Theme Park Review's 2007 Group Trips!

[GURZUWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Robb,I have a question on Spain Trip 2007, that we are in Spain also we have to pay everything it?! I suppose that this price will be with plane included, but, I for example, do not need plane.

And other one asks, I have a SEASON PASS that allows me the free entry to all the thematic parks, except PortAventura, also it will be discounted?! It is that if it costs me more than 1.000 € I doubt much that he can represent :(... thank you for all

[dragoncoaster1292The Dumbest Dinosaur Ever!]

I totally want to go on the mid-west one! Oh, I forgot! I'm going to Florida for a coaster trip of my own in '07! Never mind!

[CocaColaBoyCan I park my donkey here?]

Count me in on the Spain trip - just need to find $150. But a quick question: Why Isla Magica?

[coaster05I prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

^^why even post that. Or that^ All parks offer unique experiences.

Deguy I was not including you in my little speech. I was hoping you realized that since I joked with you about the reading comprehension class. If not my apologies.

Gurzu the price does not include airfare, as far as season passes I have no idea.

Like someone said Italy is an add on, hence why it is the SPAIN trip. Please read. I know some of you think we are being picky, but you have no idea how foolish this makes some of you look.

Second it is also insulting to others who do read the thread, but more importantly to R&E. They spend their free time doing all this research, calling parks, typing up information and posting flyers. That would easily amount to hours or days worth of time and you can't sacrifice a couple of minutes to read the things they have worked on. I may be older but that is a total sign of disrespect.

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

Gurzu - Having season passes will not save you any money, you will still need to pay the full price. Robb and Elissa have to negotiate a group rate with each park so if you are part of the trip they are buying an admission ticket for you.

CocaColaBoy - you ask Why Isla Magica? I ask why not? After Coney Beach anyplace is possible.

[deguy123Bonafide Donkey Expert]

^^ Oh I know you weren't talking to me...lol...My comment/question was just about the Ukers not being in the lottery.

These people really don't read the flyer at all and why ask why R&E are going to a place, if you don't like it, don't sign up.

[TexTitan01A donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

Second it is also insulting to others who do read the thread, but more importantly to R&E. They spend their free time doing all this research, calling parks, typing up information and posting flyers. That would easily amount to hours or days worth of time and you can't sacrifice a couple of minutes to read the things they have worked on. I may be older but that is a total sign of disrespect.

Wow you really know how to flame 'em as they come dont ya? Though I can understand where your coming from. I cant even begin to imagine how much time R&E have spent making this a possibility, then selfish little punks who dont know or dont care about the hours put into this chime in "OOOH I WANNA GO!!!! How much is it??? whats ERT? I dont like that park, can we go someplace else? Do we get to ride Voyage?!?" I'll second what coaster05 is saying and put more emphasis on how important it is to read and get a full understanding of these trip flyers inside, outside, black, white, whatever!

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[benzo41190Wisconsin state fair boy]

Wow! 23 people already??? Probaly more by now

I have never won anything....so I wont be lucky in that lottery. But 12 days traveling around the midwest does sound fun.

Also, what if 2 people are going together. Would the lottery be for both people....or, if one gets picked then the other person can go?

[TexTitan01A donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

This was discussed already, but on another topic preceding this one. I would really like to believe you read that, but if you didnt yes 2 people will be counted as one on the lottery.

I really hope people arent being as irrational as I think they are

[robbalveySite Admin]

Ok, let me try to answer a few questions.....

1. Q: "Do I need to be on the entire trip?"
A: Yes you do. In order to keep the trips more exclusive, at this time we are not planning to offer a "join us for a day, or part of the trip" option. If we did that, we run the risk of having hundreds of people show up on a certain day, and that would defeat our goal of having fewer people in order to get better ERT sessions.


2. Q: "What if I live locally?"
A: You are welcome to come meet up with us for the day, however you would not be able to join in on any "park perks" which includes ERT sessions, group meals, photo ops, etc. Even as a local, these trips should be a good value for your money considering the additional perks you will get.

3. Q: "What if I have a season pass?"
A: At this time we are not able to offer a discount for people who have season passes as the park will still charge us for each "special event ticket" per person (which could include your admission, ERT, meal, etc) which your season pass does NOT include. And even if we did, the discount would not equal the entire cost of the your pass, but a fraction of the price based on an assumed value of your visit that day. For example, a SFMM season pass cost $60 this year. Most people if they buy a pass will go to a park 5 times during a season. So you can assume each visit to the park would be worth about $12. Considering that most parks we visit you will get a meal or ERT worth at least that amount, it kind of makes giving a discount for passholders a little pointless. And when you're paying $2,000 for a trip, if $12 is a dealbreaker, well then, perhaps this isn't the trip for you.

4. Q: "If there is a lottery, are the members of the UK trip in that too?"
A: No. One of the perks for taking our trips is that you automatically have priority seating on future trips.

5. Q: "What about the Italy add-on?"
A: Once we have everyone signed up for the Spain trip we will discuss potential add-ons. The TusenFryd/Liseberg add-on for the UK trip was not part of the initial plans, it was originally just a Robb & Elissa 'side trip'. It just sort of "happened" that it became part of the official trip due to 1. the parks we were visiting (yay Balder) and 2. the reasonable price. At the moment the Italy add-on is pricing out to be about $400 more than UK Trip add-on due to more expensive flights and hotels (we HAVE to stay at a hotel with A/C during August in Italy!) We are looking into a few different add-on trip options, and this will be discussed in the Spain Trip Forum once the deposit deadline has closed.

I think that's most of the current questions.

And I must stress to everyone....please....

READ THE ENTIRE THREAD BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION!

It has probably already been asked.

I hope this helps!

--Robb