I was amazed by how well run Fan Expo Canada was this year, it is my first year attending as a fan, and not a dealer in about 8 years, and I brought my kids, who had an absolute blast. I took Friday off because I knew Saturday would be a zoo, and I am glad I did. The key was getting there early, between 1pm and 4pm, the place was too busy for my kids (5 and 9) to see anything other than the butts of people around them. Heres some comments based on comments on this page. - Please note I am not affiliated with Fan Expo Canada in any way. Saturday was too busy - Saturday has ALWAYS been too busy, even back when they held this show at Exhibition Place. They have expanded this show to be four days. They charge more for Saturday to encourage people to go another day. If you want a better experience, go a day that does not begin with the word sat...perhaps try getting there early on Sunday? Early is key. The earlier you get there, the better your day will be! The Minions couldnt answer question X - True, some minions were clueless, but when I stumped a minion, I would ask if they could ask someone. They did and often seemed surprised they hadnt thought of that. Minions are people too, and people get overwhelmed. If the one minion you asked a question to is unhelpful, look for another red shirt...sometimes you catch a minion at the perfect storm of bad times. The Venue isnt big enough - They keep expanding this show, and it keeps growing. They now have the entire run of the convention centre, and it still isnt enough. This year was amazing in that both sides of the convention centre had compelling reasons to go there. I hope they keep it downtown, and while adding more venues like the ACC is interesting, it will cause logistics problems. I hope they dont move it out of the city. Being downtown has lots of benefits including Go train access, and tons of great restaurants. The Intel booth was too big - Holy cats that booth was big...but competitive gaming is a thing! I saw a packed audience cheering someone playing StarCraft with actual commentators. This isnt my thing, but I was so happy that these people have found their tribe! The PS4 booth was too big - think of these uber booths as oasiss, where you can go to get away from the crowd! They are very strategically located, and offer a nice breather. It was hard to find x thing - My biggest fear as a retailer was always that wed get lumped together as vendors all the comic vendors in this aisle, manga vendors in this aisle, gaming vendors here. Our best year as a vendor was when we were opposite the Guitar Hero stage...despite the fact that I heard Sweet Child O Mine eleventy billion times, we saw so many new faces and sold so much stuff to people who were asking What would be a good first comic for me? - my favourite thing is selling to lapsed or new comic readers. Thanks Fan Expo for providing an amazing day with amazing memories.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:32:30 +0000
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