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That comes out at just over £26 pounds for san diego. I think the prices are fine as they are but maybe there could a wider time difference between early bird and standard. I'd make standard from maybe 12 or 1pm

It's definitely a more relaxed affair.

"For the people" We are not a communist or socialist country! Why do you feel the need to turn everything into an argument and take digs at people? I clearly had no communist overtones to what I was saying. It's just a figure of speech in a similar way to when say, Mohammed Ali was dubbed 'the peoples champion'.

If showmasters are legit 'by fans for fans' hopefully they will never adopt an approach of making it (the convention scene) a playground for the wealthy. Besides, I like the collective buzz of a crowd, a shared experience of many like minded but different people enjoying a day embracing being a fan. Many people enjoy the social aspect of it and built good relationships with others on it. Crowd control and numbers can still be limited by looking at figures and releasing an appropriate number of tickets based on what the building can do. Now if showmasters decided to put on a premium event just for rich and well off people, very limited numbers in a hotel with a high door price and mega expensive guests, more power to anybody involved. But lets keep these particular cons for the people.

Lloyd Kaufman would be great and you just know any talk he'd be involved in would be genius.

Woah...does that guy from Ghoulies always provide his own lightening strikes? Haha :)

Night of the comet AND last starfighter guest. Totally awesome!

I've always loved the last starfighter so this is great :)

It's all a bit spaced out for me at least as NFCC is spring next year so I get a run up to it. That said anything else is out of the question (unless Lauren Cohan pops up somewhere, at which point life gets tricky haha)

I'd up it further to 50 quid and give a free 15 pound autograph similar to what they did at Autographica/Boxingmania at Birmingham.50 quid a day or as a package deal for the weekend?

Not let myself get hungry enough to buy a £5 basic hot dog. Have something more nourishing to hand.

It's way better. I remember the danger of having your photo damaged up as everyone clamoured for theirs. Not in the modern day! Plus as noted, makes space. So thumbs up to showmasters on this 100%

I would never buy from a dealer anyway. The thrill is having met someone I really admire.

I'm already preparing for october. It's helping! Not sure if I can do October. Depends on the guests, my boss, my studies and how much money I can save. Might have to wait a whole year That sucks. I'm not planning on spending as much on stalls and I'm getting a cheaper hotel closer to the con. That saves on taxis too. I like the winter one as it's more relaxed

Hehehe yes the dreaded 'district 'line' The TFL app warned me of NOTHING

I watched all three trailers 3 times each in one go, because I was happy of the seat. A dude in front of me started doing a little dance during the turtles trailer which was certainly unexpected

fully up for an app

I had the trip to the theatre booked for monday.... that helped, so additional advice is to have something else to look forward to once home :)

That's amazing! Good for you, dude :)

Plan the tube better rather than jumping on in trust

I'm already preparing for october. It's helping!

I've just remembered something; that enormous skull at the front, while cool, was one of the main causes of congestion. People were trying to go AROUND it but realised you couldn't so people double backed right into the fresh influx of people coming in. It'd be better to keep that area clear in future, it would really help.

Us fans shouldn't turn on each other but you think that SM should price some of us out? Nice, real nice! Just to be clear only on the most prestigious guests such as Stan Lee or other A/B list actors......there is only a limited amount of time and if say 5000 people want to meet person 'X' and there will only be enough time for 1000 to do so - then I simply would put the price of 'X' higher to limit the amount .....its called supply and demand. In effect this is exactly what happened with Stan Lee, Dealers, Gold Pass and Silver who pay a premium to be there got all they needed. So that's what was done for this event it just wasn't taken on board by attendees (despite SM warnings that the higher passes would give you the chance). Then at least people would know if you turn up on the day you would have virtually no chance of getting guest 'X' So not putting the entry price up, not putting the regular guest price up.....just the top few guests. This has been done at many events.....I paid £250 auto and £255 photo for Stallone.....many more wanted it, but there was not enough time, so higher price takes one section of the queue out of the mix. This isn't a new idea....think airplane seats, 14 First, 72 Business, 40 Premium, 300 economy.........THIS IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS.......I'm just being a realist. 'so higher price takes one section of the queue out of the mix.' Yeh people on low incomes who save through the year to go to an event like this and have as much right as anyone else to meet guests. People with families trying to get by. Students who struggle on part time jobs. People with disabilities who rely on saving part of their benefits month after month to come, people living off national pensions, people who have to consider what they are going to have to give up for a little while in order to come to comic con. People just like some of the people on this forum who have to budget and save and scrimp. People who are just as much a fan as you are. I cannot believe that anyone would openly suggest that this is the right idea moving forward. At the end of the day if you cannot afford to fly first or business class you can still buy an economy seat which is a guarantee that you will be on that flight. Out charging a majority of people who come to your event DOESN'T make business sense. The answer here is better organisation. NOT taking away the chance for people poorer than you to meet the people they love and admire. This is an experience that should be open to all NOT just the privileged few. You said it perfectly

I have to agree with this. I had one photo shoot with Lena Headly. I was so close to the girl in front of my i could feel the heat coming off of her. The person behind me was touching me the whole time. That doesn't sound to bad but I was right in the middle so was completely boxed in on all sides as we waited to shuffle in. It was a little like being at a cattle market and despite how close we were we kept getting told to get closer and closer. It was very uncomfortable especially in that heat. I get that a lot of people were queueing but it was seriously hard to breathe. Then when I got in it felt like a sprint. There was a crew member shouting to go to Lena, a crew member shouting to leave Lena. I ran to her, looked at the camera, the picture was taken so quickly that I wasn't ready at all for it, then I was rushed away. I ended up getting a picture that I hate and to be honest am embarrised by. I won't be showing anyone that picture because I was read faced, sweaty, and not in the right position to have the picture taken. I barely had time to smile. For me £25 is A LOT of money and I wish i hadn't bothered because I was heartbroken with the results. That's a shame

Showmasters: Please don't use this weekend's issues as a springboard for getting yet more money out of people. The pricing structure is perfectly fine. Most people just want better signage, ways to handle queues inside and outside like ropes and barriers, better use of space, complete honesty (if special guests aren't coming or there isn't one don't get peoples hopes up ie comic awards and GOT talk) transformers going to be huge this year etc, and less overcrowding. If people are having a good time and are able to do so they will most likely spend more money anyway. Small but effective changes will pay off better than squeezing more out of people's con budget. Do not forget that people travel far and wide to these things and make a big weekend of it. Chasing them off because they can't do as much may make you less money in the long run. It's loyalty and repeat custom that will keep the money coming in. I love these events, I've had great experiences at them, and the same for many others. Let that continue.