Good luck Goofy4tink!
Hi DJ, yes - the Adventurers Club does have a maximum capacity, I'm afraid it only holds - <b>200 people</b>.
When I generally totted up the response figures to Project X (many people put their head count, but for those that didn't if they replied "we" I counted two, if they said "I" then I counted one - so there is room for it to grow even more) I comfortably counted over 200 people interested...now, I think it's safe to assume that some folks won't be interested in doing the AC event, but even at this very early stage I'd say <i>potentially</i> this event could 'sell out' extremely quickly due to the popularity of the venue.
With regards to registering and paying - later today I am going to start a proper thread explaining how people can 'Register their interest'. From there not only will I have a better idea of numbers and their breakdowns, but I will also be able to create a mailing list so that I can send updates via email as well as via the boards. You will be able to join this mailing list regardless of whether you publicly post or are even registered for the DIS boards so no need to worry about posting any personal details (about your family or your email address) if you don't want to.
With regards to payment...well, that's going to be the fun bit
When it comes to the crunch it I will require 2 payments.
1st, a fully refundable deposit - I anticipate needing something in the region of $15 per adult and $10 per child, per event. If we have the numbers to support a big park event, then that one may be a little more, depends on final cost. What with Christmas and New Year, well we all have stuff to keep us busy at that time don't we? Therefore I will open the events I can officially sometime at the beginning of January but I will give notice beforehand of when that will be. I have a plan on how we can do this fairly so as to have each request time-stamped, and then a period of grace given for everyone to get payment to me - it'll be a strictly first come-first served situation based on that time-stamp. Should we reach capacity on certain events, then we will also have a waitlist.
2nd, balance payment - once I get the deposits, I'll also have a final breakdown of numbers and then I can work out the exact price. I'll be requiring this around 1st of April 2005.
Now, why is this going to be 'fun' you ask? Well, because I do have a Paypal account, but I'm not a business - this means I'm extremely limited in the amount of funds I'm allowed to pass through the account each month - substantially less than what all these events will cost that's for sure. I've also heard some rather nasty scare stories about PP recently too where they freeze peoples accounts for months at the blink of an eye - with all the money involved (other peoples money at that) it makes me very leery indeed of using them. So, that means the preferred payment method will have to be by check and mailed to me the good old fashioned way! If anyone has a problem with that then I am prepared to consider Paypal as a back up option, but if people can do checks, then that will be nicer
As soon as we are able to get sufffient fixed number for each event I will pay the deposit myself in order to lock in our price and dates asap - regardless of whether I've actually received or cashed everyone's payment. That's my personal committment to the project, I'm prepared to pay up front and have you guys 'pay me back' - that's me putting my money where my mouth is
Unfortunately due to the nature of the events, we can't have everyone making payment direct to Disney - because that would have really been my preferred option, cut myself out of the loop completely, but things just don't work that way. Though I'll ask if we can do that for the backstage tours as those are offered by the Disney Institute and are an 'off the shelf' option rather than our other tailor-made events.
WonderwomanDC, I got your PM, I'll be replying to you soon I promise
I will check the status of the HM set with my rep and see what she says - how long before your wedding did they give you notice that you had to change to ToT? Hmmmm, I know how Disney are though - they have a nasty tendency to keep selling things even if it's unavailable with a view to thinking that the problem might be fixed or they can just move it somewhere else when the time comes. I'll see what she says...
Oh, and the capacity depends on what kind of dinner you have there - 60 people Buffet, 70 Table, 100 people Reception Style
That's all for now but keep watching this space!
