[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by coreyk

It would be great to have Nationals in Disney again - from what I have gathered it was an extremely convenient, organized, and overall fun event – with the parks, food, and other activities in close proximity, plus plenty of room for expansion. I do not think anyone would complain with that venue switch - who does not enjoy Disney?

By convenient, do you mean that the venue was not walking distance from any of the hotels (even on the Disney property), the pits and fields were located in a large parking lot, three of the playing fields were in a large tent with the type of stands that you would find at a high school football field, the Einstein field was on a stage with the large stands quite a distance from the stage and fully exposed to the outdoor elements, the teams rotated among the various fields so scouts and spectators had to move from match-to-match and the concessions stopped selling everything (including water) before the awards ceremony? I'm not so sure that Epcot was as wonderful as you might imagine. Still, the 2002 Nationals was an amazing and exciting event and got me "hooked" on FIRST big time...