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Megaplex 2017. My honest opinions.
8 years ago
So Megaplex 2017 has come, and gone.
Usually I have a blast, and have memories to follow it. Spend as much time as I can with friends. And fursuit as much as I humanly can even!
This year was my 6th Megaplex, and I can't say I had the best of time.
Why didn't I have the best time? Neither did my girlfriend, and many others honestly.
Well lets point things out.
Resort style hotel. With a motel vibe to it. Though to be fair, the rooms were pretty nice. We had a nice room so I won't complain there.
Had 3 areas that could host events, and such for conventions. Probably not furry ones very well. Anime, maybe! Or business things.
Depending where you got roomed, you had to walk to those 3 buildings. Which in this weather, as a fursuiter, isn't enjoyable at all haha.
Weather ranging from really hot, with the humidity sky high so it just made temperatures worse for fursuiting during the day. And if it rained. You had the muggy feel. Also if you had a very high chance of getting your paws soaking wet since when it did rain, it was usually near the evening hours, and thus the sun isn't out long enough to help rid some of the moisture on the ground.
Because of weather, we hardly suited. There wasn't much cover for us to walk under to keep us cool, or dry. 90% chance you'd eventually have to walk outside to get to ANY building in the area.
One building, The Lakes Conference Building, was such a building not many people knew was there. Not only that, said building was still being worked out, so I felt it confused people if they could go into it or not. It was suppose to be done before Megaplex, and I feel that's where most everything of the con was to be held at, but it wasn't due to said construction, etc.
Now it's suppose to be done next year, but that will never solve the big issue for those who fursuit, granted the weather won't stop them anyways, is the weather. Wasn't much guard against it. Most people are so use to going to a convention that everything is in the building (Like the last two hotels Megaplex was held at, or FWA, AC, MFF, etc) so getting into fursuit, and being inside was better then having to walk outside, and be hot, tired, and such because of being in direct heat to get to where you wanted to go. Even out of suit, it was pretty bad. Florida is just known for it's pretty awful summers anyways so this should've been a given really.
Now they have a contract there for an X amount of years (I think 3 years I heard). And so I won't be coming back until a new place is found, and better suited for a convention for furries.
This isn't only coming from me, or my girlfriend. There are plenty of people who went, and did not have an enjoyable time this year at Megaplex. Sure we had a growth, but that growth could come down next year. Again, I feel they're gonna be losing people in attending such as myself, and my girlfriend.
I did try my best to spend the convention as best I could. If anything, I got to enjoy it being with my girlfriend, and running into a few friends. But as a convention, I didn't really. I tried, I really did, so did she. It just felt, off.
So until then, we won't be back until they move venues.
Now before you go to comment. Please understand, this was my opinion. If you went, and felt the same way, and want to add your own comment, go ahead. If you went, and found it enjoyable. Well good for you! I'm glad you did! Not being sarcastic either! :P But I'd rather you not attack me, or those who clearly didn't enjoy it. I'll hide your comments if you do that.
And if you didn't go, and said the hotel was fine for it. Guess what? You didn't go haha. So don't say anything.
As stated, I tried to have fun, did the best I could, but it just wasn't happening. My girlfriend, and I probably suited for less then 2 hours total. I Think some suited for even less.
Anyways lol. MFF is in our radar now. We are looking for room space at the main hotel. While we'd rather room with people we know. I'm sure we can work something out either way. Basically, people with a drama free past, and we can get along with well.
Usually I have a blast, and have memories to follow it. Spend as much time as I can with friends. And fursuit as much as I humanly can even!
This year was my 6th Megaplex, and I can't say I had the best of time.
Why didn't I have the best time? Neither did my girlfriend, and many others honestly.
Well lets point things out.
Resort style hotel. With a motel vibe to it. Though to be fair, the rooms were pretty nice. We had a nice room so I won't complain there.
Had 3 areas that could host events, and such for conventions. Probably not furry ones very well. Anime, maybe! Or business things.
Depending where you got roomed, you had to walk to those 3 buildings. Which in this weather, as a fursuiter, isn't enjoyable at all haha.
Weather ranging from really hot, with the humidity sky high so it just made temperatures worse for fursuiting during the day. And if it rained. You had the muggy feel. Also if you had a very high chance of getting your paws soaking wet since when it did rain, it was usually near the evening hours, and thus the sun isn't out long enough to help rid some of the moisture on the ground.
Because of weather, we hardly suited. There wasn't much cover for us to walk under to keep us cool, or dry. 90% chance you'd eventually have to walk outside to get to ANY building in the area.
One building, The Lakes Conference Building, was such a building not many people knew was there. Not only that, said building was still being worked out, so I felt it confused people if they could go into it or not. It was suppose to be done before Megaplex, and I feel that's where most everything of the con was to be held at, but it wasn't due to said construction, etc.
Now it's suppose to be done next year, but that will never solve the big issue for those who fursuit, granted the weather won't stop them anyways, is the weather. Wasn't much guard against it. Most people are so use to going to a convention that everything is in the building (Like the last two hotels Megaplex was held at, or FWA, AC, MFF, etc) so getting into fursuit, and being inside was better then having to walk outside, and be hot, tired, and such because of being in direct heat to get to where you wanted to go. Even out of suit, it was pretty bad. Florida is just known for it's pretty awful summers anyways so this should've been a given really.
Now they have a contract there for an X amount of years (I think 3 years I heard). And so I won't be coming back until a new place is found, and better suited for a convention for furries.
This isn't only coming from me, or my girlfriend. There are plenty of people who went, and did not have an enjoyable time this year at Megaplex. Sure we had a growth, but that growth could come down next year. Again, I feel they're gonna be losing people in attending such as myself, and my girlfriend.
I did try my best to spend the convention as best I could. If anything, I got to enjoy it being with my girlfriend, and running into a few friends. But as a convention, I didn't really. I tried, I really did, so did she. It just felt, off.
So until then, we won't be back until they move venues.
Now before you go to comment. Please understand, this was my opinion. If you went, and felt the same way, and want to add your own comment, go ahead. If you went, and found it enjoyable. Well good for you! I'm glad you did! Not being sarcastic either! :P But I'd rather you not attack me, or those who clearly didn't enjoy it. I'll hide your comments if you do that.
And if you didn't go, and said the hotel was fine for it. Guess what? You didn't go haha. So don't say anything.
As stated, I tried to have fun, did the best I could, but it just wasn't happening. My girlfriend, and I probably suited for less then 2 hours total. I Think some suited for even less.
Anyways lol. MFF is in our radar now. We are looking for room space at the main hotel. While we'd rather room with people we know. I'm sure we can work something out either way. Basically, people with a drama free past, and we can get along with well.
The staff did make good selections for hotels in the last two locations, being the Marriott and the Embassy Suites, but this year, as I expected, the hotel was a bad call.
There were a couple of people that I know there, who love suiting, who brought more than one suit... who didn't even put them on at all.
I've had people tell me "It'll be better next year when that other building will be done from construction." Uh no? It won't lol. You will still have to walk to it, even so depending what room you end up in.
My gf, and I hardly suited at all. Something we both enjoy doing a lot.
Ah well, hopefully they'll move sooner. I'd like to still go again, but not until they move from that hotel. It really was poor choice.