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San Diego Comic-Con 2020 cancelled
- Thread starter Strafer
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I went to SDCC for 15 years and there was absolutely no way in hell they could hold it. The only time you are 6 feet away from another human being is when you're in your hotel room.
never been to the event itself but I've been in the gaslamp during ComicCon and yeah I don't see how it would have been possible. Not just the convention center but the entire area is just packed with people for a good 3-4 days. Would have been a complete disaster for contagion purposes.
We will be lucky if we can do big events like this in 2022, they are not going to happen next year either
I think it was always going to be. I had been going to SDCC up until 2 years ago, and it's just not safe to have that many people in close proximity to each other all over downtown San Diego.
Plus, it would be a good time to hold a virtual SDCC so that trailers for shows, games, and movies can still be shown online.
Plus, it would be a good time to hold a virtual SDCC so that trailers for shows, games, and movies can still be shown online.
Events like this, concerts, sports, festivals... are not going to take place in 2020. Everyone who has spoken transparently that works in these industries says 2021, at the EARLIEST.
A reminder that why a lot of conventions are just now cancelling or waited awhile to cancel is for insurance purposes.
Most likely in these cases the conventions have to wait for the city, state, or center to basically say "Yeah this isn't happening" for them to get some of their money back.
Most likely in these cases the conventions have to wait for the city, state, or center to basically say "Yeah this isn't happening" for them to get some of their money back.
Completely understandable and expected but holy shit is it still mind-blowing that this is what it's come to.
When I started the year with a vacation to Vegas I did not think that would be the highlight for the entire year. Just been downhill since then. Everyone knew it wasn't gonna happen no matter how hopeful people were.
Even in a normal year you'll almost guaranteed return home with the "Con crud", so there was really no other choice. Everything is going to be cancelled.
Damn I just realized I never attended a SU panel while it was airing. Closing is for the best tho obviously.
It's California, no concerts or going to Sports until there's a Vaccine so it's done for 2020
Those are getting canceled for sure, nothing is happening this year fam
I have a hard time believing those will happen. We can make certain strides in trying to bring some semblance of normalcy to our lives over the next few months, but big event gatherings like that I don't see occurring again until there is a vaccine.
If you had plans on attending any sort of festival, convention, concert at any point in 2020 or before there is a mass produced vaccine, I would just assume it ain't happening.
You can request a refund or you can transfer your tickets to next year. No stress.
Oh wow, that's pretty cool of them. I figured they would just refund everybody and reboot for next year.
Surprised they're not trying to do an online show.
People have wanted them to stream for years, and this is a good opportunity to try it.
People have wanted them to stream for years, and this is a good opportunity to try it.
Not gonna be shocked if NYCC follows suit too. The Javits Center is literally being used to take care of coronavirus patients right now. However, if NYCC isn't cancelled, I won't be shocked if we see a lot of the celebrities pull out because of the health risk.
From what I experienced when I went to SDCC, it's more than just the con, its a big San Diego event. I would imagine the logistics need to be in place for many many months, and it's easier to cancel until next year than to try to get all that in place 3-4 months later.
Depends on treatment and vaccine progress. If either become viable then CA will reopen
Yeah, I don't see us even getting concerts back until summer/fall 2021. It's that serious at the moment so SDCC and (likely) NYCC being cancelled isn't that big of a surprise.
Tickets transfer over to 2021 automatically so it's one less thing to worry about. You can request a refund if you want though.
I imagine it's far more work for them to completely cancel all tickets and also people would be really angry. Especially people who got in for the first time ever. I'm happy with the decision they made.