Convention Center Expansion

Started by NealBomBad, September 30, 2011, 10:39:24 AM

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otakuya

Quote from: Stormfalcon on June 24, 2012, 01:35:14 AM
As I posted in another thread in the general subforum, I've started to maintain a Google+ Album (set to public) of the progress of the expansion since the end of Fanime 2012.  I'll be posting new photos every now and then as progress is made, so keep checking in!


Holy crap, Fanime 13 is gonna be crammed like crazy.

kookiekween99

So wait... is there now a huge... thing in the middle of Registration? That's either going to make maintaining the lines a nightmare, or they're going to have to move Registration elsewhere.
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Stormfalcon

Quote from: kookiekween99 on June 24, 2012, 08:33:31 PM
So wait... is there now a huge... thing in the middle of Registration? That's either going to make maintaining the lines a nightmare, or they're going to have to move Registration elsewhere.

More rather, registration is currently walled-off as part of the renovation.  How long it'll stay like this, we don't know.
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Xanreo

Seeing as how the new wing is going to open in the fall of 2013, by Fanime 2013 all the heavy construction should be done by then, would it not?

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Stormfalcon

Quote from: Xanreo on June 25, 2012, 02:16:40 AM
Seeing as how the new wing is going to open in the fall of 2013, by Fanime 2013 all the heavy construction should be done by then, would it not?

Question is, just how much of it will be left to do (Fanime being in late spring), and how much will still be cordoned off.  Even if much of the construction and the renovation of the existing portions of the convention center is done by that point, not all of it will be open to the public, at least not the new wing.
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Admiral Donuts

"...celebrate a grand reopening in Fall 2013."

It could still be ready by June, grand reopening is just when there's gonna be a ceremony to celebrate the new additions.

AbsolutelyCursed

All we're hoping for next year is to have more room to walk and cosplay gatherings to take place.

Stormfalcon

Quote from: Jeimizu on June 29, 2012, 12:11:28 AM
"...celebrate a grand reopening in Fall 2013."

It could still be ready by June, grand reopening is just when there's gonna be a ceremony to celebrate the new additions.

My predictions would be that the new expansion areas will be cordoned off, with no one allowed in the new areas until the Fall (I suspect that, at the very least, interior work in that area will still be in progress by Fanime '13).  Aside from the new areas, the currently walled-off areas inside the center itself will likely be opened back up and renovated.  It's also possible that the courtyard will be opened back up, with hopefully a new fountain (right now, Huckleberry Farm is just a dumping ground for the construction crews).  However, we won't see old favorite photography spots return and I'm not sure how close to the new expansion wing the crews will allow people to gather.  It's a lot of big ifs, aside from people not being allowed in the new wing.  I don't expect that to happen until Fall '13.
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Stormfalcon

And just to keep things updated, they started putting up the expansion's "skeleton" structure today, starting at the Hilton-side corner.  I've already got some shots up at my G+ gallery linked earlier.  They also cordoned off the main entrance lobby as part of the construction zone now, and put up temporary signage over part of the entrance mural pointing people towards the Marriott side for entry to the center.  I didn't get to take photos of inside the lobby just yet, but the information kiosk in the corner has already been removed.
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M

#69
Please refrain from posting what you think will be the case for the convention center space (and passing it off as fact).

We are working closely with Team San Jose to ensure that there will be as much space (as possible) for FanimeCon 2013 (and beyond) and the current plan is to have a layout posted on our website as soon as we get the final confirmation as to what space we will and won't have. Also, many more signs will be posted around the convention center. =)
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Admiral Donuts

Quote from: MPLe on July 11, 2012, 04:56:47 AM
Please refrain from posting what you think will be the case for the convention center space.

Sorry for... thinking things?

M

Quote from: Jeimizu on July 12, 2012, 10:15:10 PMSorry for... thinking things?
Apology accepted. No thinking for you!

I added a blurb to my original post to clarify what I was trying to say. It wasn't aimed at any single post on here, but I've been seeing comments on Twitter and such where people have been passing along false information.
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Rodney_Pheonix

Things I've seen on the walk-throughs I did in November and October.

There is going to be serious congestion everything Hilton side of Stage zero. Remember how we always had that big open overhang area with the glass Bannister. Gone up to the concrete pillars that were in the "middle" of the walkway on both the upper and lower areas.

In several points in that area there are choke points down to about six feet wide.


Registration and stage zero area changes: The two escalators that were behind registration that we always sent people up after registering: Gone. That is just a giant pit. It was going to made into a walkway on the upper floor, but after they took the escalators out they found there was no structural support in the wall behind to actually do that.

Stairs down from stage zero into convention center entryway have been expanded and sort of wrap around where we had tables for events to check in and people to get directions.

glass doors and glass walls in a couple odd places Hilton side on the first floor.

Nothing really notable changed Mariott side from what I saw. If there are any changes I'll update in January.


I looked for a floor map of the convention center to illustrate the changes but found nothing. I'll see if I can find something in January.
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Stormfalcon

It should be noted that we're still a little over five months away from Fanime 2013, so things can still change as far as the hallway chokepoints go.  They've been making good progress so far over the months since Fanime 2012 (just check my G+ album linked above!), so there's still time for things to improve in some areas compared to how things are at the moment.
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Mi Feng

When is it scheduled to open again? Summer 2013 or 2014?

Stormfalcon

Quote from: Mi Feng on December 12, 2012, 10:38:10 PM
When is it scheduled to open again? Summer 2013 or 2014?

Last I checked, Fall 2013
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Stormfalcon

A quick note!  With my G+ album getting rather full and unwieldy, I decided to start a new album for this coming year.  Shots for 2013 can be found here: https://plus.google.com/photos/102788761703888329369/albums/5828734887631400561
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kookiekween99

I got to go inside and walk around back in October, and I'm amazed at some of the interior changes and wondering how they'll affect con. For example, anyone notice that the hallway leading to the Hilton is super narrow now?
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Rhornez

RIP Fountains.

someone go check how it looks now and take pictures

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Stormfalcon

Quote from: Rhornez on January 03, 2013, 04:38:44 PM
RIP Fountains.

someone go check how it looks now and take pictures

Problem is, a large part of the fountain area (including where the fountains were) are fenced off as part of the construction area.  I mean, you could hold a camera over fence level if you really wanted to, but you won't get anything really interesting since the late, unlamented Huckleberry Farm (the flowerbed that temporarily replaced the fountain last year) is now obliterated and used to pile construction materials and such onto.
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