Let the countdown begin!

[mellymel_cos]

I now have 1 year, 6 months, and 10 days to have Celeborn fully ready to spend a 4 day holiday at The Shire.

I am registered. I have the same rooms secured (East Family Wash House). We are go for ALEP2.

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[lordofhaladin]

where can I register?

[mellymell]

Site will go open to the public this weekend. I'll post up a link when it does.

[lordofhaladin]

okay yay! thanks, I really am upset I didn't get to go to the last one. could you tell how much (round about) it will be?

[mellymell]

It is $350 for the four days plus the cost of lodging (which is rather reasonable if you room with people, especially compared to Dragon*Con room prices, if I remember right). An $85 deposit is due within 30 days of your registration, then the remaining balance ($265) due by Sept. 15th 2011. They've set it up this time so that if you use a credit card, you can opt for 5 monthly payments.

The cost includes all of your meals, access to all the village has to offer (demonstrations and exhibitions), plus all of the special panels/classes/lectures/etc. that are going on just for the ALEP participants. Also, there's a riverboat cruise included.

[lordofhaladin]

that is pretty good. and its thursday through sunday? or friday through monday? (how much time off school can I take considering very close to D*C) yes i am bugging you with a ton of questions. ;p

I *really* want to go!!!

[mellymell]

Actually, it's Wednesday through Sunday this time (Sept 28th-Oct 2nd) which I guess is technically 5 days. But in 2008, on Sunday, we pretty much got up, packed and left by lunch time or so. I think breakfast is the only meal included that day, if I remember right. And apart from a showing of the trilogy, there weren't any events. You can do a la carte days as well, if for some reason you can't make it for the whole thing

[lordofhaladin]

oh okay, so I could even leave sat night and tech not miss much (except a cool night with my buds!).

I *really* hope you can come to D*C this year, it would be nice to meet you in person, lol.

okay, so how many costume changed did people typically do? and is the con actually held outside or at a building? (how far in case I bring costume changes)

thanks for answering! if you need to ask about D*C I'm always here! I really really want to go! how quick do rooms book for this do you think? I knwo for D*C they book in 10 mins of opening.

[mellymell]

Well, if I were you and wanted to cut it short, I'd skip the front end day. The big event is the final night

[arymetore]

Master Bilbo is saying about a third of the available spots are already registered. ALEP had a limit of 144 for registration (the number invited to the 111th birthday party of Bilbo). This event is likely to be bigger since word has spread of the original, but I think they are still putting a cap on the overall number

[mellymell]

She mentioned the basket of cats costume last Saturday while I was over. I wasn't familiar with the character either (one of the queens of Gondor?), but certainly sounds like a fun (and insane) character to portray! ;)