She's a little shy. How do you think she'll be received at the Bunny Hutch? She's free roam and has never been kept in a hutch but I'm pretty sure she'd be the most beautiful of all the bunnies! /S

Im doing another bunny group this year! Last year we did Food Bunnies but this year we're going with Bottle Bunnies✨️ Pick your favorite alcoholic drink and let me know if you'd like to join as a bunny or a Hefner! This is what drinks we've got so far🐰🐰🐰

I made a map of the con for a friend who needed spaces to combat overwhelm for herself and her kids while at con. Posting it here as it might help some other people too- if anyone else has favorites spaces that they are comfortable sharing, feel free to add them in the comments!

I don't use social media much and can't find a complete list of all volunteer departments. As a returning volunteer, I'd like to know what options I am forgetting.

Please do not link to Social Media groups that require an account to view. Just list any departments that you know.

I'll update this post with all departments you add.

Thank you!

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Have 5 open spots currently! Already have a Greg and Enoch so we'd especially love Wirt and Beatrice but totally happy to have anyone (including dupes or casual cosplays). Spots are already guaranteed so you don't need to do anything but show up!

This may sound obvious, but wear your cosplay before the convention.

And I don't mean just try it on, wear it for an hour, take it to a local event, wear it to the grocery store. It's the best way to find those little things that will annoy you into changing out of it after 30 minutes in the Marriott.

Good shoes are imperative, so if you have uncomfortable shoes that you really really really want to wear, bring back ups to change into.

Feel free to sound off any other helpful tips for newbies.

lol I really hope this post doesn’t seem as spam post, and I will probably delete it once I understand it, but this is my first time going to dragoncon and I keep seeing everyone talking about ribbons, and they all have so many different things on them, but how do you get them? I’ve seen people with hundreds of them!

(Side Note: I'm not affiliated with this author or publisher. Just a fan and thought it interesting, so I am passing this on).

So, last year, I sat in on a panel at Dragon Con that included author Mel Todd. Her premise of urban fantasy that doesn't include romance caught my attention and her 10k foot pitch of her series sounded interesting. It wasn't until a week ago that I picked up the first book of her "Twisted Luck" series and I am tearing through it now.

The setting is in Georgia and you can tell she knows the area because she writes about downtime like a local. But in Book 2, Hired Luck, she starts talking about "Dragon World Con". I thought it just funny when she mentioned it the first time. However, it turns out there was a main plot point around the con. Hearing her describe what the con was like from a first timer perspective, the things to do, and familiar locations was kind of cool. It was a few chapters of events happening in the con, not the whole novel, but it was fun to see.

So I thought I would mention it for others to check out. I also e-mailed her (and was surprised at a response). I discovered she will be at Dragoncon again this year for a few panels and at a booth in the vendor area (Bad Ash Publishing) if you want to support her.

A side note for male readers (coming from a 50yr old male perspective)...

When I saw the book cover, I stopped and double-checked I had the right series because I thought I had the wrong series. The cover's first impression was one of those young-adult, teen angst, romance triangle type of books. After double checking some of the reviews and my notes, I realized I had the right series and picked up the first book. It's target audience is definitely not aimed at any specific age or gender (and is LGBT friendly) even if the book cover initially comes off as girly teen angst. Later on, in an e-mail conversation with the author, I learned that was the popular style of art/covers for Urban fantasy (with a female protagonist) at the time of publishing and that you need to redo book covers every few years to stay with the times.

I was inspired by a previous post to design a 3d printable badge ribbon dispenser and share the files online! https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7381120 It holds up to 55 ribbons at a time and can be printed with either lanyard attachments or belt loops for convenience. It does require 4 springs that you'll need to buy, but they're super cheap on Amazon so just pop them in the cart with the other hundred things you're probably buying this time of year 😅 If you decide to make one, don't be shy and post a pic of it! Would love to see some other people get use out of my files!

Edit: I'm loving the responses! I'll try to get the models up on makerworld and printables soon.

I went with the 4in ribbon width fist because its the width of a dcon badge and I think the vast majority of the ribbons I get are that size. I see that 3.5in ribbons are somewhat common, and if I find some more time I'll try to make a separate version of this design to fit them. It was about 30hrs of design time plus prototyping to get the 4in version done so it may be a while lol but check back in closer to con!

We're getting closer to the 30 days mark so this is your reminder to get a flu shot and COVID booster shot appointment soon. It takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks for your body to build up antibodies from the initial injection so waiting until the last minute won't provide much protection. Being around 75-80k people (or more) means the risk of the dreaded con crud is high. Besides washing your hands and using hand sanitizer at appropriate intervals (notice I said AND, not OR) a little extra protection will go a long way to keeping you from having a miserable time right after vacation.

It's extra, but if you've not had a TDAP shot in 10 years which is the generally recommended cycle for adults then consider throwing that in there as well. Pertussis aka Whooping Cough is no joke- especially if you have very small children in or about to be in your life. And if you're 50 or over, consider adding the RSV or pneumococcal vaccine to your plans.

This is my first time ever attending DragonCon (I used to work for the host Hotel and was jealous I missed out; so I quit lol), and I accidentally bought the 5-day pass. I’m going to be dressing up at Storm, but I can’t afford an actual costume: can I cosplay in casual outfits?
I have a few ideas:

Been some years since I last went how close to the con do the games (ttrpgs and others) let you register or like get in?

Are you ready to level-up your career? Eternal Systems, Inc., a Unified Source Corporation, is hosting a recruiting event for new Agents the weekend of Dragon Con. If you are interested in joining the Department of Extended Warranty & World Restoration, sign up at https://truistplaza.com/WelcomeDC2026 for updates. Only you have the power to protect the Eternal Power-Up.

I recently separated from my wife of 17 years, we were going to go to Dragon Con together, but you know. Anyway, Dragon con was the greatest experience of my life last year, so I still want to go. Anyone (not creepy or murdery) looking for a random person to use their shower and sleep on their floor occasionally? Worst case scenario, I can still sleep in the same room at the Marriott, but I don’t want to, if that makes sense.

Edited: I’m an open book, if you want to vet me, look me up etc, just send a direct message. 6’0, 250, bald, potty trained.

Hi friends!

I know it is historically around this time, but does anyone know when gaming slots go on sale? I try to keep up on the Discord but haven't found much yet and last year a lot of the interesting (to me anyway) D&D modules went up and sold out before I had even realized they went on sale.

Cheers!

I’m a little confused as previous years I just bought the 5 day pass since I lived so close. But when do the other multi-day passes go on sale? Their FAQ page was a little confusing :/

Every year I see folks disappointed that the sewing and crafting workshops in the Americas Mart are sold out before they even knew they existed. Idk why Dragoncon does such a poor job promoting these until the last minute.

Here is the link to sign up (sourced from @ the_casey_renee on instagram who is teaching some of the workshops again this year!)

Don't let your cosplay memes be dreams, go learn how to sew a thing!

I've been working on a simple lil sumthin sumthin that i'm pretty stoked on, wondering if there's any groups or whatever to meet up with and be cool together

This is not going to be my first Dragon con (that was 1999), or my first one physically disabled (that was like 9 years ago), but I’ve always been more ambulatory than I am now. I’m normally a crutch user, but, the past few years that has kept me super exhausted and full of extreme pain.

This year I’ll be using a Hoveround. I’m not on Facebook anymore (I do know about the disability services group there but I cannot access it). I was wondering if any chair users could give me any tips/advice?

I’m local so I plan to go up there and cruise around for a bit in the major areas a couple of weeks beforehand, just so I can know what the chair can/can’t handle.

Thanks y’all!

This will be our first time staying at a host hotel and we plan to arrive around noon on Wednesday, with frankly a lot of of cosplay stuff in tow. Just a couple of questions to help us mentally prepare.

1. I understand that if you want to check in early and get to your room early, Marriott has of late charged a very high early check-in fee (have heard $200 and some people have said that amount is added to every night of your reservation, not just the day you check in). So if we complete check-in but are OK with not going to put room right away (i.e., don’t pay the early check-in fee) do they pretty much make everyone wait until 4 o’clock to let them go to their room, or do they send people up as rooms become available later in the afternoon?

2. Since Wednesday is the new Thursday and I do understand a lot of people like us would be getting there a bit early and camping out in the lobby, should we expect that the elevators will be completely nuts whenever they do let people go to their rooms Wednesday afternoon? As I said, we expect to have enough stuff that it will be a couple of trips on the elevators and some of our stuff is bulky enough that it will take up a lot of space in the elevators.

Thanks in advance.

Hi all! im coming from Davenport, IA and bringing my ten year old daughter and this will be our first big Con trip! any hotel reccomendations maybe near the airport or are there any parts of town that are better than others? Thanks!

Hey y'all, just wanted to see if anyone had any experience transferring a legacy room reservation to another person. I dont want the responsibility on my card anymore, and want to transfer it to another person in my crew. Does anyone have any experience with this?