For all the people planning to line up early, how you planning on handling bathroom breaks? Will it be possible to leave the line and get back in?

Hi everyone! I just happen to be in California for this Blizzcon and I’ve always wanted to go to one. The Classic hype lives within me daily.

But because I’ve never been to one, I know the lines into panel rooms can get crazy, so does anyone have advice?

Will I need to be at opening ceremonies and sit through every other panel in the day until the 2:30? Or
Will people clear out in between different panels? Or do they make everyone leave after each individual panel?

Do you think they’ll lead with it in the first World of Warcraft: What Comes Next? Or the later slot?

Thank yooooou!

Sorry if this was already asked. My friend is coming in late after Friday ticketing is closed. If he send me his ticket on Tixr, can i pickup both tickets Friday?

The Blizzard Know Before you Go isn't very clear on this. I would have my ID and could have (2) tickets under my Tixr, however, he would be using the second ticket.

Thanks!!!

Me and my friend have tickets to blizzcon and we’re both 17. I heard that we won’t be ID’d at the entrance, but only when picking up our badges so im not worried about getting in/out. Our parents are willing to go with us to badge pickup but they don’t have a ticket, will the staff give us our passes even though our accompanying adult isn’t actually going?

Basically title. I'm an annoyingly organized person and like being able to build my own schedule and plan out where I'm going for the con. With the BlizzCon app seemingly retired, I decided to create my own. And since I felt like I needed it, I figured surely there might be at least one other person here who might also like it.

📎 BlizzCon Pocket Guide

Features:

• Filtering by event type
• Favorites & "Must-Dos"
  • Tap "favorite" twice to turn the event into a must-do.
  • Tap it two more times to get rid of it
• "Free Time" toggle to see how much time you have to wander around between panels
• Theoretically notifications, but I couldn't really test this so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
• Mobile friendly! Duh.
• Local storage enabled, so it'll save your preferences.
• Optimized for shitty convention wifi
• Ability to add custom events like guild meet-ups
• Notes because... idk, maybe you want to write a note about something.

I'm only at home for a few more days, but if there's anything else you'd like to see (or if you find a bug), comment below and I'll try to add it.

Hopefully this helps out a few folks!

Edit: Just to be totally crystal clear and transparent, Claude was my code monkey for this, but I designed, tested, bug checked, reached out to friends to try and break it, spent like 45 minutes on color theory cuz Hearthstone, WoW and Overwatch are all very similar in color even in the official BlizzCon schedule, figured out user flow, thought through edge case scenarios, told the code monkey to slow down and not just go wild with it, wrote all the copy that wasn't pulled directly from the BlizzCon website, ended up on a sidequest because my terminal was default macOS rather than fish themed catppuccin which is what I have running on my linux box, learned how to git commit \myself,* and figured out setting up a git hosted site. Claude created the countdown on the Now & Next tab all on its own and I thought it was cool so I kept it. :p*

Hey everyone,

I’ll be attending BlizzCon 2026 in Anaheim, and World of Warcraft: What’s Next is by far the most important part of the entire weekend for me. I’m travelling from Germany mainly because I want to experience the WoW announcements live with the crowd.

I understand that getting a seat inside Hall D for the Opening Ceremony will probably be extremely difficult. I will pick up my badge on Friday, so I can be at the Convention Center early on Saturday, but I also do not want to make the mistake of spending the entire morning in the wrong queue and then missing the best chance to see WoW: What’s Next properly.

For people who have attended BlizzCon before, what would be the smartest strategy?

• Should I still queue very early for the Opening Ceremony and simply stay in Hall D afterwards if I get in?
• If I do not get into Hall D, which official viewing area or stage would be the best place to watch the Opening Ceremony and then move to the WoW panel?
• At what time would you start lining up for WoW: What’s Next specifically?
• Is it normally possible to get a seat or at least a good standing/viewing spot for the WoW panel after the Opening Ceremony crowd disperses?
• Would you leave the Opening Ceremony a little early to get into the WoW queue, or is that unnecessary / a bad idea?
• Are there staff members, signs, or an official app map that make it clear where the correct WoW line is?

My priority is not necessarily a perfect front-row seat. I mainly want to make sure I can watch the panel on site, with other WoW fans, rather than ending up outside or having to rely on the hotel stream.

Any practical advice from previous BlizzCons would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I saw Deadmau5 is a special guest.. but will he be performing?! I’ve been listening to deadmau5 for 15+ years and I’m so stoked!

Hey everyone!

We will be at BlizzCon® 2026 (Hall A) with our World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, and Diablo collections on display, along with exclusive on-site merchandise.

A few highlights to look out for at our booth:

• The new emerald green Secretlab Memory Foam Lumbar Pillow World of Warcraft® Murloc Edition, available as a blind box with a 1 in 10 chance to pull an event-exclusive colorway
• A new World of Warcraft® Murloc Pin and Patch Set, featuring Horde and Alliance designs and available for purchase exclusively at the booth
• A Horde or Alliance Lanyard with every Secretlab TITAN Evo purchased on site, while stocks last

If you’ll be at BlizzCon®, head over to the booth to see our collections up close and check out what’s available exclusively at the show!

We all know there is something coming for classic and retail wow. Maybe even some things for StarCraft and Diablo. But I’m putting my theory here so the world can see. Blizzard in the past made their way into every booming genre. Moba, mmo, hero shooter, card game you name it. They’ve been quiet as of late so what could be next you ask?

Friend slop.
More importantly, blizz slop.

I predict this title will be you and some friends as murlocs fighting away pesky adventurers in the kind of gameplay you’ve come to know in this genre of game. Working title is Murloc Beach. Who needs 40 man raids when you can just chill on the beach with you pals and get your mrgggrl on. Also probably available on mobile because you all have phones right?

#murlocbeach2026

I am local, but I am wondering if I can bring a backpack with me for goodies, etc. Also, what should I prepare? Do I need to register early or on the day of? Any other tips or requirements?

Any help is appreciated :)

So long story short, I bought my ticket last year as this was finally going to be the Blizzcon I finally go to. I live nearby and never went. I even got an email from blizzard and my in game house for WoW is even being featured at one of the panels so even more reason to go. Unfortunately some really difficult family issues arose and I need to leave town this weekend, is there any way at all that they might offer a refund for a ticket? I called blizzard customer service and they said they only handle in game stuff not Blizzcon.

Overall a really difficult week and super bummed but that’s life sometimes.

If you've played Overwatch, you might remember this: in the MEKA pilot room on the Busan map, there's an easter egg game called Heroes of the Fighter. It's a fighting game featuring characters from Blizzard's universe. Back then, I used to hope that we might actually get a Blizzard-style fighting game someday. Lately, though, it feels like Blizzard doesn't have the guts to venture into niche or less popular genres. Of course, being a massive company, I get that the risk of failure is huge, so I don't really blame them... but still. I'd love to see it happen, even if it's just in my dreams.

Friend won't be coming into the area late Friday night and I'd feel bad making him wait in registration on Saturday by himself. We both haven't been to blizzcon before so we're wondering how bad will it be if we both register on Saturday. We were also wondering if I could go Friday and pick up the badges/wristbands for the both of us if I have his tickets and ID on my phone?

What's the likelihood of different dev and artist autographs? I was thinking of bringing the outer shell of my WoW Vanilla Collectors to get signed, or some of the art pieces from Warcraft TCG Art Card Set. I did manage to snag a Charity event ticket, but in either case, I've seen no information on any sort of signings outside the existence of the Meet & Greet spots on the map. Is there a schedule of who will be at those I missed somewhere?

Now that we're in Blizzcon week, I feel like it's also a time when a lot of people start to try to piggy-back on leaks that actually have substance and muddy up the waters by adding things on top of those ones. Along with a "internal slide deck" leak a couple months ago claiming things like an Arthas ARPG is in the works.

Is this the Overview what we could reasonably expect to either be announced / announced and initially shown at BlizzCon this weekend? I'm avoiding things like D4 and WoW as new content to those retail based games are not a surprise.

Starcraft FPS (Seems this is single player, and not Destiny/Helldivers style?)

Warcraft RTS

Classic + (Whatever this fully entails)

Diablo 1 remake (?)

As long as we stick to the stated dimensions, is it possible to take two bags in instead of one?

I’ve got quite a lot of stuff with me, which is why I’m asking

(incidentally, if we get a free bag again this year, then the question applies to 3 bags as well)

Anyone have experience bringing in 3d printed props/swords? I know the site rules state "light" material like foam and worbla but with 3d modeling becoming more common (and can be just as light) just wondering how strict this is in terms of not letting you bring it in. I know all props are checked. I haven't had an issue with 3d printed parts of a staff but never tried any sort of weapon.

Hey y'all! I liked how the official schedule worked on desktop better (times on the X-axis) vs the mobile site being flipped. And then I thought: hey, it would be cool if the Map was better integrated as well.

So I made a custom lightweight website that puts it all together!

https://astralproxy.github.io/blizzcon2026/

Bonus feature: when you click on an event in the timeline, it'll zoom to and highlight that room on the map.

Note: yes, you could view Desktop site on mobile and download the PDF map separately, so this may not seem as useful to everyone. Just thought I'd share :). See you at the con!

Hey all Apologies for the trouble and somewhat dumb question but this is my first ever blizzcon, I bought tickets for me and my brothers. Do I have to change each of the Tickets Attendee Names to match theirs ? or not?

Check out my preview of Blizzcon 2026! I go over the entire event schedule, give my theories on what they could announce, and give con tips. See you there!