pic: Closing Ceremonies

[Collin Fultz]

I remember the Mandy Moore show. I was just really happy that I was holding my video camera with the massive zoom on it.

I also remember a girl on our team getting pooped on by one of the birds they released.

/misses WDW/

[the_short1]

too bad we didnt have awsome fireworks like that in 2005 georgia dome.. ..

thx for posting

[rees2001]

Anyone else remember when the rain came & the floor tiles started to float. That was fun.
I still get chills when I think about 2000, as rookies going down to Orlando & seeing the massive setup. 2001 was the first year for divisions at Nat's, what a surprise it was to be given medals & banners for winning a division.
Ah the good old days.

[team222badbrad]

Originally Posted by Dan Swando

I still have an unopened bottle of FIRST water from that first year sitting on my trophy shelf.

Me Too!

Wasn't the year of the floods in 2001? I remember having to move everything up off the floor that one day when the temorary flooring was covered with water.

One of the coolest things was the team party in Epcot what is better than WDW with free food, rides, and ice cream?

I remember having to ride The Living Seas attraction to get to the food one year.

[Scott Ritchie]

[quote=team222badbrad]Me Too
One of the coolest things was the team party in Epcot what is better than WDW with free food, rides, and ice cream?




If I remember that food wasn't free and had a hefty price tag. If I was a student there it probably seemed free but as mentors that set arrangements up it was expensive. Maybe worth the price if you could afford it.

[Joe Matt]

When I go to Epcot I still go to that part of the parking lot and remember all the fun.

Hell, I hope it goes back to Epcot in that format sometime, but as a regional or something.

[George A.]

Originally Posted by Joe Matt

When I go to Epcot I still go to that part of the parking lot and remember all the fun.

Hell, I hope it goes back to Epcot in that format sometime, but as a regional or something.

I gotta say, the idea of an Epcot regional would be cool....maybe they could move the Florida Regional from where it is to Epcot...that would be neat!

[robbekid]

Florida is still the most fun place for championships. i havent gotten a chance to go to either houston or Atlanta. But still i dont think either have the capacity to top florida. FL was the most fun outside normal competition stuff, including the theme parks and all the other things, including the friday night socials that were held by first were much better i think. Maybe some day the good old days will come back. Till then we can only hope.

[Tim Delles]

As i graduated last year, I was the only high school student on the team that remembered nationals at Epcot. Now who could forget a place like this. Every year when the FIRST season begins I always think about 2001 (my rookie year), and the time we had at nats.

But considering I have been to Disney, Houston, and Atlanta, I would have to say Disney was by far the best place. Now it was more expensive, but it was in my opinion a better set up, even if we got flooded.