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A long time ago, in a world before RFID badges, you had to pick up your badge IN PERSON at SDCC. If you did not, then you would not be eligible for returning registration the following year.That last part is the important part: CCI changes things up constantly, and it's impossible to predict when they could decide exactly how one truly qualifies as being a 'returning attendee.' Obviously if one needs the money, you gotta do what you gotta do; if one wants to role the dice, they can but understand policy could change AFTER 2024 SDCC so who knows if that screws you.
Since they started issuing RFID badges and mailing them to people, the question is whether or not it is required to badge in to be eligible for returning registration (i.e. to 'prove' that you attended). Anecdotally, I have heard that people are still eligible even if they have not badged in the previous year. But there has never been an official statement on this by CCI (of which I am aware).
This being said, they are at liberty to change this policy whenever they want, and certainly with the RFID data they should easily be able to see who has badged in and who has not. So it is certainly better to err on the side of caution and make sure that you badge in.
I've been on the fence on Ghostbusters. Is the after credit scene worth staying for?It's "fun," but mileage may vary. It's more of a giggle-esque moment than any sort of integral thing (I think the previous film's mid-credits scene w/Murray & Weaver was a LOT more fun, and the post-credits scene was more sentimental & integral to setting up future stories, as was paid off in the new film).
I rarely post in movie review/discussion threads, but I just wanted to say that Dune 2 was one of the most incredibly beautiful and visually captivating movies I've ever seen while also being just OK plot/story wise. I know others thing it's great but it just didn't capture me the way I was hoping.Whenever a long story is broken up into multiple parts, it always feel a bit wonky to me: like the HP: Deathly Hallows films as an example. I think AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR & ENDGAME & the KILL BILL films were rare "obviously one long story broken up into two" that worked so well because the filmmakers strived to make the two films feel relatively complete & tonally, if not also visually, different. The final Hunger Games book/2 films also worked fairly well for me, though not as strongly as the others (conversely, The Hobbit films were a hot mess IMO).
oh, there's ways of getting into the parking- u just have to plan it outYeah I come from north of the 163, and we all go all the way down to Cesar Chavez exit and come NORTH to the Convention Center via Harbor. That's usually the easiest for us, depending on how early I'm arriving (last year w/no line craziness was atypical), which is usually early enough for Harbor to still be open
sometimes it's worth driving around the city to enter downtown on the correct side