/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I figured I would go ahead and whip up a post of my absolute approval of this convention before this thread becomes a hate-fueled orgy of drama.
Location: Was lovely. I was impressed by the decorated trees and how the main event hall and game room was set up. The dealer’s room isn’t what I was used to…considering I’m used to MegaCon big. The artist alley was my main complaint. It was wedged along a narrow hallway which frequently got congested when people decided to cluster for pictures or linger and BS with each other. Also, the windows in that narrow hallway made it uncomfortably warm when the sun was beaming against it.

I attended the Peppermint Parlor and the Maid Café. Those were the highlights of the event in my opinion. They were uniform, professional looking and served as great entertainment. They had choreographed dance numbers and singing with burlesque dancers.
I managed to attend the Cosplay contest and the Benefit Ball (Toys for Tots donation thingie). They know how to entertain their customers and make the situation less uncomfortable. The Benefit Ball started off with three songs… everyone was shy and only a few people danced in the designated area. But I appreciated that they broke the ‘awkward prom setting’ by having one of the event helpers dance on the stage (he had great moves) and they played the normal ice breaking songs like the Cuban shuffle and such.
And I know this Convention had no control over the type of people who decided to attend… but I was blown away by the amount of quality cosplayers who showed up. I wanted to take pictures of almost everyone.
My complaints would have to be the panels that were available. I can’t think of a single one which entertained me. They were a bunch of ‘Improv panels’ with the ‘character impersonators’ answering questions.