# Any Dopers going to DragonCon this year? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955 "2012-07-12T01:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/1 "2012-07-12T01:57:11Z")
For anyone who doesn’t know and wonders, [DragonCon](http://www.dragoncon.com) is a big sci-fi/fantasy con in Atlanta on Labor Day weekend. It’s not on the scale of ComicCon, but it’s not too shabby either. Any Dopers attending this year? And, if so, a reminder that the tickets go up on Friday from $105 to $120. (Feel free to bump this thread anytime.) ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/2 "2012-07-12T14:54:49Z")
As always! (No worries about the prices for me, I’m one of the weirdos who buys next-year’s tickets at the end of the con every year.) ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/3 "2012-07-12T15:01:07Z")
I probably will miss this one, but next year expect me there with bells on. I think I have a line on a condo near the con. Great deal but the complex is sold out for this year. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/4 "2012-07-12T16:44:00Z")
Yes! In fact, I just bought my plane ticket last night - possibly I detected a ripple in the force from you starting this thread **Sampiro** , even though I wasn’t on the board. 😉 Non-stop from Buffalo to Atlanta and back, Thursday and Tuesday, nice mid-afternoon flight times, less than $300 canadian including travel medical. I’ve already got my Con ticket and a reservation for my own room at the Westin, which is where most of the Whedonite programming was held last year. Whoo-hoo! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/5 "2012-07-12T22:11:30Z")
Anyone dressing? ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/6 "2012-07-12T22:14:13Z")
I’ll probably pack my Simon Tam outfit and my funniest novelty T-shirts. Last time I was at DragonCon I wished I had a fancier dress-up costume, but I’ve got other plans for the summer and no great inspiration, so that’ll probably be it. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/7 "2012-07-12T22:37:30Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > I’ll probably pack my Simon Tam outfit and my funniest novelty T-shirts. Sean Maher will be there this year. (I feel bad for telling him that I really just couldn’t date him until he was officially out, and I hope when he sees me he doesn’t do anything splashy to win my love back.) ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/8 "2012-07-12T22:38:47Z")
No elaborate plans for myself, but many for my mystery guest. Experimentation is underway, so we’ll have to see what pans out. I usually go with some variation of comfortable steampunk/victorian corset/skirts (length and associated underclothings dependent on the mercury and the time of day) with my super-comfy walking boots. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/9 "2012-07-12T22:42:11Z")
Since I moved to Atlanta, I’m _definitely_ interested and planning to go. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/10 "2012-08-09T15:38:41Z")
Bumping the thread, because I will be there on Saturday! I went several years ago and had a great time. I will probably not dress up, but my husband is thinking about doing the lazy man’s costume: Arthur Dent with his bathrobe and towel. ---
**Author:** ![Woeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Woeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woeg)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/11 "2012-08-09T16:39:55Z")
I’ll be there, with a gaggle of friends! Thursday and Friday I’ll be in the two-day intensive Writer’s workshop, but after that, I’ll be wandering about. I’ll probably be in costume most the time, if not the whole event. Going with a steampunk/airship pirate/anachronistic nightmare thing; a red and black leather waistcoat with long tails, beige period style trousers, red and black striped knees socks, 14th century buckle boots, a black top-hat with a red silk-looking sash and a winged skull emblem on the front, a red steampunk looking monocle/eyepatch, a black poofy sleeved shirt with red elbow garters, and possibly a black and red walking stick. I should have the last bits of this assembled in the next week or so, so if I can remember to do so, I’ll post pics! I’d love to meet some fellow dopers! ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/12 "2012-08-09T17:31:19Z")
Will likely be there on Saturday. Unfortunately didn’t get the full weekend, when I could. Deciding whether or not to dress up. My ex-fiance was huge into Steampunk and I dressed the part, but my heart isn’t super into dressing up. Maybe a “simple” outfit with boots, khakis, a white dress shirt rolled up, vest, and perhaps googles. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/13 "2012-08-09T21:55:05Z")
Would love to, but no disposable income. Still, I live in Atlanta, so I will wander down to Midtown just to see the sights. I went for the first time last year, and, frankly, watching the cosplayers was the most enjoyable aspect. Some of those folks are _amazing_. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/14 "2012-08-09T22:13:07Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Would love to, but no disposable income. Still, I live in Atlanta, so I will wander down to Midtown just to see the sights. I went for the first time last year, and, frankly, watching the cosplayers was the most enjoyable aspect. Some of those folks are _amazing_. Yeah, I’ll definitely go down for the parade again this year, but $ is tight enough that I won’t be attending anything. Love watching the parade though! ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/15 "2012-08-10T12:34:43Z")
Late to the thread, but I’ll be there at least a couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-going-to-dragoncon-this-year/627955/16 "2012-08-31T03:13:28Z")
Okay, I arrived in Atlanta this afternoon. Any interest in trying to meet up, fellow Dragoncon dopers?