Toronto Fan Fest - lots of pics added

[oakman29]

Where's the wall books

[hogations]

Thanks for sharing! Wow, I can't believe how great Mr. Borgnine looks!

[drewincanada]

Where's the wall books

 

How many times can you look at Harley's wall?

 

Other than that, Graham Crackers had a small wall display, and that's about it.

 

I have lots of pics of Saturday that I'll post tomorrow morning, but nary a wall pic.

[mister_not_so_nice]

Wow, I can't believe how great Mr. Borgnine looks!

[drewincanada]

BTW, Saturday was an absolute zoo at the con. I arrived around 2:30pm and there were easily 2-3000 people still lined up outside. The fire marshal had closed the convention floor because of overcrowding, so they were only letting groups of people in once others left. This even applied to the Deluxe pass people who were coming back for a second day.

 

I had the Premium pass, which got me in a separate entrance with no line up. The convention floor was seriously packed, as were all the other areas inside the convention centre.

 

I think they misjudged just how popular this thing was going to be. They could have doubled the floor space.

 

When I left at 5:30, people were still lined up outside.

 

Lots o' pics tomorrow.

[drewincanada]

I got around to uploading the photos tonight, so here they are.

 

FAN FEST DAY 2

 

Walking towards the convention centre. That's Rogers Centre (formerly Skydome), home of the Blue Jays, ahead on the right. The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is next door to it.

 

[drewincanada]

It's about 2:15 on Saturday afternoon. I turned the corner by the Rogers Centre, and faced this scene: thousands of people still lined up outside. All the way down the street, taking up the entire sidewalk and spilling out into the road. They'd put up barricades so people could line up in the street.

 

 

 

[drewincanada]

I headed east to the far side of the convention centre, where Premium pass holders had a separate entrance via the Intercontinental Hotel.

 

A few folks I passed on the way:

 

 

[drewincanada]

The Deluxe pass holders, and anyone who left the building for a break, could -- in theory -- re-enter via a separate door.

 

But at some point during the day, the fire marshal had them stop admitting people due to overcrowding - even the "re-entry" people had to wait in line until significant numbers of people had left. The re-entry line was impossibly long.

 

The guy with his hand on his head just about sums it up.

 

 

Another view of the "re-entry" line:

 

 

[drewincanada]

More costume shots, some fantastic, some tragic:

 

 

 

 

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Dueling Plastic Men...

 

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Shots of the con floor. This is from the convention floor, looking down at the lobby area, which was also packed:

 

 

And a few shots from the floor itself. Not great if you're claustrophobic.

 

 

[drewincanada]

The lovely Julie Newmar.

 

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And the less lovely Burt Ward, giving me the evil eye from at least 300 feet away.

 

It was just as I was taking this photo that an overly zealous young security woman swatted me on the head with a rolled up program and snapped "No photos!" at me.

 

[drewincanada]

A bunch of random Artists' Alley photos. There were dozens, and dozens of artists in one LOOONG row along the back wall.

 

 

 

 

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A peak inside one of the gamers' rooms. I think this was a D&D room??

 

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And more random fan shots...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Another floor shot. There's your wall books, WAAAY off in the distance at Harley's booth.

 

[drewincanada]

I finally left at about 5:30pm. Folks were STILL lined up outside. I think they were the same people I saw when I arrived at 2:15...

 

A few more random costume shots outside the convention centre...