Boy and I will be standing on the sidelines, relaxing, while you all rush around.

Although, he is mad because I won't sign us up.

Maddy desperately wants to play. We told her no one under 13 - shhhhh.

61% full.

make that 65%

We registered this morning - now about that name....

We're gonna play ... without our eyespy Ringer.But we're ditching the Mixer that brings the cost (for paying teams) to the hundred dollar zone of bullsh!t. It sounds like they took note of the utter boredom of last year's waiting for results, and have decided to charge us $20 if we want to be less bored.Um, how shall I put this? FUK THAT!

You don't have to pay for registration though.

:p Tell her to get some friends together, along with some unlucky chaperone parent who has no clue what they're getting into...

The Denton Affair doesn't, but that doesn't mean that the pricing isn't insane for the others (which is entirely Disney's fault). I really hope that it works out for teams that show up after the expensive ice cream, because that's what I'll be doing next time if this is going to be how it works. I know at the end of my race I have to eat something, but it's not sweets I look for...


Still mad we're not going grumble grumble

And, no, the fact that the hour waiting for results was incredibly stupid and boring is NOT Disney's fault. MouseAdventure could have learned from its mistakes and either a) go back to giving everyone their much-desired post-game dinner break, or b) making that hour more entertaining without charging $20 for it.Frankly, it looks to me like MouseAdventure is trying to capture the post-game food market ... rather clerver, but insideous.

I haven't been to the Pad this time around but in previous postings it seems many people DO want a social gathering between game and results. Also, who knows what kind of new requirements Disney is placing on MA. Remember when they were forced to have the dinner at Big Thunder Arena? In any case, I'm not assuming that MousePlanet is gouging anyone, because that's never been the case. Their prices have always moved with Disney's lashings of the whip. Unless you don't believe them, and then, well, believe what you want.

I thought it was great that the $20 mixer thing was OPTIONAL. If you thought it would be worth it pay it, if not then no biggie come back after for the results. We're going to check it out this time. Then we'll see going forward.

For a lot of teams, mine included, MouseAdventure isn't just day long event. It's an entire weekend to hang out and have fun (mostly leaving the kids at home). For the other half of my team this is their grown-up getaway. They never get to go to dinner or a movie or a show. So even though the costs have gone up it's still worth it to us to have our adult fun time.