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MegaCon 2016 Day 4 and the travel home
May. 30th, 2016 07:24 pmOne of those night that I couldn’t get comfortable led to me getting up a 6 and packing us up while my husband and daughter slept. It is much easier that way.
We got to the convention and managed to score a prime parking spot which was not easy this weekend. I had a chat with the manager of valet parking at the Hilton and he said that between MegaCon and a US Volleyball tournament, there was no where to park in that part of Orlando. Also apparently the number of cars was up this year for MegaCon from last time.
We spent the day at the convention doing various things. I introduced Caroline to Michelle Gomez and Peter and I went around getting a couple of friends some autographs. We had interesting conversation with each person. I had a nice chat with Jeremy Bullock who did remember me and my puppets and that strange conversation we had oh so many years ago at Dragon Con. I also had a lovely chat with his wife.
The one thing we wanted to see out of the whole weekend was the Twisted Toonz panel where a bunch of voice actors read the movie script of the Ghostbusters in various voices. I have to say a big thank you to Maurice and to Ashley for getting us to the panel and making sure we had seats. I have not laughed that hard in ages. Jason Isaacs joined them and did a dead on Ian McKellen as Gandalf and a very good Sean Connery as Bond.
The rest of the afternoon was seeing friends and saying good-bye. We left for the airport and a series of pieces of good luck saw us in New York when we were suppose to be in New York without too much stress.
We got home and the cats seemed happy to see us.
I want to say a big THANK YOU to the staff and owners of MegaCon for making our experience so lovely. Any problems that arose were taken care of swiftly. I can highly recommend MegaCon as a convention that tells you that they are going to do something for you and they do it. They came by and fed us lunch each day, which made life so much easier. So two thumbs way up from the David family regarding MegaCon.
Cosplayers, MegaCon goes the extra mile for y’all. There was a “Cospital” where people went for repairs and the like. They had everything that you could need to fix your costume or make-up along with a very helpful staff. There were signs all over the place with Cosplay is not consent and what would happen if one stepped over the line. They had a system set up so people could report these things and they were listened to.
Now I would like to say a special Thank You to some people.
(For the VI: This is a picture of four of our friends Dawn, Graham, Em, and Karl. Dawn is blond and wearing a green top, Graham has brown hair, glasses and a black shirt with a white piping pattern, Em has long brown hair and a white and blue jumpsuit, Karl has blond hair, glasses, and is wearing a green and black shirt.)
When Peter had the stroke, we had a lot of people helping us and in our corner but Dawn, Graham, Em, Karl and (not pictured because she was working her booth) Emily were our support system. Karl and Dawn let us stay with them until we moved Peter to Jacksonville. Em and Caroline have been best buddies since the age of about 2 ½. Graham and un-pictured Emily spent time with us and made sure we were looking after ourselves. We met Graham and Karl the night that Peter and I got engaged. There is a phrase that Gonzo says “There’s not a word yet for old friends who just met” and that is the way it was with these folks. I can never thank them enough for all the help that they gave us during that time.
I am grateful for the people in my life.
We got to the convention and managed to score a prime parking spot which was not easy this weekend. I had a chat with the manager of valet parking at the Hilton and he said that between MegaCon and a US Volleyball tournament, there was no where to park in that part of Orlando. Also apparently the number of cars was up this year for MegaCon from last time.
We spent the day at the convention doing various things. I introduced Caroline to Michelle Gomez and Peter and I went around getting a couple of friends some autographs. We had interesting conversation with each person. I had a nice chat with Jeremy Bullock who did remember me and my puppets and that strange conversation we had oh so many years ago at Dragon Con. I also had a lovely chat with his wife.
The one thing we wanted to see out of the whole weekend was the Twisted Toonz panel where a bunch of voice actors read the movie script of the Ghostbusters in various voices. I have to say a big thank you to Maurice and to Ashley for getting us to the panel and making sure we had seats. I have not laughed that hard in ages. Jason Isaacs joined them and did a dead on Ian McKellen as Gandalf and a very good Sean Connery as Bond.
The rest of the afternoon was seeing friends and saying good-bye. We left for the airport and a series of pieces of good luck saw us in New York when we were suppose to be in New York without too much stress.
We got home and the cats seemed happy to see us.
I want to say a big THANK YOU to the staff and owners of MegaCon for making our experience so lovely. Any problems that arose were taken care of swiftly. I can highly recommend MegaCon as a convention that tells you that they are going to do something for you and they do it. They came by and fed us lunch each day, which made life so much easier. So two thumbs way up from the David family regarding MegaCon.
Cosplayers, MegaCon goes the extra mile for y’all. There was a “Cospital” where people went for repairs and the like. They had everything that you could need to fix your costume or make-up along with a very helpful staff. There were signs all over the place with Cosplay is not consent and what would happen if one stepped over the line. They had a system set up so people could report these things and they were listened to.
Now I would like to say a special Thank You to some people.
(For the VI: This is a picture of four of our friends Dawn, Graham, Em, and Karl. Dawn is blond and wearing a green top, Graham has brown hair, glasses and a black shirt with a white piping pattern, Em has long brown hair and a white and blue jumpsuit, Karl has blond hair, glasses, and is wearing a green and black shirt.)
When Peter had the stroke, we had a lot of people helping us and in our corner but Dawn, Graham, Em, Karl and (not pictured because she was working her booth) Emily were our support system. Karl and Dawn let us stay with them until we moved Peter to Jacksonville. Em and Caroline have been best buddies since the age of about 2 ½. Graham and un-pictured Emily spent time with us and made sure we were looking after ourselves. We met Graham and Karl the night that Peter and I got engaged. There is a phrase that Gonzo says “There’s not a word yet for old friends who just met” and that is the way it was with these folks. I can never thank them enough for all the help that they gave us during that time.
I am grateful for the people in my life.
