Frank will slap me for getting in here, but as the guy who set up Disney in 05 and the guy who promised Rick to be the liaison between him and Disney in 09, I have a few things to say.
The Disney location is nice and clean for sure. The hotel (Economy Resort) is right at the edge of the lake and you can walk from your room to the staging area in about 5 seconds.
Dining, entertainment, etc is all as Woody has stated. And Disney will roll out the red carpet when the time comes. In the mean time however, they are slow to respond until they are a month away from the event. This has to do with how good they are at doing these things. For them it is not a worry and they simply mark their calendar for when they need to go to work and it is perfect in the end. But it sure makes you nervous for a year leading up to it.
Then there are the fees. Disney requires two life guards to be on duty and we have to pay that. It was $1,200 USD last time. The awards dinner was $75 a plate and a $500 deposit for the cash bar. The room rates were great at only $60, but the rest set us back a bit. They do set up evening events for us when asked, like making large group reservations at shows and dinners, and they offer some small discounts on park tickets.
November is the perfect time for Disney as it is the slowest time of year there.
The major draw back to the venue is that the lake is one dimensional. So long as the wind blows out of the North or South, things are great, but if they come out of the West you get a reaching course and if they come out of the East, the 4-story hotel makes a mess of the wind.
The link to the 05 Nationals is still up
http://www.floridaec12.com/nats/disney.html
You can read about the venue here.
Just wanted you all to know what you are talking about.
Joe Walter #24