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I can see a mass exodus from the PN breakfast meetup to go get in line!
A part of me wonders if this is in response to Hall H being SO dead last year. Barely anyone at all was in line for Hall H on Thursday morning when I arrived. The line for everything else on the other hand was the worst I'd ever seen at that hour, going back behind and along the marina like the Hall H line normally does. Maybe they decided they needed to get some heavy hitters in there on Thursday to spread the crowds out.
Yes, CCI's usual FAQs about lining up Toucan Blog usually states that no lining up will be allowed before the tents and poles are up, and they "anticipate" that being Tuesday. They've pretty much copy-pasted that every year since 2012, just changing the calendar date of the Tuesday in question.
I agree with all this, but have seen rabid fan bases in the past ignore rules if they think it will help them get what they want. And CCI is notorious for not penalizing the rule breakers. I hate to say it, but a little enforcement would go a long way to alleviate some of their issues. If a few people lost their badges word would spread and rules would be followed.
Of course-all of the speculation about lining up early only feeds the frenzy. The more we talk about it-the earlier it will get. I think we could dial it back a little, but it is probably already too late. (Don't throw things at me-hopefully I am wrong)
I saw people lined up by 11:30 am last year on PN and it was a walk in day. I think regardless of what's going on people are going to line up. If the morning is slow it might not be as bad as we are predicting. Of course I'm always getting in trouble for day dreaming.