Apparently the hotel has gone uber paranoid about weapons, masks and suchlike. I understand the change, but I really wish the hotel would have told us sooner.... remember: this is not the fault of KumoriCon, but rather some :evil: paranoid manager type who assumes that the lot of us are all psychotic...
This change will absolutely
RUIN my katamari costume... :cry: I'm going to have to figure out how I can alter it (gently) so that I can remove the face cover section without damaging it much (that way I can restore it if I'm at an event that does allow full masks). :x
SO, be prepared...
you may have some last-minute changes to your costume to fit it within the policies...it's better to be warned now that you have a few days to make changes. Good luck!
From KumoriCon web site
Due to negotiations with hotel security, Kumoricon policy must be ammended as follows:
Absolutely no metal props will be allowed within Kumoricon convention space. This includes but is not limited to prop swords and stage steel.
No masks or other items which obscure an attendees face from view may be worm while in the corridors and common areas of the hotel.
No airsoft guns will be permitted. Plastic toy guns are acceptable, if not designed to fire a projectile. Guns must be obvious fakes at a distance of ten feet.
As always, props cannot be brandished in any way. Only when posing for a still photo may props be held in any manner that could be deamed threatening.
The staff of Kumoricon entends our apologies to anyone adversely affected by this policy change. If you have any questions, please ask at peacebonding when you pick up your badge at con, or refer to the forum thread in General Discussion, “Prop Policy Change”.
