It's my pleasure to confirm these dates:
8 April - Vienna
Have checked, the parks open on the 1st April so this gives locals and die hard goons a chance to go on opening weekend, we'll go weekend after! Prater will be the main Live but I'm sure Family Park and the other +1's will happen on the Sunday.
20 May - Blackpool
Nothing new to get excited about this year but it's Blackpool! This date avoids the bank holidays.
1/2 July - Asterix/Plopsa
@Serena, I did see your request for early June but needed to give a big enough gap between Lives and give both parks enough time to get their creds open! Really don;t want to postpone for another year!
Sun 10 Sept - Chessington
Hopefully quiet enough after the summer holidays for a pleasant get together.
13-15 Oct - GhosterForce (Movie, Hiede, Hansa)
Oooo, Friday 13th. Have checked the dates, the Halloween stuff is on at the parks. Have left Hansa for Day 3 in case people want to go off to Denmark afterwards. This will be a late finish on the Sunday. I will organise everything again so please don't book flights or time off work until I've worked out a cost and you're guaranteed a place. By end of Feb, promise.
5 Nov - Alton Towers
Yay! Fireworks on actual Firework Night! Don't expect to get a lot done, but it's really all about the fireworks.
2/3 Dec- PortAventura World
I've noticed they call themselves PortAventura World now (PAW for short). This is the weekend
before two Spanish public holidays so it should be reasonably quiet. Please book your own travel/accommodation etc, as I doubt I'll get a better deal as a group. I remember a few years ago it was cheap as premium chips, with hotel, two days park and early entry being a bargain.
I've also decided to quietly drop Europa for NYE for two reasons. 1. A lot of notable rides aren't open. 2. I should really spend NYE with my local mates as I've shunned them for CFers for the last two NYEs! If a CF Team Member wants to take it on, or run it as an unofficial thing in Trip Planning, that's fine.
So there you go, I hope as many CFers as possible can make the Lives this year. For what I thought might be a rubbish year has panned out to be quite fab!