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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Not sure if it's 5 years but it might be a couple. They had to start limiting the number of tickets sold because of the huge demand and congestion.
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Whew, back from San Diego!
As for the above, ticket sales are just for the upcoming year. In 2011, you could line up DURING the convention for a shot to get a ticket for next year if you had a pass in hand (I believe half of all the 2012 tickets were available in this fashion) - those all sold out. They then tried to put up the remaining number online multiple times and their website got hammered due to demand.
This year, they are allowing the people who attended 2012 to go online in a separate event to get 2013 tickets - random public will get a chance after that for the remaining tickets.
Having been to both events, there is simply no comparison. If you are into that sort of convention, you should look seriously at going sometime. The one in Calgary is pretty tame really - but to be fair, they certainly got the one ST-TNG event but outside of that . . . And if you're into exclusives, you can make good coin buying and selling stuff after the convention. But the cost is pretty hefty to go down there. Accomodations can be a nightmare in San Diego if you don't plan ahead. The focus is also much less on "comics" and really spreads out to TV shows, movies, and video games - all pop culture really. Some hardcores get turned off by that.
I also grabbed some extra 30 day Playstation Plus trial memberships. You can get some free games and digital download sales.
If anybody wants one, just send me a PM and I'll send the code. However, I believe you do have to have your credit card info with them for it to stick (don't ask me why - it's not my service.)
TLDR: Go to SDCC - that is all.