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Originally Posted by Bill Beatty

For the most part WDW is a fantastic place for the FRC. Where else can you host 15,000 high school students with very little concern for their safety? There is a huge selection of lodging and the Disney transportation is superb. There are many things to do and see, and many teams came a day or two early to enjoy them.

There are two major problems with WDW. The high cost to the teams and FIRST and the out-of-doors venue for the competition. I would think that both of these are solvable. The competition could be moved into a stadium in Orlando. The Disney transportation system would have no problem moving the 20,000 folks each day. The packages could have options that did not include the four day hopper pass which pushed the lodging costs even higher. Also teams could have the option of staying in off Disney lodging to reduce costs even further.

Here's hoping that the problems are solved and that the FRC will someday return to WDW.

Mr. Bill

The issue is Disney won't bus us off property.

As it is they don't provide service to the Military Resort, and thats On Disney property (between the 2 golf courses). In terms off holding the even in EPCOt, yeah its a stretch. But with Wide World of Sports, and the many convention centers throughout the property, it could be done.

As both a Disney Fanatic, and a FIRST member, since I wansn't there, someone want to fill me in on how lodging (hotels Disney put you up in, my moneys on Carribbean beach ) park passes etc. This is more then anything the little DF in me wanting to know .