After two years of WonderCon@Home, this year’s WonderCon is back in person for the first time since 2019! The annual “little sister” convention to Comic-Con International’s San Diego Comic-Con will take place at the Anaheim Convention Center Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3, 2022.
WonderCon 2022 Badges On Sale
Badges went on sale on February 28, 2022, and are still available. However, if you wanted your badge shipped to you, the deadline to purchase your badge was March 6. Those who did not purchase by that date will have to pick up their badges on site.
Badge prices are as follows:
You may purchase badges by logging into your Member ID account and clicking on the “BUY BADGES” tab, which will then give you a drop down menu where you can select “BUY WONDERCON ATTENDEE BADGES.” Note that CCI has recently moved to a new Member ID portal, so if you have not yet logged into the new portal, you will be prompted to reset your password. If you don’t already have a Member ID, you can create one for free!
COVID-19 Guidelines
Note that everyone attending WonderCon, including not only attendees, but also exhibitors, volunteers, guests, staff, press, and professionals will be required to abide by certain COVID-19 guidelines.
Everyone age 2 and older, regardless of vaccination status, must wear an approved face covering (click here for the mask guidelines).
Additionally, everyone age 2 and older will be required to provide either proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status OR proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours for a PCR test or within 24 hours for an antigen test, the proof of which must be directly from the healthcare provider that performed the test.
Click here for the COVID-19 FAQ.
WonderCon 2022 Special Guests
Comic-Con International has announced 18 special guests who will be appearing at WonderCon. These special guests include Kevin Eastman, Kevin Smith, Skottie Young, and more! Click here for the full list of special guests for WonderCon 2022.
WonderCon 2022 Programming Schedule
The above special guests do not even begin to cover the full extent of guests who will appear at WonderCon 2022. The full programming schedule for WonderCon 2022 is now available, as of March 18, so you can take a look and see all the panels that are scheduled! We will soon post a separate article with programming highlights. If you’re interested in other aspects of the con, such as games and anime screenings, you can view the Complete Schedule here.
[3/22/22 UPDATE] Click here for our WonderCon 2022 programming highlights article!
WonderCon 2022 Exhibit Hall
It looks like they haven’t posted the Exhibit Hall map yet, at least as of the publication of this article, but we do know the Exhibit Hall hours.
Friday 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
We’ll let you know when the Exhibit Hall map is posted!
[3/23/22 UPDATE] The Exhibit Hall map has been posted! Click here for the list of WonderCon 2022 Exhibitors or click here for an enlarged Exhibit Hall map.
For more information about WonderCon 2022, check out the official WonderCon website.
