For the first time in 50 years, San Diego’s Comic-Con has been canceled due to the Coronavirus. The convention announced on April 17th that they will not be holding the annual event in regards safety concerns for their fans. The convention has hosted a space for individuals to express their favorite forms of popular culture and dress up as some of their favorite characters from movies, TV shows, and comics which usually draws in more than 125,000 attendees.
In the past couple days Comic-Con has been canceling hotels reservations and refunding all deposits made through onPeak, Comic-Con’s official hotel affiliate. Comic-Con has stated that everyone who made purchases through onPeak will not have to the action such as trying to cancel their reservations or contact the company because everything is being handled automatically. Those who booked rooms online will be notified when their refunds have been completed.
They also announced that individuals who purchased badges for Comic-Com will have the option to request a refund or transfer their budgets to the Comic-Con 2021.
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action, we know it is the right decision,” said David Glanzer, spokesperson for the organization. “We eagerly look forward to the time when we can all meet again and share in the community we all love and enjoy.”
The convention stated it plans to go through with its next event for the scheduled date in July 2021 and would seek to resume its convention in March next year.
