My friend and fellow writer Alethea Kontis is a Dragon*Con rockstar, and she has tips for those of you lucky ducks attending your very first Dragon*Con is Atlanta this Labor Day.
There are many Rules of DragonCon that those of us who are perennials have adopted over the years. Most of them revolve around elevators (You have to go down to go up. Always make room for the handicapped. Always follow a Ghostbuster) or walkways (Don’t take photos in the walkways. Avoid the habitrails on Saturday night). But more of these have been silently adopted simply for our personal survival.
Here are my top seven (with bonus Pro Tips) – please feel free to add more in the comments!
1.) Plan out your wardrobe, including day-to-day costume/outfit changes. This is a hard-core necessity for the heavy cosplayer, but I highly recommend it even if your choices include what geeky t-shirt to wear on what day. Parade outfits become gross and are typically one-use only. If you’re planning to wear a corset most of the time, also plan a down-time outfit so that you can at least eat or drink one meal comfortably at the end of the day. (The same goes for your shoes!) This plan helps when you’re packing, sure, but in the chaos of the con, something as simple as knowing what you’re going be wearing on each day is a HUGE help.Read more at AletheaKontis.com » Blog Archive Princess Alethea’s 7 Dragon Con Survival Tips – AletheaKontis.com.
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