Conference koolit::disney

    Linda,
    
    I'm not aware of any special family reunion packages from Disney or 
    the MKC. I think your best bet would be to coordinate a trip with
    your family members who are interested in going to WDW for the reunion.
    
    If you decide to do this then one person should be in charge of booking
    the entire family down there. Usually the CRO cannot guarantee
    adjoining rooms but if you have a large group going down AND you book
    early you may be able to get rooms close to one another.
    
    Again, I'm not aware of any Family Reunion packages but I'm sure
    someone could customize one for you.
    
    
    Remember, plan early, and have just one person handle the hotel
    reservations. Let everyone else take care of their transportation and
    ticket needs.
    
    Mike

    Caution:  Be alert of the difficulties of 'touring' with different
    families with different age kids and different interests.  example
    small kids will want to ride dumbo, the teens space mountain.  neither
    groups may be willing to wait.  Others like me, perfer sitting on a
    bench and people watch, while others want to run attraction to
    attraction.  And I really can't belive it, but some people don't like
    Small World.  I think Disney holics could tour ok, but if your going to 
    blow $5Ks on a vacation, you don't need the troubles.  I personally
    would not go there with my relatives even though I like each one.
    ed
    

There is an area in Fort Wilderness the near
River Country where they seem to cater to groups.

We saw a family re-union in progess there last summer.

Doug

    My property manager co-ordinates the rental of private homes in the 
    Disneyworld area for family reunions.  They have several homes for rent
    in the same subdivision which facilitates impromptu parties as well as
    the main event.  If you are interested, give me a call and I will put
    you in touch with them.  Maureen Robinson  404-844-8628

    Ed,
    
    I agree. The larger the group the more diversified the interests.
    If this reunion is pulled off it would be best to split up during the 
    day and maybe meet for lunch or even a...a bash...
    
    ...yeah that's the ticket...have a reunion bash at Hoop Dee Doo.
    
    They still talk about the Birthday Bash of '92 down around Pioneer
    Hall.
    
    Mike

You might want to check into the Vacation Club.  I think they have multi-bedroom
suites that hold up to 12 people.  Getting a few of those could work out for
a reunion visit.

I agree about not trying to keep everyone together in the parks all the time.
Making plans for particular meals, dinner shows, and water parks together but
going separate ways otherwise might work out better.

My friend called down about room discounts for big groups, and I believe they
do have them if you're booking enough rooms.  I think the number was 10.

						Tracy

    Thanks for the suggestions so far...the Vacation Club was where we were
    planning on staying for our smaller family group so I'll check with
    them on a larger group.
    
    We would never try to keep everyone together all day every day. 
    Personally, I like going with alot of people because if you don't want
    to go to a particular spot and your kids do, you can usually find
    someone to take them!  The age range in the family is mid-eighties all
    the way down to some potential newborns by 1997 with several "plateaus"
    inbetween.  What I was thinking of proposing was "generational
    get-togethers" - ie - all first cousins plan a night out, all
    grandparents plan a special day, etc.  Everyone could stay for as long
    or short a time as they'd like.  We'd have a core time of 4-5 days for
    everyone and then people could get there earlier or stay later on their
    own.
    
    Gotta get going....keep the thoughts coming - I promise to let everyone
    know if we go through with this!
    
    Linda

I saw at least 1, maybe 2 family reunions there a couple of weeks ago.  They
all had matching, bright shirts which proclaimed the occasion.  Made it easy
to spot each other in the crowd.

   Carol

What's wrong with upstate New York? :-)

...bright colored matching shirts... just don't carry a flag! :-)

Good ideas so far.  How about having a different group family event
each day, then on your own for the rest of the day?
Such as:
	One nice dinner all together
	One character breakfast all together
	Picnic at the Fort Wilderness area or at a water park

And be sure to have someone do a good group portrait!

Bill A.
4 hours to go...

    RE:  last
    
    I love upstate NY!  Just with the family scattered from coast to coast
    and up and down the eastern seaboard it seemed like a plan!  (Plus we
    were planning on going to WDW in '97 anyway!)  (I DO know you were
    kidding!)
    
    Great ideas - we could have a picture of our grandparents on each of
    our shirts.
    
    I like the idea of a special event each day too.
    
    My sister will be here next week.  If I can convince her of this then
    we can work out some proposals to present to the rest of the family.
    
    Linda