Bobby Fett
Hunter
Noooooooo!
Not the Hyatt.:cry
A lot of the 501st (and possibly members here) are going to try and stay the heck away from there given what the hotel staff and security did this past year.
What Happened at the Hyatt?
Noooooooo!
Not the Hyatt.:cry
A lot of the 501st (and possibly members here) are going to try and stay the heck away from there given what the hotel staff and security did this past year.
It did start later last year. Heck they didn't even have the DragonCon group ID up till like late December early Jan.
I posted this a while ago on my Garrison forums... This USED to be on Dragon*Con's Wikipedia page - it has since changed:
The 2007 Dragon*Con event was marred by the behavior of the security and staff of the Hyatt hotel. Many convention attendees were denied entrance to the Hyatt during the evening hours, despite having a valid convention badge.[citation needed] Security demanded that convention attendees show a room key to gain entry to the hotel even though there were still convention panels, concerts, and other events going on inside the Hyatt.[citation needed] The yearly activity of gathering in the Hyatt lobby to take photographs of costumes was essentially put to an end by employees of the hotel by disallowing photography in most common areas, citing claims that the fire marshall would shut down the convention if people did not keep moving, etc.[citation needed] These claims were not reported from the other participating hotels (Marriott and Hilton). As a further inconvenience, the Hyatt would not allow Dragon*Con attendees to enter the hotel via the stairs directly across from the Marriott during the evening hours.[citation needed] This forced attendees to circle the block in order to enter the front door of the hotel, keeping in mind that they could still be denied entry once they made it to the front door.[citation needed] Several fan websites were inundated with posts about how they were treated at the Hyatt during the 2007 event, and many have also claimed to be making t-shirts regarding the Hyatt's treatment of the fans at the 2007 convention.[citation needed]