Thunder_Cats_HO!
First Post
Looks like Gen Con is going to Cap badge sales for the first time ever
-
NOW LIVE! Into the Woods--new character species, eerie monsters, and haunting villains to populate the woodlands of your D&D games.
Gen Con Approaching Badge Sellout for Historic 50th Convention
- Thread starter Thunder_Cats_HO!
- Start date
MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
One the one hand, I'm bummed out that I can't attend the 50th Anniversary.
On the other hand, when I imagine the crowds... Well, it is is like watching to ball drop in Times Square, NYC on New Years Eve. Much cooler in theory than in practice.
On the other hand, when I imagine the crowds... Well, it is is like watching to ball drop in Times Square, NYC on New Years Eve. Much cooler in theory than in practice.
Think it would be fire/building code that would limit the attendance and 75,000 unique attendance could be the cap for population support in the area. It is going to make for some long lines and product sellouts.
It is kind of amazing and I am glad I am going to be there.
It is kind of amazing and I am glad I am going to be there.
ccs
41st lv DM
Think it would be fire/building code that would limit the attendance and 75,000 unique attendance could be the cap for population support in the area. It is going to make for some long lines and product sellouts.
It is kind of amazing and I am glad I am going to be there.
As big as the Indy Convention center is, GenCon is not confined within just its walls. It's actually possible to attend GC & NEVER step foot in the convention center itself.
And no, 75k is nowhere close to Indies capacity. That really famous race they hold there every year a few miles west? Pushes/exceeds 300k. Those people don't just sit there at the track for 1 day....
National Rifle Association at 70,000, it's largest conference in attendance (to date) and brought 55 million to the local economy. Gen Con 2016 just touched 62,000 but it's impact was 67 million. Then you have the Future Farmers 64,000 but an impact of only 36 million. Indy 500 may bring in more people but the percentage shows they are day travelers, then it comes to turnstile numbers 300k for the 500 vs 200k for Gen Con but then the 500 is an out door event miles away from downtown.
It just looks like Gen Con 2017 may take the lead with over 70,000 and that may be leading to the cap.
Last edited:
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
I'd like to go to GenCon, but those kind of numbers and crowds just scare me away.
yea, I remember when 30,000 was a lot of gamers.
Jester David
Hero
I tried really hard to get to the Con this year but the housing lottery shafted me.
But with 15,000 more people there than the last time I went, I might have been better off staying home. That's a LOT of people, and lines for food and getting around the dealer's room were already crazy.
But with 15,000 more people there than the last time I went, I might have been better off staying home. That's a LOT of people, and lines for food and getting around the dealer's room were already crazy.
Officially we do not know or have what the total badge count is this year but all indications, it is a big increase over last year. It will be interesting to see all the numbers after the convention. I personally thought it was leveling off, as the last two years showed no growth and the late dates this year would compensate for it being the Hawaiian convention ( it's 5 O Dano ).
it's 5 O Dano ).Similar Threads
