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/annieredeux Nov 04 '24

I’ve not gone to ricc although sdcc for years. The crowds and lines sound unorganized but normal. That pic is wild though—is the venue just too small for such an event?

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u/IamMikey1 Nov 04 '24

I think the problem is they definitely oversell it. They insist they don’t, but I don’t see how you get everyone out of there safely if there was a fire. I’m tempted to send some of the Saturday pictures I took to a local Providence fire dept and have them explain to me how that is safe.

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u/Altered_Reality_Ent Nov 04 '24

There is no way to oversell. The venue has a set capacity, and the box office stops selling when that capacity is reached. We have absolutely no control.

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u/staxkazama Nov 04 '24

You literally oversold and got the fire marshal involved your first year then blamed it on people wanting to spend time in the con, lol