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Gentle Giant was at WC in 2012, because they had the exclusive 3D Yoda for the release of Episode I in 3D.
So I know I'm not a regular on this forum, but I do pop in once in a while. So here's my two cents, for what it's worth. Pros -Loved the Arena - every seat was comfortable and had a great view-The panels were brilliant this year! There was only one panel I wasn't able to get into and I knew the chances were unlikely to get in as I was leaving one panel and rushing to get into another back-to-back. Also, CCI opened another room for the viewing of Doctor Who when they realized they were going to have to turn away masses of people. Kudos for that!-As someone mentioned earlier, loved the fountain area in front of the convention center so cosplayers and media/photographers could have their heyday.-Again as someone else mentioned earlier, there were lots of great costumes this year. I am not a cosplayer, but as a seamstress I can appreciate a good costume. In the past, people have worn things bought at Party City and called it a costume. But I really saw a step up from the past. Serious costuming - Niiiiiice!Cons-I was really disappointed with the selection of vendors. I am guessing this was due to the convention being on Easter weekend. There were numerous vendors who were there last year that did not attend this year and I was greatly disappointed. And while the floor was larger and there were more vendors there seemed to be unnecessary repetition. Do they really need two large t-shirt vendors and two large robe vendors? I know they have this at ComicCon, but that's such a huge facility.-The regulations at the private wristband signings were too restrictive. One had to win a ticket-pull to get the wristband, which set the numbers usually at 100 winners. When you got to the signing you were not only restricted to what could be signed, but you couldn't even take a picture (for a memory of the event) from the line. I can understand no photos once you get up to the signing table, but no photos from the line? And they were very serious with repercussions; I saw security pull people's badges who had "broken the rules" and were escorted out of the convention. The joy and synergy I've felt at other signings were completely absent from the WonderCon signings I experienced this weekend.-The restrooms were way too small! Every restroom I visited only had 4-5 stalls, with a line of ladies waiting. Also, I don't mean to be gross, but the restrooms that were in the middle of the exhibit hall were completely misplaced. Every time I was on my way to Dark Horse Comics and had to pass the men's restroom, oh my! A most unpleasant wall of putrid odor would hit me. Honestly, I don't know how the staff at Dark Horse made it through the weekend!So those are my thoughts - that's just how I experienced it. WonderCon is no ComicCon. But I do love it and hope they keep a version of it in Anaheim!
Dude why don't you chill out. They were simply stating what they had observed. Maybe they had never attended a signing before WC, but who cares. We are all here to talk about things. That's the reason for this forum. There are several old pros and many new people here.
<snip> Unlike the Arrow signing which is handled by DC, the ticketed signings for Hollywood casts have a no photography and no signing of personal item policy. If you break these rules you will have your badge taken away from you. This is stated multiple times so those that try to be slick and slip a photo in deserve to have their badge taken away from them.
CCI doesn't bluff on this and the ones that find out the hard will remember for the next time.
I was under the impression that it was the booths/management policy's not CCI's... I find it hard to believe that CCI restricts who a fan can take a picture of. Of course CCI deals with fire lane/line issues...but i find it hard to believe cci would in force a rule on one booth but not another.
It seems like you've never attended a ticketed signing through Wondercon. Unlike the Arrow signing which is handled by DC, the ticketed signings for Hollywood casts have a no photography and no signing of personal item policy. If you break these rules you will have your badge taken away from you. This is stated multiple times so those that try to be slick and slip a photo in deserve to have their badge taken away from them. CCI doesn't bluff on this and the ones that find out the hard will remember for the next time.You may think it's not "fan friendly" but those are the rules so either follow the rules or accept the consequences. The Arrow signing was done in an open space at the DC booth on the exhibit floor so that's why there's plenty of photos of Steven and the cast online.