C5 in Orlando!!!! confirmed!

Late May-June would have been a good time, but that conflicts to much with Star Wars Weekends in Disney and they don't want to do that.
 
People should realize that ANY date chosen is going to have conflicts.

Pick any time in June and it conflicts with graduations, Father's Day, and weddings.

Pick May and proms and final exams get in the way. Pick September and the majority of kids are back in school full-swing.

Pick July and SDCC, hot weather, and Fourth of July creep in.

So when is the right time exactly?

Hector


Irregardless, a little notice wouldve helped alot! And it almost seems like your posts are aimed at making the rest of us feel like whiners because LFL didnt take the time or courtesy to think out the logistics of this. Personally, I think its not only discourteous to the fans, but to the Dragon Con organizers, or for that matter, their own interests. It appears alot of SW fans are going to have to chose between one or the other.
 
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Just wondering if anybody going to C5 may have a room for DragonCon, at the Marriott they aren’t going to use? I’ve been trying to get a room at the Marriott for weeks, with no luck. Just drop me a PM, so we don’t clog up this thread. :)
 
My posts are aimed to provide some context to all the complainers. If you organize an event of this scale to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of one of the most beloved films of all time, it's going to be big and people are going to complain because it's human nature.

That said, a lot of posts make it seem like George Lucas himself picked the dates, or that the organizers should have taken into consideration all these other conventions going on. That's just unrealistic.

People now know about SDCC, D-Con, and C5.

Make a choice and live with it. If you're one of the lucky few who can do all three, more power to you. If you can't, then make a choice.

But I hate the tone of posts that suggest that Lucasfilm is shooting itself in the foot, isn't considerate of its fans, or is all about greed. They are under no obligation to put on any kind of convention or celebration.

Believe me, this thing will be well-attended even with Dragon-Con and SDCC so close to the dates.

Hector
 
I guess your missing the point of my posts.

Point

LFL is also invested in these other conventions, not as much as CV but they are still very invested. It would seem to make more sense that LFL would want to spread it out a bit so that all these investments pay off to the fullest. Not that it really matters to the LFL bottom line, but money spent wisely makes a shiny penny. =)

/endpoint

Yep, people are going to complain. I think your going to find that everyone blames George reguardless because he is the face of LFL. Scheduling isn't what he does, that boils down to people like Mary Franklin (who is awesome), Steve Sansweet (also awesome) as well as a few more LFL employees. You also have to take into account openings in the convention center schedule as well as the organizing company.

There's a whole lot that goes into these, which is why it's called Celebration and also why they only come around every 2-3 years. Personally, I do wish it was more in the May/June area but as I stated earlier they have Star Wars Weekends during that time and I already knew those dates were going to be out of the question.

SDCC was out for me this year anyhow, just costs to much to go back to back to back. DCon barely costs me $500 for the whole weekend.
 
Personally, it wasnt what you stated, as much as how you stated it. If you dont like us whining, then dont read it. And dont tell a man whos organized troops and fire missions about logistical headaches for organizers who have 1 to 2 years time to iron out those kinks. You sound condescending and pompous. Not what I've come to know of TDH members. It almost seems as if you're needling those of us faced with a difficult decision.
 
But I hate the tone of posts that suggest that Lucasfilm is shooting itself in the foot, isn't considerate of its fans, or is all about greed. They are under no obligation to put on any kind of convention or celebration.

And I also hate the tone of *your* post and consider it as bad, if not worst than the people "complaining" :D

I agree this is not about LFL being greedy, if that was the case they would have picked a better date, so more of us could go to C5 :facepalm
 
Was thinking the same thing. I'll be bringing my wife and my daughter and make it a Disney/StarWars Celebration.

Me too Turo! This is why it IS a great idea for many of us with families because we can combine a geek trip with a family vacation to Disney World. :lol:

As for the timing... look, not all of us could afford two big convention vacations in one year anyway. Regardless of whether CV was in May or August, I was only going to be able to afford one con. I'm chosing the one that's only held once every few years and that I can take my 11 year old daughter to.
 
Regardless of when and where it was it was always gonna be difficult for me (being all the ways over here in Scotland) but I don't mind. It'll be worth it when I get there and there's all those Fetts!!!

*swoons*

I haven't been this excited since I wandered innocently into the fett costuming panel at CIII

:lol:
 
Me too Turo! This is why it IS a great idea for many of us with families because we can combine a geek trip with a family vacation to Disney World. :lol:

As for the timing... look, not all of us could afford two big convention vacations in one year anyway. Regardless of whether CV was in May or August, I was only going to be able to afford one con. I'm chosing the one that's only held once every few years and that I can take my 11 year old daughter to.

I'm 10 minutes away!!! Woohoo!!! All you TDH guys, get in touch. I'll be there all 4 days!

Also, I was hoping that they would roll the last weekend of SWW's into this so you all could make a week out of it...We'll see...

That will be pushing it back pretty far from the usual time frame though.
 
Regardless of when and where it was it was always gonna be difficult for me (being all the ways over here in Scotland) but I don't mind. It'll be worth it when I get there and there's all those Fetts!!!

*swoons*

I haven't been this excited since I wandered innocently into the fett costuming panel at CIII

:lol:


:lol:lol::lol:lol::confused
 
Well while I am not thrilled about the timing of it, quite frankly nothing would have been great for everyone. May would have been really short of a notice. I guess it is what it is. Looks like *big sigh* we are going to somehow try and go to all 3 of these cons (Comic Con, C5 and Dragon Con). We are already committed to D*con as Art's sister is getting married just a few hours away that weekend. We feel that we need to do a TDH table at C5 as it is our target audience. However, they mention that there may be a fee for fan club tables. That may make a difference. I am honestly shocked that they are even considering charging for fan club tables. And while we do have a fan club table for comic con, we may decide not to do it as we had a tough time filling spots last year and with C5 so close, it might be too much to do. But Art and I may go to Comic Con and help GotMaul and dgasser with promoting their company ANOVOS. All this, plus get married this year...we must be insane!


BTW Tom, I filled out the C5 fan club application today...did you think it was bad?
 
About the timing of the celebration... It doesn't matter when to me. I could not make the last one because it was just too far away. It is closer to me now so I will go... but maybe the reason it's in August is because many other countries (especially in Europe) have August as everyones vacation time. Star Wars is a world wide phenomenon. I think we forget that. Anyway... its another part of the equation.
 
About the timing of the celebration... It doesn't matter when to me. I could not make the last one because it was just too far away. It is closer to me now so I will go... but maybe the reason it's in August is because many other countries (especially in Europe) have August as everyones vacation time. Star Wars is a world wide phenomenon. I think we forget that. Anyway... its another part of the equation.
That is why there was a Celebration Europe, so we could be selfish and not feel guilty about it!
 
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