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joesdomain
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4/10 10:18am
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RE: Celebration V rumors by Steve Sansweet
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I just checked the Indy convention center calendar has of April 10, 2008. It has a huge opening between May 2, 2009 thru May 15, 2009. From previous years looks like proms were held the first 7 days there. It is still possible that is Indy convention center is available. The Indy 500 does not use the convention center for anything except for two days at the beginning of the month for the Indy Mini-Marathon information pickup. I doubt Indy 500 spectators are going to book rooms two weeks or three weeks before the 500. Most of the booking is around Indy 500 weekend and memorial day weekend. Not many people show up for practice or qualifying through the month. I have seen it myself in person. It is possible.
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Padme501st
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4/10 10:35am
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one of my favorite parts of the Indy con center was the fact that you could cross the skybridge over and eat lunch at the mall's food court which made food very affordable, and you didnt have to go far away to get it
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JediJustin
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4/10 11:24am
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joesdomain posted:
I doubt they would choose a Memorial Day weekend again. That is a bad idea to choose that weekend. I think a June convention is better. During the peak driving season! Most kids are done with school or college. No major holiday travel to cause problems at airports for people! No winter weather to upset people. Indiana Convention Center is always booking alot of the smaller conventions 2-3 years ahead of schedule. Except for Gencon Indy, Drum Corm International and FFA convention. We really don't need a star wars convention that starts on a wednesday. 4 days is the perfect leangth of time. I am sure celebrity actors would be inclined to attemd shorter conventions than one that is long.
The Memorial Day weekend was a great idea. It allowed fans to spend an extra attending the con, and they didn't have to take another day off from work. More fans in attendance = more profits, so having CIV over a holiday weekend was a very good idea, both from a financial & fan standpoint.
CIV officially started on Friday, not Wednesday. The Movie Marathon was held on Wednesday, and Thursday was Hyperspace FC members only day. So while some fans did technically start their CIV experience on Wednesday, that was not the case for everybody in attendance. CIV was a 4-day con for loads of fans.
How do you know if actors would rather prefer a shorter con? This is pure speculation on your part. If the $$$ is right and their schedule permits it, and the producers of C5 step up the plate with appearance fees for the actors, there will be just as many of them there for a 3 day or 5 day convention.
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Dingo
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4/10 12:08pm
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JediJustin posted:
How do you know if actors would rather prefer a shorter con? This is pure speculation on your part. If the $$$ is right and their schedule permits it, and the producers of C5 step up the plate with appearance fees for the actors, there will be just as many of them there for a 3 day or 5 day convention.
Also, a longer Con means that there is more chance to fit with different schedules. From memory Jake Lloyd was only able to attend on the Friday due to commitments (don't hold me to that though) and thus if it didn't start until Saturday then he would not have been there.
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Grumpy_Jedi
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4/10 12:09pm
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joesdomain posted:
I doubt they would choose a Memorial Day weekend again. That is a bad idea to choose that weekend. I think a June convention is better. During the peak driving season! Most kids are done with school or college. No major holiday travel to cause problems at airports for people! No winter weather to upset people. Indiana Convention Center is always booking alot of the smaller conventions 2-3 years ahead of schedule. Except for Gencon Indy, Drum Corm International and FFA convention. We really don't need a star wars convention that starts on a wednesday. 4 days is the perfect leangth of time. I am sure celebrity actors would be inclined to attemd shorter conventions than one that is long.
I don't think they care one way or another if the con is short or long. If they can't make it for the entire duration because of their schedule, they go for a shorter period of time. It's not that uncommon. Plus, a good majority (not all of course) of the actors like to meet their fans and it's also very lucrative. Let's face it, not all of them are raking in the bucks. For some it's a major source of income. I bet a few have made more money at the various cons then they ever did in the films.
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joesdomain
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4/10 12:23pm
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I was just basing it off some of the actors who are older and may have trouble getting through and entire convention that is long. Kenny Baker on the last day at CIII was looking like he was worn out. He was sweating and looked like he had trouble breathing. Michael Sheard was the same way but then i did not know he had cancer.
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star-killer1
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I'd be happy with just about any non-major midwest city just to help keep costs down.
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JediJustin
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4/10 12:30pm
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Fingers crossed that Helen's suggestion of Steve Sansweet making a C5 announcement at Comic-Con does indeed come true.
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echo-3
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4/10 1:45pm
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AMEN Brother! I wait is killing me.
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Grumpy_Jedi
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joesdomain posted:
I was just basing it off some of the actors who are older and may have trouble getting through and entire convention that is long. Kenny Baker on the last day at CIII was looking like he was worn out. He was sweating and looked like he had trouble breathing. Michael Sheard was the same way but then i did not know he had cancer.
Yeah but he's a big time convention hopper. He makes most of his money at the cons. I'm sure if he didn't want to be there the whole time he wouldn't. He's a nice dude too.. meet him if you can.
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ValedaKor
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4/10 2:47pm
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Indy may be out because of the construction going on at the center. That's why I figure if they're going to pick a Midwest city, Chicago is probably their first choice. It's just that McCormick has that "no place to stay or get a bite to eat close by" problem, same as L.A.
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NabooPop
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4/10 3:05pm
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I don't know how Chicago would be, but at C4 even though the distance between our hotel and the convention center (we stayed at the Sheraton) seemed a long-ish walk on the map, we found we could do it in a few minutes, and that was when we felt like walking; the shuttles were great and a bus almost always seemed to be waiting for us either at the convention or the hotel.
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joesdomain
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4/10 3:46pm
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I checked the Chicago conventer center website. No calendar schedule for 2009 yet. When you look for close hotels to stay, there is only the Hyatt next to it. No listing for eating places or other hotels. I am not sure i would want to travel by cab or bus just to find eating or entertainment in chicago. That was one of the bonus features of Indy. Hotels surrounding the convention center with skywalks. A mall connecting it for shopping and entertainment. There is a Borders Bookstore 2-3 minutes walk from the center to. There are steakhouses, pubs, and other eating places surrounding the mall. Alot of Parking garages also! Indy was designed for convention centers. New York, L.A. and Chicago were not set up for that. You can check the Indy convention center website and it has all the hotels, restuarants, parking listed.
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quigonjaf1961
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Date Posted:
4/10 10:36pm
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echo-3 posted:
AMEN Brother! I wait is killing me.
Yes its killing me too,i just wish they would get a move on!!As soon as its announced i will be onto the airlines websites quicker than the time it takes for Qui Gon to ignite his lightsabre!!
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echo-3
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Date Posted:
4/11 3:16am
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quigonjaf1961 posted:
echo-3 posted:
AMEN Brother! I wait is killing me.
Yes its killing me too,i just wish they would get a move on!!As soon as its announced i will be onto the airlines websites quicker than the time it takes for Qui Gon to ignite his lightsabre!!
Just make sure its not American Airlines.
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