AWA 11 (yes already planning) questions 4 a first CON visit

[keyboardsamurai]

Got a few q's for a first time goin 2 anime convention.

1. Is all the hype real?
2. How soon should u book ur hotel reservation? (if u want it in the con's hotel)?
3. Are costumes to much hassel or are they the main thing? (going to go as Orichimaru from Tenchu)

4. How much mula ($) should I bring to the con?

Gonna have a ton to spare cause i'm gonna be back from a 7 month intern at Walt Disney so will have a lot of spending money available

5. Is it wise to bring a laptop and a ton of anime?


6. Booking with people on the board to save money at a hotel?

btw n case it makes difference i'll be 22 in Jan.... so the age thing not a prob.

[Castor Troy]

1. Is all the hype real?

YES

2. How soon should u book ur hotel reservation? (if u want it in the con's hotel)?

Spring

3. Are costumes to much hassel or are they the main thing? (going to go as Orichimaru from Tenchu)

Big hassle

4. How much mula ($) should I bring to the con?

$200 at least

Gonna have a ton to spare cause i'm gonna be back from a 7 month intern at Walt Disney so will have a lot of spending money available

5. Is it wise to bring a laptop and a ton of anime?

If you can prevent it from getting stolen

6. Booking with people on the board to save money at a hotel?

Yes.

[Hitori]

Gonna have a ton to spare cause i'm gonna be back from a 7 month intern at Walt Disney so will have a lot of spending money available

So you're going again next year?

[JCD]

Sigh, since AWA 9 I'm considering to attend...
It would cost me around 1000 euro I think which is too much for a job-educant. I'm planning ahead for AWA 12, then it would work maybe, AWA 11 would be too much considering what I'm planning for next year.

So next year I'll go visit more (awesome) european cons

[keyboardsamurai]

So you're going again next year?

This will be my first time going to a grand anime convention. I've been to one before, but it's not even worth mentioning (local crap anime where they couldn't even play my svcd encoded video).

The disney thing is an internship i'm going to that will be ending like 1 month before the con starts, so as soon as i'm done with that i'll be at the convention.

How does sharring rooms work? Meaning who pays for it upfront first?

[Castor Troy]

Gonna have a ton to spare cause i'm gonna be back from a 7 month intern at Walt Disney so will have a lot of spending money available

So you're going again next year?

Oops, forgot to bold that since it was keyboardsamurai's quote.

I'm still going next year. Tickets from LA are always cheap thanks to United airlines that seats me with rambuctious children kicking my seat and 500 pound ladies

[genestarwind21122]

I may come to AWA next year I'm not sure yet. I can afford so far Katsucon, Otakon, and Anime USA. That's already 3 a year but a 4th would be nice.

[Kusoyaro]

2. How soon should u book ur hotel reservation? (if u want it in the con's hotel)?

That might be cutting it a bit close. Last year the hotel was full by mid-late spring, IIRC. Then again, I always book late and end up in the hotel across the street

[Kusoyaro]

Oops, I forgot to quote Castor's reply of "Spring".

[The Wired Knight]

I'm probably going as well, Castor's advice is sound btw.