WEC Ocala is magnificent so I would assume the Ohio facility is just as nice?
The Ohio facility is very nice, although the one in Ocala is designed to be more of a showplace, I would say.
As far as the actual showing experience, the facility in Ohio has huge rings, excellent footing, beautiful jumps, permanent stalls, etc., etc.
Plus shops and restaurants right there on the property, as well as cabin rentals.
And welcome to the BB! 
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Funny how we managed to host the World Cup on the west coast several times, then.
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Does World Cup = multi-ring National championships show?
For sure, WC is prestigious and comes with its own logistical challenges, but the two events have quite different needs.
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This has been the issue for shows. The number of horses, and number of rings that need to be going at the same time (and their warm up rings) limit the facilities. Then you have to look at bid prices (or even getting a bid price in the first place), ability of the facility staff to drag rings, empty manure bins, footing quality, stabling, access to hotels airports and restaurants. THEN you have to look at the fact that most facilities only sign multi year contracts. Finally take a look at entries based on where the show is located. This is why shows that tried to rotate no longer rotate. This is a big country, and someone is going to be driving long distances (there isn’t a show that’s in the “middle” of the country).
USDF Finals moving from KY to OH is not a huge change, and the ability to hold most of it inside (as well as stabling inside and not in shedrows) is a huge bonus in November.
