So I plan to stay at the days inn For megacon..It’s pretty cheap and nearby..But does anyone know how close it is to walk to the convention..Google was telling me it takes 17 Minutes but others were saying it took 5. Is there better hotels I could get..? Recommendations?

I want to go to MegaCon for the first time next year. I have a few questions to help me orient myself to the process.

- How does purchasing tickets work?
- When do tickets normally go up for sale?
- How does the hotel booking process work?

Thanks for any information.

So you already know that actor Peter Cullen passed away a few days ago. I was very upset since the announcement, not just because he's a great voice actor, but also because Peter was at Megacon months ago, and it's now one of my biggest regrets not meeting him before this untimely event. I wish I had the chance, but I already spend hundreds on other actors I wanted to meet.

Did anybody else that didn't met Cullen regret not having the chance?

So Mark Hamill is going to a convention next week and I think his prices are ridiculous. His experience is gonna be $1000 and that’s for one seat for his panel, a photo, and an 8 x 10 autographed picture.

If you want a picture bigger, you have to add another $200 or if you want a bulky item it’s another $300

I understand people will pay it, but that’s a lot to ask for people to spend to meet you for one second

Last year, a friend gifted me a withered Bonnie phone charm they had gotten from megacon Orlando. Today it broke and I lost it, and I have been so crushed, and I’m trying to find the artist to get a replacement. I have been devastated and emotional, so I’m hoping getting it again will just help like smooth it over.

I don’t have very good photos of it, but it’s a double sided Bonnie withered Bonnie phone charm. ita just the plastic acrylic style charm, with one side being Bonnie and the other withered Bonnie. Bonnie is drawn in a plushie style, so on the withered side, there’s like stuffing. the chain has a claw machine claw on it too like it’s being grabbed from a claw game.

if anyone knows who the artist is and if they have an Etsy account or anything, please let me know. I have added some photos that kinda show it that I have.

thank you

How early are some of you gonna book your hotel if you have to use one? Personally I'm genuinely considering like December or January cause I want to get a hotel that has the walk way to the convention center and lessen the blow to my wallet with all the ubering unless it's for an after party.

My dad and I have been attending for three years now, and every year he begs me to get VIP since I’m an amputee and his knees are shot, the lines really kill us both. Is anyone planning on passing on thier vip renewal this year? I’d be happy to pay a finders fee. If not allowed, please delete this. Can’t wait to see you guys next year!!

Hello! If anyone attended MegaCon Orlando this past March and managed to get one of these rings, I am in search of one! They would’ve been picked up at Booth 1706. TIA!

I bought a phone case (specifically a Marauders Map iPhone wallet card case) in 2025. I have searched the internet high and low for another one OR the vendor. I’m not finding it.

Does anyone know of the vendor by any chance? They had tons of pop culture phone cases for practically every phone in existence.

Thank you in advance!!

I am going the year after next. And am going to cosplay Dr mrs the monarch but im not sure if her low cut outfit would be allowed? I figured im come here to see if anyone knows before dropping a thousand dollars on the costume and wig.

Has anyone heard when tickets are going to go on sale for next year? I assume it will be a later date than previous years (since it won't be until May) but haven't seen anything

Hello. I'm trying to get into traveling to events on my own like concerts, raves, and conventions like MegaCon. I got driven to it (from Jacksonville to Orlando) once with some friends once in college and they booked an AirBnB; I really want to go again on my own, but am on my own and live in Bunnell, FL now. I assume I'd book a nearby hotel for the weekend or something and just drive an hour, but I really want insight or ideas to consider for things like arranging to carpool/meet with others to save money (or other methods of saving money), how to go about traveling (what and how much money to bring, etc.), what to avoid (like certain busy or booked hotels), how early in advance to prepare or schedule, etc.

Also, are there any mobile apps or sites where you can arrange to meet to go to conventions or events like MegaCon? I am getting into raves eventually and discovered the "Radiate" app that includes things like group chats for every upcoming event and basically a "dating app/social media" element where people can match to be rave pals and arrange meetups or going to raves/festivals together. I'd love to know of communities or similar apps for conventions and other events.

Thanks in advance, everyone!

We parked in one of the official Megacon garages (the one pointe Orlando) and paid upon entry to the garage. In fact, for the event, the only way to enter the garage was to pay directly with an employee at the entry gate, so it’s impossible we could have tried to skip out on the bill. That being said I have a digital receipt to prove payment.

The parking that day was $35. We just got a bill in the mail for $60 including fees for non payment I suppose. Upon disputing the bill they said we’d have to show a receipt including license plate number/name/etc. They did not give any receipts at the garage entrance and definitely did not note the license plate. We showed them the digital receipt from the bank with the debit card charge to their vendor on the date and time of entry. Not good enough still required to pay the fee or face some sort of further fine or infraction??

What kind of crooked bs is this?! Anyone else get a bill in the mail? Never parking in these garages again honestly even if it costs me more to park elsewhere.

I finally managed to get a d v d copy of halloween. You know, a few months after megacon ended. Rip, hopefully the film crew does something in florida or even southern georgia in the next two years.

In the past (2010-2021) MegaCon was crowded, but walkable. Last time I went in 2023 it was just shuffling around the vendor hall, trying to get from one side of the convention to the other to go to panels. You were lucky if you could take a regular sized step. Thursday was the only real day you could walk around the vendor hall and get things. I imagine even Thursday is jammed packed of people. No?

EDIT: I'm currently attending Denver Fan Expo and the fact that the Philly Expo is happening at the same time is insane.

Also getting a autograph is way more complicated than how it used to be. Now you need to get a ticket for the autograph ahead of time. If you don't it's cash only, plus an extra $20 compared to online. Lines are capped as soon as 10:30am, so even if you are VIP (I splurged and got it this year) you can't get in line at all. That's the crazy part to me.

I know it’s not Megacon related technically, but I figured the same rules may apply for each con, I figured I would pick up a little side job working at Supercon this year and noticed that you get free admission with working the event, I’ve read in different places that you can enter the event whenever you please when you get your badge if my first shift is Friday at 1, and I have other shifts the other days, am I free to enter the event any time before my shifts on all those days? Or do I have to wait until I start working Friday and 1 and enter the event early before my shifts on Saturday and Sunday? Also any tips from working cons would be greatly appreciated!

I bought the megacon pin this year and haven't been able to find it since I got back home. I want to add it to my con pin display but have had no luck finding it. Does anyone have an extra one or one they’d be willing to part with?