Go to worlds and get your car broke into...

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

It has to be geographically smart. I vote let's go back to Disney.

Can you explain how Disney is "geographically smart"? Seems like a venue in a corner of the country isn't as good as a venue on an edge (i.e. Houston/Detroit), and definitely not as good as one roughly in the middle (St. Louis).

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

Can you explain how Disney is "geographically smart"? Seems like a venue in a corner of the country isn't as good as a venue on an edge (i.e. Houston/Detroit), and definitely not as good as one roughly in the middle (St. Louis).

Hotels - It's freakin Disney. And the hotels aren't bad. I've stayed on Disney property (busses ran there) on a Saturday night for under $80 a night. It was quiet, clean, and easy to get to. (And on the thread topic, my car was safe) And it could sleep 4 no problem.

Transportation To:

- Driving - Comparable to Houston for teams driving to it (which is bad). STL has 40% of FRC teams within driving range (600 miles) Detroit is ~50% within driving range. Houston is, well, I don't recall the exact number but it was sub 10%. Orlando is only marginally better than Houston.

- Flying - It's Orlando, it's cheap and easy to get there for anyone in the globe. Houston is the 12th busiest airport, Orlando is 14th, and Detroit is 17th. I'd be willing to bet they are all comparable (STL for reference is 31st, ATL is 1st)

Transportation Around - Disney busses run until really late (source, I've been on them at ~3am and they were still running. Barring that, the roads are not crowded except during rush hour, and even then it's not terrible (I'm comparing it to Boston)

Weather - In April it's only hot... not OMG I'M GOING TO DIE HOT yet. I only got sick due to the heat ONCE in May.

Source: I used to live in Tampa and went out to meet friends in Disney every couple weeks.

[dag0620]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Hotels - It's freakin Disney. And the hotels aren't bad. I've stayed on Disney property (busses ran there) on a Saturday night for under $80 a night. It was quiet, clean, and easy to get to. (And on the thread topic, my car was safe) And it could sleep 4 no problem.

Transportation To:

- Driving - Comparable to Houston for teams driving to it (which is bad). STL has 40% of FRC teams within driving range (600 miles) Detroit is ~50% within driving range. Houston is, well, I don't recall the exact number but it was sub 10%. Orlando is only marginally better than Houston.

- Flying - It's Orlando, it's cheap and easy to get there for anyone in the globe. Houston is the 12th busiest airport, Orlando is 14th, and Detroit is 17th. I'd be willing to bet they are all comparable (STL for reference is 31st, ATL is 1st)

Transportation Around - Disney busses run until really late (source, I've been on them at ~3am and they were still running. Barring that, the roads are not crowded except during rush hour, and even then it's not terrible (I'm comparing it to Boston)

Weather - In April it's only hot... not OMG I'M GOING TO DIE HOT yet. I only got sick due to the heat ONCE in May.

Source: I used to live in Tampa and went out to meet friends in Disney every couple weeks.

If it wasn't for the (somewhat) lack of a venue that could handle champs at this stage in the game, Disney has literally everything else in place to handle champs and would be perfect. Great facilities, easy transportation into and around the resort, plus getting to work with Disney's Production Team would make the show quality of these events skyrocket. Oh yeah and its Disney! We can dream though...

Ok, so Cornado Springs Does have an 86,000 sq ft exhibition hall with a 60,000 sq ft ballroom so its doable, but once again I'm dreaming here....

[northstardon]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

Can you explain how Disney is "geographically smart"? Seems like a venue in a corner of the country isn't as good as a venue on an edge (i.e. Houston/Detroit), and definitely not as good as one roughly in the middle (St. Louis).

There's more than a few FRC teams located on the other side of your defined edges. And more teams that will cross over that edge and back again as they follow the quickest and shortest route between much of the Northeastern U.S. and Detroit (making the necro'ing of threads like this one a strong possibility two years from now).

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

Can you explain how Disney is "geographically smart"? Seems like a venue in a corner of the country isn't as good as a venue on an edge (i.e. Houston/Detroit), and definitely not as good as one roughly in the middle (St. Louis).

Florida is a pretty big first state and the entire east coast has pretty easy access to Florida also Mickey.

In all seriousness calm down people. Giving negative rep left and right for an empty proposal at midnight you guys need to chill out.

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by dag0620

If it wasn't for the (somewhat) lack of a venue that could handle champs at this stage in the game, Disney has literally everything else in place to handle champs and would be perfect. Great facilities, easy transportation into and around the resort, plus getting to work with Disney's Production Team would make the show quality of these events skyrocket. Oh yeah and its Disney! We can dream though...

Ok, so Cornado Springs Does have an 86,000 sq ft exhibition hall with a 60,000 sq ft ballroom so its doable, but once again I'm dreaming here....

We are moving worlds to my backyard this year. Who's comin?