BlizzCon Returns November 1 & 2 - Ticket Information & New Features
BlizzCon! Are you ready for November? I'm certainly not yet!
BlizzCon returns this year on November 1 and 2 with a special third day that will be taking place outside the convention center on October 31 - The BlizzCon Pregame Festivities.
- Ticket Sales are taking place on two dates. May 4th and May 8th.
- Ticket prices have increased by $30 USD.
- There are going to be three different types of tickets this year, more on that in a moment.
- Instead of the usual goodie bags, all attendees get to pick one of two statues - an Orc Grunt or a Human Footman!
- The show shuffles some stuff around to make more room in Hall E.
There is a TON of information available on the main BlizzCon site. If you're planning on attending, go through all of it.
- Welcome back to BlizzCon!
- BlizzCon 2019 Commemorative Collectibles
- Reserve Your BlizzCon 2019 Hotel Now
- 5 Things you Need to Know Before you buy a BlizzCon Pass
- Gearing Up for Community Night Contents
The Different Tickets
There are three different types of physical tickets this year.
- Blizzard has partnered up with AXS this year for ticket sales. Be smart, make an account now.
- Ticket sales take place at 10 AM PDT on May 4 and 7 PM PDT on May 8.
- You will enter a waiting room to buy tickets. You can enter 30 minutes before sales start.
- Tickets sales are randomly assigned to those in the waiting room.
BlizzCon Pass
Your standard BlizzCon ticket. you get access to the convention, the in-game goodies, a statue.
BlizzCon Portal Pass
This includes everything under the BlizzCon Pass, and then some.
- Access to "Night at the Faire". A special event taking place on October 31st inside the convention at the Darkmoon Faire
- Preferential Parking Access
- Faster security and registration lines
- A dedicated lounge to hang out at within the convention center
- Early access to the convention on Friday and Saturday morning
BlizzCon Benefit Dinner
This isn't new for this year though it will also include the new BlizzCon Portal Pass.
- Chat with Devs, Artists, other Blizzard people during a charity dinner.
- Proceeds from these ticket sales go to CHOC Children's.
Collectible Statues
Physical ticket holders will receive a collectible, commemorative statue of their choice to celebrate 25 years of Warcraft.
- Choice of one statue are FREE to ticket holders.
- Anyone that wants a statue but doesn't have a physical ticket can purchase one (limited quantities) in the Blizzard Gear Store starting May 4th.
- You could end up with both if you're a ticket holder by purchasing one in the gear store and selecting the other with your ticket purchase.
- Ticket holders will pick their statue up at BlizzCon itself.
Quote from BlizzardNovember 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the Warcraft® universe, and instead of doing a typical BlizzCon® Goody Bag as we have in past years, we’d like to commemorate the occasion by providing BlizzCon attendees a distinctly Azerothian memento.
We’re excited to announce that everyone who buys a ticket to attend this year’s BlizzCon will receive their choice of a special BlizzCon 2019 Commemorative Collectible—one of two premium statues in the style of the Blizzard Legends series, celebrating a quarter century of Warcraft’s timeless central conflict. Take up arms alongside the mighty Orc Grunt, or side with the bold Human Footman!
IMPORTANT! You’ll need to decide which statue you want at the time you purchase your tickets on May 4 or May 8. We’ll be producing quantities for pickup at BlizzCon based on what people choose, and locking in your selection now helps us ensure we’ll have everyone’s statue ready in time for the show!
Since statue choices are locked in at the time of ticket purchase, make sure to sync up with family and friends in advance to determine which one everyone wants. BlizzCon attendees will pick up their preselected statues with their badges at the show—and keep in mind that if you choose to transfer tickets (find out more), the selected statue will stay connected to that ticket.
In addition, anyone who wants either statue (or both!) will be able to purchase the Orc Grunt and Human Footman for a limited time on the Blizzard Gear Store starting May 4. Statues purchased during this window will be shipped directly to your home around the time of BlizzCon. Stay tuned for more details.
Here’s to 25 years of Warcraft—we’re looking forward to celebrating with you at BlizzCon!
Virtual Ticket
We don't know what's going on with the Virtual Ticket yet. That is typically announced closer to the convention and when they are ready to start announcing the digital goodies you will receive for purchasing one. If you are planning on buying a virtual ticket and want a commemorative statue too, be sure to keep an eye on the Blizzard Gear Store on May 4.
Aye aye Captain!
I'm sorry, but did they increase the prices? After the fucking abysmal BlizzCon last year?
These motherfuckers need Jesus.
Blizzard basically knows that all of you are going to BUY the ticket anyway so stop fooling yourselves. They are now including a worthless plastic statue and forcing you to BUY that too for just $30 more!. This company does a great job of extracting money out of their fan base for what I consider to be garbage. I wouldn't go to Blizzcon if it was free much less pay for it. Maybe blizzard did some calculations and is expecting a 10-15% decline in attendance so they jack up the price by $30 and throw in a statue they have mass produced that probably cost them a couple of dollars and even with the decline in attendance they expect the extra revenue will more than make up for it. Anything under the projected decline in attendance is a cherry on top. Well played Blizzard, well played! I never understood the self-importance of this company to even think anyone would actually pay to listen to people who make the games tell them about what they are thinking about doing for the future. Most regular people either don't care or they just wait and see what they come up with. The whole Blizzcon thing to me doesn't make sense but hey hats off to them for being able to milk their fans for every last dollar they can! I bought a bunch of stock when it was bottoming out and I WANT ALL OF YOU TO GO AND SPEND HUNDREDS! Shareholders need to see increased value!
There's not going to be a decline in attendance. To give you an example : there are thousands of people who play WoW and have played it for 10+ years. People who play their other games passionately. 30$ is nothing to them, they have to get to Anaheim, California ( think of the people coming from Philadelphia for example ) , they need to book a flight, hotel room, other expenses - and some even pay 550$ for the full access ticket.
This year, the participation is randomized, so you're not at all guaranteed at any point you can even get a ticket.
Am I not recalling it properly? Thought people were upset last year with the price increase for the tickets, which just got - yet again - an upgrade this year.... There is inflation and then there is Activision
Unfortunately, when you're going to sell out of tickets regardless of the price, they can do it every year.
Though, in some fairness, they have made some pretty nice upgrades to the convention the past couple of years which certainly does come with extra price tag.
I just hope we get some killer announcements. None of that mobile garbage please. I want some kickass expansion announcements for WoW and Hearthstone. I want Diablo 2 HD announcement (though I could even see that maybe coming at Gamescom if they don't have much else to announce) and I want Warcraft III Reforged to come out already. I could see War3 coming out during BlizzCon, the statues certainly make me think it.
At least we have phones
i don't !!
boycott this year. They don't deserve it
:-(
I WANT WOW MOBILE
Or at least a way to use Auction House on my phone. OH WAIT
Hopefully we get more mobile games this year!