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Idk if I like the idea of them moving it. Obviously their selling tickets, so I don’t see how they could oversell the room available.However, I’m guessing it’s going to come down to “how can we make more money?”
TheWrap’s Brent Lang and Dominic Patten have some good arguments for moving fan-fest Comic-Con out of San Diego and into the larger Anaheim Convention Center.Check it out: http://edit.thewrap.com/article/memo-comic-con-pack-anaheim-14630And please let us know what you think!