And They're Gone...

Tickets for SDCC are such a hot commodity that they tend to sell out within an hour. Yesterday was no different. The only issue that arose was obtaining a registration code for logging into the ticket sales site. I believe this is the first year that a registration code was needed for logging into the sales site. The e-mail preparing us for the big sales day explicitly stated the need for this code but many people, myself included, found ourselves too busy with our day to day lives to read the e-mail in its entirety. What this meant on Saturday was that many people were attempting to log into their accounts at the same time and subsequently crashing the system that was not meant to handle that much traffic in a short time-frame. Frustration was high as people frantically signed in to wait for their random turn to purchase tickets. I can tell you that I for one did not get the chance to purchase tickets before being notified that the event sold out. Although near 140,000 people attend each year, there are always crushed dreams at the end of open registration.