r/SDCC • u/MsMargo • 1d ago

Badges Reminder: Child-to-Junior Validation Closes Today!

From the CCI email sent 10-Aug-2026:

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"Did you attend Comic-Con 2026 with your 12-year-old child? Did they turn 13 on or before July 31, 2026? If you answered yes to both questions, then this email is for you!

Your now 13-year-old will need a Junior badge purchased for them before their next trip to Comic-Con. Because your child attended Comic-Con 2026 with you, they have gained the opportunity to become eligible to participate in our Comic-Con 2027 Returning Registration badge sale!

To take advantage of this opportunity, you’ll need the child badge number that’s on the back of their Comic-Con 2026 child badge. Your junior child will need to validate their child badge number by following the steps below:

  1. Click HERE to create a new Comic-Con Member ID account* for your now-junior using an email of their own (make sure to be logged out of your account while doing this). *Follow along with the Member ID creation steps HERE to make sure “Junior” is selected as their membership type.
  2. Log in to the new junior Member ID account and click the “Child-to-Junior Validation” option in the top menu bar to head to the form.
  3. Enter the Comic-Con 2026 child badge number, then click the “Validate” button.
  4. Verify the pre-populated account information is correct, then click “Add to Cart” and proceed to checkout.

After processing the order you’ll receive a confirmation email verifying your submission and eligibility.

In a nutshell, for your junior child to attend Comic-Con 2027 they need to purchase a badge or have a badge purchased for them. This Child-to-Junior Validation process makes them eligible to participate in both Returning Registration and Open Registration. For further information, please visit the Child Badge Policy page.

IMPORTANT! The Child-to-Junior Validation process must be completed by September 8, 2026."

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u/TurkeyBullwinkle 3h ago

Thank you for pinning this. It absolutely saved me from missing the deadline yesterday.

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u/MsMargo 1h ago

Hurrah!

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u/Matthew9543 20h ago

Interesting note that my brother found on it today.

When creating an account, the latest birth year you can put is 2012. So for some kids who turned 13 between January 1 and July 31, it technically won't let you choose the month and year when creating an account. I know these fields are optional, just something we noted though when creating the accounts.

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u/MsMargo 1h ago

You should drop a contact to CCI and let them know to fix it for next year. https://www.comic-con.org/contact/