Houston or EPCOT?

[Gretchen]

my vote is epcot, hands down. last year the competition seemed more focused on the unity of the teams, and epcot helped facilitate that. This year, everyone was separated. the issue of housing at disney was excellent; most teams stayed in the park or near it, making the opportunity to meet other people better. just knowing that there were hundreds of other FIRSTers right there was nice, and kept me focused on why we were there. Even the pits weren't separated into divisions, making it easier to meet other teams and check out robots that weren't in your division. i know this year i hardly ever left my division's section of the pits and i feel like i missed out on seeing some great robots. another thing i really noticed was that the team party was hardly that. yeah, the rides at six flags were great, but i missed the dancing and socializing that we had in epcot. last year the team party was all about winding down and having a fun time with everybody, because it was our last night there, but this year it just seemed more like a field trip.