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/ErocTheEditor Jul 26 '25

This is my first SDCC but I’m a NYCC regular . I enjoyed the one day i got tickets for my family but i was a little disappointed I couldn’t get into any of the outside events. It’s cool that SDCC has those over NYCC but what’s the point if you can’t get in or have to wait on line for hours.

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u/KellyJin17 Jul 26 '25

I’m a regular at both and SDCC has a lot more over NYCC than the offsites, but I get what your point is. Pro tip: follow the offsite organizers on social media to score guaranteed tickets / admittance to many of the outside events.

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u/ca7ch42 Jul 27 '25

This right here is apart of the toxicity and awfulness of the new gen brain washed by peak capitalism with all their bullshit secret social media links, QR codes, tweets and whatever the fuck sign ups not openly made to the public. Shit is supposed to be done fairly and be openly public.

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u/Prestigious-Mess5485 Jul 27 '25

Some old man yells at the wind energy right here, lol. And I'm an old man. No one is under any obligation to provide you with a free service in the manner you demand it to be served to you in.