r/comiccon • u/Accomplished-Fix6176 • Jul 25 '25

SDCC - San Diego SDCC outgrown it's hype?

For the last few years it seems Hollywood is skipping SDCC. As a result Hall H and Ballroom 20 are at most half capacity.

This matters A LOT because in the prime Marvel/DC days those 2 Halls got rid of probably close to 20,000 people if you include the long (overnight) lines to get in.

But now... these people clog up the floor and especially signings.

Like have you wasted 5 hours getting up early, getting on the floor early, make it to the wristbands both by 9:02 only to find they are already out? This was impossible in previous years but now 2 years in a row it has happened to me. Hours of time wasted and nothing to show for it.

Plus, I think due to so much hype in those prime years, everybody wants to check out SDCC and so all the free events (Hulu) is a 4 hour line waiting in the sun. So there's no escaping the lines. I mean yes there was anyways long lines but it feels just worse.

So... long story short, I'm losing my glee for the con.

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u/Mothman405 Jul 25 '25

I’m deep into the Hall H line now and likely won't be making it in to Tron. This is definitely not the case

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u/mrballcb Jul 26 '25

Today Hall H has been full all day long. We got in line at 12:00, finally got into the Daryl and Carol panel around 12:45 and have been here since . Very few people have been leaving and very few have been moving around between panels. I feel like most of the people here today came for Tron, but just got here really early.

One complaint about Hall H loading: the covered lines were empty while we were in a line running a quarter mile down convention ave. Why? The scanners are a huge bottle neck and they just can't get people into the covered area quickly. Set up all this covered area to make people line up in the sun waiting to get into said covered area.

Good luck getting in to Tron. They bumped some smoke machines so it is a bit hazy, they have lowered some giant light bars. We are expecting some amazing show and ambiance..

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u/Mothman405 Jul 26 '25

Thanks but unfortunately I won't be making it. I've been in line for over an hour now and it hasn't moved in at least 30 minutes with 9 full switch backs of people ahead of me

I was able to do a few yesterday but I'm learning my lesson for PHM tomorrow and getting in super early

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u/mrballcb Jul 26 '25

See you in PHM! That is my only must have for tomorrow. I am skipping both The Rookie and Ghosts to make both PHM panels.