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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7722672" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p>No, you shouldn't be spending much time in line at all. Especially not with a bit of planning.</p><p>1) Register for your badge & at least some games on-line & have your stuff mailed to you. This'll avoid standing in the Will-Call or Registration line altogether. Order about 10 generic tkts on top of everything else.</p><p>If you do end up selecting Will-Call to pick your badges/tkts up on site? Arrive on Wed if possible. The later in the day, the longer the line. (we walked into the Convention Center @ 2:30ish Wed & had a massive 6 minute wait).</p><p>If you're arriving Thur+? Do this 1st thing, as early as possible.</p><p>2) There are alternate sites around the con to buy/pickup tkts. So if you need more tickets you can usually avoid a trip to the main concourse. And you can order & pay for them on-line as well. Order, pay, walk to nearest tkt center & retrieve. Really handy if your over in the JW Marriot or somewhere.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise where you'll spend the most time waiting is:</p><p>*The restroom</p><p>*the various food stands in the ICC (but they are <em>slow</em> & way over priced so why you'd be there in the 1st place....)</p><p>*At 10am to get into the dealers room (just plan to enter about 10:15+ & the sea of people will have dispersed)</p><p>*Almost any time at the Paizo & Fantasy Flight booths (seriously, I don't even go to FF)</p><p>*Starbucks in the various hotels.</p><p>*Steak & Shake (and various other restraunts)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 7722672, member: 6803664"] No, you shouldn't be spending much time in line at all. Especially not with a bit of planning. 1) Register for your badge & at least some games on-line & have your stuff mailed to you. This'll avoid standing in the Will-Call or Registration line altogether. Order about 10 generic tkts on top of everything else. If you do end up selecting Will-Call to pick your badges/tkts up on site? Arrive on Wed if possible. The later in the day, the longer the line. (we walked into the Convention Center @ 2:30ish Wed & had a massive 6 minute wait). If you're arriving Thur+? Do this 1st thing, as early as possible. 2) There are alternate sites around the con to buy/pickup tkts. So if you need more tickets you can usually avoid a trip to the main concourse. And you can order & pay for them on-line as well. Order, pay, walk to nearest tkt center & retrieve. Really handy if your over in the JW Marriot or somewhere. Otherwise where you'll spend the most time waiting is: *The restroom *the various food stands in the ICC (but they are [I]slow[/I] & way over priced so why you'd be there in the 1st place....) *At 10am to get into the dealers room (just plan to enter about 10:15+ & the sea of people will have dispersed) *Almost any time at the Paizo & Fantasy Flight booths (seriously, I don't even go to FF) *Starbucks in the various hotels. *Steak & Shake (and various other restraunts) [/QUOTE]
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