Now that Dragon*Con 2009 is part of the history books...

[thedrunkenjedi.livejournal.com]

...as a follow-up to a previous post from a few weeks back, "Has Dragon*Con become too big for its own good?".

There was no real consensus-one way or another-but we left off promising to revisit the question after the *Con.

So, again, now that D*C '09 is a thing of the past, what is opinion of all who attended '09-and at least one additional year for comparison? I'll chime in with my take on things once a few responses come through.

Comments

[vitawash24.livejournal.com]

That was something I noticed, too. None of the hellish elevator waits of the past, and while there were obviously some crazy times like around the Patrick Stewart panels, most of the time I thought the crowd felt more manageable than other years. (With the exception of pre-registration. Oy.)

[muerandah.livejournal.com]

We've Ticketmasterd before, and done the Pre-Reg thing. This year we did onsite (CASH baby) from the moment we walked up to the Sheraton till we were sitting at their bar (with our pretty badges) was maybe 30 minutes. I will say though, they gotta get a better handle on which direction to wrap the line around outside at the Sheraton.

[vitawash24.livejournal.com]

Heh. The one year I did that I had the same experience. And yet, I cannot resist that early group membership every year...

[muerandah.livejournal.com]

Not worth it to me to do the pre reg thing......Hubby and I make to much money to stand in line for 3+hours