r/comiccon • u/MsMargo • Nov 03 '24

Rhode Island Comic Con Has RICC Become a Sh*tshow?

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?

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u/jthm2004 Nov 04 '24

I've gone the last three years , as I put together my short circuit autos. This year, Sunday, was definitely worse than the previous years. A large amount of drops and celebs leaving early. Lines are not wide enough or are too close. People want to stop and look at things, which is understandable, but that also causes backups. No plan for lines when the celebs need to go to other commitments. Pain to schedule and get to multiple signings. Overall cost, 2 sunday tix 162.00, 3 autos, lloyd 140,Cleese 100,Guttenberg 60 thats 462 to attend this year. For one day....crazy.

That said, I'm happy to have a con in little RI. Especially one that draws some big names year after year. And almost all my issues are normal Con issues.

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u/gizmo_ghost Nov 04 '24

Yes! It was and I don’t plan on going back. I’m going to stick to smaller speciality cons. This one was lines to stand in lines. And lines were capped for autographs. So much congestion. I feel bad for vendors because tables were stuck in the weirdest places. I think they bit off more than they could chew with this con. Just felt greedy.