PAST--RiddleCon!

[DixieDreamer]

And now.... I have the airfare and car lined up too! Continental - non stop into Cleveland... got a compact car to get around in while there... and to drive to Sandusky in.

Okay... so I have tickets to CP, hotel, airfare, and rental car. I think I am good to go.

See you all there.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Originally posted by DixieDreamer
....Okay... so I have tickets to CP, hotel, airfare, and rental car. I think I am good to go.

See you all there.

Now there is a take-charge DIS'er!!!!!!!!! Cool!!!!

 

[paras4ri]

Good job Laura!!! Wish I could be there too....maybe next time.

 

[NancyIL]

This is SO cool! Wow, Laura - when you decide to do something, you don't mess around!

 

[Baboo]

I am SO excited about this!!!!!!

We're planning on being there. Dh, myself, DS15 and DD12.
We'll probably stay 2 or 3 nights depending on the rates. We'll arrive Friday.
I'd be interested in group rates at the Days Inn and just pm'd thelk4 about it. I'd also like to know if anyone knows of a campground nearby that DOESN'T descriminate against those of us that still like to tent!? With the Cdn$ the way it is, it's usually a lot cheaper to camp than stay in a hotel.
We'd be interested in a meal. Saturday is probably best, but doesn't really matter to us.
We'll probably need tickets too. I seem to remember seeing ads for discount tics here in Canada, so I'll have to check it out to see which way works best.

This is SO GREAT!!!!!

 

[NancyIL]

For those of you who DON'T live in Ohio - call 1-800-BEST-FUN to order your free 2003 Cedar Point vacation guide, to be mailed in late April. I've gotten them the past few years, and they have coupons for saving money at Soak City and buy-one-get-one-free admission to CP after 5 p.m. - among other things. If you are an Ohioan - you can try to get one - but I believe they are primarily to encourage visitors from other states.

Forgot to mention before that I'm interested in CP admission tickets, as well as a group meal on Saturday (doesn't matter which one).

 

[Fire14]

You can also request this off their website. I have done this for years and now get one every year. I do live in Ohio and have never been denied one.

 

[oldkicker]

WOW! Y'all have been BUSY!!!

I'll be making a call today to check on tickets and catering! I'll post what I find out! I'll try to catch up with everyone too and get a list of attendees and where we are all planning on staying.

Baboo - December99 mentioned Maumee Bay State Park earlier on....here's the web site
It looks like all the sites include electricity and run US$18/night

 

[dianeschlicht]

DH and I talked about this over the weekend. We definately want to come! BUT ( and it's a BIG one) We wont be able to plan until much later. Hope we can still get in on discounts if we can't decide until later!

 

[Boo'sMom]

Looks like if I want to go to Riddlecon I have a date...
DH isn't trilled about going to Ohio (no offense Ohians....he had a bad experience there last year) but said if I wanted to go,he'd come with me.
NOW>>>>to check flights and pm Laura.

 

[Baboo]

Thanks for the link Bernie! I see that it even has a golf course for Julie's DH!

 

[TimNDansMom]

I'll have to tell Dh about the golf course, Kathy!

As of now, I have booked a room at the Days Inn for August 1 and 2. It will be me, dh, ds(16), ds(18). Want to attend the Saturday lunch and would like to know about discount park tickets. Kathy, let me know if you find that info on any Canadian ticket promo. Thanks! Oh, and the Friday night Days Inn pool party sounds great too!

 

[NancyIL]

Diane - you might want to make a hotel reservation at the Days Inn - just in case! It is fully cancellable until 4 p.m., day of arrival...so there are really no negatives to reserving a room now.

Hey - there are 95 rooms at the Days Inn...why don't we just rent the WHOLE HOTEL!

 

[December99]

Hey...I like the idea of the Friday night pool party!!!! I won't be swimming but it will definitely be a great way for the kids to get to know each other and us to have a chance to sit and chat!!! I'm planning on bringing our two funoodles and dd will love to share!!!

 

[Baboo]

I wonder how much of a discount they'd give if we did take the whole place? That would be SO cool! Anyone else staying there would be kind of about the rest of us anyway!

 

[oldkicker]

Just off the phone with Cedar Point:

Admission Tickets: our group would qualify for a price of $59 for the two-day Ride 'n Slide admission, normally $ 63.95 ($4.95 savings) and $29 for the single day CP-only admission, normally $43.95 ($14.95 savings).

Resorts: Cedar Point does offer discounts, but the person I need to speak with is out of the office. I've left my name and number and will post here again when they return my call.

Catered Meal: There is a bewildering array of meals. I think we have somewhere between 80-90 folks coming to the meet (including SO and kids). Right now we are considered a 'small group' - over 100 gets us to the large group designation. The meals are served in a pavilion right outside the park. Small groups have the pavilion for 60 minutes, large groups for 90 minutes. Please note - we'll have to pick one of these options AS A GROUP and that is all that will be served for that meal.

Here are the 'SmallGroup' meals and prices per person (All include Pepsi products, most include side salads, like potato salad)

Build Your Own Deli Sandwich (Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef and Fixings) - $8.95
Pizza Buffet and Salad - $8.75
Picnic (Fried Chicken, Hot Dogs) - $8.95
Classic (Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream) - $8.95

Large group meals - Group I (includes potato salad, beans, cookies, ice cream, Pepsi products):
Italian Sausage (peppers and onins), Hot Dogs - $8.95
Chicken and Brats - $9.25
Chicken and Hot Dogs - 8.95
Hot Dogs and Brats - $8.25
Chicken and Italian Sausages - $9.75
Chicken and Smoked Sausages - $9.25

Large group meals - Group II (includes potato salad, beans, cookies, ice cream, Pepsi products):
Half Chicken - $9.50
Half Chicken, Hot Dogs - $9.95
Half Chicken, Italian Sausages - $10.95
1/4 Chicken, Ribs - $14.95

I'm having the catering brochures mailed to me and will provide more info when I get them.

 

[December99]

Okay Bernie - how and when do you need moola for the tickets??? Or do we get them that day?

Here is my choice - LET'S GO FOR THE LARGE GROUP!!!! - and I like group I - Chicken and Brats. I'm assuming that's like a grilled chicken sandwich???

Or I would even be happy with Brats and something!!! YUM YUM But I'll eat almost anything.

If we can't make the large group designation for some reason then perhaps either the Pizza buffet and salad or picnic one would be my choice.

 

[NancyIL]

Thanks, Bernie! Things are really falling into place pretty quickly!

Chris - I would guess it's either fried chicken or BBQ chicken - not sandwiches. I don't have a strong preference one way or the other.

 

[Kitty 34]

I'm with Chris! Let's go Large group!! We have 80-90 already just in a few days...........I bet we'll easily get over a 100!


Still not sure where my family is going to stay, tho. Hubby really wants a "beach" since we're giving up our "beach" trip Up North for this. So we might still try for the Breakers.......and get into CP earlier (boys LOVE this amenity!)

 

[oldkicker]

It is friend chicken!

I hope we can get the large group status too! Many more selections.

We're going to have to figure something out for facilitating the money. According to the woman I spoke to, we don't need to put any money down for the meal, but that just doesn't sound right to me. I'll tell more when I get the brochures from them. If we don't need to make a deposit, we can all just pay there!

As for the tickets - we will have to pay for those at least a week ahead to get the discount. I'm not sure how/if we can work that out.

I think we should give it a week or so to get more folks to sign up and see if we can reach 100 and then poll for the meal!