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[jonathan davis (from livejournal.com)]

I had a wonderful con. My first year going more than one day and it was great. Friday and Sunday were great, relaxed crowds and people were amazing. Saturday was a nightmare and probably my last year to come on a Saturday unless it is for a unique celebrity.

Compliments -
While I disagree with the purpose of the Celebrity Authentics people they were amazing with the Vampire Diaries people. Lines were organized and moving quick, even for sold out Ian Somerhalder. My girlfriend had a wonderful experience meeting one of her heroes with that and also Sebastion Roche. Pretty cool seeing him sitting up on the counter during Somerhalder's signing.

Pre-req lines were fantastic. Registration has improved so so much. Had to grab a badge Sunday morning for my girlfriend's little brother and even with the line we were out in under 30 minutes. Loving all the improvements.

Stan Lee was amazing, can't believe I got to meet him.

All the volunteers were great this year, none of the rudeness I have encountered in years past.

I look forward to the Dealers Room being at the America's Mart if this is true. A much needed change.

Adam West was a jerk but Burt Ward was a fantastic person to meet. Extremely funny and very generous. Was able to get a second autograph from him for my mom for only 10 dollars. Really made my day how awesome he was.

Complaints -

This one has nothing to do with the con staff or anyone except Adam West. Stop inviting him back, he was extremely rude in the Walk of Fame and his rate is exorbitant. If you really hate your fans so much you don't even speak to them then don't come to conventions.

I agree with the capping of Saturday badges. It was horrendous, my mom, dad, and girlfriend were all having panic issues from the extreme amount of people.

If Stan Lee comes back he needs a different room. That tiny hallway he had to share with one of the photographers was crazy.

Is there any way we can make some sort of deal with the parking lots/decks to get some sort of rate for the con? The lot on Courtland Street next to the Marriot was ridiculously priced - 30 dollars a day. They also booted my car Friday because I had 2 of their parking slips in my window and tried to claim I was cheating them. Had to pay an extra $75 dollars even though I paid to park!

Oh and who ever with Dodge thought it was a good idea to take up a quarter of one of the few parking lots to have a test ride demo during a massive convention needs to be shot.


This isn't really a complaint but more a question. If the comic book people are going to just not show can there be an update in the daily dragon or the app? Looked at a few completely empty tables in the Artists Alley right in front of the door.

[cetkat.livejournal.com]

I think many lots tend to gouge people on purpose then take vehicles "hostage" for more money. Working something out with them would be futile.

However, business parking lots may be a different story. Working out a special rate with hotels or perhaps even non-hotels in exchange for some non-intrusive marketing (like a sign or a page in the programming schedule booklet) may not be a bad idea. I'm not very familiar with downtown Atlanta, but here in Jacksonville, there are many inside parking garages for banks and such that don't get much use on a holiday weekend. The fact that there's MARTA extends the possible area quite a bit if you're mainly just parking the car for the duration of the con.

[eloren.livejournal.com]

They even had an article the week before con in the Atlanta paper about the bogus booting going on downtown - sorry you got to experience that. Don't ever park in a lot that has those slots for "On your Honor" payments. They are the worst for that sort of thing. There are two great parking decks in that area - I wish I knew their names - one is right across the street from the Hilton and "caddycorner" to the Marriott, the other is the one behind that parking lot where they were doing the test drives - both are connected by skywalk to the Peachtree Center food court. They are $20 a day, you get a ticket to prove you are there legitimately. Though I did end up costing myself an extra $20 by moving from one to the other on Friday, thus ending up double paying for Friday.

[jonathan davis (from livejournal.com)]

Yes we are found one of the decks on Saturday and Sunday which we will now be parking in. The one we found was only 15 per day which was very wallet friendly haha.

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

I used the Georgia-Pacific Center parking lot on Friday when I couldn't get into the Sheraton hotel parking. $12 for the day. Mind you, it was a bit of a hike, so it's not for everyone, but it wasn't that far from the Sheraton.

[tiredpicker.livejournal.com]

I used the Georgia-Pacific Center garage on Saturday.

When we went back to our car around 1-2 AM, the whole garage was locked up and the only way to get in was to wait for a car to come out and run in while the garage door was up. Also no cashier and $12 had to be exact change. The machine wasn't going to make change for you. So I ended up spending 20 bucks anyways.

[ydnic.livejournal.com]

Well, that stinks! It's true we did leave early on Friday (because I had actually gone to work that morning)....I'll remember to *never* use them if I do stay late....:(

[greycoupon.livejournal.com]

Park Atlanta?