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axacon_schedule [2018/09/26 22:04] – Carlos Pedrazaaxacon_schedule [2018/10/30 16:44] (current) – updates with ticket sales, Peters' justification for money-losing event Carlos Pedraza
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 After many people told him the entry price was too high, Peters announced September 26, 2018, tickets were being slashed by 41 percent, hoping to counter sluggish sales. After many people told him the entry price was too high, Peters announced September 26, 2018, tickets were being slashed by 41 percent, hoping to counter sluggish sales.
  
-Meanwhile, Axanar raced to pull together the event, pleading with fans to volunteer their time and charging what some believe is a high cost for attending the three-day event in Atlanta.+<WRAP important> 
 +<wrap lo><wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> In an October 24 blog post, Peters revealed "we have sold a couple dozen [Axacon tickets] so far." Despite his expected loss of thousands of dollars to stage the event, Peters justified the con as a "launching point for serious pre-production … so [the production team] can all get on the same page and get fired up for shooting"; "a celebration of the Star Trek that we all love and the fans who have supported us"; and a means to "create content for our website, our Blu-rays and to promote what is coming."</wrap>(([[https://axanarproductions.com/captains-log-october-23rd-2018/|Captains Log]], Axanar Productions website, 10/24/18.)) 
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 +Meanwhile, Axanar raced to pull together the event, pleading with fans to volunteer their time, and slashing ticket prices after initially charging what some believed was a high cost for attending the three-day event in Atlanta.
  
 [{{ :alec_peters.jpg?nolink&150|**Alec Peters**}}] [{{ :alec_peters.jpg?nolink&150|**Alec Peters**}}]
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 ===== Cost ===== ===== Cost =====
  
-Axacon's cost had been criticized by some Axanar supporters as high for such a small, three-day convention, ranging from $91 to $129; attendees are required to purchase admission to SphinxCon. They were also required to find their own transportation for the 80-mile roundtrip to OWC Studios outside Atlanta.+Axacon's cost had been criticized by some Axanar supporters as high for such a small, three-day convention, ranging from $91 to $129; attendees were required to purchase admission to SphinxCon. They were also required to find their own transportation for the 80-mile roundtrip to OWC Studios outside Atlanta. 
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 +At the new discounted Axacon price, SphinxCon was to receive $25 from each Axanar entry — half its original take. Axacon attendees who want access to any SphinxCon sessions would now have to pay extra.
  
 ==== Price Comparisons ==== ==== Price Comparisons ====
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 By comparison, Atlanta's immense five-day Dragon*Con, featuring dozens of well-known guests from many genre films and TV — especially Star Trek — costs a minimum $85, if purchased a year in advance. Closer to the event, admission is $95. By comparison, Atlanta's immense five-day Dragon*Con, featuring dozens of well-known guests from many genre films and TV — especially Star Trek — costs a minimum $85, if purchased a year in advance. Closer to the event, admission is $95.
  
-**Star Trek Las Vegas $300-$1000** \\ +**Star Trek Las Vegas $173-$1000** \\ 
-The official Star Trek convention, a five-day star-studded annual event, costs a bare minimum $300 if tickets are purchased on a daily basis; daily admission ranges from $50-75. Premium packages go for about $1,000.+The official Star Trek convention, a five-day star-studded annual event, costs a bare minimum $300 if tickets are purchased on a daily basis, though shortly before the con tickets can be discounted as low as $173 for five days' admission; daily admission ranges from $50-75. Premium packages go for about $1,000.
  
 [{{ ::starfleet_ui.jpg?direct&350|**BRIDGE PANELS** Volunteers are working against a November 2 deadline to complete the Axanar bridge set, featuring artwork like this. Click to view full size.<wrap indent lo>//Images/Axanar Productions//</wrap>}}] [{{ ::starfleet_ui.jpg?direct&350|**BRIDGE PANELS** Volunteers are working against a November 2 deadline to complete the Axanar bridge set, featuring artwork like this. Click to view full size.<wrap indent lo>//Images/Axanar Productions//</wrap>}}]