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LA has a convention center more than big enough for the con, it's true, but it doesn't have the surrounding infrastructure (meaning hotels and restaurants) to make it feasible.
More hotels in SD only relieves part of the problem, though. The other issue is the convention center proper. The con chiefs are doing their best, but the vast number of attendees is still a major issue.
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Here's the PDF form that was mailed to me in regards to us obtaining a fan table.
quote:Here is an application for a fan table for next year's show. Please send it back to me as soon as possible, your opportunities will be much greater the sooner I receive your application. Please indicate that you are a fan club on your application.
From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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So do we sign up for? To me it looks like it will be one of the $700 tables. Assuming we pay in full by January.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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Get this. The closest hotel I can use my employee discount rate during the con is the Marriott Hotel Tijuana. Situated only a convenient 10 miles away from downtown San Diego.
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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Heh -- mention the money and everything gets quiet.
What would you like us to do? Can we send a check? Are we going to skip it at that price? I figure if we're going to get a fan table, we should probably get some promotional stuff to give away, but unfortunately, that would cost even more money.
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From: Standing beside you in Ferndale, MI | Registered: Aug 2003
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I'm still willing to chip in for the table. I'm also going to start stocking up on some small stuff, like notepads, sticky pads, etc. that are Legion-y. I'm thinking of having some more stickers made up of the animated logo but don't know if DC would balk at me giving them away. Not like I could afford to have more than 100 or so made anyway.
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I decided to start looking for a room since I've always heard that accomodations are tough for this. The hotels around the convention center all show as unavailable already. (I imagine many of them have blocks of rooms held by SDCC but I don't know when those will become available.
I was able to make a reservastion (from Wed 7/23 through Sun 7/27) at the HOLIDAY INN SAN DIEGO - ON THE BAY, 1355 NORTH HARBOR DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101. Rooms are available starting at $229/night ($219 if you are willing to prepay, which I was not willing to do.) Looks like it's about 1.5 miles from the convention center and it seems to be on a trolly stop which sounds kind of neat (so is the Convention Center)
Figured I would reserve a room and then see what happens with the rooms SDCC makes available. I can always cancel 24 before scheduled arrival.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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Well, that really ticks me off. The guy at the desk at the Marriott where I stayed said to check back at the end of August -- 11 months. Now I go to the Web site, and see they're already booked. I should have booked Aug. 1. Aargh!!!!!
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From: Standing beside you in Ferndale, MI | Registered: Aug 2003
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Best employee rate is at the Oceanside Residence Inn, 36 miles away for $45 a night. Add a zero to the end and I could stay at the Marriott right next door to the con. No employee discount.
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