BlizzCon Survival Guide
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Any bags being brought into BlizzCon should be smaller than 20 inches x 10 inches (roughly 2 sheets of paper side by side). Anyone with a bag larger than this may be refused entry. If you are taking part in the costume competition and require a larger bag to store your costume, please check with the ticket desk on your arrival. Blizzard reserves the right to search any bags being brought into BlizzCon and to refuse entry if they are found to contain prohibited items.
Video cameras are permitted for use in the BlizzCon exhibit halls but not in the arena where the BlizzCon Finale Concert will be held. However, filming gameplay on the screens in any of the exhibits is prohibited. This does not apply to the tournament gameplay, which may be filmed.
Mp3 players are permitted in the BlizzCon exhibit halls. However, personal equipment may not be connected to any computer for any reason at any time.
Desktop computers, laptops, and electronic storage devices are not allowed in the BlizzCon exhibit halls. Please leave these devices in your car, at home, or at your hotel.
Costumes may not include or otherwise utilize any edged weapons (such as knives, daggers, and swords); 'actual' clubs, maces, or other 'crushing weapons'; or projectile weapons of any kind, even if unloaded or nonfunctional (this includes firearms of any kind including airguns, long bows, crossbows, .). Acceptable costume 'weapon props' will be limited to air-filled or soft plastic melee weapons (swords, daggers, maces, clubs, etc.) and wooden staves that are not shod with metal.
Attendees will not be allowed to bring weapons, alcohol, fireworks, glass bottles, cans, or large containers into BlizzCon.
Tickets/badges must be acquired at the Anaheim Convention Center; Blizzard will NOT be mailing the badges out. To pick up your tickets you will be required to provide the credit card used to make the purchase. There are no exceptions to this.
Registration and ticket pickup will be available starting Thursday, August 2, 2007 between 3 PM and 9 PM and will continue for each day of the event.
Please email blizzconsupport@blizzard.com and we can verify your order if it was successfully placed.
No, once the order is placed we are unable to change the card that is going to be billed. Additional tickets can be purchased using a different credit card provided there are still tickets available. Ordering additional tickets will not negate any prior orders.
You may place multiple orders as long as the total tickets ordered does not exceed 5 per household. Additional orders will need to be placed by another household.
Once the order request is submitted we begin the process of billing your credit card. Please be aware that once you submit your order we are unable to cancel the request and provide a refund.
Ticket sales are on a first come first served and once we run out no additional ticket requests will be available.
Please send an email to blizzconsupport@Blizzard.com with your questions. Be sure to include useful and specific details if you're encountering any difficulties ordering tickets.
BlizzCon is a celebration of the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises and the communities that surround them. This two-day event will contain Q&A panels featuring Blizzard developers, social events for fans and developers to meet one another, and hands-on gameplay featuring your favorite Blizzard games.
The event will take place on August 3 and 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center, located at 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802. The hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pacific Time on both days (Friday and Saturday).
Each BlizzCon ticket costs $100. Tickets are non-transferable, and Blizzard reserves the right to deny admission to anyone who violates this policy.
To attend BlizzCon, you must purchase tickets in advance through the BlizzCon ticket website. Tickets will go on sale in the next few months and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until they are sold out, though Blizzard reserves the right to sell additional tickets in the future. There will be a five-ticket limit per household. Further details on when and how to purchase tickets will follow in the weeks ahead.
We're in the process of finalizing these and other details related to BlizzCon and will be providing further updates in the weeks ahead. Please stay tuned to www.blizzcon.com for more information.
Each BlizzCon ticket includes a BlizzCon badge that grants access to BlizzCon. Attendees will also get a BlizzCon goody bag containing exclusive swag! More details on the contents of the goody bag will be revealed in the weeks ahead.
Please be aware that transportation and accommodations are not included with the cost of any BlizzCon ticket.
Yes. International attendees will be able to purchase tickets simultaneously with domestic attendees. Tickets will go on sale in the next few months. Further details on when and how to purchase tickets will follow in the weeks ahead.
Several hotels within walking distance of the Anaheim Convention Center have agreed to provide guest rooms at a special BlizzCon group rate. Transportation to the event will be up to you. We'll provide further information on nearby hotels and how take advantage of the special group rate, as well as on car rentals and shuttle buses from nearby airports, on the BlizzCon website in the near future.
This event is open to gamers age 4 and older, although we recommend that children be accompanied by an adult. Please note that no strollers will be allowed in the Anaheim Convention Center. The child ticket price is the same as the adult ticket price.
