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Qa'pla, Jolan'tru and LLAP Fleetie Darlings!
Normally we have a snazzy poster to go along with this particular post but the information I need to get to you is too urgent to wait given recent developments..
As many of you are aware, members of Stonewall Fleet have been meeting at the annual
Creation Las Vegas Star Trek Convention at The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino since 2009.
This wonderful tradition was started by our own dear
@Capn_BranFlakes the better part of a decade ago, we in Stonewall have kept it going each year. Over the years we've had Fleeties attend from all over the globe for 4 days on non-stop Trek Heaven and our little group has grown and grown with each year being even more fun and epic than the last.
It's been by duty for the last 5 years to post the information about this convention and I normally do it in January as that is when most of the ticket packages go on sale. This year, however, Creation Entertainment decided to release their general admission tickets early, yesterday to be exact. Those tickets were $250 for all 5 days of the convention, their justification being that they added an extra day to the con and it is of course the 50th anniversary of Star Trek.
As of this morning those packages had sold out and not 10 minutes after I bit the Bat'leth and bought the $540
Copper Weekend Package, Creation Entertainment released more General Admission 5-day packages at a whopping $350 a pop. To me and most others it appeared to be shameless ticket price gouging and no one was more upset than Capn_BranFlakes who, though he'd bought his general admission package yesterday, was completely incensed by Creation's shady business practices.
He mobilized his twitter mobilizing his 1,000+ followers including his contacts at CBS, Cryptic and STO to condemn Creation's actions along with others. He demanded a refund of his ticket (purchased at the original price) if others weren't given the same opportunity. As of this afternoon, Creation had this posted on their website: "$250* Limited availability.
Please order as soon as possible. Our last group of tickets sold out within a day or two.
*For those that paid a higher price for General Admission Weekend
your money is being refunded within the next few days."
And I got an email from Gary Berman, co-founder of Creation Entertainment, himself willing to refund my Copper weekend package or give me 2 general admission seats. Never underestimate the power of social media or the Social Media Dynamo that is Brandon. I STRONGLY recommend that if you do want to go to all 5 days of the con, you buy your tickets soon by clicking on
this link. At last count they only had 600 seats left and if yesterday's feeding frenzy was any indicator, they're going to go fast. But hey, it's the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and there's going to be more
guests than you've ever seen at any Star Trek convention ever!
I recommend booking at either
The Rio, Goldcoast or The Palms Hotel and Casinos as soon as you can! Also, I should point out that individual day admission tickets will go on sale sometime in the near future so be sure to subscribe to Creation's newsletter and act fast once they become available. Also check groupon, individual days became available on there last year but I don't know if they will this year given that it's the 50th. We have a great time each and every year and there's so much fun to be had. I hope to see you there this August 3rd though the 7th.
