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Housing is managed by event specialist onPeak, and savvy convention-goers check the Comic-Con website frequently every year to find the time when hotel reservations officially go live. Another housing option is to book through housing rental services. But be warned, prices escalate there, too. Most hosts in the San Diego area know when Comic-Con takes place and could list their residential properties at inflated prices.
One major way to cut your budget for Comic-Con is to go in on accommodations as a group. The convention is a community event, after all. If you can go with friends, not only can you share the experience, but you can also lower the cost to go to Comic-Con by splitting expenses, primarily housing and transportation. There are limited spaces at the convention center, and they are distributed via a lottery system.
City parking spaces in the Gaslamp Quarter can also be at a premium. While it may be tricky to have your car near at hand, public transportation options abound and can help you do Comic-Con on a budget. Comic-Con provides a free shuttle bus for registered attendees that runs frequently from the convention center to all area hotels.
This expands the reach of hotel options. Another major consideration for your budget for Comic-Con is food. Food will tend to be more costly inside and around the convention center. Be ready to take a stroll in order to find some cheaper dining options. There are the usual fast food and mid-range opportunities in walking distance from the convention center, but there may also be long lines. Pro Tip: Packing a lunch to bring with you is not only a way to do Comic-Con on a budget, but it also means less time lost at the event.
Nighttime entertainment can also be found on a Comic-Con budget. Mertan's strategy has been to pack a lunch, raiding a nearby grocery store for sandwich materials. Kim's happy if he can squeeze in a breakfast and dinner with snacks in between.
What you pack for snacks is important, though. The consensus is go for the protein and avoid the sugar. That means peanut butter, granola, trail mix. You want energy without the crash. So, when I get off the phone with Kim, I turn to my Echo Dot and make a request: "Alexa, add jerky to my shopping list. If you don't have special footwear requirements, such as for cosplay, bring shoes that won't leave you begging for mercy after having traversed several miles in one day alone.
Krueger averages 5 or 6 miles a day. Mertan averages 8 or 9. Kim racks up about 25 miles for the week. In hotter years, sandals might seems like a good idea. But your toes are bound to get mashed in the throng at some point. Guard them. Chute's first Comic-Con was in She remembers thinking she'd found her people.
Kim had a similar experience: "It felt like that mothership was calling me home," he said. Several of the vets described an atmosphere where people are happy to let you take a picture with them and their cosplay.
And when you're waiting in line, chatting is a way to pass the time. There's also a practical reason Mertan offers for talking to folks -- double checking you're in the correct line. Better to ask than end up waiting for the wrong panel.
People are great. They're also merciless germ factories. A lot more gets exchanged than good vibes and business cards. That's the sort of intel that makes me squirm and wonder if I could pass off a gas mask as cosplay.
Kim suggests loading up on Vitamin C his go-to is Emergen-C, pouches of flavored powder you can dissolve in water a few days before the convention as well as while you're there. Krueger goes for the Emergen-C too and hasn't gotten sick since starting to drink it.
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