CJ25 Star Wars Celebration (social thread)

To buy a CCSE badge, or not to buy a CCSE badge.

That is the question.

 

Comic Con Special Edition still hasn't sold out after 3 hours. The cap is rumored to be 60K and if the order number on a ticket reflects the actual number of tickets then "only" 45K were sold in 90 min. Not surprising considering the COVID-19, Thanksgiving weekend, the mandatory 3 day buy, and the lack of info on guests. The last SDCC in 2019 I think was 130K and sold out in 70 min. Hopefully they give more info on guests in the next 6 weeks.

 

I've got to think most attendees will be locals. I can't imagine flying in for this. I hope it goes well. I'd go if I lived nearby.

 

Yea I’m holding off. I kind of feel like it’s going to be a big vendor con under the guise of being a Comic Con Special Edition. And not surprisingly, strategically placed right before the holidays. I’m not even sure if the returning registration is worth it, being that it will practically double the amount of people who qualify. Even if I could go with ease, it will still only be for a day, so three day pass definitely doesn’t seem worth it.

 

SDCC special hasn't been organized for long as the other cons that took place at this stage of the pandemic, like DragonCon. Our RL base is still waiting to hear details about fan tables etc. It's kind of a last min thing, so I'm not surprised that it hasn't been sold out immediately. And could be for the better.

Another factor was probably poor instructions whether you'll be qualified to get SDCC 2022 tix if you rolled over 2021 for the special edition.
I'll be there, no flying required. It'll probably e just a low key hang out with other fans, but after everything, I'm really looking forward to it!

 

Amon. please report back after you attend, I can't imagine an under 60,000 in 3 days( or is that per day?) but if you have to buy a 3 day ticket, they may be trying to make up losses? I had such a good time when I attended in 2009!

 

This is probably the time to shine for some of those in the Rebel Legion Sunrider Base.

 

Disney has today announced that Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser will open for reservations beginning October 28 2021.
Disney Vacation Club members, Disney Passholders and Disney Visa Cardmembers, will have a special early booking opportunity in the coming weeks with details to be announced. The first voyages will take place March 1 2022.
https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/st...cruiser-reservations-open-october-28-2021.htm

 

I have a Disney VISA card, I'll keep an eye out for any emails and paste them in here. I think we are gonna do the Starcruiser in 2023 or 2024 now. My wife really wants to go to somewhere tropical for our next vacation.

 

NYCC is this week. If all goes smoothly then we should be good to go for Celebration.

 

People are posting pics of them setting up booths at NYCC. Looks nice...

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Here is how RP is handling vaccination verification for NYCC if you want an idea of how things may end up for Celebration.

https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/about/health-and-safety/how-to-get-into-nycc.html

 

Sounds pretty straightforward to me.

 

We can hope it remains this straight forward for a lot of other things.

 

Is there anywhere that says how they are doing photo ops?

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Here in England you can get a printed letter as proof of vaccine if you don't have a smartphone. The option to request one is on the NHS England website. For those in countries other than the US, you might want to check on your government or health provider's website.

 

I was able to secure a booking for the 2nd "sailing" on March 3. Really looking forward to this.

 

My wife and I were able to get 2 three day badges for it. This will be our first time attending. Not expecting a normal show but still it will be fun. We were also able to get the Hilton across the street for our hotel. I also had a lot of airline travel credit that I was able to combine and get our round trip airline for almost nothing. If nothing else it will be a fun vacation.

 

SWAU at NYCC

 

Congrats! There was no way I was going to be able to justify paying that much for a trip before flying out and staying in Anaheim a week for Celebration. Does anyone else think that they’ll have something at the convention to hype the Starcruiser? I personally think they could do something on the show floor like was done with Galaxy’s Edge.

 

I think that's pretty likely.

 

Anyone at NYCC? I scrolled through Twitter to see how the crowd density was compared with prior years, as this would likely inform how SWCA feels. This panel seems pretty full at least:

 

Good to see that most are wearing masks. I see that one lady back by the technician that isn't but it's possible she is staff.