Today is my birthday! :) I level up to age 38. :)

Had another great year at Megaplex with my sister. Would normally post a lengthy review of this year's con but this year will only give a short overview of each day.

Wednesday (8/3) : We flew out of Providence and had a stopover for about 3 hours at Baltimore/Washington airport. After 2 uneventful flights, we got to Orlando just after 11pm . After some hiccups (my sister having to retrieve her phone, me forgetting to bring my insurance info for the rental car then driving off without having the car checked then driving over a small curb after leaving the rental place a second time), we got to our first night's motel and slept until morning,

Thursday (8/4): After getting breakfast, we made our way to Universal to spend the first half of our day. We got the two park pass and went to the main park first. Had fun on the Men In Black Ride and the The Mummy Ride (which were both very fun), We rode the Hogwarts Express to IOA and then went on the Jurassic Park (a must everytime we go) and promptly got soaked. We soon went back on the Hogwarts Express back to the main park (I do recommend going both ways) before heading for Dinner at the Hard Rock. Then we made our way towards the convention hotel. We knew we had reached it when we saw the cosplayers of Judy and Gideon from Zootopia..hehe. After getting our reg and meeting Arisu (who gave me the awesome Epic Mickey paintbrush nunchuck for the Wii and gave me a big hug), we waited for our room share. Once  lonewolfraven arrived, we got our room and put our stuff away before relaxing for most of the rest of the night.

Friday (8/5): After a hearty breakfast (and leveling up on Pokemon GO to level 5, joining team Instinct), we made our way to the dealer's den. After meeting both  genesisw and  foxenawolf again, I gave both of them gifts. I gave Gen a small bucket full of Dell's Frozen Lemonade Mix packets and a specially made CD. Fox also got a bucket full of the Lemonade Mix :) Most of the rest of the day was spent near Gen's table. Once the Den closed, we hung around the hotel and the hospitality suite until the Dessert Social. After filling up on yummy desserts, we went to the video gaming room and played some Super Mario World on the SNES. Then it was back to the room where we watched the Olympics Opening Ceremonies before resting.

Saturday (8/6): After meeting Gen again in the Dealer's Den, I went off to the SuperSponsor Lunch while my sister went swimming, During the lunch, I turned on Pokemon GO and caught a Pickachu. :) Later that day, I got this year's badge from Gen, an adorable and amazing badge that I will post up soon. I also got a copy of the latest Little Tales book (thanks Gen :) ) that includes my comic with Gen and Marina. :) Later on, my sister took a nap before the den closed for the day. Had a nice talk with Gen before she headed up to her room for the night. I then got an invitation to go with Arisu, Starknights, Rosemary Teatree, Uncanny Dynamo and another friend who's name I can't remember at the moment (sorry about that). Despite having a bit of a headache, I greatly enjoyed the dinner (at a local Cici's)..that will be one of my favorite memories from this year's con. The after recording a special message for  holliehyena , I went back to the room then came back down later to go to karaoke. :) I got up the nerve and sang 'Dream On' by Aerosmith before me and my sister went back to the room to rest.


Sunday (8/7): After another good breakfast, my sister went to the CARE presentation and I went back to hang out at the Dealer's Den near Gen's table. :) Most of the day was spent hanging out a bit and getting the most out of the last day. After the den closed, we hung out with the Little Tales crew while everyone was packing up. Before it was over, I got a nice hug from Arisu and Gen of course. :) Then once everyone went their separate ways, me and my sister went out to eat at a local Steak & Shake (another thing that's become regular while we're there) then back to the hotel to hang out and get some rest.

Monday (8/8): After waving goodbye to our roommates for the weekend, we checked out and my sister purchased a Disney Park Hopper pass at the front desk then we were on our way! Started our day at the Magic Kingdom, going on the Pirates ride (a must) and the Haunted Mansion ride (another must) then stepped out of the park to head for Animal Kingdom. Once there, we went on the Safari in the African region of the park and saw several awesome animals (including a male Lion sunning on a big rock) then got some pizza for lunch before making our way back to the Magic Kingdom to see the parade with the official Nick & Judy cosplayers. Soon after, we too the monorail to Epcot. After riding the new version of the 'Soarin' ride (which Is a definite must if you go to Epcot), we went over to the World Pavilion to wait for the fireworks. After Epcot closed, we took the Monorail back to the Magic Kingdom just in time for their fireworks before going on one last ride (Space Mountain, another must). We then found a Motel 6 and stayed there for the night.

Tuesday (8/9) After checking out, we drove on down to Disney Springs to spend the day. We walked around a bit, checking out all the shops (a little disappointed that they didn't have any Zootopia stuff tho) until a little later in the afternoon. We left there and went to get lunch (at the world's largest Checkers Drive-In) then drove down I-Drive to scope out next year's hotel (which looks awesome by the way). We made a couple more stops before finally making our way back to check in the car and head to the airport.


All in all, it was an amazing trip. Both me and my sister had a lot of fun and we're already starting to plan out next year's trip to Megaplex. ! :)

Special thanks to: Lonewolfraven for letting us stay in his room (he and his friends are really nice..I would definitely room with them again)

Gen for being amazing as always. :) *Hugs* Without you, none of us would be here. :) Bonus thanks to HMSEagle for being a great help to Gen this year. :)

Fox for being Fox :) You are awesome :)

Arisu for the gift and the many, many hugs. :)

Starknights and Rosemary for the care package and for the dinner on Saturday along with Uncanny Dynamo :)

The rest of the Little Tales Community for being amazing. :)

The crew manning the Sponser Suite. :) My sister said it was definitely worth it to get the upgrade in membership.

And last but not least, the entire Megaplex Staff for pulling off another amazing convention! Can't wait for next year at the new Hotel! :)

For those who came this year, it was awesome to either meet you for the first time or meet you again. I hope to see you again next year! :)

For those who didn't make it this year, I hope that you can all make it for Megaplex in 2017!

*Hugs* Love You All! :)
~Shane