![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-05-at-5.32.11-PM.png\")
<\/p>\nWondering how you get into Hall H?<\/p>\n
CCI will once again be utilizing Hall H wristbands. For those that aren\u2019t familiar, at a certain point the day before, CCI will begin handing out Hall H wristbands for the following day to the Next Day Line (NDL), behind the convention center (see the map below). This is the same place it\u2019s been for several years now.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And here are the times for distribution:<\/p>\n
Wednesday, July 22:<\/strong> Wristband distribution for Thursday panels in Hall H will begin at 7:30 PM <\/strong>in the general Hall H line in Plaza Park.<\/p>\n Thursday, July 23: <\/strong>Wristband distribution for Friday panels in Hall H will begin at 8:15\u00a0PM<\/strong>\u00a0at the front of the Next Day Line.<\/p>\n Friday, July 24: <\/strong>Wristband distribution for Saturday panels in Hall H will begin at 7:00 PM<\/strong>\u00a0at the front of the Next Day Line.<\/p>\n Wristband distribution will continue until 7:30AM, or until all wristbands have been given out, whichever comes first.<\/p>\n The wristbands will be broken up into letter\/color \u201czones\u201d. You\u2019ll need a wristband to be able to get into the first panel of the following day.<\/p>\n Line Staff will first verify you have a badge for that day\u2019s programming which you\u2019re trying to get a wristband for, and then will scan your badge prior to you leaving the line. The scanning staff will verify that your wristband is secure and then scan your badge for the next morning\u2019s first seating of Hall H. Then, when you enter Hall H the next morning, your badge will be scanned again. This should essentially stop anyone from camping out and then selling their wristband, or giving it to someone else. It sounds like a barcode will work in place of a badge if you haven\u2019t received your badge yet.<\/p>\n Just like last year, you can hold space for up to\u00a0two people,<\/strong> plus up to 2 children 12 and under. That means that if you\u2019re a group of six adults, at least two people must be in line, because each person in line could hold space for up to two additional people. Any additional people beyond those two will be asked to leave and may rejoin the end of the Next Day Line. Again, you\u2019ll still all need to return by 7:30AM, or you forfeit your guarantee to make it into the panel.<\/p>\n Just like last year, to address front-of-line crowding issues, staff will begin distributing \u201cline\u201d wristbands to the first portion of the line each day to assist staff in keeping track of the number of people in line at that time. This \u201cline\u201d wristband alone will not allow access into Hall H, it is only being used to assist staff in monitoring the front of the line and will be replaced with the First-Seating wristband as they are distributed in the evening. These \u201cline\u201d wristbands will allow the wearer to save space for up to an additional 2 people as described above, until the First-Seating wristbands are distributed.<\/p>\n Once you have your wristband, you have two choices \u2013 you and your group can either leave the line completely and go sleep in that bed you\u2019ve paid\u00a0an exorbitant amount of money for, knowing that you\u2019ll make it into the panel the next day\u2026 or your whole group or at least one person in your group can stay. If you leave, you\u2019ll still make it into the panel the next day so long as you return by 7:30AM \u2013 but if no one stays to \u201chold\u201d your place in line, you\u2019ll be heading to the end of the wristbanded section.<\/p>\n You can read all of this year\u2019s rules on CCI\u2019s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n