Tamara Barillaro (TamB619)
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Vancouver Convention Centre
Was there for a 3 day Anime convention. The convention location is very popular right by the Olympic Cauldron as well the building is very big inside.
I'll mention that last year for past Anirevo lineup for tickets it was inside and below were we were standing rather than outside in the scorching heat so kinda wish they did the lineup inside. The line up outside for pass pickup there was alot of people who got confused mistakenly lined up In the premium versus the regular pass line there was only one sign at the front and were we were lining up people who came from SkyTrain would arrive thinking that's where the end of the regular line was, which it wasn't it was the premium line were regular pass was on The other side closer to the actual convention building so feel they could use more or better signage for next year convention. They do have water station throughout the convention which is nice and convenient. Tho some technical difficulties with the viewing rooms this year and a live vtuber unable to connect so perhaps they need to further prep there technical equipment as some things were delayed or were unable to happen and cancelled if they couldn't fix them for the next day of the convention. The staff are very helpful guiding you if your not sure where to go.
I like that they keep the bathrooms clean on throughout the 3 day event. The waterfront food court is across the street and there are plenty of restaurants and cafes and fast food places close by to eat at. This year they opened up the level 1 balcony it was nice to sit out there and relax previous years it's sadly locked so It was nice to be able to sit out there this year. Also this year for the first time the convention did bring in a Bistro area so people could get food downstairs for the convention so it was convenient if you wanted to eat at the convention rather than walk across the street to the food court, however the bistro was pricier when comparing to the restaurants cafes and food court across or around outside of the convention.
Not sure if they'll bring back the bistro but it was convenient for those who didn't want to leave the convention. The convention has screens showing events by each door tho prior years there has been more signage showing were To go id feel would make organizing people for lineups to make the convention flow easier would be something the Vancouver Convention Center should consider.
I'll mention that last year for past Anirevo lineup for tickets it was inside and below were we were standing rather than outside in the scorching heat so kinda wish they did the lineup inside. The line up outside for pass pickup there was alot of people who got confused mistakenly lined up In the premium versus the regular pass line there was only one sign at the front and were we were lining up people who came from SkyTrain would arrive thinking that's where the end of the regular line was, which it wasn't it was the premium line were regular pass was on The other side closer to the actual convention building so feel they could use more or better signage for next year convention. They do have water station throughout the convention which is nice and convenient. Tho some technical difficulties with the viewing rooms this year and a live vtuber unable to connect so perhaps they need to further prep there technical equipment as some things were delayed or were unable to happen and cancelled if they couldn't fix them for the next day of the convention. The staff are very helpful guiding you if your not sure where to go.
I like that they keep the bathrooms clean on throughout the 3 day event. The waterfront food court is across the street and there are plenty of restaurants and cafes and fast food places close by to eat at. This year they opened up the level 1 balcony it was nice to sit out there and relax previous years it's sadly locked so It was nice to be able to sit out there this year. Also this year for the first time the convention did bring in a Bistro area so people could get food downstairs for the convention so it was convenient if you wanted to eat at the convention rather than walk across the street to the food court, however the bistro was pricier when comparing to the restaurants cafes and food court across or around outside of the convention.
Not sure if they'll bring back the bistro but it was convenient for those who didn't want to leave the convention. The convention has screens showing events by each door tho prior years there has been more signage showing were To go id feel would make organizing people for lineups to make the convention flow easier would be something the Vancouver Convention Center should consider.