Celebration 3 "This is where the fun begins"

[Amidala Starkiller]

Thanks any help would be hot.

It hard to get frim prices on airfare since sites like priceline won't book for April '05 yet.

[Jedi_Pfaff]

Amidala said:

Thanks any help would be hot.

It hard to get frim prices on airfare since sites like priceline won't book for April '05 yet.

Yeah, I tried www.hotwire.com and they can't pull up flights for more than 330 days from now but I will keep my head out for more deals.

[Amidala Starkiller]

I e-mailed the Fan Event Coordinator at Lucasfilm. And she said the rooms would be opened up the fall and they would announce the date this summer.

[Amidala Starkiller]

Ok we close enought to book airfare for C3

I looked on expedia and got the price of $290.19

Wed 20-Apr-05
Dallas (DFW)
Depart 8:58 pm to Indianapolis (IND)
Arrive 11:01 pm 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Duration: 2hr 3mn
Flight: 514

Sun 24-Apr-05
Indianapolis (IND)
Depart 6:20 pm to Dallas (DFW)
Arrive 8:42 pm 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Duration: 2hr 22mn


This would have us getting there the day before and leaving on Sunday.

[Amidala Starkiller]

How about arriving Thursday morning and leaving Monday morning

Thu 21-Apr-05

Dallas (DFW)
Depart 7:32 am to Indianapolis (IND)
Arrive 9:35 am 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Duration: 2hr 3mn

Flight: 1660

Economy/Coach Class, MDC MD80, 90% on time

Total miles: 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Total duration: 2hr 3mn

Mon 25-Apr-05

Indianapolis (IND)
Depart 8:32 am to Dallas (DFW)
Arrive 10:51 am 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Duration: 2hr 19mn

Flight: 1067

Economy/Coach Class, MDC MD80, 80% on time


Total miles: 759 mile(s) (1221 km)
Total duration: 2hr 19mn



this one is $290.19

[Jedi_Pfaff]

Hey Elizabeth,

I went to www.priceline.com and found tickets for about $180 from DFW to Indy flying on Northwest Airlines. I also found it for about the same price on www.orbitz.com flying United Airlines. I have also checked at www.expedia.com and www.travelocity.com and the lowest flights they have are $177 with fewer time options though.

[Amidala Starkiller]

Sweet That's more like it

Now to get the fan club rate on the rooms...

And we might able to do this for about 500 a person

[Jedi_Pfaff]

I think we are going to have to book these flights pretty early before the price gets jacked up even higher and more and more people are getting desperated to book anything.

I found a rate of $269/night which is the special events rate whatever that means for a 2 double beds in a room. If four people stay in a room it comes out to $67.25/night. The hotel is called the Indianapolis Marriot Downtown which has the best feature that it has a skywalk that connects it to the convention center so the con will literally be down the hall from us. No parking fees or having to get a taxi or whatever.

[Amidala Starkiller]

Joe and I are ready for the rooms

We both have fan club memberships and credit cards.

As soon as they are avaliable we are going to try to get two rooms downtown

I've already got 2 rooms at the downtown comfort inn, but it's 2 blocks away and 200 a night. The fan club ratesare so much better (something like 125-150 for across the street)

I'd like to book are airfare quick but no one is giving me dates for when they want to go.

Joe and I would like to get there early Thursday and go to the perview day and leave Monday morning.

[Jedi_Pfaff]

Well, I would really love to go to preview night and I think that Thursday through Monday sounds good to me. If you book anything. I am definitely in and I will give u a deposit as soon as u need it. The only problem is I am not sure if I am going to fly with you guys from DFW or I should just fly out of Houston. I dunno. What do u guys think I should do?

[DarthMaximus]

Fly with us. It will be easier since we won't have to find you at the airport and such.

[Amidala Starkiller]

Well if we all want the same flight we better book soon.

[DarthMaximus]

Umm, I don't wanna "fight" . Oh you mean flight! Yeh we better.

[DARTHGOON]

hopefully no terrorists try to take our flight over or I am goin to be pissed

[Jedi_Pfaff]

Hmmm.....armed terrorists who feel that they are fighting a holy cause for Allah versus Star War fanatics who have been waiting years to see Episode 3.

Who will win?

I think we all know the answer.

[DARTHGOON]

starwars fanatics are worse than terrorists so yes we would win

[Amidala Starkiller]

This message was posted on the CR board and I'm passing it along. I need firm answers by June 21st.

To all CR's, RSA's and GSA's,

This is a formal letter regarding hotel room booking information for CIII. I have been told by Terry (aka: Rox) that I am authorized to negotiate a group rate for all of Fanforce. It is my hope to secure a full hotel connected to the convention center (by skywalk) for all of Fanforce before the general public is able to book rooms. I am fairly confident that this is possible.

What I need from you all is a tally of FIRM numbers of interested people from your respective Fanforce chapters. (Also, if you have some "possibles," you may give me a count for those as well.)

Please format your numbers as such:
Pittsburgh FF: 14 Firm, 6 Possibles

I will need your final tally no later than June 21st, so that I may compile the list and start negotiating with GenCon (the promoters of CIII).

The 501st already has a deal through them for 250 rooms, but I am confident that with the combined presence of Fanforce we will be able to have many more rooms requested, and could then present a valid case for special consideration in regards to discount rates and "pre-booking".

The room rates quoted to me so far (this was by one specific hotel so rates may differ slightly)
were as such:

$134 per night for a single (1 person) 1 double bed
$144 per night for a single (2 person) 1 king bed
$154 per night for a single (3 person) 1 king bed, 1 roll out bed
$164 per night for a single (4 person) 2 doubles

Should the actual rates be different (whether higher or lower) you will be notified immediately after I receive that information.

The bed size may vary by hotel. You will also be notified of that should it differ than what is quoted here.

The information contained in the replies I receive will figure prominently in the negotiating process and, as a result, will need to be as accurate as humanly possible since a contract will most likely need to be drawn up.

Do not "pad" your numbers. Only firm numbers, please. (The "possibles" may be taken into account, but I suspect that unlikely.) We, as Fanforce, can not be responsible for extra rooms not filled, so once again I urge you to be absolutely confident with your figures before you submit them to me.

Since this is just the beginning of the negotiation phase, I do not yet have any answers regarding who, how, and when you will be able to pay for rooms. Rest assured that I will post this information immediately after finding out, so as to give you and your respective members as much time as possible to make whatever decisions you need to make regarding payment.

If there are any questions regarding CIII room booking, please PM me for now and I will ensure that a special thread be made for this, which will include a FAQ.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.

Let's show our "force,"
jedi_master_sal

[Jedi_Pfaff]

I am definitely going. I would be kicking myself in the butt if I missed this, my holy grail.

[D-Vader]

I'm a definate. Might be getting extra school money this fall, so that'll go towards it.

[Amidala Starkiller]

So far the definate count is 7.