[missymouse]

We did a big family trip about 4 years ago. We are a family of 5, my brother's family is a family of 4, my mom and dad, and DH's mom and dad--we all went together. It was a total of 8 adults and 5 children. We all made separate reservations, but I called first. When I made our reservation, I alerted them that we would be doing a Grand Gathering, and that we would all want our rooms together. They made a note of it and gave me a Grand Gathering number, if I remember correctly. When each family called, they used the Grand Gathering number and that tied us all together. DH and I had a connecting room with his mom and dad and my brother had a connecting room with my mom and dad, and all of our rooms were in a little row together. This way, each family gets exactly what they need and want, and when it's time to buy the extras, you just call back and do that individually as well. I actually called and made all of our ADR's and we were all pleasantly surprised that when we arrived for check-in at each restaurant, they were always able to accommodate our large group. There are also all kinds of things that are exclusive to groups doing a Grand Gathering. Good luck! Sounds like you will have a wonderful trip together. I know our GG was one of the most fun trips we've ever taken.