Posted by nick237 at 12/21/2000 9:44 PM EST
Engineer on team #237, sie h2o bots, from Watertown high school ct and sieman co.
Our team each year has stayed at the caribbian beach but this year the wise and uninformative decided that were staying at the all stars?
can any one say how it is and what amenities they have for food, entertainment, pools etc
Thanks
Nick.
Posted by Kate at 12/21/2000 10:04 PM EST
Engineer on team #190, Gompei, from Mass Academy of Math and Science and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
In Reply to: info on all stars?
Posted by nick237 on 12/21/2000 9:44 PM EST:
This is just me remembering from 2 years ago when I stayed there, and this year when I was visiting friends…
Each All-Star has multiple pools each, general dining area(s?), arcades… One of them has their arcade open all night I believe… The food… If you’ve got the package and have the meal passes, it’s great, you just fill up your tray with more than you can eat so whatever you don’t finish is hopefully in a closed container that you can bring with you to the parks… If you don’t have the meal pass, it adds up kind of quickly, but it’s Disney, so would you really expect anything less?? It’s a pretty decent variety of food… They’ve got a Grille, Pasta, healthier food area, and others that I’m not remembering… It might take you a while to get your food though, especially if you want things from multiple lines… Oh, and if you buy one of those commemoritive cups, it’s great, because you get free refills at the soda machines… And you don’t have to go into the area where you have to pay money to get it… I’ve got multiple of those cups because I forgot to bring it back the next year… Oops… 
Hope that helped… And I’m sure that if you want to do the research, there’s something online that will tell you everything…
T190 XO
Kate
Posted by Lora Knepper at 12/22/2000 9:23 PM EST
Other on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / Boston College High School and Seeking Sponsorship.
In Reply to: If my memory serves right…
Posted by Kate on 12/21/2000 10:04 PM EST:
Yeah…Kate hit it dead on. Multiple pools, a food court in the front lobby area — food isn’t bad really, and by all means GET ONE OF THE COMMERORITIVE CUPS! It will save you a lot from the killer Disney prices on drinks. (Hint: Fill up the cup in the morning and bring it to the Pits…lasts for a bit before having to shell out for more drinks) The arcade is always popular with the students, and having so many teams concentrated in one place makes it great to meet new people.
Tansportation to and from FIRST and the parks is excellent, though might be a little crowded if you try to catch a bus right after a park closes.
I personally enjoyed my 2 years in the All Stars ('98 in sports, '00 in music). It’s not the classiest, but it’s perfect for a FIRST team. I’m rather sad that I won’t be there this year… :o)
~ lora
Posted by Tom S. at 12/24/2000 11:52 PM EST
Student on team #177, The Bobcats, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells & ONSI.
In Reply to: All Stars – I liked them
Posted by Lora Knepper on 12/22/2000 9:23 PM EST:
Speaking of the commemoritive cups… i tried bringing them to the pits last year… it didn’t work, i always drank in on the busride there. What we need is one of those camelbacks… that can carry like 100 oz of water. Fill one of those bad boys up, and we’re set for the day. Just a suggestion
Tom
: Yeah…Kate hit it dead on. Multiple pools, a food court in the front lobby area — food isn’t bad really, and by all means GET ONE OF THE COMMERORITIVE CUPS! It will save you a lot from the killer Disney prices on drinks. (Hint: Fill up the cup in the morning and bring it to the Pits…lasts for a bit before having to shell out for more drinks) The arcade is always popular with the students, and having so many teams concentrated in one place makes it great to meet new people.
: Tansportation to and from FIRST and the parks is excellent, though might be a little crowded if you try to catch a bus right after a park closes.
: I personally enjoyed my 2 years in the All Stars ('98 in sports, '00 in music). It’s not the classiest, but it’s perfect for a FIRST team. I’m rather sad that I won’t be there this year… :o)
: ~ lora
Posted by Lora Knepper at 12/25/2000 9:02 AM EST
Other on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / Boston College High School and Seeking Sponsorship.
In Reply to: Re: All Stars – I liked them
Posted by Tom S. on 12/24/2000 11:52 PM EST:
:What we need is one of those camelbacks… that can carry like 100 oz of water. Fill one of those bad boys up, and we’re set for the day.
: Tom
lol…yeah, there ya go Tom ;o)