ComiCONN 2018

Most convenient Event Parking available is in the Fox Tower Self Park Garage and Valet, located off of Fox Tower Boulevard.

Altered Reality Entertainment presents ComiCONN "A Show for the Fans by the Fans!" ™ at Foxwoods Resort Casino. ComiCONN returns this June 30th & July 1, 2018.

The event will include all the same aspects that fans have come to expect from a comic con — celebrity appearances from the big and small screen, industry-leading comic book artists, and the best vendors in the market with toys and collectibles, as well as the ever-popular cosplay competitions and events.

Guests will be announced weekly as the year progresses leading up to ComiCONN 2018.  

June 30  10am - 7pm |  July 1  10am - 5pm 

VIP Pass Includes:  

• One (1) Weekend Pass One (1) Early Bird Admission at 9:00 AM 
• Two (2) Exclusive ComiCONN Show Prints 
• One (1) ComiCONN Con Bag 
• 10% Off ComiCONN Branded Merchandise (w/ VIP badge) 
• One (1) VIP 2018 ComiCONN Badge 
• One (1) Autograph Fast Pass Line (Not all celebrities will have a fast pass line)

I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO BE RECORDED AND RELEASE MY IMAGE/LIKENESS TO COMICONN, ALTERED REALITY ENTERTAINMENT, LLC AND ITS PARTNERS. 

GUEST LIST SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND REFUNDS WILL NOT BE GIVEN IF A PARTICULAR GUEST IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE.

COSPLAY RULES

Dress up, bring the family, take pictures, and have fun...WE ENCOURAGE IT!

Please follow all rules for cosplaying & attending ComiCONN in costume at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

ComiCONN respectfully requests that everyone attending honor these policies and procedures for the safety and enjoyment of others.

How do I enter if I have an elaborate costume?

Cosplayers must park in the Fox Tower Garage/ Fox Tower Valet- there will be signs as you approach Foxwoods Boulevard. This entrance is for those guests that have face make up, "prop" weapons, or a mask. This is the closest distance to the entrance to the convention center.  Attending fans in costume will have to enter through this point of entry and have "prop" weapons checked by Foxwoods Security or the Mashantucket Police when they come in for public safety.  Shuttles run every 15-20 minutes from the Foxwoods hotels and will bring you to this entrance.  

Costumes are permitted in the Convention Center, after parties, hotel, lobby and public areas -- BUT wearing a mask, make-up or any type of face coverings is NOT allowed in the gaming/gambling areas. Costumes, masks, face paint and facsimile weapons will be restricted to the Fox Tower Section of the property. Please be aware of your surroundings.

DECISIONS AS TO WHAT CONSTITUTES A MASK OR FACSIMILE WEAPON WILL BE MADE BY FOXWOOD’S SECURITY PERSONNEL, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL.

Any and all LIVE weapons are NOT allowed.

Cosplay & costume weapons are allowed, but any and all LIVE weapons are NOT allowed. All weapons, props, or anything remotely weapon-like must be checked with Security when you enter the convention. Please make sure anything resembling any type of rifle, hand gun, laser guns, sci-fi blaster, superhero (or villain) gun like apparatus, etc. has an orange tip, cap, or paint on the end. Some props will require a trigger tag for safety.  PLEASE FOLLOW THESE RULES!

The following items are prohibited:

• Firearms of any kind – including BB guns, cap guns, paintball and pellet guns, and airsoft guns, even if it has been disabled or is not loaded. Projectile weapons of any kind, if it can shoot something (even Nerf and water), it is not permitted. Replica firearms of any kind – including reproductions of guns, even if it has been disabled or has an orange tip. NO AMMUNITION OF ANY KIND IS ALLOWED. This includes, but is not limited to: Nerf ammunition, Real ammunition, or live or inactive Air-gun/Cap/Pellet ammunition.  NO FIREARMS AND/OR PROJECTILE WEAPONS of any type are permitted.

NO LIVE STEEL at all will be permitted on the premises of the FOXWOODS RESORT AND CASINO

• Bladed metal or wooden weapons such as axes, daggers, hatchets, knives and swords, pocket blades, ninja stars and other objects made of metal, which can take an edge, regardless of whether the object is actually sharp.

Blunt weapons – wooden or metal bats, clubs, brass knuckles, mallets, martial arts weapons, whips, golf clubs, paddles. Nunchakus or other regulation martial-arts weapons are NOT permitted.

• Explosives and chemical weapons – including firecrackers and pepper spray.

• Drones, dirigibles, Selfie sticks.

ComiCONN management wishes to emphasize that failure of any attendee, vendor, or guest in adhering to these policies may result in expulsion from the event without refund. Uniformed security will be present to assist in determining if a prop is admissible to the event. These props may include:

• The exceptions to this rule are as follows:   Toy guns that look to be 100% toys and cannot fire anything; cannot be possibly confused with a real weapon. Easily identifiable, plastic, toy guns with no moving parts, and that have a clearly visible, non-removable orange tip.

• Plastic shields, Lightweight plastic, PVC props and lightsabers; must be clearly and visibly a prop, Plastic, cardboard or foam props, Bows that are not strung, No hard or tipped arrows.

Prior to entry to the event, all props must be peace bonded by a uniformed officer onsite. The cosplayer will be given a wristband to indicate that they have completed peace bonding. Peace bonding is mandatory. You may also be checked at any time by a ComiCONN staff member or onsite security.

ALL costume weapons must be inspected at the Weapons Check area. Security will thoroughly inspect and mark weapons of any kind, to ensure that they are safe and inoperable. All costume weapons must conform to state and federal law. All weapons must be easily distinguishable from real weapons, and must be constructed from safe, lightweight material. Approved materials are: rubber, plastic, foam, cardboard, and papier-mâché.

If Security decides that a weapon does not meet these criteria, you will be asked to return the item to your car. You must comply with Security decisions. No swinging of weapons, throwing of weapons, or play fighting (with or without weapons) will be tolerated.

Are there any restrictions on what I can wear?

We are a family-themed event; please use your best judgment in keeping your costume tasteful at all times. NO nudity or see-through material exposing body parts beyond the boundaries of good taste will be allowed. If needed, you may be asked to leave by our staff or security.