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... why do people need to leave Hall H to use the bathroom? There are bathrooms in there. Isn't there also food sold within that enclosed area? ...
You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginHall H Bathroom Tickets - I didn't get into Hall H during the big panels, but why do people need to leave Hall H to use the bathroom? There are bathrooms in there. Isn't there also food sold within that enclosed area? I feel like they should not give out return passes to hall H as it is widely abused. People see a morning panel, then come back every hour to "Renew" their pass, leaving hundreds of people stuck outside in line while they get to see the good panels AND get to walk the floor. Very unfair. To me, it should be once you leave, you're out, unless you get back in line. I could be wrong on my assumption of what is inside though, so please let me know if this wouldn't work.I can only speak for guys, but in my experience:* if you're using a urinal only, you're good to go: little/no waiting. If you need a stall, it could be a HUGE line. On Saturday morning this year, there was literally a Fire Marshal at one point freaking out about the line-up or the bathroom stalls & they were telling people to either "try again later" or "go into the convention to use the bathroom" while the Fire Marshal was coordinating with employees on how to make a better line. While there were busier times and not-so busy times for the stall, it is (at least sometimes) absolutely less time to leave Hall H, b-line it upstairs, and hit a restroom upstairs. As for the food, it's absolutely horrible! I wouldn't spend a dime buying food in Hall H, but I'm kinda cheap when it comes to Comic-Con and pack my only lunches and dinners; but I get why people would rather get a pass and get a pretzel or something else from another stand. To be honest all the food at the Convention Center kind of sucks so IMO it's splitting hairs; but I get why people wouldn't be a fan of the stuff in Hall HQuoteMerch Pickup - the problem is that pre-sale people are allowed to buy more merch when they get up there. If it was just a "pickup" for prepaid, it would go much quicker. The way it is now, they go up, hmm and haaa over what they want, look at different sizes, and slow down everybody. Because of this, and because so many people preorder vs buy on site, buying on site was actually quicker than preorder! My fiancee preordered a shirt so we got in line Wednesday night. We were one before the last batch of people to be brought in before they shut the doors. I didn't want anything, so I didn't have a preorder, but I saw that the buy on site line was going much quicker than preorder. I decided to get a shirt afterall so I just walked over to the buy on site line. At the end, they merge together so the cashier has no idea if you are preorder or buying on the spot. She could have totally just came with me and we would have essentially "cut the line" but there would have been no way to enforce since the lines merge and prepayers can buy more on site. I bought my shirt and got back in line with her. It took another 90 minutes or so for her to finally get up to the front and get her shirt. So, prepaying is nice if you want to make sure they have something for you, but they really need to change their policy to not allow people to add more to their order and need 2 separate areas. I 100% agree that Pre-order should be Pre-order only; that seems like an "easy fix" type of thing to alleviate line congestion a bit.QuoteMaybe it takes 51 years to perfect these kind of things Ha; exactly!! :P ;D
Hall H Bathroom Tickets - I didn't get into Hall H during the big panels, but why do people need to leave Hall H to use the bathroom? There are bathrooms in there. Isn't there also food sold within that enclosed area? I feel like they should not give out return passes to hall H as it is widely abused. People see a morning panel, then come back every hour to "Renew" their pass, leaving hundreds of people stuck outside in line while they get to see the good panels AND get to walk the floor. Very unfair. To me, it should be once you leave, you're out, unless you get back in line. I could be wrong on my assumption of what is inside though, so please let me know if this wouldn't work.
Merch Pickup - the problem is that pre-sale people are allowed to buy more merch when they get up there. If it was just a "pickup" for prepaid, it would go much quicker. The way it is now, they go up, hmm and haaa over what they want, look at different sizes, and slow down everybody. Because of this, and because so many people preorder vs buy on site, buying on site was actually quicker than preorder! My fiancee preordered a shirt so we got in line Wednesday night. We were one before the last batch of people to be brought in before they shut the doors. I didn't want anything, so I didn't have a preorder, but I saw that the buy on site line was going much quicker than preorder. I decided to get a shirt afterall so I just walked over to the buy on site line. At the end, they merge together so the cashier has no idea if you are preorder or buying on the spot. She could have totally just came with me and we would have essentially "cut the line" but there would have been no way to enforce since the lines merge and prepayers can buy more on site. I bought my shirt and got back in line with her. It took another 90 minutes or so for her to finally get up to the front and get her shirt. So, prepaying is nice if you want to make sure they have something for you, but they really need to change their policy to not allow people to add more to their order and need 2 separate areas.
Maybe it takes 51 years to perfect these kind of things
March Pickup - the problem is that pre-sale people are allowed to buy more merch when they get up there. If it was just a "pickup" for prepaid, it would go much quicker. The way it is now, they go up, hmm and haaa over what they want, look at different sizes, and slow down everybody. Because of this, and because so many people preorder vs buy on site, buying on site was actually quicker than preorder! My fiancee preordered a shirt so we got in line Wednesday night. We were one before the last batch of people to be brought in before they shut the doors. I didn't want anything, so I didn't have a preorder, but I saw that the buy on site line was going much quicker than preorder. I decided to get a shirt afterall so I just walked over to the buy on site line. At the end, they merge together so the cashier has no idea if you are preorder or buying on the spot. She could have totally just came with me and we would have essentially "cut the line" but there would have been no way to enforce since the lines merge and prepayers can buy more on site. I bought my shirt and got back in line with her. It took another 90 minutes or so for her to finally get up to the front and get her shirt. So, prepaying is nice if you want to make sure they have something for you, but they really need to change their policy to not allow people to add more to their order and need 2 separate areas. Maybe it takes 51 years to perfect these kind of things
A non-hyped gem has to be the 'Animation Show of Shows' panel Saturday. I always love what that org. puts together, and this year was no different with an Oscar nominated short being a highlight (along with a nice short Q&A with the creators of said Oscar nominated short).
Also guilty of no cosplay. I just don’t ever cosplay so I can’t complain too much about the lack...though I did also notice this may have been the lightest year yet.But to be honest...if I was a cosplayer, I wouldn’t do it at SDCC. It is the most difficult to get into and among the most expensive and crowded. It also has the best programming and best exhibit hall.There’s no need to go though all those hoops and pay all that much to cosplay (especially since that makes it more difficult to enjoy the exhibit hall and panels) when you can do it anywhere else for much less drama.
So speaking of Cosplay...The dude that dresses up as silent bob every year and then just stands there for photos.To me that is nuts....but props to him.Can't imagine paying for a badge and then leaning against a poll on the floor the whole time.