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yours____truly in sd_comic_con

Questions from a newbie

Oct 14, 2012 15:02

I am hoping to attend next year's Comic Con, which will be my first time. I want to start planning ahead, and to come up with a game plan ( Read more... )

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yours____truly October 14 2012, 20:14:30 UTC

It's the second-to-last season. So yeah, probably my last chance.

Thanks for the info!

cdozo October 14 2012, 19:54:42 UTC

No you can't get in "line" until the site opens. Before then, you log on with your member ID and then refresh until a big button appears. Click on the button. When you get in you will see a number that indicates your place in line. Do not refresh after that. The number will count down as you move up in line. Then the registration form will open ( ... )

yours____truly October 14 2012, 20:15:35 UTC

Thank you for your help! :)

hardcoreninja11 October 14 2012, 20:59:17 UTC

1.) No. They don't start selling badges until the appointed hour exactly so it's basically down to first come, first serve and sheer luck. The past few years it's gotten insane trying to buy badges so the selling process has changed various times and it's been a nightmare. Last year actually went really smoothly pace wise but the particular method of how many badges a person could purchase fucked everything up and everything sold out way too fast. I heard they're changing that this year to make it more fair for everyone ( ... )

yours____truly October 14 2012, 21:08:57 UTC

Thank you! That was really helpful. I feel a bit better about things now...just need to worry about getting two badges first.

hardcoreninja11 October 14 2012, 21:38:44 UTC

You're welcome. :)

platypus October 15 2012, 02:22:41 UTC

Also, it helps to tag team the seat creeping -- DON"T give up your current seat till your partner has secured better ones for sure. Otherwise, you could end up stranded. Also, don't stab anyone in the eye with a pen. It can get kind of stressful.

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platypus October 15 2012, 02:21:32 UTC

Just to clarify, you can't leave B20 *between* panels to eat/use the bathroom. You can, however, leave DURING a panel (you obtain a bathroom pass at the exit, which allows you to return during the same panel's time slot). You won't lose your seat as long as somebody next to you is willing to hold it (and most people are cool). We did have one nightmare in the Indigo Ballroom where the staff kept pushing more people in and insisted that someone go sit in our row even though we knew the empty seat belonged to a guy who had just left briefly for a bathroom break. But such situations are quite rare. I think the staff was getting frustrated with people gone for whole panels on end. Bringing in food is no problem ( ... )

yours____truly October 15 2012, 17:43:40 UTC

Thanks for your help! "it may really help to have multiple people in different locations trying to get in for tickets when they go on sale" Good idea!

theamyrlin November 8 2012, 18:28:09 UTC

The biggest thing is BRINGING YOUR OWN FOOD. Being at comic con is exhausting, and you will want to constantly refuel without waiting in YET ANOTHER LINE!

I wish people wouldn't wait around in a room all day to watch one panel in the late afternoon. It makes it impossible for people who actually want to watch the earlier panels. Also, considering the popularity of Dexter and how it is probably the last time, it wouldn't surprise me if it moved to Hall H. Be prepared for that. You know, mentally.