What should I do when I get there?

There are several different things to do at SDCC. If you have the stamina, you can get most of it done. Most people will want to focus on a couple of different activities to get the most out of. Last year, there was an offsite gaming room for XBox and a separate one for PlayStation. If gaming is your thing, you may not even need to enter the convention to have a great time. There's an autograph area in the convention, and many booths on the exhibition floor bring in celebrities for signings. You could spend your whole trip standing in line and jumping through hoops to get all of the celebrity signatures. Keep in mind that the actual autograph area usually costs money and many of the booths are selling particular items for autograph. For example, last year Evangeline Lilly would only sign her new book. There are tons and tons of programs to sit through. These programs include interviews with celebrities, sneak peeks of upcoming movies or television shows, and sometimes free giveaways. You could easily spend the entire time sitting in different program rooms. Keep in mind that the biggest programs are in Hall H which has a separate line outside. The Hall H line will start forming at around 1 a.m. the night before a program... sometimes for a program that starts after noon on that day. Last year, Assassin's Creed had an obstacle course outside the convention and Samsung turned part of the Hard Rock Cafe into District 3 from The Hunger Games. I easily spent three hours in there and needless to say, my wife is tired of the Capitol theme song. Last year MTV hosted the first Fan Awards that included a concert by Linkin Park for free to Comic Con attendees. Geek & Sundry also has a site that is open to the public so that fans can get in regardless of their attendee status. With so much to do, be sure to sit down with your party beforehand and plan thoroughly because you won't be able to do everything and sacrifices will have to be made.