News: TwiCon 2009

[fashion_piranha]

Seriously, I know I make fun of Twilight a lot and I don't mean to mock someone else's fandom (too much) but yeesh:

Comments

*jaw drop*

[kiri_l]

That's outrageous. I've been dragged to one of the most heavily attended cons on the west coast and even THEY wouldn't dream of charging a fee like that. Not anywhere NEAR it. I think if my kid came o me begging to go and then announced the fee.. I'd not only tell them no - if they persisted I'd ground them. Honestly what are the organizers thinking.. we're in (at the very least) recession.. course it is in texas.. maybe they didn't get the memo..

and I'll second that Washington location. They could probably use the revenue.

Re: *jaw drop*

[fashion_piranha]

I'm wondering if the high price has to do with a low expected turnout rate. I mean, Comic-Con (don't know if that's the con you're talking about, but it is one of the biggest out here) has thousands of attendees so they can spread the costs of the con around a little more than some little Twilight group, but I have been to smaller cons and they aren't anything close to that cost.

Re: *jaw drop*

[kiri_l]

with that price the turnout is going to be VERY low. and I've never been to comic-con. I just heard Gallifrey in LA this year is $70 at the door (someone i know is going)

I can't think it would be a small con considering the turnout of a local event. They were mobbed - people came from hours away - and they had to close the mall for several hours.

Re: *jaw drop*

[fashion_piranha]

Are you talking about the San Francisco Stonestown debacle late last year? That was such a mess.

[deathjoy]

*jaw drop* Seriously? Most of the fans aren't even over 18, who is going to pay those prices?

[ashton_blaze]

rich parents who give their kids anything they want. that's probably the target market for this con anyway.

[phantomminuet]

It doesn't include hotel costs?!? Wow. That's steep. So, do you at least get your very own My Little Pony vampire action figure as a souvenir?

[fashion_piranha]

Dude, if everyone got a MLP vampire action figure that would be pretty cool.

[morde]

What? That's insane. Who would pay that?

[hxcpunkchick]

HP Cons seem to be crazy expensive too, but I think a few may include hotel costs.

Re: *jaw drop*

[fashion_piranha]

Ooh, do you have a link to an overpriced HP Con? I'll update the post and make fun of two birds with one stone.

Re: *jaw drop*

[hxcpunkchick]

http://www.hp2009.org/?q=node/16#reg

If you want all the features...it's $375!! But this con is geared towards adults and 14-17 year olds are required to have a parent/guardian with them.

Re: *jaw drop*

[fashion_piranha]

Interesting, that's pretty close to me in San Francisco. But $45 for a single day is more than I want to pay...