Ok, if the walk is the same distance, WITHOUT THE RAMPS, then it's all good
I mean, not total distance, but "Straight line distance." (ie, the ramps took up 4 times the amount of walking than they could have had it been just straight through.
If you look at the map (
http://www.gwcc.com/images/gwccmap.pdf), maybe we could be in Building "B," and enter diagonally right across. Or maybe building C, and right across that parking lot to a center entrance... And actually, there should be no ramps, cause the pits are in a convention center so that would all be ground level, and if the newer Georgia Dome is anything like the newer Reliant Center, the entrance to the field should be ground level too
And a PARK for entertainment? Hmmm... Well if you look at the map of the park (
http://www.centennialpark.com/maps_d...alking_map.pdf), it seems like it's really big and lots could be done. I would hope that FIRST sets up some fun stuff do there. And there's an amphitheater, so maybe they could bring back some of the Nationals Party atmosphere as there had been in the past.
Let's *hope* -- that's about all we can do -- that FIRST makes it great, now that they have plenty of time to plan, rather than the rush that Houston was.
Hmm, anyone who has ever been to Atlanta, how's the hotel situation there? Close together? Near the stadium?