Hey I have a friend that wants to only come for a couple days. I see the 5 day and eternal passes. Are the day passes in a separate place or will that come later?

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If I dressed up as Don Fanucci from Godfather 2 and my wife dressed up as young Vito Corleone? Seriously considering this one but wondering if my dragon con family would get it.

Just ordered SO a DragonCon Christmas sweater. Not really seeing an estimated arrival time in any of the e-mails. Anybody know whether I'm going to be able to give it to her on Xmas morning?

Yep, a costume. Normally I have some idea by now, but I appear to be at a loss. No ideas, no creativity, nada. What are you all putting together?

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Basically the title. They announced on their Instagram when the 5 day pass went from $100 to $115. I missed it unfortunately, but I want to wait since the holidays are coming up. Do you think they’ll announce the next price change before it happens?

I wrote a musical that I think the folks at Dragon Con would absolutely love- it's about the summer Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, and covers all of the spooky stories told while she hung out with Lord Byron at the Villa Diodati: ghosts, vampires, all that jazz. I'm applying as a performer, but I'm a little hesitant on some sections.

Should the performer name be me, as a composer, or the title of the musical? My hesitation with the latter is that bands are identified by the band name, and individuals by their stage name, not by the songs/album they're performing.

I'm not technically needed as a part of the performance: I wrote and directed it, but I'm not a necessity for the actual performance, so does that mean I don't get included?

Do I need to put together an electronic press kit?

For tech needs, should I detail the absolute bare minimum, and then the absolute maximum? We could make do with just 5 chairs and an electric piano, or we could cart in the full set of antique furniture and two crates of props, or something in between. We could just keep the lights the same throughout, or I could bring in my spotlight and have a lighting person running actual programs for the show. I don't know what to put here.

For the act description, we could put it on as a stage show or as an immersive experience- which one depends on where they would let us perform- and the description would greatly differ between the two.

Do I need a fax machine???

I'm working on editing footage from the debut performance into a workable film, would it be helpful for me to send clips from this, or an early full draft?

If anyone has some answers I'd appreciate it, before I send an email with more specific inquiries!

I wish some resto or hotel would offer proper afternoon tea service during con. Teas, scones, clotted cream, little Cucumber sammies all while dressed in our finest cosplays. Anyone, anyone??

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That is all.

Hi DragonCon folks!

I'm an Atlanta native looking to acquire a realistic camel mask for next year's Con. High quality camel masks don't exist online, and I do not have 3D printing capacities nor clay molding skills to make a custom mask, so the question: Where are you guys getting your custom masks from??

There's plenty of custom mask options if you're looking for a silicone mask, but those come with a 3k+ price tag so I'm looking more for a plastic mold. That's where the internet runs dry, but I know that plastic mold makers must be around somewhere since I see so many of you guys wearing them. Would really appreciate if yall could point me in the right direction!

Thanks you!!

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I've seen people asking how they can find a Dragon Con hotel room now that all the host hotels are sold out. 1) Non-host hotels are all listed at https://www.dragoncon.org/travel/hotels. 2) Atlanta is a big city and there are many places to stay that are not connected with Dragon Con.

3. The Master List for 2025 has opened in the Dragon Con Rooms group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/DragonConRoomsGroup. The Master List is a dedicated SEEKING/OFFERING thread for finding Dragon Con hotel rooms, roommates, rideshares, and more - https://www.facebook.com/groups/dragonconroomsgroup/posts/3095354490598953.

^ Do you want to give away a backup room? You'll find people on the Master List who can reimburse you right away. Questions? The FAQ is in the first few comments of the Master List.

Are you looking for a Dragon Con hotel room, roommates, ride share, or hotel advice from experienced attendees? Join https://www.facebook.com/groups/DragonConRoomsGroup.

This group uses organized topic threads in the Featured Announcements section at https://www.facebook.com/groups/DragonConRoomsGroup/announcements. The FAQ is in the first few comments of each topic thread. Want to learn about legacy rooms? There is a topic thread for that. Want to learn how to book a room at a specific hotel? Look for the topic thread for that hotel.

There are over 21,000 members in https://www.facebook.com/groups/DragonConRoomsGroup including many experienced attendees. This is an unofficial, fan-run group. People share information with each other all year. For example, when there new hotel openings, booking links, hotel reviews, and more.

Helpful Tip: Keep an eye out for the required screening questions when you request to join, they keep out spambots.

https://www.dragoncon.org/travel/hotels is the official page for hotel information.

--- A longtime attendee

It's coming!

So I'm gonna try to room with the westin during tomorrow's hunger games, and I was wondering how has the westin been in the past with payments, is it a large upfront payment, half upfront etc? I'd love to know

Apparently some people can’t see the links on the sidebar; this is the official DC discord.

https://discord.gg/UDDssE6

(Family friendly, apolitical, and no buying/selling/trading of anything, including hotel rooms. )

There is a rooms discord out there, but I don’t know who runs it.

https://discord.gg/QsR4GMdM

Following today’s hunger games, I’m seeing a lot of experienced host hotel attendees fail to grab one up this year. In our group we all woke up early, got in line, and 2 out of 5 people got a room at the Westin. We did the same for the Marriot and NONE of us landed one. On of our friends got a room, put in her CC information and all, and got errored out at the end because they booked up while she was typing (presumably from phone calls since the web system is supposed to be reserved while you’re in it)

This got me thinking that the queue system might not be the best way to go about distributing rooms. It favors those who can get off work during those times, it’s buggy, and the hotels still book rooms over the phone so you can lose your place. Also it’s incredibly shoddy. Today people who were on mobile got queue priority over desktop. During the marriot games my opera browser queued faster than chrome. Also my friend that queued AFTER another friend got a room before she could.

If I were to redesign the system, I’d do it in an organized lottery. Here’s how it’d work:

-Interested parties sign up for a reservation after the previous years con

-At the date of the hunger games, an automated and randomized system picks a chunk of people to notify. These people have a set amount of time to secure their room

-When that wave is done, the system goes onto a new set until the rooms are all booked up

-Each entry is required 2FA with a phone number to avoid people double booking as much as possible

-This system could also keep the pool of users available for when reservations drop off. If someone cancels the room won’t just sit there. The system would randomly pick another user to secure their reservation

This isn’t some call to action to make any changes. I just think that as the con evolves, we have the opportunity to evolve with it and should talk about how to improve the experience for future users!

*Edited ancedotal observations and personally apologised to the gods of logic with a ritual sacrifice

Do any of em free up a room or two during the year?

And the passkey page is still down. Opened in browser around 9:15, page stopped responding at ~9:30 and hasn't come back. Hm. Good luck everyone.

May the odds be in your favor. Good luck everyone.

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Hello,

Returning con-goer, but potential first-time hotel-stayer here. I just had a few general questions about how the reservation system works for when Westin opens tomorrow…

-Does the queue open before reservations begin at 10am? If so, what time does the queue open? -What’s the minimum number of nights that can be booked?
-Do they require payment for the entirety of the reservation, or is it available to be booked for just one night’s deposit?
-Can occupancy be edited after the reservation has been made?