(SC) March 27 - Wonderfest 2015 (Charleston)
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:10 pm
Ok, had to do this one alone, so it was rough. I had a friend help with setup and she stuck around for about 45 minutes to take a few pictures, but mostly, I was there by myself. I was expecting a couple of other troops, but I guess they waited around to see if the weather would get bad or not. I was there around 10:30 to put together a table display that I am quite proud of, then I had my armor on by 11:55, just in time for the first kids to show up. Eventually the weather turned on me and I regretted my elaborate table display (mostly Jason Boyd's stuff) because I was rushing to pack it all up as the rain started around 3:45. As I saw the bounce castle being deflated and the rock climbing wall being tilted back into it's travel position, I started to get worried and packed up everything on the table that was made of paper.
At it's core, this event is about the "run." It's a kids foot race around the park, as a companion to the Charleston Bridge Run (tomorrow morning). The race happens at the end of the day, so the rain made that impossible. It was still a good three and a half hours of kids running around, many vendor tents, petting zoo, rock climbing wall, free-play with quirky toys, science demonstrations from the Children's Museum and live music. The crowd wasn't as big as previous years, but there were enough kids there that I decided after an hour that I needed to hide my lightsabers and blasters (hasbro repaints). The kids were just running around like crazy playing with them and without another set of eyes on them, I was afraid they'd disappear. I took pictures with a few people, but there was more just "what's this about?" and "can I hold that gun?" I think it's because there wasn't a handler taking pictures, so they didn't realize that's what I was there for.
Did I need a bucket off pic when I was the only one there?
Some other costumers who recognized me from Atomacon:
And here's what happens when you let a TB set up the table by himself:
The event organizer was really excited to see me, and wanted me to remind everyone of their November festival (which I believe is the same weekend as Atomacon, but we'll try to hit both), which is sponsored by the town of Mt Pleasant and is mostly Star Wars themed. I believe she's already submitted an event request.
At it's core, this event is about the "run." It's a kids foot race around the park, as a companion to the Charleston Bridge Run (tomorrow morning). The race happens at the end of the day, so the rain made that impossible. It was still a good three and a half hours of kids running around, many vendor tents, petting zoo, rock climbing wall, free-play with quirky toys, science demonstrations from the Children's Museum and live music. The crowd wasn't as big as previous years, but there were enough kids there that I decided after an hour that I needed to hide my lightsabers and blasters (hasbro repaints). The kids were just running around like crazy playing with them and without another set of eyes on them, I was afraid they'd disappear. I took pictures with a few people, but there was more just "what's this about?" and "can I hold that gun?" I think it's because there wasn't a handler taking pictures, so they didn't realize that's what I was there for.
Did I need a bucket off pic when I was the only one there?
Some other costumers who recognized me from Atomacon:
And here's what happens when you let a TB set up the table by himself:
The event organizer was really excited to see me, and wanted me to remind everyone of their November festival (which I believe is the same weekend as Atomacon, but we'll try to hit both), which is sponsored by the town of Mt Pleasant and is mostly Star Wars themed. I believe she's already submitted an event request.