Hi! I'm Soppy. You may remember me from such DL-Cons as DLCon 1 and my guest apperance in DLCon 4! I'll be hosting the next DL-Con as well at my home in Orlando, Florida.
The Con dates are hardset at this point, and are June 7th-10th (6/7 to 6/10). This'll avoid the beginning of hurricane/storm season (which is usually quiet anyway) and open up the possibility for some big outing type activities. More on that later.
The house is much bigger than Hal's place, but not quite large enough to host everyone at the con. I can host the internationals and maybe some of the more cash-strapped people, but the rest will have to stay in a hotel. There are two about two and a half miles from the house, they are:
Holiday Inn Express, looks to be about $88 a night:
http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/apopka/mcogh/hoteldetail?cm_mmc=mdpr-_-YahooLocal-_-ex-_-mcoghHampton Inn & Suites, looks to be about $90 a night:
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=WCA1YKAYHM3TECSGBJNM22Q?ctyhocn=MCOAKHXResidence Inn by Marriott, since Scar requested it:
http://www.residenceinnaltamontesprings.com/I would recommend that unless you have a Marriott discount to go with either the Hampton or Holiday Inn listed above. They are the closest two to my house.
One of the BIG THINGS!(tm) I'd like to try to do this con is get everyone to Universal Studios. I've been sitting on a mound of free passes from work and would love to just blow through them all by taking everyone in a big outing. My idea for this one is to have it be the 6th (the day before the con) and black out that day for travel. Everyone who wants to come can get there Tuesday (or before), everyone who doesn't can come Thursday. If not enough people want to do it, or it causes problems in the planning, I can scrap this, but with this much advance notice I figure it's doable. It'll mean more work getting people to and from the airport on Thursday, but I'm willing to shoulder that burden for this. (Note: I can also keep costs down for people since I get 25% off food and 35% off souviners from my employee discount.)
Also, since it may be a once in a lifetime chance for some of the internationals, I can also arrange a Disney World trip for them. It'd be a bit pricey since I don't have free passes there, but I figured I'd float the idea. If not, we can always at least take a trip to Downtown Disney.
For those looking at tickets, the airport you'd be flying into would be Orlando International Airport (MCO).
As usual, post if you're gonna be able to come.
A reminder: Since the Universal trip seems to be a go, if you choose to arrive on the 6th (the day of the trip), you will be responsible for getting from the airport to the hotel.
Confirmed:
1. Soppy (D)
2. Meeple* (U)
3. Laggy*
4. Alex*
5. Grefter* (U)
6.
7. mc*
8. Joe Snow* (U)
9.
10. Gate* (U)
11.
12. Neph (D)
13. Djinn* (U) (D)
14. Tal* (U)
15. Idun* (U)
16. Niu*
17. VSM* (U)
18.
19. Scar* (U) (D)
20. Nitori* (U)
21. OK*
22. Archmage* (D)
23. Xer* (U)
Maybe:
4. Yoshiken
6. Captain K
7. Eternal (U)
No:
1. Jim
and 2. Zenny (Sitting in a tree)
3. Shale
4. Yakko
