So, let me get this straight Teamubr. The arrival date, we should shoot for is 10/10/2020 ? Anybody check what the future date will be to make reservations ? Im old, forget things, and cannot count over 20
If I can stick my neck out (so Teamubr doesn't have to).....
Based on my experience with DISMeets we've done at the Fort during Marathon week, Halloween, etc. and the Gulf DISMeets, people arrive at different times. So here is the basic calendar now that we know we are talking October 2020:
Arrive sometime around Saturday Oct 10, 2020 or Sunday Oct 11, 2020 (or whenever you can around then).
Monday October 12, 2020 is Columbus day during the week in question.
We have typically tried to clear one afternoon for a group lunch or one evening for a group dinner of some fashion (pot luck, rotating host, etc.). Given enough advance notice (we have 2+ years in our case), folks can hit this. Then they can schedule their ADR, special ticket events like MNSS, and other around it well in advance.
We should maybe shoot for Monday-Wednesday Oct 12-14 to have our get-together. Date/time TBD.
Stay as long as you want. Mix, mingle, visit each other, do dinner in small groups, do whatever, the rest is up to you. Thursday Oct 15 is the soonest we might safely say it's okay to leave (if we do a get together on that Wednesday which means you could come in as late as Tues Oct 13). Based on that timeframe, 3B, early June 2019 is the earliest time you can book.
As a reminder (based on my experience and past attempts at things like this), a Fort/DW event should be loosely planned to hit the key get together event (broadly planned) and anything on top of that is ad hoc or loose groups. Because folks will want their park days, their shopping days, their ADR times, special ticket event times, etc.
Bama Ed
PS - Teamubr, I beg your forgiveness for jumping in....