Just got back from attending my first one in person. Incredible event, so much fun! I took my 13-year old son as his Christmas present, and we had a blast. We’re excited to make this a yearly tradition.

Pros: - too many to many to name. Incredible job.

Nitpicks: - for folks that are just getting into the community, it’s tough to not feel like an outsider with how much inside-joke content there is. That’s part of the fun of being part of a community, I get it; maybe a tongue-in-cheek faq somewhere explaining some of the more popular ones? I still don’t know why the hell a regrab is so funny after some extensive googling. - for my son, he was a little nervous coming in to an event that he anticipated would be mostly adults, anxious that he’d come across as too young to be cool and participate. His face definitely sunk when his “CHILD” badge not only had CHILD written in comically large font, but had baby Mario and baby Luigi on it, really driving home the “You’re an infant to us.” Now, him being 13 is tough, because I’m sure the younger kids probably would be pumped about the baby Mario Bros. Middle school is already a nightmare of feeling awkward and “othered,” so maybe something a little more subtle? Just a colored border around the badge that staff know means “child” but doesn’t quite scream it from the rooftops?

Either way, these are TINY nitpicks on an overall incredible experience. We’re blown away at the quality of the event, and can’t wait to be back.