Post by Mercury Promotions (UK) on Dec 14, 2013 19:54:51 GMT
It has been a long time coming but we can now finally reveal the details around the tickets for the 2014 event - a lot of planning and decision making has been made as we go forward and build the event, as you all know the venue is restricted in size and last year was a sell out in terms of attendees so the preorders will be limited.
**PLEASE READ & TAKE NOTE OF ALL POINTS IN THIS UPDATE**
We will be placing a limited amount of tickets on sale for Earlybird, General adult and kids entry along with the extremely limited VIP option which is being introduced for the more hardcore convention goer out there.
Once tickets are sold out that are available for preorder we will have them available on the day but in limited supply of course and there is likely to be a wait for many - we have always been direct and honest about this with most fans willing to wait to get in for a piece of the action last year!
The online store this time around, will be embedded within our website and you merely pay through our site and Paypal for security reasons - this meaning you do not have to signup to a separate store and can pay immediately with your card details.
Earlybird entry (£15 - 10am entry) - You loved the earlybird last year and we changed it around so the queues were separate on the day, there was some confusion with many regarding whether or not children and adults bought the same ticket so to save that, with them being so limited, the earlybird price is the same for adults and children this time around - there are NO talks and NO photo-ops taking place in this first hour so you won't feel forced to get anything such as this or worry about missing out. This will be the option for people who want to get in and out with signature, or anyone that wants to wait it out and queue up for the best talk seats in the house. To reiterate this ticket is what you must purchase for adults and/or children to enter the event under earlybird status at 10am onwards. Any children under 4 are free entry for the event for the day.
They are limited to 1000 tickets for preorder.
General Entry adults (£10 - 11am entry) - The general entry ticket will be the option that is available throughout the day, you will get access to the event from 11am onwards for the rest of the day and this includes access to all talks also on the day. No activities such as talks, photo-ops etc will be taking place until we open for general entry so fear not - our main talk theatre is also one of, if not, the biggest in the UK with around 1200 seats throughout including a balcony upstairs. We changed the price to accommodate as last year people ended up holding lots of change, this time at an even number people can pay with notes which seems to be your preference out there.
They are limited to 2000 tickets for preorder.
General entry kids (£5 - 11am entry) - We have rounded the kids price to this to keep in line with the point already mentioned, many people disliked using change to makeup for tickets last time, or having change returned so now all prices matchup which can be paid easier - this is also the first time in six years that the ticket price has changed for children and is still hugely competitive. Please be aware this is when accompanied by a full paying adult to the event for both security and health & safety reasons.
VIP entry (£99) - For the first time this year we are introducing a VIP package for you the fans, this will be extremely limited in number and is for the seasoned convention goer - the package will have the early access of course and includes the following details;
They are limited to 50 tickets for preorder.
As we move forward with this event we are still proud that so many activities are still within the price and are hoping you still find it great value for money with every single one of our talk panels having free access as well as photo opportunities with displays and other props from the movies for free across the site but the cost of bringing many International guests over is still a costly business so we need to have change and we hope you agree - many of you often send us tweets and messages thanking us but it is really us who want to thank you for still supporting us, the online store will have all tickets uploaded shortly including the first set of photo-ops - this year we have also changed the delivery charges, last time with a difficult storefront that we were using we had to charge delivery per ticket, this time around it is based on the value and is also recorded delivery for all orders to make sure nobody misses out on their tickets! ;D
**IMPORTANT REGARDING PHOTO-OPS**
Also please remember when ordering photo-ops that you must have entry tickets for the event also, you are responsible to be on time at the point of the shoot - purchasing a photo-op does not grant you any queue jumping priority if you do not buy entry. Anyone purchasing photo-ops either for themselves or as a gift must ensure the photo-op ticket holder has preordered entry also to the event.
Thank you all for reading and we look forward to seeing you at the event!
Jaime & the Mercury Promotions Team
**PLEASE READ & TAKE NOTE OF ALL POINTS IN THIS UPDATE**
We will be placing a limited amount of tickets on sale for Earlybird, General adult and kids entry along with the extremely limited VIP option which is being introduced for the more hardcore convention goer out there.
Once tickets are sold out that are available for preorder we will have them available on the day but in limited supply of course and there is likely to be a wait for many - we have always been direct and honest about this with most fans willing to wait to get in for a piece of the action last year!
The online store this time around, will be embedded within our website and you merely pay through our site and Paypal for security reasons - this meaning you do not have to signup to a separate store and can pay immediately with your card details.
Earlybird entry (£15 - 10am entry) - You loved the earlybird last year and we changed it around so the queues were separate on the day, there was some confusion with many regarding whether or not children and adults bought the same ticket so to save that, with them being so limited, the earlybird price is the same for adults and children this time around - there are NO talks and NO photo-ops taking place in this first hour so you won't feel forced to get anything such as this or worry about missing out. This will be the option for people who want to get in and out with signature, or anyone that wants to wait it out and queue up for the best talk seats in the house. To reiterate this ticket is what you must purchase for adults and/or children to enter the event under earlybird status at 10am onwards. Any children under 4 are free entry for the event for the day.
They are limited to 1000 tickets for preorder.
General Entry adults (£10 - 11am entry) - The general entry ticket will be the option that is available throughout the day, you will get access to the event from 11am onwards for the rest of the day and this includes access to all talks also on the day. No activities such as talks, photo-ops etc will be taking place until we open for general entry so fear not - our main talk theatre is also one of, if not, the biggest in the UK with around 1200 seats throughout including a balcony upstairs. We changed the price to accommodate as last year people ended up holding lots of change, this time at an even number people can pay with notes which seems to be your preference out there.
They are limited to 2000 tickets for preorder.
General entry kids (£5 - 11am entry) - We have rounded the kids price to this to keep in line with the point already mentioned, many people disliked using change to makeup for tickets last time, or having change returned so now all prices matchup which can be paid easier - this is also the first time in six years that the ticket price has changed for children and is still hugely competitive. Please be aware this is when accompanied by a full paying adult to the event for both security and health & safety reasons.
VIP entry (£99) - For the first time this year we are introducing a VIP package for you the fans, this will be extremely limited in number and is for the seasoned convention goer - the package will have the early access of course and includes the following details;
- Equivalent access as earlybird to the event from 10am onwards
- Queue jumps all queues whether it be into the venue halls or busy guest signing areas with VQ tickets
- Can join any guest queue without a VQ ticket in hand
- Reserved priority seating in the main talk theatre for our Q&A panels in the front three rows of the hall
- 1 x Photo-Op voucher to spend at the event on any photo-op you desire no matter the price
- VIP neck lanyard with photo ID instead of the usual wristband/hand stamp
They are limited to 50 tickets for preorder.
As we move forward with this event we are still proud that so many activities are still within the price and are hoping you still find it great value for money with every single one of our talk panels having free access as well as photo opportunities with displays and other props from the movies for free across the site but the cost of bringing many International guests over is still a costly business so we need to have change and we hope you agree - many of you often send us tweets and messages thanking us but it is really us who want to thank you for still supporting us, the online store will have all tickets uploaded shortly including the first set of photo-ops - this year we have also changed the delivery charges, last time with a difficult storefront that we were using we had to charge delivery per ticket, this time around it is based on the value and is also recorded delivery for all orders to make sure nobody misses out on their tickets! ;D
**IMPORTANT REGARDING PHOTO-OPS**
Also please remember when ordering photo-ops that you must have entry tickets for the event also, you are responsible to be on time at the point of the shoot - purchasing a photo-op does not grant you any queue jumping priority if you do not buy entry. Anyone purchasing photo-ops either for themselves or as a gift must ensure the photo-op ticket holder has preordered entry also to the event.
Thank you all for reading and we look forward to seeing you at the event!
Jaime & the Mercury Promotions Team
