Walt Disney World Meet Schedule About This Page:

[Jennifer Marx]

Hi, all!

Here is our schedule of events for our Walt Disney World segment of the Decade of Dreams tour. Everyone is welcome at all events unless otherwise noted.

Decade of Dreams Walt Disney World Meet Schedule

Saturday, May 2, 2009 - Magic Kingdom (hours: 9:00 am - 11:00 pm)

2:10 - 3:30 - "Happy Days Are Here Again" Crystal Palace Lunch
See details here. Hosts: cindybelle and chezp (Cheryl Pendry, PassPorter Guide, Featured Columnist, and E-Book Author)

3:00 - 3:30 pm - PassPorter's "This Could Be the Start of Something" Check-In Meet
Check in with during this time to get your nametag and schedule of events! We'll be at the seating area across from Aloha Isle in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom. Note: If you can't make this time, just find me (Jennifer) at another event and let me know you're "checking in" so I can give you your goodies. Co-Host: Elastigirl (Carrie Hayward, PassPorter's Lead E-Book Editor)

3:30 - 6:30 pm - PassPorter's "Sentimental Journey" Quest see notes on Quests at the bottom for more details
Join us for a casual afternoon of fun as we ride some of our sentimental favorites in Adventureland and Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. Along the way we'll quest for the answers to trivia, Hidden Mickey, and treasure hunt questions! Meet at the seating area across from Aloha Isle in Adventureland (Dole Whips in hand recommended but not required).

6:30 pm - "Stardust" Dinner at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
No ADRs? No problem! Hang with us as we dine with Sunny Eclipse at Cosmic Ray's in Tomorrowland. Meet in seating area near the Sunny Eclipse Audio-Animatronic.

8:00 pm - "Moonglow" Parade for Spectromagic!
Watch the 9:00 pm showing of the Spectromagic parade with your hosts rescuesk and Eeyoresmom. Meet in front of the railroad station in Main Street, U.S.A. More information. Hosts: rescuesk (Sue Kulick, PassPorter Guide) and Eeyoresmom (Tanya)

9:30 pm - "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" Fireworks
Anyone still standing by 9:30 pm is invited to join us for the Wishes fireworks over Cinderella Castle. Meet us in the rose garden in front of the castle.

10:00 pm - "Take the 'A' Train" Drinks on the Monorail Meet
Let's ride the monorail and visit resort lounges for drinks! Once everyone has gotten their drink it will be back on the monorail for a couple of circuits. Whee! Meeting spot to be determined. More Info Host: SuperDave


Sunday, May 3, 2009 - Epcot (hours: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm)

9:00 am - "Come Fly With Me" Soarin' Meet
Take a ride on Soarin' with other PassPorter folks! We'll meet near the stand-by entrance to Soarin' as soon as we can get in, then wait a few minutes to see how many others show up. More details. Host: cindybelle

Noon - 2:00 pm - PassPorter's 10th Birthday Party Extravaganza
Reservations required. See all the details here.

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm - PassPorter's "What a Wonderful World" Quest
Immediately after the birthday party we'll explore the wonderful worlds of Epcot together, starting with a group photo shoot for the 2010 PassPorter book cover, and followed by a causal afternoon of attractions and adventuring! Meet in front of the Finding Nemo sculpture garden outside The Seas in Future World. Co-Host: Belle* (Sara Varney, PassPorter's Online Coordinator, Newsletter Editor, Club Goddess, and Guide)

7:30 pm - "Moonlight Serenade" Dessert Party
Fellow travelers on the official Decade of Dreams package with Mouse Fan Travel are invited to an exclusive dessert party during the Fantasmic! show at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Meet near the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster FASTPASS machines. More details will come directly from your Mouse Fan Travel travel agent. Hosts: Mouse Fan Travel folks (Beci, Sara, Keri, and Colleen)

10:00 pm - 1:00 am - "One O'Clock Jump" Extra Magic Hours @ MK
Can you stay awake until one o'clock in the morning for extra magic hours at the Magic Kingdom? Join host spiceypj as we take in the open attractions, or at least what we can fit in. Read more here. Host: spiceypj


Monday, May 4, 2009 - Studios (hours: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm, plus open until 10:00 pm for EMH)

9:00 am - noon - PassPorter's "Stairway to the Stars" Quest
Let's see the best of the Studios (including the new American Idol show and Toy Story Mania) while we have a little fun with trivia and treasure hunting. Meet across from the FASTPASS machines.

noon - 1:00 pm - "Puttin' On The Ritz" Lunch at the Backlot Express
Join us for an elegant lunch in the unrivaled Backlot Express eatery (wink wink). Meet in the paint studio section of the eatery.

2:00 pm - "High Hopes" Tower of Terror Meet #1
Come ride Tower of Terror with us! Even if you don't want to ride, we'll get a group photo. Meet by the FASTPASS machines. More Info. Host: cindybelle

6:00 pm - Heather's "Get a Kick Out Of You" Margarita Meet at the Backlot Canteen (next to Studio Catering Co.)
Details at Monday DHS Margarita Meet -- RSVP for special treats!

7:00 pm - "High Hopes" Tower of Terror Meet #2
Come ride Tower of Terror with us! Even if you don't want to ride, we'll get a group photo. Meet by the FASTPASS machines. More Info. Host: cindybelle

"In The Mood" Lounge Meet at Port Orleans
8:00 pm - Let's relax after a long day in River Roost lounge at Port Orleans Riverside.


Tuesday, May 5, 2009 - Animal Kingdom (hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

11:45 - 12:30 pm - "Lazy River" Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ
Join us for a casual lunch beside the reflecting pool at Flame Tree BBQ in Animal Kingdom. We'll meet at the tables beside the pool in the outdoor seating area. Co-Host: CRCrazy (Marie, PassPorter Guide)

12:45 pm - 4:00 pm - PassPorter's "Over the Rainbow" Quest
Let's take in some favorite rides and shows together! Meet under the gigantic dinosaur in Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama. Prizes for quests and meet button collections will be awarded at the end of this event, so be there if you want to be included! NOTE: If you intend to join us for this quest, please RSVP (post in this thread) as we're planning a little something special and need a headcount. Host: WDWfan (Lesley, PassPorter Guide)

4:00 pm - "Yakety Sax" Yak Attack Meet
Meet near the counter-service window for Yak & Yeti for a "Yak Attack" drink! More Info Host: UncleBob

8:00 pm - PassPorter's "Moonlight Cocktail" Cinco de Mayo Meet
It's Cinco de Mayo! Let's meet at Cantina de San Anjel (at Epcot) to celebrate!


Name Notes:
The meet names are based on our Big Band/Swing theme. Some are a little goofy, but it's just for fun! Feel free to chime in with new name suggestions, especially for events not being hosted by me -- you can come up with your own names if you wish.

Quests:
The four quests -- one on each day at each of the four parks -- are casual "hang with us" events with a twist. We'll all meet at a designed spot, usually a place where you can sit and chat for a bit if you arrive early (highly recommended). Then we'll hand out a special quest sheet which has fill-in-the-blank questions about things we expect you can find the answers to as we ride rides and see shows together. So this would be answers to trivia questions, Hidden Mickey locations, and treasure hunt-style questions. Doing the quest sheets is totally optional -- you can just hang with us if you prefer. For those that fill in the quest sheets, we will award a prize to the person with the most correct answers at the end of each daily quest, and there'll be a big prize for the person with the most cumulative points by the end of the trip (awarded at the quest on Tuesday)! The main focus of our quests will be spending time together while we take in the attractions, but we thought this would add a little fun. Of course, you're welcome to just pick up the quest sheet and look for the answers yourselves, but it'll be more fun to hang out together ... and you might pick up hints along the way, too.

Meet Buttons:
I will have buttons for most of the meets on this schedule (all the ones I can make it to), and everyone that attends gets one (well, at least while the supplies I make for each one last). Collect as many different meet buttons as you can and the person with the most unique meet buttons at the end of the trip will win a prize! Be at the last quest (the one on Tuesday) if you want to be counted!

More Meets:
If I missed something that was suggested elsewhere, please let me know. I won't print the schedules until Wednesday, April 22, so consider that the deadline.

This is going to be so much fun!

[cindybelle]

My reaction to all this? I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!! It all sounds like great fun to me, and I'll try to participate in as many of your events as possible. I am SO THERE!!!!!!! Thanks, Jennifer!

:than ks:

[spiceypj]

the drinks around the monrail... no driving required. think that is Saturday night?

will be there for everything early morning and evening. can't go late morning, early afternoon - allergic to the sun.

that says might try - but if start to react will leave immediately.

hope everyone has fun!!!

[SuperDave]

Jennifer,
All of this sounds so great and exciting, I can't wait for the festivities to begin. This is going to be a lot of fun.

You mentioned going to the lounge at the Contemporary on the first night after Wishes. I think a lot of us plan on doing the "Drinks On The Monorail". Might be a better alternative since you questioned, whether the lounges were open that late.

Another suggestion would be on either Monday or Tuesday May 4 or 5 to have a possible Illuminations meet. Even better would be to somehow obtain VIP seating (standing) for this. At which location in the WS to have this, there are many choices. Everyone has their favorites. I particularly like two locales being between Morocco and France and at Italy as well. If we could get the VIP seating maybe over in Italy we could head to one of the stands and have glasses of Prosecco for Illuminations. That would cap off a good night. Then afterwards we could go to one of the resorts either AS or POR. Just my two cents!

[Disneybine]

Looks great, Jennifer! I love that there'll be a lunch meet at Flame Tree BBQ Hubby and I will SO be there. Also, we'll be at the Birhtday Lunch as well as most of the quests.

[Wendyismyname]

Oh Jennifer you brought me to tears! How much fun is this going to be??

[Disneybine]

Jennifer, could you maybe give us some more information on the quests? Like, which attractions you're planning to go on, how much walking will be involved, if we'll have to get FP'ses, that kind of stuff? That'd be really great, thanks.

[Dave Marx]

If we had all the answers for those questions it wouldn't be much of a quest.

Seriously, these will follow our normal practices for our treasure hunts. We skip attractions with height restrictions (which means most "extreme" rides are out) so that families with young kids can participate. We don't do "whole park" hunts, because those can involve a lot of walking. Generally, we limit ourselves to one or two lands, so the walking is hardly extreme. Many items on the quest will NOT be on attractions at all, because there's a lot to find outside attractions, and we don't want folks to be spending all their time on queues. As to which attractions... Even if we knew (that is, that we've managed to design each item in the quest at this early date), what's the fun in telling? The idea is to have a good time together. We're not likely to choose attractions that everyone hates. Now, we might have some attractions that wouldn't have been on your personal touring plan (especially if you're usually focused on mountains and towers), but we trust folks are willing to accept that in order to be part of the fun. If you'll need a FP, everyone will learn about it at the same time, so nobody has an advantage.

Fair enough?

[spiceypj]

guess we can't include any of the flower/garden stuff?

[Wendyismyname]

Sounds fantastic Dave and you certainly grabbed my attention!

[Disneybine]

Thanks for posting, Dave. I'm just a little concerned about the amount of standing in line that'll be involved (I've got back problems). I guess I can always leave early if it's getting too much, right?

[cindybelle]

Originally Posted by Disneybine

I'm just a little concerned about the amount of standing in line that'll be involved (I've got back problems). I guess I can always leave early if it's getting too much, right?

Hey, I've got problems with my right foot and will no doubt have to sit down and/or stretch every so often -- so I'll be happy to "sit out" with you occasionally. You can't miss me -- if I'm without my Goofy pirate hat, you'll see a 54-year-old brunette wearing shorts with some big orthopedic shoes -- that's me! Let's all be willing to admit when we've had enough, and then not worry about it.

I'm an early riser, but will almost certainly not be able to "drink around the monorail" past 11:00 p.m. (or maybe even past 10:00 p.m.) -- but I make no apologies! We're going to Disney!

[spiceypj]

hey I will be 59 next week and the only way I can do it - is not to have more than one drink at each place and NEVER to finish the drink.

also having to get out of the sun does have that advantage - why you are in the parks - will have time for my nap....

[skateycat]

add me to the napping group...ha ha ha...i am wondering how i will have time to fit my napping in with all the fun and meeting new friends! dang i am excited!

[PhilsEagles08]

Originally Posted by cindybelle

Hey, I've got problems with my right foot and will no doubt have to sit down and/or stretch every so often -- so I'll be happy to "sit out" with you occasionally. You can't miss me -- if I'm without my Goofy pirate hat, you'll see a 54-year-old brunette wearing shorts with some big orthopedic shoes -- that's me! Let's all be willing to admit when we've had enough, and then not worry about it.

I'm an early riser, but will almost certainly not be able to "drink around the monorail" past 11:00 p.m. (or maybe even past 10:00 p.m.) -- but I make no apologies! We're going to Disney!

You can print out the handy pic in your sig for reference if need be