Monopoly Events - Comic Con Liverpool Reviews 

Had a great time at Liverpool comic con, it was absolutely packed and queues were a little long, they had a magician going round the queues though and his tricks were great and made the time waiting go a bit quicker.
Would definitely recommend but be prepared to wait in the queues!!

Comic con Liverpool is amazing! They are amazing at planning and making sure people get photos of the guests booked, they handle queues extremely well. The staff are always nice, polite and extremely helpful! Never had an issue at the two Liverpool cons I've been to. Definitely looking at going again soon!

Took my daughter for first time and was amazing experience my daughter loved it and can't wait to go back .

I absolutely love coming to comic con Liverpool twice a year I take my autistic nephew he loves it too and our group is growing friends and daughters now join us , thankyou so much for all your hard work it’s what we look forward too, we plan for the next when one finishes keep them coming please.

I had a really great day attended the Saturday met charisma carpenter the seating was fabulous and the other guests were aswell the only problem was the waiting time for the guests but apart from that I had a cracking day and would definitely recommend to those who have not attended one before

Overall we had a great experience, we got there early, got in queue to see Kevin Smith but after 2 hours of queuing for him, we were moved to another queue for photos. Only to have to go back to the original queue for autographs. Overall just for Kevin Smith we spent nearly 5 hours in queue. My partners back was so sore after this that we left and missed the majority of attractions.

All we ask is for more organisation.

The comicon was absolutely amazing. The guest were lovely. My only problem was queuing for a long time so I missed out on a few of the exhibits, but I will be back again thank you. It was my first time out of the country. I’m from New York.

First time going to a Comic Con.
Getting through security was quick and easy. Finding where guests, traders and pros were was easy but the queuing system for the guests who weren't in their own rooms and the pros need a bit of work done to them as no one knew who they were queuing for and in the afternoon (3pm onwards) everything was very disorganised.
I do understand one way in one way out of the arenas but some of the staff on the doors were rude to guests who were trying to leave via the wrong door. Maybe sign post the ways to go as well.
The booking system for time slots were good especially for the headlining guests but would of liked a little more time in the photo ops to have a bit more of a chat or at least an extra photo as if paying £150/£170 for a headline guest is a little expensive for 30 seconds.
All in all it was a great experience for first ever con.

This was my first comic con and I loved every minute

First time going to a comic con was a very great day but only downside was couldn't see what was on all stalls as it was really really busy.

The other thing is need more signs to show where stuff was as we just followed other people to see where we was going.

I absolutely loved Liverpool Comic Con (May 2024). It fell on my birthday and they announced Jared Padalecki who I absolutely adore so attending was a no brainer.

Things that went really well for me were that there was more space to walk around between the stalls as sometimes it can get really cramped, opening the third space and having more seating available was fantastic. I really enjoyed the colouring tables, which gave me an opportunity to ground myself in what is quite a stimulating event.

For me, the volunteer staff were amazing, especially the Asian lady and the lady with a blonde bob who were managing Jared’s queue, they were wonderful!

I had a positive experience with the staff of the venue, however, the queuing system before the supernatural panel wasn’t working and the panel ended up running late, which had a knock on effect on the rest of Jared’s schedule.

Things that would be great for next year are cheaper food and better variety for vegetarians/vegans.

Thanks for another amazing event! Can’t wait to come back again! Xx

I had an amazing time. I only attended the Saturday and got the guests I wanted to see, was enough for me. The only thing I would say is regarding the diamond pass. I get they pay a lot of money to jump queues but due to these, the normal queue took longer and meant some people would queue for hours to be turned away. I think a great idea is a specific time slot for the diamond pass holders so as to not cut in front of people. I waited 2 hours hours for a quest who wasn’t even sold out. I still had ana amazing time though and will definitely be returning

First of all I want to say that I honestly believe that comic con Liverpool is not only the best con in the uk but also the best in Europe, if Andy and the team keep going the way they are hopefully they will be talked about in the same breath as San Diego CC in no time.

So my thoughts on Comic Con today…. 4/5/24

Positives:
Plenty of seating (even if it is in the arena part) which is ace after a long day of walking round from area to area.

Lots more food kiosks in the M&S arena side, with a good few choices also.

Less stalls 😞 but a lot more room in the isles I thought, they seemed wider this time which was great.

The idea of time slots…….(which brings me to the negatives)

Negatives……

The red drawf staff had no idea about the time slots, so you had people (me included) missing out on booked times because people without them were getting priority, not diamond passes (they should get priority) so at some points we had 3 queues for red drawf stars diamond, time slots and then pre booked/pay on day.

Make sure they know that diamond have first priority, then pre paid before going down the line selling pay on the day tickets. Maybe have a member of staff at the start and end of each line, check people actually have tickets before allowing them to queue up, therefore saving all these issues.

If you can sort this major balls up out before November you’ll have what I consider the perfect con.

The staff who had the utter nerve to ask people to prove they are disabled, what in the hell is going on there? We come as a family with our daughter who is autistic, but you would not know that just to see her, does that mean she is not disabled because she is not in a wheelchair?

I have read from a few people this weekend that the staff were very horrible when it came to people with disabilities asking them to prove it???? MONOPOLY EVENTS YOU REALLY NEED TO SORT THIS!!!!! These “staff” are going to end up giving the company and con a really bad name. Lucky enough this didn’t happen to us or I would have ended up killing whoever this man was.

This is a major red flag.

We know most of them are volunteers but the attitude on about 70% of them is terrible, if they don’t want to be there don’t hire them. Power hungry and jumped up are the two words that come to mind this time.

Please just try and have a staff meeting on the Friday before the con so that staff know where props are, where to send people, attitudes towards paying customers (some paying hundreds/thousands) and most importantly disability training please.

I can’t wait to see who you’ve got lined up for November, but please either try to organise the booked time slots out (ie: explain to staff that it’s happening) or just get rid of them.

We will always attend comic con Liverpool because it’s the one thing our autistic daughter loves doing with us as a family, she’s already planned her cosplay for November. I’d like to think you read this and hopefully take a little of what I’ve said on board.

Karl

Great event
Some minor issues with overcrowding
And underestimating popularity of certain guest causing long queues
Apart from that excellent event

Overall I have given 4 stars because at the end of the weekend I got everything I wanted, and I did have an amazing time meeting the LOTR guests. I take one star off for the organisation of the event.

On Sunday one of the headline guests auto sessions ran late by about 40 mins, so their photo session started late. It started when it should've been finishing (started after 12.20 instead of at 11.40). I was told by staff to wait and get this photo before heading back to the ECL building for my other photo because that session was running from 12-1pm so I would get there in time for it. Meanwhile, in the ECL building that photo shoot ended before 12.30. I showed up a couple of mins after 12.30 (when the session was due to end at 1pm) and was told all the guests had left. I was absolutely devastated. This was the main photo I was wanting and I showed up in time for it but it had ended early. After explaining to staff what had happened, they told me they would speak to the guests' agents for me. The guests agreed to come back out and do the photo just for me! This was amazing. And in the end the photo came out perfectly and means more to me now than maybe it would've done in the first place! But the panic and worry of missing out on this shouldn't have happened. Communication between the two buildings should be better, and schedules should run on time. I understand there can be delays, but when this happens it should be communicated to attendees so that if they have a clash it can be sorted out. It was annoying to see a Facebook post saying that the headline guests schedules ran on time all weekend, when this was not the reality. But like I said, in the end, the staff were amazing, especially Georgina, as she went out of her way to get this sorted out for me. I am so grateful to her because it means the world to me that I was able to get this photo with my favourite actors after being a huge fan of their work for 25 years!

The only other negative for the weekend was that I overheard some staff on the auto queues say that they were going to start alternating the queues (letting some general in before diamond) which should never happen, because people with diamond passes have paid so much more for that priority. Even if the general queue is big, it is not fair to let anybody from that queue in before the people in the diamond pass queue. Thankfully this did not happen to me, but I did overhear some staff say they were going to start doing it when half the diamond queue had gone through. This was in the auto queues. With the photo shoots, diamond always went in first. I spent 4 hours waiting in an auto queue for a guest on Saturday because I had a general ticket. I don't mind, because I shouldn't have been given priority over anyone with a diamond pass, and in the end the wait was worth it. Queuing up to meet a guest is in the nature of comic cons, so everyone should expect to wait a long time, especially for a huge guest who is only attending one day. Also, it seems that auto timeslots were not being followed at all, because these tickets were not being checked by staff on the queues and people with later timeslots were showing up early and then being given a raffle ticket to come back later, and getting in front of people with booked timeslots. What is the point of booking a timeslot in advance if you are not going to follow them on the day?

But overall, yes, 4 stars because I did have an amazing experience (in the end). I just think some of these points about organisation need to be addressed for the future.

An absolute outstanding experience!
Extremely well organised and Tons of energy and work put into every single event (fact)
I’ve not missed one since they Began and I’ve had absolutely zero complaints, my only issue is two events per year just isn’t enough..
all the monopoly staff are extremely hospitable, very courteous and go above & beyond to help any queries… I’d personally like to thank Andy & all the monopoly team for their impeccable work and 100% dedication into these events, making them bigger and better every year.. these guys are the real super heroes making our dreams come true (fact) high five to you all

Amazing experience as always, they never disappoint and this year was probably the best year!

Absolutely fantastic! Would 100% recommend going. Guests are top draw and stalls are too. I had a fantastic time and looking forward to going again

This was me and my little families first time at any Comicon. There was me my partner and our almost 2 year old daughter. Was quite a last minute decision for us so only got 11am entry for Sunday but we had the best day! We got to meet the lovely Orlando Bloom who was an absolute pleasure! His queue did take longer than expected but understandable for someone so popular. We loved all the costumes and the props, lots of space to sit and lots of wonderful stalls to check out. Really caught the bug for comicons now and can't wait to do another!

A brilliant event! Even with one bad experience I had with an actor, the team handled it with care and class and took me very seriously. You’re definitely in good hands at the event and there’s plenty to do!