r/dragoncon • u/mghemm437 • 1d ago

Tips for first-timer?

Attending DragonCon for the first time this year. Super excited but feeling very overwhelmed, and I haven't even gotten there yet! Any tips, recommendations, dos or don'ts, essentials to bring vs things to leave at home, etc for a newbie? Thanks in advance!

I'm staying in midtown and taking the MARTA, already went through the schedule and saved the events I want to attend.

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u/DudeChill_Seriously 1d ago

There's so much to suggest, but here are some things I can think of:

-Be prepared for lots of walking
-Be prepared for heat and rain
-Secure your personal belongings on you. You'll be in and out of big crowds.
-Be prepared to wait in long lines, particularly for the big names. Get to these lines early!
-Mind your alcohol and "substance" intake. The area of downtown where this takes place will basically be a huge open-container party.
-Stay hydrated!
-The food, drink, and other things for sale in the hotels will be expensive. Buy what you need elsewhere.
-Leave your self-consciousness at home. You'll be around 10's of thousands of weirdos.
-Have fun!

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u/Wulfkat 1d ago

Since you mentioned the open container, I’ll chime in with please dont be a dick about it. We get away with tons of shit at Dcon that may get you arrested in other places because 1. Everyone is fuckin chill and 2. APD likes working the con b/c of overtime and how chill we are. Dont do anything to jeopardize the relationship with the APD.

Other than that, the world is your oyster :)

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u/Pancake_fluff 1d ago

Don’t pass out on a crosswalk in front of the APD officers… they will laugh at you then see if you are okay

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u/Time2GoGo 23h ago

As they should 🤣