[GenCon] "(more) Road Construction News!" (Scouting and Info Within)
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John Crichton
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Re: Riding to GenCon 2003
Yowza. At this point I'm probably just going to drive from CT. I have a few folks coming with us so we'll prolly just rent a car rather than kill mine even more than I do now.HiLiphNY said:
Fun for the whole family...
Also, those with children (of almost any age) may want to make a family vacation of it. The Indianapolis Children's Museum is one of the best in the country. (about 30 blks north of downtown) Also downtown is the Indianapolis Zoo, the IMAX Theatre, and the new Indiana State Museum.
You can easily spend a day or two at the Children's Museum alone.
As reported above, the I-70 construction will be a nightmare, but there should be plenty of alternate routes if you are driving.
Have Fun!!
Also, those with children (of almost any age) may want to make a family vacation of it. The Indianapolis Children's Museum is one of the best in the country. (about 30 blks north of downtown) Also downtown is the Indianapolis Zoo, the IMAX Theatre, and the new Indiana State Museum.
You can easily spend a day or two at the Children's Museum alone.
As reported above, the I-70 construction will be a nightmare, but there should be plenty of alternate routes if you are driving.
Have Fun!!
Michael Morris
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Link to this map Mark
This is a VERY detailed downtown area map of Indy
http://www.indydt.com/dtmap.html
As you can see on that map, the route to the largest single parking area near the center is to take exit 79A from I-70 and head towards the dome (A left turn at the end of the ramp if you were eastbound on I-70 and a right turn if you were westbound). That street is Missouri street. That will take you past the dome's parking area.
This map has some image links to tourist attractions nearby the convention center (as if the convention won't have enough to do itself, but there are plenty of attractions for spouses who aren't into gaming to poke their nose into if you bring them along).
This is a VERY detailed downtown area map of Indy
http://www.indydt.com/dtmap.html
As you can see on that map, the route to the largest single parking area near the center is to take exit 79A from I-70 and head towards the dome (A left turn at the end of the ramp if you were eastbound on I-70 and a right turn if you were westbound). That street is Missouri street. That will take you past the dome's parking area.
This map has some image links to tourist attractions nearby the convention center (as if the convention won't have enough to do itself, but there are plenty of attractions for spouses who aren't into gaming to poke their nose into if you bring them along).
DungeonKeeperUK
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Wel I booked my hotel a week or so ago .... coming in on the Tuesday and leaving the following Tuesday..
The Marriot Courtyard - $1263
Flights for me and the wife from the UK - approx $1700
Not taking into account food adn buying gaming supplies I better get saving...
But if its even half as good as last year it'll be worth it...
The Marriot Courtyard - $1263
Flights for me and the wife from the UK - approx $1700
Not taking into account food adn buying gaming supplies I better get saving...
But if its even half as good as last year it'll be worth it...
kkoie
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Re: speaking of beer
It's a great place. they used to show cheap dollar flicks, but now they show first run movies. If you plan on going, you can call ahead and reserve tickets over the phone. OF course, if you dislike smoking in your theater or restauraunt, keep in mind this is one of the few theaters with a smoking section (the back half of the theater.) But then who will complain about that when you can drink a beer and eat a pizza while watching a movie in the theater?!
CaptainCalico said:
It's a great place. they used to show cheap dollar flicks, but now they show first run movies. If you plan on going, you can call ahead and reserve tickets over the phone. OF course, if you dislike smoking in your theater or restauraunt, keep in mind this is one of the few theaters with a smoking section (the back half of the theater.) But then who will complain about that when you can drink a beer and eat a pizza while watching a movie in the theater?!
CaptainCalico
Community Supporter
Re: Lodging
Well, in Milwaukee it was nigh impossible to book a hotel for GC weekend without going through the convention housing registry - at least in my experience. The fact that you can find a room on your own speaks well for general availability. I'm waiting to see what the Con prices look like myself.
Dieter said:
Well, in Milwaukee it was nigh impossible to book a hotel for GC weekend without going through the convention housing registry - at least in my experience. The fact that you can find a room on your own speaks well for general availability. I'm waiting to see what the Con prices look like myself.
Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
Re: Re: Lodging
Yup. I think you hit it right on the head. The fact that there are five times the available rooms for Gencon Indy that there were in Milwaukee (and that they will not be booking opposite any other major functions like they always seemed to have to do in Milwaukee) makes waiting for the Gencon housing to open up not as much of a gamble. I doubt there will be many, if any, people booked into college dorm beds at exorbitant prices like they did to some Gencon attendees who missed the first week of blocked off hotel space in Milwaukee year after year. And as noted, but perhaps to expand the example, if you didn't get a reservation by the December of the previous year, you had no choice in Milwaukee but to wait for the Gencon blocked hotel space.
CaptainCalico said:
Yup. I think you hit it right on the head. The fact that there are five times the available rooms for Gencon Indy that there were in Milwaukee (and that they will not be booking opposite any other major functions like they always seemed to have to do in Milwaukee) makes waiting for the Gencon housing to open up not as much of a gamble. I doubt there will be many, if any, people booked into college dorm beds at exorbitant prices like they did to some Gencon attendees who missed the first week of blocked off hotel space in Milwaukee year after year. And as noted, but perhaps to expand the example, if you didn't get a reservation by the December of the previous year, you had no choice in Milwaukee but to wait for the Gencon blocked hotel space.
kkoie
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Actually a great way to find out what con prices are like is to see if we can track down someone who stayed in a hotel in may, when the Indianapolis 500 is going on. I imagine that the hotel prices then might be a good way to judge how high they might get.
Of course, as someone who lives near here, I know lots of people who've seen the 500, but none who stayed in a hotel What about the rest of you?
Of course, as someone who lives near here, I know lots of people who've seen the 500, but none who stayed in a hotel
What about the rest of you?
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