Interest in a Utah Pony meetup

[sweetstuff]

I'll have to sort through my ponies to see who may need some spa treatments.

Firebyrd - def. bring the G1s!

I think I need to break out the bins again

[gabumon]

YAYAYY! I'm getting excited!

[IIya]

I've got a few G1's to bring. I have a very baity Show Stable that I might bring. Should I bring some art? Maybe make some ATCs to trade. Would anyone be interested in Monster High clothes?

I have boxes of G3's, not so many G1's and a handful of G2's

  yay G2's!

[CrystalSnowflake]

I have an update for you all.

Plant Play seems like a super option and I think it would prove to be the most fun for all ages.

I have a meeting with the party planner there on Friday to cover all the pricing and room availability. If you go onto their site and look at group rates that will give you an idea what the price will be per person and what each package includes. I will be covering the roome charge along with the non refundable deposit since I am doing the location planning.

The basic package is 12.99 and includes all you can eat meal, an activity, and a game card. The planner was saying that we don't all have to pick the same package. So if you only want to do the base package and others want the higher package that is totally fine. She was saying that she may be able to get us better rates then what is listed on the site but what is listed is a good place to start.

Personaly I think this would be tons of fun and not that bad for price.

Any feedback you guys have before Friday would be great. I am planning on making the final decision on Friday since the date is getting closer and she did say they book pretty quickly.

Feel free to pm me for my phone number if you have any questions.

[sweetstuff]

Well, like I said when I suggested it - I really like Planet Play. It's clean, they have lots of games (that work, vs CEC!) and the food is usually pretty good.  My boys love it when we splurge and go. Plus is right by 1-15  so  it should be  easy for everyone to get to.

Crystal - it would be great if we can get a better deal - they have various deals  up on their website. Plus  - they shouldn't charge for the kids under 4.

[CrystalSnowflake]

Awesome feedback. I will ask about the price on kids too.

[ashes]

Awww, makes me wish I was back in Provo so I could join the meet!  I hope you all have a fun time. 

[sweetstuff]

Awww, makes me wish I was back in Provo so I could join the meet!  I hope you all have a fun time. 

Well, if you ever happen down this way - it would be fun to meet up.

[IIya]

Sounds good to me.

[Seachanger]

Sounds great! Thanks for doing all of that work CS!

[CrystalSnowflake]

Now for updates!

Here is the attendee list so far:

gabumon - 2 adults 3 children
CrystalSnowflake - 1 adult (+1 maybe)
Skylar - 1 adult
Firebyrd - 2 adults 2 children
Levengale - 1 adult
Seachanger- 2 adults 1 child (?)
Xayide2- 2 adults
Sweetstuff - 2 adults 3 children
IIya - 1 adult (+1 maybe)
Leam - 2 adults (tentative)
MsGatamon - 1 adults 1 child
Lilgryphon - 1 adult (+1 maybe)

so total so far is

16 adults (+2 tentative, +3 maybe)
10 children



Here are the prices that the party planner was able to offer our group

$13.99
Unlimited Buffet
 $10.00 game card
 3 attractions

$14.99
Unlimited Buffet
$10.00 game card
Unlimited attractions for 2 hours

Children under 3 years old are free!

The uses of the party room for 90min is $25 or $75 depending on the room I pick.

Here is what I was thinking for the party plan.

Saturday April 14th

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch in the common eating area
  1:00 - 2:30 Party room for swaps and pony games
  2:30 - 4:30 Attractions and arcade
  4:30 - 5:30 Dinner

Obviously some may not want to eat 2 meals there but it would mean that you could eat either before or after we do the party room and the attractions. This would also give us more time to actually do the swaps and some pony games without having interruptions or worry about food covered hands. I would also try to get some tables in the common area reserved for our group for the meal times listed.

Here is a link to their website as well
http://planetplayutah.com/

If you guys are ok with the times then I can go ahead and book this ASAP. She says the fill up really fast on Saturdays

[Xayide2]

They sound good to me, and that's a good price for the party room. For 90 mins I think I'll just leave the ponies in the clear totes to save time setting them up. I'd have to leave them in the car during lunch and race out and bring it all in though. My set up won't be pretty, but there will be a lot of ponies.

[gabumon]

the times and everything sound good but the price per person is a bit high for me and mine.  what's the price for just showing up and not eating not doing attractions?  or doing attractions as desired? $7 per person is a little better for me. 

I hope I don't sound like a wet blanket! :S

[CrystalSnowflake]

I can ask but I would think the nature of the venue would say that they wouldn't let you just come and visit in the room and go. I will ask anyway.
All things considered I think it's a great price. I went there on Friday to meet the planner and get a real tour. I stayed and ate then played games. It was a lot of fun and the food was a lot better then I was expecting. My husband is really picky about food and he really liked it as well.
Honestly if you are going to make the trip to Salt Lake you may as well make a day of it. It is an all you can eat buffet so you could in reality come for lunch and stay for dinner. I think times like this I would say splurge on the event because I think you will have a blast. Besides how often will you get another chance for a fun and memorable pony meet?

In my opinion I think this could be the most fun meet we will have done so far.

[gabumon]

I'm fine paying an entrance fee, just wondered how much without the food.