[Edited]Halloween time gathering in Los Angeles (finalised!)

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

After last weekend's AWESOME gathering, I reaaally wanted to go to another one! So, I was thinking that it would be really cool to have a halloween themed gathering! Countries with little witch hats and capes and the like >w< I would DIE from the cuteness! 8D The date I was thinking of is Saturday October 17th or the 24th. The weekend before the 17th I am busy and I'm sure many of you will have other plans on Halloween, so let me know when is best for you~

Ok, So I finally figured out what we are doing! Here is the plan:

Date: October 24th
Time: 10am to 5pm
Location: Griffith park merry go round

THE LOCATION HAS BEEN FINALISED!!!!

And Canada has posted a new page that is less confusing than this! http://invisimatt.livejournal.com/712.html

If you need help coming by public transportation, let me know and I can get something figured out for ya and you may even get to be with other travellers on the way!

No more changes will be made to this
****PLEASE VOTE FOR THE NEW LOCATION!!!!****

Due to safety reasons, the location for the gathering will no longer be at MacArthur park (Stupid Iggy making parks in dangerous areas!! >.<) but out wonderful Canada (invisimatt/westcoastcyrus) has come up with these lovely ideas! Please read them and let me know your vote!

Direct quoting from Canada:

First up is the Travel Town Museum.
http://www.laparks.org/grifmet/tt/information.htm

(Option 1:)

This is a FREE ADMISSION train museum in Griffith Park. Not too many people know about it, which really surprises me since I grew up going to a lot of birthday parties there. I even had mine there twice, and my brother had his there maybe three or four times when we were little. Oddly enough, these parties were usually costume-themed.

There are a lot of cool things here, like a train ride and the museum itself, and the website says there are picnic tables and barbecue facilities (first-come, first-served) and if we REALLY wanna get creative, we can reserve space in a dining car. Those things fit like 50+ in there, but they get booked really fast. Last time I researched it, the lady in charge said that people usually grab 'em a month in advance.

(Option 2:)

The other suggestion I had was the Santa Monica Pier. I usually don't go there in cosplay, since the normie stares are rather intense at the pier and all... but closer to Halloween it won't matter cause it'll seem practically normal to have a party there.

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I personally think that Santa Monica is a great choice because it is easier to get to without getting lost and a gathering on the beach sounds WAY cool! My only concern is perhaps cosplays getting sandy, but I will be bringing picnic blakents, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

If you pick Travel town, please also include if you think we should try to reserve a dining car!!


We will be doing a pumpkin carving contest in groups (I'm thinking about 3-5 people to a group depending on how many people we have participating) but we need volunteers who can bring a pumpkin and/or carving tools! I will bring some carving tools, considering my mom trusts me to carry sharp objects with my clumsy self XD;;. Also, if you are cosplaying, please try and go with the theme of countries in halloween costumes! If you can't pull something together by then, it's fine to come in regular cosplay, but please try! :D Some other activities I was thinking of is in-character scary story telling! XD (Please let me know if this is a lame idea!) One person will start the story with a couple of sentences and then the country next to them must continue it and so on!

Well, those are the only things I can think of for now, but I will update once I have more ideas! also, I am always open to ideas from all of you! (HALP!)


**LOCATION EDIT!!**

Okay, so Canada called up the travel town people and sadly, all of the Dining cars are booked ): but we still have a chance of a picnic area! The only thing is that we need someone to be there at 8am to ensure us a spot. I would go myself, but it takes a couple of hours for me to get there by metro and bus so the earliest I would get there is 8:30 or 9.

As for the santa monica, it looks like more people are for travel town, but since there is all this difficulty with it, I am still keeping it up as an option.

since the deadline is nearing very fast, I am also putting up an option three which is to go to griffith park by the merry-go-round like last time. There won't be any picnic tables, but there is plenty of room to sit on the grass and to lay picnic blankets on. Please let me know! Final decision will be posted THIS FRIDAY.

neurotic_banana has posted a thread about this on cosplay.com! http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=3116965#post3116965

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People who plan to go:

Poland- Me! (Sucrose2071)

Lithuania- taco_grell

Austria- itakun

Spain- yoyosama, haro_chan

France- lolitarevenge

Russia- lullimi, anilechii, neurotic_banana

Iceland- minimucchi

Canada- westcoastsyrus

Prussia- westcoastsyrus' friend

Leichtenstein- shojo-onigiri (deviantart)

Seychelles- 27XxJuDaImExX27 (cosplay.com)

Belarus- 27XxJuDaImExX27 (cosplay.com) , AbbeyDream13 (cosplay.com)

China- fragrant_harbor, Ryuutsuki (cosplay.com)

Thailand- fragrant_harbor, fragrant_harbor's family

Japan- fragrant_harbor's family

Korea- fragrant_harbor's family

Taiwan- fragrant_harbor's family

Hong Kong- fragrant_harbor's family, Zechiral

Vietnam- fragrant_harbor's family

Sweden- mapleleaf

Sealand- Zechiral

Italy-Zechiral

America- yoyosama's friend

Romano- Santeelegs

Not cosplaying/cameramen- rocketsciences, blade_cross, burpinet

undecided/unknown cosplay or not:

xblkdragonx
yaoi_queen
veveveneto
burpinet's friends

People Bringing Pumpkins:
blade_cross- bringing 1 or 2


People Bringing Carving Tools:

Sucrose2071- most likely bringing two or three pumpkin carving knives


People bringing food:

lullimi- bringing candy
 

Comments

[yaoi-queen.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I hope I can attend this one! As for locations, my hometown always hosts a fun Halloween event... but it's usually ON or the day before Halloween. =/ Still, it's a very nice town with no crime what so ever. It's often forgotten considering it's so small. The huge park has a big stage in the front, which would be fun for all the Hetalia cosplayers. You guys can put on a show or something. :D Even if the gathering doesn't occur on Halloween, it can still be fun.

The only thing I'm concerned about is the distance of travel for everyone. I'm assuming you want something that all of us can get to without sucking up too much gas, correct? I live in Sierra Madre, which is right next to Pasadena.

[rocketsciences.livejournal.com]

That sounds really cool! *A* I couldn't go to the last one, but I'll try to come to this one!
The only thing is, do you have to be cosplaying? Dx because I don't really have a cosplay >_> (I've never cosplayed before)

((also, if I were to go, I think I'd prefer the second option... I'm not really that big on haunted houses and stuff xD))

[xblkdragonx.livejournal.com]

How about Not-Scary-farm? (aka Knotts Berry Farm). I went there last year and it was AWESOME!!! And it's still in the LA area. I forgot how much it is though...

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

Sure! everyone is welcome, cosplay or not! haha yeah, I'm leaning towards the second option more too XD not that I don't LOVE haunted houses, I am just really nervous about the location XD

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

Ooh! that sounds fun! I don't think Pasadena area would be too bad distance-wise for most people, but that sounds cool! :D I hope you can make it!

[yaoi-queen.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad! ^_^ I have to get off now, but if you're seriously considering this, we could discuss it further either through comments or PMS. Let me know, okay? :D

[minimucchi.livejournal.com]

Oooooh my god. Ooooooooooooooh my god, it's timse like this I love living in LA. I was going to be Iceland for Halloween anyways but this. THIS.


Sounds like a wonderful idea :'D

[blade-cross.livejournal.com]

I would love to be able to go! and option number 2 sounds just slighty better because of the area.

I would like to have more details soon though! but this sounds to be fun!

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

I actually thought about this a while ago and have discussed it (rather briefly) with a few of the other cosplayers. I was going to make a thread on Cosplay.com for a brainstorming session, and I could still make it unless you would like to instead.

The only thing I ought to mention is that we need to make sure that wherever we go, we can be in costume. A lot of scare houses and theme parks won't allow it because they don't want to confuse us for the scarers. As for a date, either the 17th or 24th will work for me. I have no real preference.

By the way, who did you cosplay at Griffith Park?

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

Knott's Scary Farm, while loads of fun, would be rather difficult.
Guests aren't allowed to wear costumes in the park. :[

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

Derp. I forgot to mention that I will be cosplaying as Gakuen Hetalia Igiko in a witch hat and cape. XD

[yoyosama.livejournal.com]

That sounds AWESOME! :D If I go i'll probably be cosplay Fem!Spain.

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

FFFFFFF. I went ahead and made the coscom thread. My cohorts prodded me into it. I REGRET NOTHING.

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?p=3116965#post3116965

/RP Account

[veveveneto.livejournal.com]

Ahh! I hope I'm able to go to something like this! I think a gathering at a park would be a lot of fun. Hmm.

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

SO COOL! I have always wanted to go to Knotts scary farm! my sister went a couple of years ago and liked it :D the only thing I'm concerned about is the price >.< general admission for it is $55 approx. and I want to try and keep it under $20 for where ever we go, but it says they have group discounts so that might help depending on how the pricing goes~ (which they don't tell me on the site! D: )

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

ILU 8D you saved me so much energy XD thank you!!!

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

OMG your cuteness KILLS me! 89 I was cosplaying as Poland XD thank you so much for opening the thread!

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

I was just thinking that as well! haha! We scare people with hetalia cosplays >XD

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

OMG! Awesome!!! I really hope you can make it! 8DD

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

I hope you can come! it looks like option two is gonna be our winner so far! haha! I will have better information soon!

Re: /RP Account

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

I hope you can come too!! 8D I think the park is going to be our place! haha! now, I must figure out WHERE! XD

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

With Russia and Belarus hanging around, who needs zombies and clowns with chainsaws? AM I RITE?

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

D'oh. Me? Cute? Surely you jest. XD
Which Poland? The one in pink or the military jacket?

[neurotic-banana.livejournal.com]

No problem. I should thank you for killing my procrastination. ;o

[sucrose2071.livejournal.com]

I jest not! Iggy witch= teh cuuuuuute!! uhh... I was the poland with the plaid skirt and military jacket XD