When I first heard this my thought was that it made no sense. Its a slap in the face to fans -some allready stating they are not going to go for one day due to travelling distance. Greed or sense -? Article by Matt D. Wilson and more here:
http://comicsalliance.com/san-diego-comic-con-only-single-day-passes-2014/
http://comicsalliance.com/san-diego-comic-con-only-single-day-passes-2014/
If you’re planning to go to each day of San
Diego Comic-Con International this year, get ready to
register for five different passes instead of one, catch-all badge for the
entire show.
Comic-Con International’s organizers have announced
its registration and pricing structure for this year’s convention in San Diego, and it’s a
real head-scratcher. Full weekend passes aren’t part of the deal. Only
single-day passes are available, and entrance to the customary Wednesday
preview night requires registrants to buy passes for all four other days.
Prices have gone up,
too. An adult pass to the convention for Thursday through Saturday will now be
$45, up $3 from last year’s $42 price point. A Sunday pass will set you back
$30, up $6 from last year.
Comic-Con organizers haven’t given a reason for the
decision not to sell full weekend passes, but Robot6 theorizes that it may be driven by a desire to
enable as many different people to attend the convention as possible throughout
the weekend. New York Comic Con’s organizers reduced the number of weekend
passes available last year for that reason.
Still, Comic-Con isn’t a local show that people are
likely to want to attend for just one day. It’s a destination event for which
people reserve hotels so they can stay and attend for the whole weekend. Expect
some serious backlash to this decision.
Registration for the show was postponed several
weeks ago so organizers could streamline the often-problematic online
registration system. Registration is intended to begin sometime early this
year.
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