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#1
I agree with everyone that Fanime 2014 was much more put together this year! Good job to all of the people working on it! Registration was such a breeze that I didn't know how to react at first. I came there on Thursday expecting to wait for hours, but got my badge in less than a few minutes and was ready to go. It was really amazing.

Everything was nicely set up and it didn't feel crowded this year. This year restored my faith in Fanime, and I hope this system is the same next year!
#2
Agh, kinda wish the meetup was on Saturday instead of Sunday. I guess I'll see if my group can go still because we'll have some other stuff going on Sunday, but if all goes well then we'll be going as Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and guy version Fluttershy.
#3
I'm just going to re-post this here since the other thread was locked:


I'd say this year was overall better than last year, but I have to agree with the people above about some stuff.

Lines: The biggest problem I had was with the ridiculously long registration lines. I understand the blackout situation, but I think that something should be done about the way badges are handed out, especially now since the population of the con has grown over the years. I really think mailing the badges or having a system where we can just walk by and scan a code or something would save everyone a lot of time and resources. I think my friends and I ended up waiting 7 hours in total.

Rovers: I had much better experiences this year with rovers than I did last year, and most of them were friendly, but there were a couple of them that were rude to a group of us for no reason. A group of us were standing and waiting for an elevator at The Marriott, when some rover from near the peace bonding station came out and started yelling at us for something OTHER PEOPLE DID BEFORE US. She went off on us to not push each other, and literally that whole group waiting wasn't doing anything like that. She said other people were doing it before, but how is that our fault? Also, at one point she said she needed us to: "shut the fuck up". Totally power tripping. Very rude. We weren't even doing anything. Aside from her, the other rovers were quite reasonable.

Construction: I was really sad to see the fountains go (to me they were one of the best assets to the con), and the construction site was pretty ugly, but hey, I'm sure it will look nice once they are finished and I look forward to seeing it.

Elevators: The elevator situation was pretty bad at The Marriott, but I expected it to be like that. Maybe there's some way to make it less of a problem in the future.
#4
I really loved the Artist's Alley this year. There were so many nice art pieces, pins, plushies, jewelry, etc. Props to all of the artists.

I also found really good deals in the Dealer's Hall this year compared to last, that was a plus.

Oh, I was also glad to have schedules this year. The pocket one came in handy if you knew which panel or event you were looking for.
#5
I'd say this year was overall better than last year, but I have to agree with the people above about some stuff.

Lines: The biggest problem I had was with the ridiculously long registration lines. I understand the blackout situation, but I think that something should be done about the way badges are handed out, especially now since the population of the con has grown over the years. I really think mailing the badges or having a system where we can just walk by and scan a code or something would save everyone a lot of time and resources. I think my friends and I ended up waiting 7 hours in total.

Rovers: I had much better experiences this year with rovers than I did last year, and most of them were friendly, but there were a couple of them that were rude to a group of us for no reason. A group of us were standing and waiting for an elevator at The Marriott, when some rover from near the peace bonding station came out and started yelling at us for something OTHER PEOPLE DID BEFORE US. She went off on us to not push each other, and literally that whole group waiting wasn't doing anything like that. She said other people were doing it before, but how is that our fault? Also, at one point she said she needed us to: "shut the fuck up". Totally power tripping. Very rude. We weren't even doing anything. Aside from her, the other rovers were quite reasonable.

Construction: I was really sad to see the fountains go (to me they were one of the best assets to the con), and the construction site was pretty ugly, but hey, I'm sure it will look nice once they are finished and I look forward to seeing it.

Elevators: The elevator situation was pretty bad at The Marriott, but I expected it to be like that. Maybe there's some way to make it less of a problem in the future.

#6
My friend and I booked two seperate rooms at the same hotel (Marriott) from Thurs-Mon, is it possible to get them as connected rooms?

What would be the best way to go about that if we can?
#7
Quote from: sayonararollingstar on February 06, 2012, 12:56:14 PM
Quote from: KyraEnsui on February 06, 2012, 12:53:29 PM
Quote from: Dany on February 06, 2012, 12:47:35 PM
Have a reservation for the Hilton, but for Friday to Monday, and I am waitlisted for Thursday. We shall see how this rolls out.

Anybody notice that the site -technically- opened before 12 noon, by the way? Like..about 11:55?

I did.

Yup, I noticed this, too.

I also did. I found it weird that it went up five minutes earlier than they said, because I feel like we wouldn't have gotten the room that we wanted if he hadn't noticed it. The Hilton sold out immediately.
#8
Hotel and Facilities / Re: 2011 Suites Previous Prices
November 22, 2011, 06:13:35 PM
My boyfriend and I had a standard one bed room that was priced at around $89 a night at The Marriott. We stayed Thursday-Sunday night, and the total came out to around $420. HOWEVER, we had to place an extra $800 for a security deposit, so we ended up putting in $1200 in total. I mean, you get the security deposit back when you check out, but it's still ridiculously expensive. That and I wasn't able to use some of that money for the con itself, because I didn't realize a security deposit would be so expensive. Also, parking at the hotel came out to around $70 for the weekend.