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Yeap, my best friend and I have to fly for over 20 hours to get to the US, but we're stopping by NY for a couple of days before heading to SDCC. I think it would be awesome to meet up with new friends at the con - maybe we could have a get-together after the con for drinks!
My name is Andrew and as you can guess by my screenname, I live in Costa Mesa in Orange County, about a 90-minute drive north of the CCI site.
There's a direct flight to New York from Singapore but only for business class and above, so it's pretty expensive and I opt for regular cabin instead. Usually when I fly to/fro the east (JFK mostly) I stopover at Frankfurt, whereas if it's the west cost (LAX) I stopover at Tokyo. I booked my flight from NY-> San Diego for 11th July via Delta and it cost me a whooping $350! (This was the cheapest deal I could find as of last month!) The last time I flew from Minneapolis to Vegas on X'mas eve it only cost me $250, what with holiday peak charges and all. Guess that's Con season for you, the price hikes for hotel/airfares are INSANE. Yes, there should be a meet-up thread! Unfortunately I'm utterly unfamiliar with SD and SDCC so I wouldn't have a clue where and when to suggest it. Anyone else has ideas?
So do you recommend that I should avoid the high-profile panels as they may take up most of the day waiting in line?
It is tough to answer the high profile panel question for someone else since everyone’s Comic Con objectives are different. Some people do nothing but wait in lines & spend the whole day in big panels while others avoid the panels entirely & just walk the exhibit hall.You best bet is to:(1.) Wait for the schedule when it comes out two weeks before the show(2.) Make a list of all the panels you want to see(3.) Rank them: Dying to see, Wouldn’t mind seeing, etc.(4.) Calculate wait times (usually 3 hours ahead of time is enough although popular shows like Big Bang Theory can be as long as 8 from what I have heard) (5.) Figure out which ones might be in the same room right after each other.(6.) Decide if the panel/wait time is worth it to you --or-- you can decide if walking the exhibit floor would be something you would enjoy more. Sorry for the wishy washy answer, but each person’s con experience is different depending on what they like to do and want to see. Hope this helps!
Welcome to the new "Friends of Comic-Con International" forums, Andrew! Glad that you can join us.As for any tips or advice for con-going, check out this thread: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login*goes back to making new button designs for the forums* (Ha ha.)
Hello to all Con Vets & Newbies!My little tribe and I have been to CC for the past 4 years. It really is so much fun to hang out with cool people for 4 days and get away from the daily grind. We also live in the Inland Empire here in So. Cal. We enjoy getting out to Frank & Sons and going to local events. I would say to anyone who doesn't already know that one of the big reasons it is so fun to go the Comic-Con is the people. So talk it up while you are in line and get ready to meet some pretty amazing people. The Big Kahuna has over 2 thousand friends on facebook and it's awesome when we get to meet them IRL. CCI is really like the biggest summer camp ever for all ages. And definitely a shout out to the Creators of this forum. I hope all will find some useful information, and maybe even make some new friends!
Thanks for the thread Zero. I wish I had come across it before last year's Con!
I'm glad to see families coming! I'm bringing my entire family for the full 4 days as well. It's important to raise children right, to appreciate the geeky things in life...