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I've never understood the whole thing with people lining up at the backside of the convention center. Is that a legit line or not? If it's not, why isn't there security there telling people to move away?
I've always heard that it isn't, but at the same time, every year I've gone there end up being stories of people lining up in the back and then either getting in before everyone else/blending into the actual line once people start getting let in.Sent from my KFAPWA using Tapatalk
On the back side of the building is where the security teams gather and get their assignments. With all of the confusion of people moving through Sails there are bound to be people slipping through. One way has been mentioned by a few of you in earlier posts but maybe also ticketing the exhibit hall line in some way to reduce cutting. The other option is to have the vendors cut back on all the early morning ticket distributions. Have 2 or 3 a day to break up the crowd.
We did the Hasbro line Thursday morning lining up at about 3AM and they were apparently letting folks in via the harbor side which caused much chaos. People were line jumping, etc. Terrible, especially when they kept such close tabs on the line on the front side making sure there were no line jumpers. We got to within 20 people of the front and they ran out of Hasbro tickets, so we were pretty mad since if there hadn't been as many line cutters, we probably would have gotten tickets. I have pretty much sworn off camping after that experience.
NYCC a had its own issues with autograph drawings and the Walking Dead no longer sign there. They do have some sort of online lottery system and you will find my critiques of that in other posts. The main issue for SDCC is due to timing of the drawing, the consolidation of all drawings, and popularity. In years past drawings were held throughout the day - generally an hour or 2 before the signing via lottery. Logistics became an issue and now almost everything is done in the morning. This forces you to chose. Do I like it nope but this is the way things are now. My suggestion would be to have a friend go online with you to increase your chance. If one of you get it - great.
Two things:1) at NYCC they have a lot of people signing but it is for a fee. The lines can be long but the talent are nice and from time to time they may walk the line themselves to say thank you for waiting - Stephen Amell did this a number of times (such a nice guy).There are GOT cast but they not the main folks but I still go. I tend to spend a lot more at NYCC because I am paying for autographs. 2) at SDCC there is so much to do and so many people coming to sell or promote you have to pace yourself and be prepared to make a few hard choices.There might be a glimmer of a chance NERD HQ will pull off a GOT panel. We will not know until a few days before the con or during the con itself so you may need to keep a pulse on announcements.