Post your old Reunion & Gay Day photos and memories to our group page on Facebook (REUNION POOL PARTY) In 1997 a group of amazing Tampa and Orlando party friends helped Welcome the World to  Florida at the legendary old (former) Hyatt Orlando (RIP).

Brian Bottorff & Rob Iles of Tampa with Mike Peace and Michael Paonessa founded Reunion with the help of friends and founding dj's Roland Belmares (Austin) and Joe Gauthreaux (NOLA). They partnered with Gay Day's true founder Doug Swallow to market the weekend.  Bottorff's (Reunion),  Girls In Wonderland, Parliament House, Mark Baker Events, and One Mighty Party became Gay Day Partners who joined forces to support the exploding event adding new events to attract new segments of a diverse community. In March 2005 Bottorff sold all websites, events, and contracts to Johnny Chisholm to create ONE MIGHTY WEEKEND (Bless You Johnny!)

Reunion quickly became the epicenter of Gay Day between 1997 -2005 and was renamed the  Gay Day World Welcome Center. The buy out of Hyatt's property (and later Wyndham Palace) sold out annually a year in advance attracting 4500 guests per day at each of three Reunion pool parties. 

The spirit of Reunion & Gay Day lives on in the many friendships and partners who met on the pool decks at Gay Day Reunion. Thank You Reunion friends  for being a part of the special Magic of our Gay Day Weekend  in Orlando. 

Since our fun days in the sun together in Orlando starting in 1997(&earlier) we've lost a few treasured friends who remain in our hearts. We remember: 
-Michael Peace (Tampa Bay) A Reunion Founder, BBBB, Happy Music DJ

-Rick Ehrenberg (TIG) (Minneapolis) Created of  Reunion logos, Crazy Fun .
-Oleg Privin (Orlando) -Dirk Meyer -Scott Atwood (Santa Fe) Greg Hackley (Tampa) Shaun Thomas (Atlanta) We Dance On in Your Memory - - - 

🏳️‍🌈 🎧 🌞 To :  Life! Love! and Happiness!    - Brian (Houston) & Rob (Tampa) 

Scan & add photos at: https://www.facebook.com/GayDayREUNION

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