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HissTank › G.I. Joe Conventions › San Diego Comic Con › San Diego Comic Con 2020 Cancelled In The Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic

San Diego Comic Con 2020 Cancelled In The Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on April 18, 2020 at 12:15 am by Silver Optimus under San Diego Comic Con

After the postponement of sister convention WonderCon Anaheim, the initial statement that “No one is as hopeful as we are that we will be able to celebrate #SDCC2020 together come July,” and the pausing of early bird hotel sales, Comic-Con posted the following today:

Comic-Con Cancellation/Refund Policy
All individuals who purchased badges for Comic-Con 2020 will have the option to request a refund or transfer their badges to Comic-Con 2021. All 2020 badge holders will receive an email within the next week with instructions on how to request a refund. Thank you for your patience.

It was followed by a press release, which reads in part:

“For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the organizers behind the annual pop culture celebration, announced today with deep regret that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020. The event will instead return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021.

Similarly, WonderCon Anaheim, which was to have been held April 10-12, 2020 will return to the Anaheim Convention Center from March 26-28, 2021.

“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action, we know it is the right decision,” said David Glanzer, spokesperson for the organization. “We eagerly look forward to the time when we can all meet again and share in the community we all love and enjoy.””

You can check out the full press release, after the jump.

Be safe, stay tuned for updates and sound off on the HISSTANK boards!

Comic-Con Announces Plans in Light of the Covid-19 Pandemic

The Current Situation Requires Exceptional Measures

For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the organizers behind the annual pop culture celebration, announced today with deep regret that there will be no Comic-Con in 2020. The event will instead return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021.

Recognizing that countless attendees save and plan for its conventions each year, and how many exhibitors and stakeholders rely upon its events for a major portion of their livelihood, they had hoped to delay this decision in anticipation that COVID-19 concerns might lessen by summer. Continuous monitoring of health advisories and recent statements by the Governor of California have made it clear that it would not be safe to move forward with plans for this year.

Similarly, WonderCon Anaheim, which was to have been held April 10-12, 2020 will return to the Anaheim Convention Center from March 26-28, 2021.

In addition to their conventions, Comic-Con has been planning a major renovation of Balboa Park’s Federal Building to be completed for the grand opening of the Comic-Con Museum in the summer of 2021. However, the COVID-19 situation has had an effect on those efforts as well. As such, they will be rephasing the Museum’s initially planned major renovations, but will not scale back the experience to be offered to visitors upon the Museum’s grand opening. They anticipate releasing building plans illustrating the Museum’s transformation and sharing more information about those efforts in the coming months.

SDCC also announced that individuals who purchased badges for Comic-Con 2020 will have the option to request a refund or transfer their badges to Comic-Con 2021. All 2020 badge holders will receive an email within the next week with instructions on how to request a refund. Exhibitors for Comic-Con 2020 will also have the option to request a refund or transfer their payments to Comic-Con 2021 and will also receive an email within the next week with instructions on how to process their request.

In the next few days onPeak, Comic-Con’s official hotel affiliate, will be canceling all hotel reservations and refunding all deposits made through them. There is no need for anyone who booked through onPeak to take any action, including trying to cancel their reservations online or contacting the company via phone as the process will be handled automatically. Those who booked rooms through onPeak will be notified when refunds have been completed.

“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action, we know it is the right decision,” said David Glanzer, spokesperson for the organization. “We eagerly look forward to the time when we can all meet again and share in the community we all love and enjoy.”

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Discussion / Comments (Jump to this Thread on the Forum)

  1. SilverOptimus's Avatar SilverOptimus says

    04-18-2020, 12:15 AM

    News Post: San Diego Comic Con 2020 Cancelled In The Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic

  2. Jinx723's Avatar Jinx723 says

    04-18-2020, 02:56 AM

    Not surprised.
    I wouldn’t want to spend 3-4 days around 100,000+ people, no matter how safe. All it takes is ONE to spread their cooties.😷

  3. zbs's Avatar zbs says

    04-18-2020, 07:54 AM

    Now what are they going to do with the exclusive's.

  4. Mr Hebime's Avatar Mr Hebime says

    04-18-2020, 08:56 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by zbs View Post
    Now what are they going to do with the exclusive's.
    Online probably. They’ll sellout quickly.

  5. Dusty Ayers's Avatar Dusty Ayers says

    04-18-2020, 10:44 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Mr Hebime View Post
    Online probably. They’ll sellout quickly.
    Depending on how the exclusives are done this could give a lot more people the opportunity to buy them. Canceling the 'Con is going to make folks lose money, which I don't like, but having a year where scalpers take it in the shorts makes me smile.

  6. Sataninjaku's Avatar Sataninjaku says

    04-18-2020, 10:53 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dusty Ayers View Post
    Depending on how the exclusives are done this could give a lot more people the opportunity to buy them. Canceling the 'Con is going to make folks lose money, which I don't like, but having a year where scalpers take it in the shorts makes me smile.
    Yup. I don't want to sound as though I'm dancing on the grave of the world, but it would be nice to have a shot at them.

  7. DESTRO's Avatar DESTRO says

    04-18-2020, 11:11 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by zbs View Post
    Now what are they going to do with the exclusive's.

    I doubt the exclusives are even available or in production so don't expect online sales.

  8. Dusty Ayers's Avatar Dusty Ayers says

    04-18-2020, 11:31 AM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Sataninjaku View Post
    Yup. I don't want to sound as though I'm dancing on the grave of the world, but it would be nice to have a shot at them.
    Amen.

  9. Drfaireborn's Avatar Drfaireborn says

    04-18-2020, 03:00 PM

    Maybe if there are some Joe exclusives, I have a shot at them.

    Maybe I am just crazy, but I just think this is situation is a little out of hand. SDCC was scheduled about 14 weeks out from now. You really think it wont be safe by then? I work at my city hospital and we currently have about 14 positive. NC hasn’t been hit too hard, but Idk. What is it like around some of you all?

  10. sbartek1974's Avatar sbartek1974 says

    04-18-2020, 03:30 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Drfaireborn View Post
    Maybe if there are some Joe exclusives, I have a shot at them.

    Maybe I am just crazy, but I just think this is situation is a little out of hand. SDCC was scheduled about 14 weeks out from now. You really think it wont be safe by then? I work at my city hospital and we currently have about 14 positive. NC hasn’t been hit too hard, but Idk. What is it like around some of you all?
    Of course some places are still being hit harder than most. California has been the 3rd hardest hit state for a while now and the state's governor is already initiating plans to reopen. And with SDCC still a good ways out, if all goes well, maybe they'll change their minds. I have reservations on hold for the 4th of July in Lake Tahoe. People were trying to encourage me to just flat out cancel my plans. Why? That's still 2 months out! I'll still keep my reservations and if things don't improve and reopen by mid June then I'll cancel my reservations. I'd figure with SDCC being so far in the future that they'd just play it by ear. But then again, if California is going to start reopening soon they did say that the social distancing will remain in effect for quite some time. And we all know that it will be difficult to obey the social distancing rule at SDCC.

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