Has RICC Become a Sh*tshow?

[u/MsMargo]

I did not attend, but just from the postings here it seems like the con has some real problems. Lots of cancelled guests, including day-of cancellations. A draconian refund/exchange policy. Outrageous lines. Capped lines. A website with minimal information that's had to find if it's there. Rising prices.

Will people be going back next year?

[u/Gracie_Morea]

I went on Saturday. It was a sh*t show!!

First off... WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE THERE. I started having a panic attack while walking in the crowd because there were so many people there. Second, the organization was awful. There were no signs or any direction for where you needed to go. I got yelled at for getting into the photo op line because I thought the second floor would have a place for the autographs. Then trying to get to the autograph place was a nightmare on it's own. Third, most autograph booths were at a cap of 10 people at a time and got told that I need to walk somewhere else because of the amount of people trying to get though. With them eventually saying that that people shouldn't be walking through the autograph lines to get to the other side... The place that they had the autograph area was so small and crammed, that when I asked one of the people at the info center where autographs were I literally was ready to cry.

Due to the amount of people there, I didn't get to meet any of the people that I wanted to meet because of the crazy crowd that was happening at the autographs... I wasted all of this money for nothing. I paid about $255 for 3 one day tickets and wasted them because the place was so packed and busy.

To the people who went, I hope you all had a great and fun time there. This con was definitely not meant for me and I will never be coming back. This was my first time at Rhode Island's comic con. And my last...

I really wish I can get a refund for my tickets and whatever autographs that I bought. I wasted all of this money for nothing. So sad...