PSA: Dragon*Con 2011

[rogueslayer452]

I am going to be attending Dragon*Con this year. Tickets have been bought, so it's officially official.

This will be my first official big convention. I know this is completely and totally different from the conventions I've gone to from Creation Entertainment, so it's an entirely new beast altogether.

So I pose a question: For all who have attended Dragon*Con before, can you give me your own experiences and stories? Advice, your own personal anecdotes, anything for a newbie who hasn't yet appeared at something like a big event like this before. I've looked things up beforehand about what to expect, pros and cons, experiences at panels and other people there, especially those who cosplay, however it's different for everyone and opinions vary. So, anything that would allow me to get a better picture of what I should be looking forward to would be greatly appreciated.

Also, is anyone else going to D*C this year as well?

Comments

[himhilien.livejournal.com]

I don't know it D*Con allows you to do this, but I've heard smaller cons do allow it: bring snacks and some water or other drink like Gatorade with you when you're wandering around. Also, get like six hours of sleep a night. I have a feeling that will be almost impossible to do, but I've heard some horror stories from people who've gone to big cons like D*Con who regretted not sleeping, e.g. they got really sick, which is another thing you have to be aware of since there will be 11351345234 people there and some may spread something around. And take showers every night and wear lots of deodorant.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

From what I've read from D*C reports, I've seen many people give that advice about bringing your own food and water because everything else at the hotels are expensive as hell. Believe me, after spending a weekend of eating nothing but fast food during a recent con I think bringing a variety of snacks is definitely on my mind when attending this one.

Oh, I'll definitely be sleeping considering everything, and bringing hand sanitizer. And of course showering and deodorant is mandatory. ^_^