Stranger Things and Lucifer conventions announced for 2020

What to Expect

Ticket Options

With Creation Entertainment, there are six different ticket options to choose from: Gold, Silver, Copper, General Admission Weekend, Preferred Single-Day and General Single-Day.

I’ve only gotten Preferred Single-Day and Copper tickets before, but I know Gold tickets include admission to both days and autographs, which are more expensive if you buy separately, and they’re not for all the guests, though. But for example, Millie Bobby Brown and Tom Ellis are included.

Gold ticket holders obviously have the best seats, which you can choose, and get an exclusive Gold Panel with Millie and Noah for “Stranger Con” and Tom and a TBD guest for “Salute to Lucifer.” Don’t worry, if you buy regular tickets, these guests will still have panels, but the Gold Panel is a “bonus” one, which is nice because there are fewer people, and you actually have a chance to ask your question (more on that later).

Silver tickets get you in both days, some autographs and the best seats right after Gold where you can choose them. Copper seats are relatively close. I won Copper tickets to the Riverdale convention, and I was in the “first row” of Copper seats, which was in the middle and I could see the actors on stage. You don’t get any autographs with Copper tickets.

General Admission Weekend tickets allow you to get in both days, but it doesn’t include anything and you can’t choose your seats. If you’re only interested to see the actors either Saturday or Sunday, you can go with General Single-Day to get in only one day. Again, you can’t choose your seats, they’re first come first serve. But the nice thing is that you will be guaranteed a spot because Creation Entertainment doesn’t oversell tickets.

If you only want to go one day but want to have a seat, then you can choose online when you’re checking out, then there’s the Preferred Single-Day option. This is the one I usually get since it’s much cheaper than the other options. But, it’s pretty far back and it can be hard to see the actors.

It really depends on your budget which seating option you want to get because these can be really pricey. Like I said, I was fine with the Preferred seating since they also put up two big monitors for people further back.

Photo Ops and Autographs

Creation Entertainment’s policy is that you can have up to two fans in one photo for the one price. So if you want more than two people in the photo, then you need to get another ticket.

These go by fast. It’s literally “hi, how are you, pose, snap” and you’re done in 30 seconds max.

If the actor is a little less popular and the line isn’t long, then you might have a bit more time. When I got my photo with Cole Sprouse (still not over it, btw), it was super fast. But, you do have a bit of time while waiting in line to stare at them longingly, so there’s that at least.

If you want a bit more time and want more than one pose, then you can get another photo-op ticket. By the end of the day, you’ll have an 8×10 photo of you and your favorite to stare at as long as you want. Mine is framed and hangs proudly in my room. Cameras and phones aren’t allowed, so there’s a table where you can put them before going up for your photo.

With autographs, you have a bit more time to talk to the actors. It’s not too long, but you have the chance to have a bit of a conversation with them. Most actors can personalize it if you want it to say “To, [your name]” or a quote but some actors have to go fast and can just sign it with their name. It really depends. You can print something out, bring an item for them to sign, or buy a photo at the convention. These tables are either set up in another room or the main stage area.

Panels

The panels are so fun because you get to listen to a Q&A session with the actors and have around an hour of them right in front of you. To ask a question, you get in line and whoever gets there first gets to ask. It doesn’t matter which ticket you have. Obviously, if you’re near the front, you can get to the microphone quicker). Before you ask your question, you need to tell the worker who’s there what you’ll ask first.

I noticed many people tend to ask the same standard questions about the actor’s favorite episode, season, scene, etc., which are answers fans likely already know, and it can get repetitive for the audience and for the actor. You finally have a chance to ask your favorite actor a question, so try to think of something creative!

For more popular actors, the lines get long fast. Be careful because people will run, and they can’t always get to everyone’s question. Trust me, that hour flies by.

Also in terms of videotaping, it depends on who’s on stage. When I went to the Once Upon a Time conventions, there were no restrictions, and I was able to videotape full panels of Colin O’Donoghue (omg still crying!), Lana Parrilla, Rebecca Mader, and others.

But at the Riverdale convention, I was able to record everyone’s except Cole Sprouse and KJ Apa. For Cole and KJ, only photos were allowed and workers kept on eye on everyone (front and back) and would ask people to stop recording if they saw them. I’m not sure what the rules will be for “Stranger Con” and “Salute to Lucifer.”