Reply To: Dining question
All of this is discussed reasonably thoroughly in the FAQ, regarding interaction, dinner, and autographs.
Indeed, we’re certainly not looking to place any arbitrary or undue divisions between the Famous People and the Non-Famous. But besides what’s discussed in the FAQ, dinner’s also a time for the performers to have a nice meal with their families and SOs. And also, as Famous People, we are inherently better than everyone else, and should be treated as such. 🙂
Kidding aside, this is something we’ve discussed at considerable length while planning JCCC, both last year and this year. We’re doing our best to provide ample opportunities to interact with and hang out with performers, in the hopes that said events will not turn overwhelmingly into “everyone line up behind their Famous Person of choice to wait for an autograph and picture because it’s our only chance,” but rather to be more about the communal feel you describe above. There’s no special “performers only” section for the shows, or during the cocktail receptions, or by the pool, or in the gaming room, etc. (Other than Hodgman’s “Emperor’s Pod”; you’ll see) That said, dinner is generally intended to be “down time” for the performers.
(Not that interacting with the Sea Monkeys is unpleasant; nor to imply that it’s SO HARD to have to CONSTANTLY TALK TO PEOPLE who tell us HOW MUCH THEY LOVE OUR WORK, so please TAKE PITY ON HOW DIFFICULT OUR FAMOUS-PEOPLE LIVES ARE. But I hope you know what I mean)
So while there’s certainly no prohibition against it, and there will likely be some degree of visiting from some folks, I wouldn’t expect a whole lot in the way of FP interaction during dinner.
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