 I
split off from the group for a whirl wind tour of the World Showcase on
my way back to the Dolphin for the Mega Meet (Sure did get my exercise
today!). Exited through the International Gateway and caught a boat as
it was leaving. It was good to sit down on the way to the Dolphin! :)
Arrived just after noon and headed up to the Copa Banana. There were
already many people there, and I'd like to thank BetsyAnn and her mom
Elaine for coming to help as greeters. Deb Wills was expecting up to
500 people today! Quite a turnout!
The room was separated with Authors on one side, and Webmasters on the
other. I was able to mingle for a while, and talk to a few more people
from other sites that I didn't get a chance to talk with that morning.
It was great meeting people from so many sites - and the guidebook
authors were a friendly group as well. MikeS and his wife was there
representing MousePlanet, and the first site member to show up was none
other than Dennis! (WDWDen). :-) It was great seeing him again, and
he was able to stay for the entire meet! Others that I saw included
AliciaG, WillCAD, FLSharon and her husband John, Bernard and Miss
Bianca, SusanL, Figgy and her husband Dick, BetsyAnn and her mom
Elaine, Ahnalira and Alan, TigH and Ross, and LindaC and Bob!! It was
a great time!
 I
had called Kristen several times, and she was finally hungry so I
headed out right at 3pm (missed the big Passporter photo shoot, but
that's OK. I know I was there is spirt!) :-) I did
sneak a peek and a picture of the Dolphin Christmas tree. It is
MAGNIFICIENT, with huge toys, and even a very large working train
running around the tree. A must see! :-)
Brought Kristen a light snack of pretzels and fruit, and then we both
laid down for a nap. I was wiped out and slept until 7pm.
We went
downstairs and got a VERY light dinner at Roaring Fork (now *I* was
feeling a bit sick), sat in the lobby for a while, and finally headed
back to the room by 8:30 and went to bed! A less than
spectacular end of day (again), but I'm saving LOTS of money on meals
this trip!
;-)
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This
morning was a breakfast meet for the authors and webmasters attending
the MegaMeet that day. I was going to miss it, but Kristen just
wanted to sleep, so I got up, ready and headed out to leave her alone
to rest. We had our cell phones so I could check up on her
throughout the day. She was better in the morning, and now needed
rest to get back on her feet. Problem was we had Candlelight
Processional reservations at San Angel Inn that night. I was able
to cancel these at the front desk after I told them Kristen was sick
(even though we were inside the 24 hour cancellation time). Whew!
The
breakfast meet this morning was at Tubbi's Buffeteria in the
Dolphin. There was quite a group of people there when I arrived
around 8:30am, and it was wonderful to meet Deb Wills (All Ears Net),
Jennifer and Dave (Passporter), and many other Disney legends!
:-) I ate at a table with Jim Hill (JimHillMedia), and Steve
Barret (Hidden Mickey's) and Jim has an amazing amount of inside Disney
knowledge! The Roy Disney vs Mike Eisner was the topic of
conversation this morning, and it will really be interesting to see how
all this pans out. 
After
breakfast, we all headed up to the Copa Banana room to get a handle on
how things would work that afternoon for the Mega Meet. It was
also a great time to chat with all the authors/guides, and even get a
group picture. Everyone was SO nice, and being from a small and
relatively new site didn't seem to matter a bit. I received lots
of compliments on the site, and meet so many great people.
Everyone's love of Disney really showed! :-)
While
not everyone rode Mission:Space, we had a pretty good turnout!
MargaretJ and her son Matt were there. BetsyAnn and her Mom,
Elaine, Stinkerbelle and a couple of her friends, WillCAD and
Jimbolini. We had a great time chatting in the line while we
waited around 20 minutes or so. Really not too bad a wait, and
the line moved MUCH faster than it had in the previous July! :-)
I really like this ride, and enjoyed riding it again this trip! I
think everyone that rode really enjoyed it as well, and we had NO more
'sickness' casualties! ;-)