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TFF 2016 Con Report!
9 years ago
I had another great time at Furry Fiesta this year! Unlike last year the weather was better.. a lot of rain but no ice or snow.
My Likes:
The Malachite ballroom was great for concerts like Pepper Coyote & Fox Amoore's show, The Circus Freaks, and The Furry Drama Show. The acoustics sounded great in there.
I had a lot of fun at the GOH Zootopia Lunch, having it at a movie theater was a great idea. Best moment: When everyone howled at "that" part.
I enjoyed the "Where You At TFF 2009?" panel. I discovered a lot of things behind the beginning of TFF that I didn't know. To make it short - the con organizers and staff lucked out finding a great hotel and having more than expected attendees (they expected around 200 but had 550). It's still kind of hard for me to believe that TFF has been around for 8 years now.
I also thought the Food Trucks (first time I tried them) were great for lunch. The Chicken sandwich and BBQ chopped brisket sandwich I bought on Friday and Sunday were hot and fresh. I wish more cons could have them.
My dislikes:
The first 3-5 rows in the ballroom need to be reserved for Sponsors & SuperSponsors. This is something TFF had for several years but dropped the ball this year.
Main events still need to start closer on time. Too many started 15-20 minutes late.
Matthew Ebel's show was at a bad time (6 pm) while most of the con was out having dinner. Next year have it at 7 pm or later!
The dance competition really needs to move onstage. I sat in the back and all I could see were fursuiters heads bouncing up and down. Another idea would be moving the dance floor to the center of the ballroom and having the chairs arranged in a sports arena style.
I noticed in Kempi's (the convention lounge) there were ads for the DJ sets on the TV's, but most didn't mention what genre of music they were playing.
And I hate to complain too, but please fix that down Escalator! I have chronic arthritis and its painful to walk down it. Put a big sign saying dont jump on the damn thing. Or maybe have a con staffer watch at the end and threaten people who do it with their badge taken away..or shoot them (hey this is Texas!).
My biggest gripe was the con just blew by me this year. I wanted to take it easy but the schedule was packed with things I wanted to see, so the weekend went so fast. I miss the days when TFF was a small "relax-a-con" where there weren't as many things to do. (Same for Megaplex and FWA too.) But the fandom is still growing fast, and with the huge success of Zootopia we may have a huge boom of new furries getting involved in the fandom soon.
I just uploaded the TFF 2016 Fursuit Parade here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPaedZxSdY and my photos will be uploaded to Flicker as soon as I sort, color correct and edit them....Later!!
My Likes:
The Malachite ballroom was great for concerts like Pepper Coyote & Fox Amoore's show, The Circus Freaks, and The Furry Drama Show. The acoustics sounded great in there.
I had a lot of fun at the GOH Zootopia Lunch, having it at a movie theater was a great idea. Best moment: When everyone howled at "that" part.
I enjoyed the "Where You At TFF 2009?" panel. I discovered a lot of things behind the beginning of TFF that I didn't know. To make it short - the con organizers and staff lucked out finding a great hotel and having more than expected attendees (they expected around 200 but had 550). It's still kind of hard for me to believe that TFF has been around for 8 years now.
I also thought the Food Trucks (first time I tried them) were great for lunch. The Chicken sandwich and BBQ chopped brisket sandwich I bought on Friday and Sunday were hot and fresh. I wish more cons could have them.
My dislikes:
The first 3-5 rows in the ballroom need to be reserved for Sponsors & SuperSponsors. This is something TFF had for several years but dropped the ball this year.
Main events still need to start closer on time. Too many started 15-20 minutes late.
Matthew Ebel's show was at a bad time (6 pm) while most of the con was out having dinner. Next year have it at 7 pm or later!
The dance competition really needs to move onstage. I sat in the back and all I could see were fursuiters heads bouncing up and down. Another idea would be moving the dance floor to the center of the ballroom and having the chairs arranged in a sports arena style.
I noticed in Kempi's (the convention lounge) there were ads for the DJ sets on the TV's, but most didn't mention what genre of music they were playing.
And I hate to complain too, but please fix that down Escalator! I have chronic arthritis and its painful to walk down it. Put a big sign saying dont jump on the damn thing. Or maybe have a con staffer watch at the end and threaten people who do it with their badge taken away..or shoot them (hey this is Texas!).
My biggest gripe was the con just blew by me this year. I wanted to take it easy but the schedule was packed with things I wanted to see, so the weekend went so fast. I miss the days when TFF was a small "relax-a-con" where there weren't as many things to do. (Same for Megaplex and FWA too.) But the fandom is still growing fast, and with the huge success of Zootopia we may have a huge boom of new furries getting involved in the fandom soon.
I just uploaded the TFF 2016 Fursuit Parade here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPaedZxSdY and my photos will be uploaded to Flicker as soon as I sort, color correct and edit them....Later!!
I did miss the con this year due to a sudden trip to Hawaii at the same time as the con was!
Your photos and videos are crazy amazing!