a ham and you know it.

 

[Laurabearz]

I can niether confirm nor deny anything.

 

[mnra]

It was great meeting so many people and the first time at doorway to dreams. Thank you Todd and Janet for putting this altogether.

 

[PrincessMonkey]

First DIS meet, and yes, we enjoyed it! Thanks for welcoming "Dr. Dave" and I to the group yesterday!

The DVC staff at "Doorway to Dreams" were very friendly, informative and generous with their time. I thought their presentation was professional, low-key and had just the right amount of breaks in it, including giveaways. No one was condescending toward us for being "Disney freaks" as I had feared; instead we were received with support and positive recognition for posting our views on this larger Disney community.

We enjoyed talking to Vicky , who is with the DVC, while the group tours were underway. Did anyone notice the Swarovski Mickey face on her black furry wrap? The pin was about an 1" tall. It was classy and just adorable... I am going to look for one the next time I'm at the parks.

The new Bay Lake Tower model is really beautiful. We would like to see the new BLT Studio model when it opens next week. Of everything in the current BLT model, we LOVE the bench that can seat the entire family in the kitchen; who would ask for a chair when they could sprawl comfortably on a bench? Some of the Bay Lake furniture and decor resembles the more modern style of items in our own home! It's clear that this tower, like the gorgeous villas for AKL, will be a wonderful addition to the Contemporary resort. We will be visiting the DVC store again to follow-up on our meeting.

It was fun to see the prizes given away to DISboarders: congratulations to all of you who won! The DVC CM had some fun gifts (like travel blankets and travel mugs) for winners, which he pulled out of the cabinet under the flat-screen TV. Magic!

It felt like we all won something, didn't it? My fiance and I wore our lanyards to the meet, and the DVC CMs gave each family a few pins to take home, whether DIS members had a lanyard or not... that was one of my favorite parts of the event.

Also, a big thanks to Geef for taking the initiative to encourage Disney-related stores (my favorite of the bunch was Lego) to donate gifts to our meet -- just brilliant! That aforementioned soap really does smell like the "Burning of Rome" scene from Spaceship Earth. Most of us could smell it around the room before it was even unwrapped.

Overall, Geef and Janet did a great job putting this event together.

In the DVC take-home goodie bag, there was a Geef-inspired coupon for an additional 25% off at the Disney Store. This was a strong incentive because The Disney Store was offering a 50% off sale on many of its items already. Not surprisingly, The Disney Store was filled with DISboarders after our DVC event; you couldn't walk more than 20 steps without running into another member. The staff at TDS also asked a few of us about the DISmeet and if we were DVC members yet; it was neat that they acknowledged where we had been all morning.

We almost didn't go to the DIS lunch since the commute back home was rather short, but we are SO GLAD that we did! For those of you who didn't attend, the food was great, as always. I was just at Uno's last week with my friends, but I didn't mind returning for the flatbread pizza and fries. (A little quirky but I order fries with almost everything.)

Our other favorite part of the meet was having a chance to sit down with some of you at Uno's. We really enjoyed these more personal conversations, and it feels good to know that there are others who understand and appreciate our love for Disney. I look forward to finding you all on DISboards, listening to the podcast more regularly (as advised), and we hope to see you again. We walked away with some excellent Disney, DVC and tax law tips.


Thanks for the laughs, and we'll see you at a future meet -- Dr. Dave and PrincessMonkey

 

[mnra]

Hi it was great meeting you princessmonkey and dr dave and hope those tips helped you guys. Yes my girlfriend noticed the pin right away and asked her where she found it and said next time we go she will have to look for one. We currently are thinking about mid to late Feb to take advantage of the Celebration day.

 

[A.Mickey]

First DIS meet, and yes, we enjoyed it! Thanks for welcoming "Dr. Dave" and I to the group yesterday!

Thanks for the laughs, and we'll see you at a future meet -- Dr. Dave and PrincessMonkey

Hi it was great meeting you princessmonkey and dr dave and hope those tips helped you guys. Yes my girlfriend noticed the pin right away and asked her where she found it and said next time we go she will have to look for one. We currently are thinking about mid to late Feb to take advantage of the Celebration day.

Hi guys!! Thanks for the great conversation and laughs over lunch yesterday. Always good to get a disney fix! Did Dr. Dave crunch the numbers for the DVC yet? We are seriously thinking about joining DVC now.....

 

[mnra]

HI A mickey yes it was a good time on sunday and we are still up in the air about the podcast cruise but we are seriously considering it. Have you thought about which place you would like to purchase at. Hope our conversation helped and I am sure you would enjoy it for many years.

 

[jeanigor]

I would like to thank everyone for making our first DIS meet super enjoyable, too!!

It was well worth the drive. Hopefully, next time won't include a snow squall.

I do wish we would have been able to make it to lunch as planned, but Crea & Pepin made that not possible.

We were impressed by the Doorway to Dreams store. I don't know why, because when Disney does something, they usually do it right.

It was a pleasure meeting y'all and can't wait to see some of you on the podcast cruise!