Fresh off the utter success Midwest Furfest, it’s hard to believe those who love their favorite con can destroy it far to easily. What I am talking about was the disaster called Rain Furrest.
As some of you might of heard Rain Furrest lost it’s venue. The reasons are simple and clear cut. It seem one of the hotel guest as well as a visitor to the fur con caused over $7,000 in damages, when they not only destroyed their hotel room, as well as caused major damage to adjoining rooms. To what exact happened was this, it seems they filled the hot tub in their room, then use towels to block ll the vents as well as the overflow and had group sex in the hot tub. What made it worse, was this it seems one of the members of the orgy turned on the power to the hot tub, and with everything block the motor ripped itself apart, thus tearing an opening in one of the pipes and the water went everywhere.
Far from it’s hopeful opening ceremonies
But believe it or not this was only one of the reasons the hotel ripped up Rain Furrest contract. I admit this is more rumor than anything I could confirm, but if it’s true it makes a lot of sense. Like this couple having sex on stage before the open ceremonies, sex on the public fountains around the hotel. As well as lack of supervision of content of the panels. What do I mean by that. From what I read around social media they included content such as live sex shows, demonstration of sex toys with live models, including a frank and open discussion of fetishes. Worse yet, and yes it does get worse. No one was checking badges, minors were not stopped from entering an area tht should of been restricted to 21 and over. Some of which included drinking.
This is what I saw on the news, minors being rushed away by ambulance with alcohol poisoning. Not what they or others smuggled it in, but in fact they were given alcohol at some of the panels.
Naturally the parents threatening to sue the hotel. Meanwhile Rain Furrst took no responsibility and put the blame on those running the panels.
That one is sicking, but it’s very true.
So you might be asking yourself, “Where was the staff during all of this?!!”
No where to be found by all the reports I seen. Except at Registration…and I am really not joking about this.
From everything I read, it left me honestly more questions than I had answers for that is why I was so happy to find the video of Rain Furrest Closing Ceremony. Keep in mind by then they already knew they lost there hotel.
During all the awards they were giving themselves (Yes they re giving themselves awards for a con that self destructed, check out the video), finally one of them admitted they had MAJOR issues. So after announcing a change of board Presidents. They revealed one bit of news I didn’t hear, and that was due to the lack of checking badges many attendees got in for free. In fact they weren’t even sure of their final numbers. Check out the video for yourself.
Yes of course they announced serious changes in how panels are chosen and strict rules will be put in place for what can be a panel. I say it’s far too little, far too late.
Given all I said would you believe me if I told you, they are planning for next year. They even announced the theme and wikifur is where I found a link to their suddenly revamped website, after it was taken down.
The Hardcore Facts are this. No one in the hospitality industry wants them. A fact confirmed only by a furry friend who is in that industry, who has stated to me, “Rainfurrest is Dead, there isn’t a hotel in the area that would want them. They are too much of a liability”.
Will Rain Furrest be back next year, only time will tell. But if I were to make a prediction that it is sadly dead.
This should be a warning call to all to all furries as well as all fur cons, keep on top of things or you could be killing the con you love.
Which I am happy to say Midwest Furfest was more than on top of everything.
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