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You don't want an event in downtown Detroit then! :ahh:

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Yeah I know! I've been there lol. And my dad's best friend lives there (he doesn't like it)

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I am sure FIRST has been thinking about where the National event will be held after our time in Atlanta is up. Who says it will be in the US? It might be moved to somewhere outside the US. We won't know unless someone..*cough* Dave Lavry...*cough*.. wants to volunteer some information. :D


GO 1403!!!

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I seriously doubt it will outside the U.S. There are more teams form the U.S attending Champs then from other countries so issues like passports, currency, and such will be more prevalent than ever.

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You are probably right, but I can still dream can't I? Imagine this, traveling to Europe and taking in all the sights, not to mention... a FIRST competition to look forward to!!! :D


GO 1403!!!

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You've never been to San Francisco if you think those bums were bad :p

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How about we have it on the Piers? Pier 30/32? That'd be sweet.

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Disney was a cool place - yeah the food was outrageously high priced but here is the positives points.


What other location do you know that is operating 24 hrs to serve you food wise (Disney had one button on their phone direct to the pizzeria which was open 24 hrs and was reasonably priced grant it thats not something you wanna eat for all 5 or more days down there but if its open and it tasted decent enough)

What other locations do you know that has a pool and arcade within the resort as well as a dining section.
(WDW Resorts had those items within their back yard so you didn't have to stray to far from the hotel room - and if you were really in for a excitement fix you coulda went to any of their nearby parks)

Now heres Atlanta in Comparison with Disney - Yeah Atlanta seemed to be an improvement but heres what I disliked about atlanta, No Deli's within a couple of blocks radius to the dome or a hotel =(, The price for Hotel food was WAY to high [e.g. $21 plus 16% gratuity fee and delivery fees for a dish of spagetti and that was for just one person in the westin, or nearly $3 for a can of soda in the hotel or $5.60 for a bootle of water in the hotel] There was NOT much to do in atlanta except go to turner field (really exciting - insert sarcasm here) or the movies which I didn't seem to find =(, The only thing decent in atlanta was the wrap party Other then that I would choose disney over atlanta and thats attending both once a pice (2002 and 2005)

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I'm hoping for Disney- that worked out superbly in 2002.

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Oh my god... Think of the flight over. 10 hr trips in planes brings back horrible memories of trips to Hong Kong. Screaming babies, bad food, hard to sleep on seats in Economy Class. West Coast teams are totally shafted.
Plus, I'm sure that if teams went to Europe, the stands would be deserted. They'll all be out carousing around the city or even the continent. (1-way Flights to various countries actually hover around $40.)

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What if the championship was held in Canada - Since I believe more teams come outta there then any other country involved with FIRST. That would be kewl it would be like a 10 - 15 hr drive from NYC but hey its different =)

For the past 14 years that FIRST has been in exsistance they try very very hard in getting a venue in which is cheap / has some activities that teams can do during off hours / and ensures that the area is safe to walk around by yourself or with fellow members

Championship Venue History:
2000 to 2002 - Orlando
2003 - Houston
2004 to 2006 - Atlanta

prior to those years I have no clue and doubt they're even big enough to rehold the championships there ( go back to the old venues ).
One bad thing about going outta the US; there is WAY to much going on and many of the Board of Ed Officials in different states are really bending the rules in just letting the teams go outta state, I doubt BOE will allow teams outta the country =(. Theres too much at stake and too many lawsuits that could spring up if something goes wrong.

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I wouldn't want it to be in SF either :p

SF does have a kinda... nicer overall feeling for me than atlanta though... maybe its just cause the surroundings are more familiar i don't know.

Ignore my ramblings :o

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I really do hope it won't be in Detroit. If it is, every team will need not only team shirts, but also team winter coats, and team snow boots. Quite possibly a team of sled dogs too. Okay, maybe that's being a bit extreme, but Detroit really isn't the best place to hold it. It will be cold, and there really aren't that many things to do in Detroit, unlike Atlanta which has The Underground, The Varsity, the Coke Plant, Hard Rock, etc. Did I mention it would be cold?, because it will. That, and Detroit can be a frightening place if you stray a block off course. (My mom grew up in the scary part of Detroit, about a block or two away from Wayne State(where the Detroit Regional is held), and it is not a nice area. On the way to a Tigers game one time, our van got a flat tire there. Talk about frightening!) Although I wouldn't be that opposed to having the Championship in my backyard (only a 45 min-1hr. drive) That, and the cheapness of it, seeing as the team would only have to pay an entry fee. That's just for my team though, and some others in MI.

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Where else! Dallas, Texas. Centrally located and great weather in April. :D

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i think that nationals should go back to being in Disney...that was awsome times a million lol