2012 Star Wars Celebration VI

[YAK_Jayson]

The title says it all: Star Wars Celebration VI location revealed! Minneapolis Convention Center - January 20-23, 2012!

[The Professor]

Yes! I've only seen one inch of snow in my life. This will be a great way to see a LOT! I guess they're extending the ESB Anniversary celebrations with the Hoth-like Minnesota. Is that MLK weekend?

[Grimace]

I have to wonder if this is legit or an April Fool thing....

[YAK_Chewie]

I have to wonder if this is legit or an April Fool thing....

[darknsour]

It's most likely a joke!!

But then again I would of thought that Orlando in August was a joke also!!


I still hope it's New York City then I can drive their!!!



rich

[master_phruby]

Well C5 was suppost to celebrate ANH so they put it in Tatooine hot Florida so you never know.

I'm still holding out hope they will bring it to the Anaheim Convention Center and have Star Wars weekends at Disneyland. But no one listens to me.

[Jedimaster-c]

If true,get ready to pack your snowshoes kids.It's going to be cold outside.I will say one thing about C5,at least the line was inside.

[YAK_Jayson]

APRIL FOOL'S

[YAK_Jayson]

No foolin' this time. There is a sparsely populated teaser site for Celebration VI up now.

[Grimace]

I tried to sign up for the email updates but it doesn't seem to be working at the moment

[mrhoppers819]

I tried to sign up for the email updates but it doesn't seem to be working at the moment

I just tried and it worked just fine...must've been temporary problems.... might wanna give it another go

[Grimace]

something must be wrong with my laptop

I just tried it on my boss's computer and it worked, and I have received the newsletter already too
that was quick

[Grimace]

Orlando? at the end of August? again? BOOOOO!!
meesa no likin dis

[Raylen]

Can't tell you how upset i am at this. for a number of reasons.

First the location. As a north easterner, I feel we have gotten the shaft. There's 6 good reasons to host C6 in the north east. DC, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Boston. All large cities in the north east potentially capable of hosting Celebration. Baltimore has a HUGE convention center. Plus, the point of a "roving" convention is to give everyone a chance to get to it. Especially if they can't afford to fly (or gas!) to get there. People who couldn't go to C5 for that reason likely will miss this one as well.

Second is the time of year. Its August. Prime convention season. There's another little convention people may have heard about called DRAGON CON!!! that is only a couple weeks after. Both four day cons, people are going to have to pick and choose.

Location + time of year. August + Florida = HOT AS @*$%!!! Now I know these arguements were made last time...but they still have merit. You have lots and lots of people costumed as Jedi and Troopers. Both hot costumes and you put them in the conditions there and I'm suprised people didn't drop of heat stroke between the parking lot and entrance. Especially when we were made to circle half the convention center outside on foot!

[Raylen]

Last year, my wife and I made a decision that one way or another we were going to go to Dragon Con for our first time. Then C5 was announced. Well, Dragon Con is every year and we hadn't been to any Celebrations. Plus with family in Florida and the plan to go there on vacation that year anyway....it was a no brainer. We now plan to go to Dragon Con this year.

My wife and I have a small business and have considered being vendors at Dragon Con next year. We also have two other friends who have a small business and had planned on being vendors next year at Dragon Con too. Well, now here's our conundrum... go to Dragon Con and potentially do well for the business or go to C6? Both four day cons only 2 weeks aparts, there's no way to do both. Even if money wasn't an issue, thats a LOT of time off work. Considering there are many people who make Dragon Con a staple of their convention going experience every year (and given the proximity to each other), this just gets one big BOOOO!!!!!!