I know this may have been answered, but I would like to put in my 2 cents. ....ka-ching
I've been going since....... 7th grade? so like 10 or 11 ish (currently I'm 23). What I have observed is that general other fanime attendees will likely be concern about other attendees well-being (if they are aware enough, and not fangirling about)
If you and your group are in a position where it feels unsafe, be aware of your surroundings, you're likely not going to be wandering the streets of San Jose at night in any case, but if you feel unsafe you can go to any hotel counter or Fanime Staff and they will try to help you as much as they can. (aka wait with you at a shuttle stop or even escort you back to your hotel.
Also, make sure you have a schedule of everything that is important. In your case it would be the shuttle run time.
As someone said above the convention is usually still busy at all hours of the day and night, You will be safe in my opinion.
A good idea is to also get to know people at the convention, see if you hotel neighbors are con-goers, exchange phone numbers, like a emergency contact type thing(though some people are wary of passing out information like that). You should also look up the police phone number and put it in your phone. 9-1-1 usually isn't fast enough in extreme situations.
well I think that ended up being a few cents more.......ka-ching.
I've been going since....... 7th grade? so like 10 or 11 ish (currently I'm 23). What I have observed is that general other fanime attendees will likely be concern about other attendees well-being (if they are aware enough, and not fangirling about)
If you and your group are in a position where it feels unsafe, be aware of your surroundings, you're likely not going to be wandering the streets of San Jose at night in any case, but if you feel unsafe you can go to any hotel counter or Fanime Staff and they will try to help you as much as they can. (aka wait with you at a shuttle stop or even escort you back to your hotel.
Also, make sure you have a schedule of everything that is important. In your case it would be the shuttle run time.
As someone said above the convention is usually still busy at all hours of the day and night, You will be safe in my opinion.
A good idea is to also get to know people at the convention, see if you hotel neighbors are con-goers, exchange phone numbers, like a emergency contact type thing(though some people are wary of passing out information like that). You should also look up the police phone number and put it in your phone. 9-1-1 usually isn't fast enough in extreme situations.
well I think that ended up being a few cents more.......ka-ching.