pic: Closing Ceremonies

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by M.O.R.T.

...can't really have too massive of a fireworks display in the Georgiadome can we?

The fireworks at Centennial Park "across the street from" the Dome seemed pretty massive to me the past couple of years.

[team222badbrad]

I wish FIRST still was at Disney World, I have been to 3 Disney Championships (00, 01, 02) and 2 non-Disney (Texas 2003 and Georgia 2004) and neither of them even came close to what Disney was!

[Ryan Dognaux]

I had a taste of it in 2002. It was sweet.

The Houston and Atlanta style Championships are just different from them. I do hope someday though that they will return to a venue that has an open air environment to it and not just a massage convention center feeling. It was cool going to a robotics competition and getting a sunburn.

[George A.]

Originally Posted by team222badbrad

I wish FIRST still was at Disney World, I have been to 3 Disney Championships (00, 01, 02) and 2 non-Disney (Texas 2003 and Georgia 2004) and neither of them even came close to what Disney was!

I know exactly what you mean...I've been to the Championships every year since 2001. 2001 In Disney competing, 2002 in Disney competing in FLL, 2003 in Houston competing, 2004 in the Georgiadome competing, and 2005 in the Georgiadome volunteering/rooting for my team...

and by FAR the two at Disney were the best...after the day's worth of competing you could go to the parks take one look around and see someone on a FIRST team...by far the best time of my life...and who could forget Dean balancing on the ramp in 2001 on the IBOT?

Good times