BlizzCon ticket status
by Adam Holisky 
May 16th 2009 at 1:00PM
1:28 p.m. EDT: Sold out until May 30th. I'd really love to know how many tickets they released. We had people on staff in position 5000 in the queue not get a ticket.
Older updates after the break.
BlizzCon 2009 is coming up on August 21st and 22nd! We've got all the latest news and information. At BlizzCon you can play the latest games, meet your guildmates, and ask the developers your questions. Plus, there's some great looking costumes.1:18 p.m. EDT: Queue is now over 21,000. 43% of the tickets are left for today.
1:12 p.m. EDT: Half the tickets are gone for today. Good luck to the ~20,000 of you in the queue!
1:10 p.m. EDT: Queue is now over 17,000. People are getting tickets, however.
1:09 p.m. EDT: It appears that the ticket queue is based on cookies, so if you leave it and rejoin you'll end up back in your original position. Do not try this though unless you're insane.
1:02 p.m. EDT: Queue is now over 12,000.
1:00 p.m. EDT: Tickets are on sale. Matticus is in position 840 after placing an order seconds after the order site allowed him to.
12:47 p.m. EDT: DirecTV and Web Streaming are not purchasable at this time. Nethaera posted as much in the forums a bit ago.
12:42 p.m. EDT: BlizzCon Store ticket page is located at http://www.blizzard.com/store/blizzcon09-tickets.xml
12:30 p.m. EDT: Half hour until BlizzCon tickets go on sale. Blizzard has taken down the armory to lighten server load, so it appears they're being proactive about things. This is good!
We'll post any news we get on the ticket selling here, including communication from blues via the forums or through other mediums. You can always find this post via the big banner at the top of WoW Insider that says "Click here for the latest ticket status."
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
Earthshockaz May 15th 2009 4:43AM
damn its gonna be hard to buy these from australia.... yea thats right an aussie is going blizzcon :D
Aussie May 16th 2009 4:24AM
im going to blizzcon too, and im from australia, however i have contacts and dont need to bother with buying my tickets hehe.
Charlie May 16th 2009 7:06AM
In a simmilar deal aussie. I'm from the east coast but I have relatives who live in LA.
And 1/2 the total cost (blizzcon tix and plane tix) is my bday present.
Woohoo.
Amaxe May 16th 2009 12:35PM
Kudos and GL to the three of you. I live in CA and have no plans to even try to get tickets
Carigon May 16th 2009 1:07PM
IT'S OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eh? May 16th 2009 1:11PM
woot! got mine.
I was #472 in queue because I goofed up and had to go back and correct the number of tickets to purchase.
Maybe I should have bought the full 5 to have extras in case some of my friends didn't get theirs.....doh.
Ferarro May 16th 2009 1:23PM
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g239/imtheoneinblue/wow/zeroqueuelol.jpg
=*)
Matazuma May 16th 2009 1:31PM
I hate you oh so much because I didn't get my tickets Q_Q
Iniquity May 15th 2009 11:03AM
Aye, working nightshifts and living in the UK looks to be making getting hold of a ticket exceedingly difficult for me, but try nonetheless I will. *Keeps fingers crossed*
Benny May 15th 2009 1:29PM
yeah I'm in the same boat, I'll be refreshing my iphone at work all day in hope of it :E
Benny May 16th 2009 1:41PM
9018 in the queue within seconds of tickets going live :( was still 5000 left by the time it fell out of stock. Im gutted tbh, makes me question the worth of trying on the 30th if i cant get tickets within seconds of the first date
Fangorus May 15th 2009 5:33PM
Ticket sale times announced:
http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon/?rhtml=y
UPDATE: Tickets are scheduled to go on sale specifically at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, Saturday, May 16.
kg6iwd May 15th 2009 11:42PM
As a side note, the Blizzard store seems to be down at the moment (has been for several hours). So we will all probably have to wait if any Blizzard Store account info needs updating.
Charlie May 16th 2009 7:01AM
Technically, doesn't matter.
Ticket sales will be on a separate website from the store website.
They might have taken down the main blizzcon store in order to save server space for the ticket sales one? or in prep for it?
I see it as a prep move, not a server crash thing.
jsin1276 May 16th 2009 5:53AM
I will be on top of this.
Gryph667 May 16th 2009 3:59AM
I see the Failoc is locked and loaded, epic. ;D
Charlie May 16th 2009 6:56AM
I'm debating whether to go to bed. Only 6 hours till ticket sales, and I have a nasty hangover.
If i don't I have around 7-8 hours between (hopefully) getting my ticket and when i need to get up to go out.
Damn being a nerd and having a real life. >.
Armas "WildHammer" May 16th 2009 10:23AM
Times like this make me glad to be living in Southern California, im only 45 minute drive from Anaheim Convention Center. I'm Currently in my car at the Gas Station Fueling up and taking the 45 minute drive to Anaheim i want to buy them in person and i have a Nephew's Birthday party to attend in the same area trying to knock 2 birds with one stone! Also i will be Publishing Pictures if they are allowed of this event on my website in August www.warcrafthaven.com
Charlie May 16th 2009 9:16AM
Dude you're lucky, that knocks out like 80% of the cost of going to blizzcon (plane and hotel).
I guess i'm lucky too, my aunt lives in santa monica, about a 45 minute drive as well. =D
NeSuKuN May 16th 2009 10:17AM
Will DirectTV product be able at the same time? their web shows currently a "we have no deals with blizz at the moment" banner.