64. "Man the line control sucks" In response to In response to 0
Waiting to get into Room 20 is a nightmare. Line goes outside, zig zags the entire length of the con center expansion, goes inside, then crosses over the walk-way and into a single door.
What this means: it took 1.5 hours to get in, and once we were in about 30% of the seats were *EMPTY*!!!!
There's no reason they couldn't have let more people in through another door to fill the seats - they have *a lot* of folks waiting for a long time.
Also there is no way of knowing how long a line will take. So if you show up only an hour before a panel you have a very good chance of not getting in - and no way to predict jsut how long it will take.
I hear Hall H was overrun this morning and security CLOSED THE ENTRY DOORS. That means a mob of people *could have* been crushed. (Thankfully no one was injured.)
The Shuttles were 100% full, and several on the Green Line were filled before I could get on. That added about 45 minutes to the egress.
Positive thing: Ric Meyers showed some of "Ip Man" and it was FANTASTIC.