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Two things that really ticked me off was 1. The dam wristbands you had to keep on the whole weekend. Wearing it all day, showering and sleeping with it was stupid. 2. No credit card machines to pay at registration. It's mind boggling this day and age they didn't have one there.

1. Standard at many cons for door registration. Some cons make actual badges for pre-registered people, but given the numbers at these events, it's cheaper and even easier to just get wrist bands. Also generally faster to keep stocked up.
2. Speed and cost. Renting credit card machines costs money. And there's plenty of room for technical difficulties which would slow down an already lengthy process. Getting volunteers trained on how to use them properly is also an issue. (Sure, it may be easy, but you do have to make sure everyone is familiar with the process before they start taking money.) Cash is just a whole lot simpler to deal with from an organizer's perspective. On that: It's always good to get cash ahead of time (and keep it split in separate places, just in case), since nearby cash machines tend to drain fast.

Well, I'm from out of country and was considering going to fanime this year to meet a specific artist and have some books signed.
Now I see all this stuff. Lots of people complaining. Had that same issue with the local con.
There is really only one way to solve all these problems.

More people need to step up and help run the event.

Preferably people with experience running large events, or managing large groups of people. Long-time volunteers who have seen fanime grow and know the event and its problems and have good ideas on how to fix them can also be good candidates for staff.

More staff and more volunteers. A large convention needs a lot of people to make sure it runs smoothly.

You want your con to happen? GO OUT AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Go to those open meetings Dagger-6 mentioned. It's really that simple.