Fall MouseAdventure -- October 14, 2007

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Just my opinion, but what would have been nicer ... and come off less like gouging ... would be to have the Mixer, with the Koenig "entertainment" provided gratis (as part of your $75 registration fee), and refreshments offered for profit sales.

That way, socializing could be part of the already-paid-for experience, the hour of waiting for results could be improved at no additional cost, and Disney and MousePlanet could share plenty of profit on food and drink purchased, optionally, by participants

The logistics of keeping those who paid for food and those who didn't would be a nightmare. Yes, you could use bracelets to identify who is who but served buffet style what is to stop the people who paid from giving food to those who didn't?

It's a nice idea that for those who want a mixer after the event that they have the choice to pay for and attend. We all saw what [was perceived by quite a few people] a disaster the last mixer was. How many of us were irritated that we weren't told the awards weren't starting for an hour after the mixer started? Now we are given the chance to pay to attend the mixer, or do our own thing and show up for the awards.

While *I* feel that $75 is a lot for a team (even broken down as it is) I still choose to play. And I know that MA costs a lot of money to run. This year there we have to leave right after MA - missing the mixer and the awards. I doubt I'd do the dessert mixer in the future because after running around playing MA the last thing I want to do is eat a bunch of sugar (except that one time when all we did was lounge around the Animation building and eat pixie stix).

MouseAdventure will never again be the intimate event that it was. In a way it's sad and it sucks. But we have to make the most of what we have. Because I have a feeling, that before long it will become too cost prohibitive.