Comic-Con International 2011 - San Diego, July 21-24, 2011

[taranchula]

Originally Posted by Ccook50

I want to go back to San Diego sometime in the future but only because I lived in the area as a kid (Escondido, specifically) and want to spend a little time out there. But if a ka-jillion people are going to make an event pre-registering for 2012's convention, they can have it. I'll spend the time seeing sights, revisiting old neighborhoods and scaring up a dear friend of mine in Escondido.

Maybe 2013 will be better, no Twilight movies coming out that year could help matters just a little.

[BluebottleFlyer]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the Con, ORD...though I certainly don't envy you having to stand in that line for the pre-reg. It really just seems to get crazier every year, the rush for those. And that lass with the bra-less outfit? She had guts, I'll give her that!
I see you had a busy time getting to meet with some more famous faces, and that was cool you getting to meet Khaki and Lori again. Hope Lauren was able to get that MLP poster, you'd think she'd be entitled to one. Nice to hear that the Bloo costume's still as popular as ever, too.

Cass and Howard - Good to hear that you were part of the experience again too, aside from the aforementioned pre-reg chaos. I'm gutted that it was your last Con though Howard, but I understand your reasons for it. Glad I was able to meet up with you there last year.

I've already said this to ORD, but I have pencilled myself in for the 2013 Con. Just putting it out there.

[Howard]

Originally Posted by BluebottleFlyer

Glad to hear you enjoyed the Con, ORD...though I certainly don't envy you having to stand in that line for the pre-reg. It really just seems to get crazier every year, the rush for those. And that lass with the bra-less outfit? She had guts, I'll give her that!
I see you had a busy time getting to meet with some more famous faces, and that was cool you getting to meet Khaki and Lori again. Hope Lauren was able to get that MLP poster, you'd think she'd be entitled to one. Nice to hear that the Bloo costume's still as popular as ever, too.

Cass and Howard - Good to hear that you were part of the experience again too, aside from the aforementioned pre-reg chaos. I'm gutted that it was your last Con though Howard, but I understand your reasons for it. Glad I was able to meet up with you there last year.

I've already said this to ORD, but I have pencilled myself in for the 2013 Con. Just putting it out there.

On positive note BBF, I will be in San Diego every Con Year, but I will not attend. I will see you if you come in 2013.

[Cassini90125]

Originally Posted by BluebottleFlyer

Cass and Howard - Good to hear that you were part of the experience again too, aside from the aforementioned pre-reg chaos. I'm gutted that it was your last Con though Howard, but I understand your reasons for it. Glad I was able to meet up with you there last year.

If nothing else, the pre-reg experience makes for an interesting story.

Originally Posted by One Radical Dude

Have a safe trip back east.

I did. The trip was free of incidents, although we were stuck on the plane for a short time when we landed in Detroit. Seems that we arrived 15 minutes early and they weren't ready for us.

[BluebottleFlyer]

Originally Posted by Howard

On positive note BBF, I will be in San Diego every Con Year, but I will not attend. I will see you if you come in 2013.

That's great. If I can get over, I'll be sure to track you down.

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

If nothing else, the pre-reg experience makes for an interesting story.

That I don't doubt.

[Ccook50]

KNX in Los Angeles says that Comic-Con will stay in San Diego through 2016 at least. There had been rumors it would relocate to either Los Angeles or Las Vegas.

[One Radical Dude]

I read about that, too. LA's pros would be that it's near Hollywood and Burbank and that it's in a location that isn't too hot on average (though not as cool as the Gaslamp/Marina areas of Downtown San Diego). Not sure about the safety of the part of L.A. their convention center is, and I'm not sure their convention center is large enough. LVCC is massive, and Vegas has large selection of hotels. LV's cons would be the 110+ desert heat, not good for those wearing large costumes or those that want to spend some time outdoors. There are concerns that membership badges could skyrocket higher in price. Also, probably not the best place to be, if you don't want to gamble or anything. Anaheim was also another candidate. Love the area, but Disneyland being so close, and the hotel choices are spread out, and I wish there would be a light rail system in the city. For San Diego, I've said it many times, they need to really improve on accommodating more people.