Recovering: One Mighty Weekend, Part I - Pre-Party
So.... I am alive. That is saying something, right?
The SF Crew (sorry Jerry) and I have been going to several Circuit Parties since we started with The White Party: Palm Springs 2006. It became a quick routine that we each would 'push' a party to everyone. One Mighty Weekend was my first Party Push, which I first mentioned last fall.
Having now attended our first year's festivities, I am damn glad I pushed it to the group! We had an absolute awesome time. Sure, there were some hiccups that may have dissuaded other from partaking in some of the parties. Not us! We were going to do it all! And, we certainly did.
Here is a run through of our trip. I had a couple of days off of work before we left, so I was able to rest up before we go on the plane. It was really nice to just relax a bit. Come Wednesday, May 30th, Rich, Jerry and I all boarded our plane from Phoenix Sky Harbor. Now, we are on our way to a gay circuit event that just so happens to be at a primarily family focused theme park, Walt Disney World. This comes with a definite down side; our plane was filled with screaming kids that cried, played their noisy games and even threw up the entire flight. It was not our favorite part of the trip; let me tell you.
Anyway, we survive the four hour torture only to get to baggage claim and find Jerry and my bags were lost. Oy! Luckily, they knew exactly where they were and we were reunited with them later that night. It was still quite stressful to be on vacation and not have your bags.
Orlando, Florida. The first thing we all thought was it was really green and had a ton of little lakes everywhere. I could see why everything was so spread out on the map. It was noticeably more humid, especially coming from Phoenix. After dealing with our lost luggage, the three of us piled into a cab and headed to the host hotel, the Buena Vista Palace.
Apparently, the Buena Vista Palace had just complete renovated their rooms and were just finishing up on their lobby. This hotel was beautiful. The rooms were decorated with a modern look but still had a comfortable feel.
We were the first of our group to arrive. Bernard got in later in the day. The three of us decided to stroll over to Downtown Disney and grab a bite to eat, since it was just across the street from hotel. Once Bernard arrived, we went back to Downtown Disney to an offset called Pleasure Island. This is where all the Adult dance clubs and stuff are within the parks. We all walked around and grabbed a drink. At one point, this girl started hitting on me. Oy! She eventually pieced things together and asked if I were gay. I confirmed it, but that did not stop her. She then tried to convince me to give her a chance to convert me to the other team. Sorry, that will never happen. I know where I stand. But, it did not end there. Shortly, this guy came out of nowhere. He claimed to be her brother. After a few more tries by this girl to try to seduce me, her brother asks me is I am top or a bottom. Oh My God, this is not happening. He gets into the mix by trying to pick me up to. At one point he had proposed that the three of us all go to their hotel room and mess around. That's why I think they were not really related, although they were from Kentucky. Anyway, you may be asking where my friends and partner were during all of this. They were sitting right across from this watching and at some points telling me I should do it! Thanks, guys! There was no way, although the boy was pretty cute. LOL
After we managed to not get a last drink before the little stands serving tropical concoctions closed, we quickly departed to sexual starved twins and headed back to our hotel. We all headed down to the hot tub for a bit and mingled with the other early attendees, before calling it a night.
Philip, Tony and DJ (Dallas Justin) all flew in the next morning. After waiting for all parties to settle into the rooms, we headed out to the Magic Kingdom. Since we knew the parties would take up most of our time while in Orlando, we decided to head out a day earlier and hit one of the parks. We all agreed on the Magic Kingdom. It had the most rides and they would be more familiar to everyone.
After being totally confused by how the shuttle system worked from the Buena Vista Palace, we walked over to Downtown Disney and jumped onto one of their buses. We took the bus to one of the Disney Resorts, Disney's Contemporary Resort. This was a pretty cool looking hotel. I had thoughts of a modern Noah's Ark when I saw it. Once inside, we hopped on the Monorail. Little did we know, we were going the wrong way. Oh well, it would add to the adventure. We were able to see two more of the Disney Resorts, so it was all cool. The other two equally intriguing hotels were Disney's Polynesian Resort & the Grand Floridian.
Once we arrived at the station for the Magic Kingdom, we picked up our tickets at Will Call, and were on our way. The park was pretty much the same as Disneyland in California, with a few changes. The one change that I was most upset about was the lack of the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Now, I guess they just built the new ride over in Disney's Animal Kingdom called Expedition Everest, which is supposed to be the same thing. We never made it to that park, so I was bummed about missing that ride. Oh well. More reason to make it out to Anaheim to visit Disneyland.
One of the high points of the day was getting Rich to ride two rollercoasters. He agreed to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain. I also love to see the changes made to Pirates of the Caribbean to incorporate pieces of the movies, such as Captain Jack Sparrow. All-in-all, everyone seemed to have a great time. After some quick shopping, we headed back to the Buena Vista Palace to relax a bit before going out.
The plan was to go to Mannequins, the dance club at Pleasure Island which has their gay night on Thursdays, but we had heard about the lines being hell, so we hung out in the room for a bit. We eventually made it down there but didn't try to get into the club.
After a while and a couple of drinks later, our group got the attention of a guy walking by from New Jersey. He was pretty drunk, but seemed nice. He said he was there for the weekend with his brother, who is also gay. Long story short, he got drunker and seemed to have been dealing with some internal issues, which ended with us sending him away due to his increased physical aggressiveness.
Next, more hot tub with more guys. Met some people who know of some friends of Rich and me. It was kind of weird, but expected. It was a nice relaxing end of a pretty full day. Tomorrow would be the official start of the party weekend. Oh boy.
One Mighty Weekend
The SF Crew (sorry Jerry) and I have been going to several Circuit Parties since we started with The White Party: Palm Springs 2006. It became a quick routine that we each would 'push' a party to everyone. One Mighty Weekend was my first Party Push, which I first mentioned last fall.
Having now attended our first year's festivities, I am damn glad I pushed it to the group! We had an absolute awesome time. Sure, there were some hiccups that may have dissuaded other from partaking in some of the parties. Not us! We were going to do it all! And, we certainly did.
Here is a run through of our trip. I had a couple of days off of work before we left, so I was able to rest up before we go on the plane. It was really nice to just relax a bit. Come Wednesday, May 30th, Rich, Jerry and I all boarded our plane from Phoenix Sky Harbor. Now, we are on our way to a gay circuit event that just so happens to be at a primarily family focused theme park, Walt Disney World. This comes with a definite down side; our plane was filled with screaming kids that cried, played their noisy games and even threw up the entire flight. It was not our favorite part of the trip; let me tell you.
Anyway, we survive the four hour torture only to get to baggage claim and find Jerry and my bags were lost. Oy! Luckily, they knew exactly where they were and we were reunited with them later that night. It was still quite stressful to be on vacation and not have your bags.
Orlando, Florida. The first thing we all thought was it was really green and had a ton of little lakes everywhere. I could see why everything was so spread out on the map. It was noticeably more humid, especially coming from Phoenix. After dealing with our lost luggage, the three of us piled into a cab and headed to the host hotel, the Buena Vista Palace.
Apparently, the Buena Vista Palace had just complete renovated their rooms and were just finishing up on their lobby. This hotel was beautiful. The rooms were decorated with a modern look but still had a comfortable feel.
We were the first of our group to arrive. Bernard got in later in the day. The three of us decided to stroll over to Downtown Disney and grab a bite to eat, since it was just across the street from hotel. Once Bernard arrived, we went back to Downtown Disney to an offset called Pleasure Island. This is where all the Adult dance clubs and stuff are within the parks. We all walked around and grabbed a drink. At one point, this girl started hitting on me. Oy! She eventually pieced things together and asked if I were gay. I confirmed it, but that did not stop her. She then tried to convince me to give her a chance to convert me to the other team. Sorry, that will never happen. I know where I stand. But, it did not end there. Shortly, this guy came out of nowhere. He claimed to be her brother. After a few more tries by this girl to try to seduce me, her brother asks me is I am top or a bottom. Oh My God, this is not happening. He gets into the mix by trying to pick me up to. At one point he had proposed that the three of us all go to their hotel room and mess around. That's why I think they were not really related, although they were from Kentucky. Anyway, you may be asking where my friends and partner were during all of this. They were sitting right across from this watching and at some points telling me I should do it! Thanks, guys! There was no way, although the boy was pretty cute. LOL
After we managed to not get a last drink before the little stands serving tropical concoctions closed, we quickly departed to sexual starved twins and headed back to our hotel. We all headed down to the hot tub for a bit and mingled with the other early attendees, before calling it a night.
Philip, Tony and DJ (Dallas Justin) all flew in the next morning. After waiting for all parties to settle into the rooms, we headed out to the Magic Kingdom. Since we knew the parties would take up most of our time while in Orlando, we decided to head out a day earlier and hit one of the parks. We all agreed on the Magic Kingdom. It had the most rides and they would be more familiar to everyone.
After being totally confused by how the shuttle system worked from the Buena Vista Palace, we walked over to Downtown Disney and jumped onto one of their buses. We took the bus to one of the Disney Resorts, Disney's Contemporary Resort. This was a pretty cool looking hotel. I had thoughts of a modern Noah's Ark when I saw it. Once inside, we hopped on the Monorail. Little did we know, we were going the wrong way. Oh well, it would add to the adventure. We were able to see two more of the Disney Resorts, so it was all cool. The other two equally intriguing hotels were Disney's Polynesian Resort & the Grand Floridian.
Once we arrived at the station for the Magic Kingdom, we picked up our tickets at Will Call, and were on our way. The park was pretty much the same as Disneyland in California, with a few changes. The one change that I was most upset about was the lack of the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Now, I guess they just built the new ride over in Disney's Animal Kingdom called Expedition Everest, which is supposed to be the same thing. We never made it to that park, so I was bummed about missing that ride. Oh well. More reason to make it out to Anaheim to visit Disneyland.
One of the high points of the day was getting Rich to ride two rollercoasters. He agreed to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain. I also love to see the changes made to Pirates of the Caribbean to incorporate pieces of the movies, such as Captain Jack Sparrow. All-in-all, everyone seemed to have a great time. After some quick shopping, we headed back to the Buena Vista Palace to relax a bit before going out.
The plan was to go to Mannequins, the dance club at Pleasure Island which has their gay night on Thursdays, but we had heard about the lines being hell, so we hung out in the room for a bit. We eventually made it down there but didn't try to get into the club.
After a while and a couple of drinks later, our group got the attention of a guy walking by from New Jersey. He was pretty drunk, but seemed nice. He said he was there for the weekend with his brother, who is also gay. Long story short, he got drunker and seemed to have been dealing with some internal issues, which ended with us sending him away due to his increased physical aggressiveness.
Next, more hot tub with more guys. Met some people who know of some friends of Rich and me. It was kind of weird, but expected. It was a nice relaxing end of a pretty full day. Tomorrow would be the official start of the party weekend. Oh boy.
One Mighty Weekend
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