Location Suggestion for 2010 Championship

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Wayne C.

OK JV- sorry to ruffle your feathers but I just reflect the opinion of MANY folks I have talked to over the years. To each his own. I am not your spokesperson but I have NEVER heard another person tell me that they prefer Atlanta over Disney until now. Maybe I'm just not in touch?

Disclaimer: I never attended Nationals at Disney with a team. I stopped by on Saturday in 2002 after most of the teams had started packing up, so I didn't get anything like the experience they did. However, I did see what the location was like.

For a few days' vacation, Disney World probably wins over Atlanta. For a relatively small FRC event, it might even be preferred. But for a FIRST world championship with hundreds of FRC teams and all the FLL and FTC and conferences and everything? The outdoor stands and open stage and tents in the EPCOT parking lot don't hold a candle to the Georgia Dome and the Georgia World Congress Center. It's possible that the inconveniences of Houston in comparison might be giving some people a better memory of Disney than it really deserves.