Some more info from Gary at Creation about seating

[shannenb]

Gary posted this last nite at the CW Board, although I cut out the parts that were him replying to people on the board, etc:

There will be 44 seats across (4 sections of 11) in the theatre

Comments

[tinkabell007]

Oh thank you for posting!! :)

Hmmm I'm also not quite happy about the 4 sections solution! *sigh* I think, especially the ppl on the far ends will have a worse view than someone sitting center in row 6, *sigh*

We are also going to be in on of the side aisles... meh.

[shannenb]

Yeah, I'm in row B seat 44, so...I'm pretty much it for Row B. It sucks on two fronts, because not only are you so far away that you might as well be in silver, but if they only have a line of questions from along the wall on the other side, all you'll ever see of the guys is their profile. From far away

[tinkabell007]

I think the solution at the Chicago 07 con was pretty good! We were sitting more on the left end of a row, but with the questions being asked from both sides, we got to see the boy's faces... and you know, not only the back of their heads! (although they are pretty as well.... uhm okay, sorry, getting off topic here) *lol*

ANYWAY... I do understand that with 45 seats in a row, it's logical to split everything in 4 rows. Personally, I wouldn't be fond of crawling over 20 ppl to get to my actual seat, (and I'm sure those 20 ppl would appreciate it as well *g* ) But I don't know, although the room is overall broader than at the previous venues, they should have left the system like it's always been... 30-34 seats a row... and just put more rows in.

Then they either need to have people line up for questions in the center aisle(the one I bolded--although that doesn't really help us in the last section, since we're still looking at a profile) or better yet have people line up in two aisles (the ones I put in italics) and have the guest

[shannenb]

That's true--the walls would be the best place to line up, but in Chicago this year they were saying something about not being able to do that because the fire marshall determined it was a fire hazard. I'm guessing that's because if people lined up on both sides, exits on both sides of the room would then be blocked. I'd guess that would kinda be the case at every event, but it would depend on how the hotel is set up I guess. If the room is situated where you can enter from the back ) then you probably will be able to line up along both sides, but if you enter from the side of the room like they did this year, they probably won't let it happen.

Maybe they'll angle the last sections toward the stage, like in that picture on the hotel website. At least then we won't have to sit sideways. Because in 07 I was in like seat 32, and we had to sit sideways in the seats to see the stage.

ETA: Looks like the ballroom does have entrances to the back, so hopefully they'll allow people to line up on both sides, and not just one.

[crossroaddeal]

So If I am in G33, where am I?
I'm a gold package, so I figure close to front right? but where?