EVENT DETAILS:
DATES:
Collectormania Midlands - Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd November 2008
ADDRESS:
Ricoh Arena, Jaguar Exhibition Hall, 71 Phoenix Way, Foleshill, Coventry, CV6 6GE
CLICK HERE for maps and travel information by road, rail, or air
SHOW OPENING TIMES:
Saturday: 9am to 6pm. Early entry from 9am, standard entry from 11am
Sunday: 10am to 5pm. Early entry from 10am, standard entry from 11am
Please note: Virtual queueing tickets and talk tickets will NOT by issued until the show opens at 9am/10am however queues will start forming outside before the doors open.
FREE COACH SERVICE FROM COVENTRY TRAIN STATION TO RICOH ARENA
To help people using public transport to the show, we have arranged with Amadeus Coachways to have a couple of regular coaches running between the main Coventry train station and the Ricoh Arena through most of Saturday and Sunday. The coaches will begin running around 8am, and will run roughly every half hour to the Ricoah Arena, with a brief break around midday. They will also be available to run back from the show to the train station in the afternoon, with the final runs around a half hour after the show closes. There is no charge to you to use these coaches.
ADMISSION:
Programme entry will be available to pre-book through our online shop (click the button, left) and will also be available on the door on the day of the event. Golden Programmes are only available to buy in advance. Virtual queueing tickets (see FAQ, left) are only handed out on the day.
SATURDAY PROGRAMME with ENTRY: Early Bird £10 (from 9am)
Standard Entry (11am to 6pm) Adults £5, Children £3 (Under 12)
SUNDAY PROGRAMME with ENTRY: Early Bird £10 (from 10am)
Standard Entry (11am to 5pm) Adults £5, Children £3 (Under 12)
Online Store is now CLOSED. Entry programmes & photo shoots will be available online soon!
ACCOMODATION AND OTHER LOCAL INFO:
CLICK HERE for more detailed local information including hotels, travel, etc.
Guests appear subject to work commitments. Charges will be made for autographs. Photographs of the guests will be available. Not all guests will be appearing on all days.
LIMITED EXCLUSIVE GOLDEN PROGRAMME (formally known as the Gold Pass)
1. Free admission and shorter queues at the entrance
With your pass you will have access to a dedicated entrance on the mornings of the show. This will allow you to enter the venue from the early bird times without having to join the main queue! You will also have free entry to the show throughout the weekend.
2. Talk Tickets
A ticket for each talk (free and charged-for) will be available free of charge. Tickets will be held back for any Golden Programme Holders, and will be available to collect at the event when you pick up your pass.
Priority seating will also be given to Golden Programme Holders, who will be able to enter the seating area before the main queue. (Please note: Photo session tickets are not included)
3. Autograph Queues
Golden Programme Holders will have the advantage of being ABLE TO JOIN THE BACK OF ANY QUEUE WITHOUT HAVING A VIRTUAL QUEUING TICKET!
This will cut down your overall waiting time incredibly, and allows a great deal more to be done over the weekend.
4. Autograph Packs
Golden Programme Holders will receive an autograph pack which will contain several autographs from one of the subjects of the Golden Programme Holder's choosing. These include Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Buffy & Angel, Stargate, British TV, US tv, James Bond or General Film.
5. Photo CD
To help you remember your experience at the show, we will send on a photo CD of images taken by the Official Showmasters photographer at the show!
THERE ARE ONLY 50 GOLDEN PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE! Price £175 each.
These Golden Programmes are not available to dealers, only to the public. We reserve the right to refuse sale to anyone. Golden Programmes are not guest specific (refunds can not be offered if the guest line-up changes), are non refundable and non transferable during the event. Golden Programme price does not include the cost of the autographs bought on the day or photo sessions. Golden Programmes are only available for sale up to 2 weeks before the event.
Admission is still available by standard entry and early bird tickets, which will be available for sale on the door over the weekend of the show or in advance from our online shop. Gold Passes are not essential to visit the event or meet the guests.
Golden Programmes will be available to buy online shortly.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (abridged)
CLICK HERE for a more complete list of questions and answers
AUTOGRAPHS:
There will be a charge for each actor's autograph. This will generally be between £10 - £25 per signature depending on which guest. (Please note: These prices are only approximate and are subject to change.)
PHOTOGRAPHING THE GUESTS/USE OF VIDEO CAMERAS:
We recognise that getting a photo with a guest can be important. Therefore, when you meet the guest to obtain your autograph, there is usually no further charge for taking a photo with them. However, as the day progresses, it does sometimes become necessary to stop photos in order that the guests can get through and meet more people, otherwise there would be fans that would go home not having met them at all.
Please also bear in mind that whilst guests are often willing to pose for photos with fans, there may be many reasons why they decline. If this happens please do respect their wishes.
PRE-ORDERING AUTOGRAPHS:
Unfortunately we do not have any procedures in place to obtain autographs from the guests on behalf of fans unable to attend the event. Pre-ordered autographs are available from our sponsor MSPG Autographs. CLICK HERE to go directly to the website for more details.
VIRTUAL QUEUING:
To help cut down the amount of time you have to spend standing in a queue we have introduced a virtual queuing system.
When you join the end of a guest's queue you will be handed a ticket with a number on it. Once you have your ticket you will then be free to wander around the event or join other queues. Ticket numbers will then be announced (in batches of around 50) once the previous group of people have their autographs, and you can then join the much smaller queue of fans who hold those numbers.
We do advise that you try to get there early if there is a guest you are particularly keen to meet.
MORE QUESTIONS?:
If you still have questions about the event, please check out the links (left) for details of how to get there, opening times, etc. Or why not visit our forum HERE or e-mail us HERE
