Rattler/Firebird 2020 Reunion Activities and Tours
USS ALABAMA & VIETNAM MEMORIAL PARK (incl. LUNCH):
Thursday, May 20 (9am-4pm) – $59.00 per person
We will spend the day at Battleship Memorial Park exploring the Battleship USS Alabama, USS Drum, and the Vietnam and Korean War Memorial Pavilion featuring many tanks, artillery, patrol boats and spy planes. The recipient of nine WWII Battle Stars. The USS Alabama saw action in the Atlantic for a year before joining the Pacific Fleet in mid-1943. There, she fought at such key locations as Leyte, the Gilbert Islands and Okinawa. After the signing of the war-ending surrender documents in September 1945, USS Alabama, or the “Mighty A”, as she was known, led the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay. You will have time to explore Battleship Memorial Park at your own pace. Lunch is included and served in the Aircraft Pavilion. Driver's license (or other government issued photo ID) required.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AVIATION AT NAS PENSACOLA
Friday, May 21 (10am-5pm) – $35.00 per person
The National Museum Of Naval Aviation At NAS Pensacola is one of the largest naval aviation museums in the world with more than 170 vintage aircraft, this 300,000 square foot wonder, chronicles more than nine decades of naval aviation. This is a guided tour of the museum and the historic flight line outside the museum. You may also opt to see a spectacular IMAX film on the famous Blue Angels, which are headquartered here (Note: IMAX is optional and not included in price – pay on your own if interested) Lunch will be on your own at the historic Cubi Bar Café at the museum. Driver's license (or other government issued photo ID) required.
MURDER ON THE BATTLESHIP - MYSTERY THEATER
Friday, May 21 (8p-930p) – $29.00
Join your friends at the hotel, for a hilarious, private, live theater performance of “Murder on the Battleship - the Last Show of the USO” The show bill states, “it was a real shock for everyone involved, to say the least, to see who showed up for this last extravaganza show of the USO. Anytime you get SO many famous celebrities together with only one judge, some Hollywood skeletons will surely jump out of the closet! It’s not surprising that someone winds up dead!” USO “Guests” include Elvis, Sonny & Cher, The Lennon Sisters, Tina Turner, Sammy Davis, Jr. and many more. Come help solve the crime! This is a fun night together with friends at the hotel. Note: This show is private and exclusive to reunion guests.
BELLINGRATH GARDENS AND HOME TOUR
Saturday, May 22 (11am-3pm) – $46.00 per person
It should be a spectacular time to visit the famous Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Nowhere in world is floral beauty more concentrated than in the internationally famous gardens. Located on the riverfront land, once trod by French and Spanish colonials. This “Gardens spot of the South” is a floral wonderland. Lunch is on your own in the Magnolia Restaurant, located at the Gardens. Also included is a guided tour of the 15-room, 10,500 square-foot home built in 1935, as designed by the prominent Mobile architect, George B. Rogers.