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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

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Canada's Wonderland is the only FIRST event I had to actually pay admission to.
...and it was worth every penny =).

Teams and volunteers got a special $12 two-day ticket that was good for both competition day, and any other day after the event, I think. A regular one-day ticket went for $33 I believe.

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http://www.canadaswonderland.com/thi...o/thrill-rides

All under a giant tent on the grounds of the amusement park:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/18730

I don't know if you could come up with a better concept for an event!
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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

Hard to say--the old Naval Academy field house at Chesapeake was rather fantastic. Lots of room inside, take a stroll by the water just beside.

For off-seasons though, Ed Barker is right--GRITS has us all licked.
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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

My favorite venue is the washington dc regional. The only thing i disliked about the venue was the high food prices. But we got to see great teams and the venue had plenty of space to move around in.
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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

The Hawaii regional was in a nice smaller size arena, but everyone was so friendly and you could hardly ask for a better surrounding area (the island of Oahu). We made a two-week trip out of it in 2008 and it was fantastic.
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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

CenturyLink field in Seattle. Holds two complete regionals with plenty of pit space for 100+ teams AND has level drive-in, drive-out access for loading and unloading. Perhaps the only downside is that many of the nearby restaraunts aren't open for lunch, making the $6 hot dog an unfortunately common option.

Although technically, the "most amazing" would be my first visit to an FRC event, a double-field GTR super regional at Hershey Centre. In hindsight, there are better FRC venues for practical reasons, but that would have to count as the "most amazing".

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Re: What is the most amazing venue that you've competed.

The field house at the Naval Academy back in the old days. Sweet place, lots of seating, power outlets in the stands, great food, lots of tradition and history at the venue.
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