On the day before Dragon Con, there’s a line for the elevator that takes convention goers from the underground Hilton Atlanta parking deck to the lobby. The people standing in this line have suitcases packed for the long weekend, but they’re also manning wagons filled to the brim with snacks: chips, crackers, bottles of water, and more. Because God forbid one gets hungry while standing in line to meet Katee Sackhoff or John Boyega.

When you finally make it to the lobby, the crowds that will fill the convention all weekend long – around 75,000 people – have already started to appear. People are carrying around stray pieces of cosplay, handmade masks, and small dragons made to perch on the shoulders of their owner. But most importantly, volunteers are still running around the entirety of th

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