The Hyatt's side ballroom, which takes up the full of the Eastern wing of the hotel was opened up this year and was able to fit all for closing (not everyone goes mind you). They did this by moving the ConSuite to another section that was once used as a secondary performance stage (The "Rosemont"). The secondary performance stage was moved to a large room in the convention center, which was the Artist Alley last year. The Artist Alley was moved to the ground floor and was the same size as the dealer's den.
So they had rotated a bunch of stuff around and improved traffic flow. The Hyatt was certainly less crowded than it was in years prior.
Given that Anime Central takes places in the same facility and is currently in the 30,000 attendee slot, the facility is capable of handling the larger crowds. But then comes the line issues. Which I'll probably be covering in its own article.
The Hyatt's side ballroom, which takes up the full of the Eastern wing of the hotel was opened up this year and was able to fit all for closing (not everyone goes mind you). They did this by moving the ConSuite to another section that was once used as a secondary performance stage (The "Rosemont"). The secondary performance stage was moved to a large room in the convention center, which was the Artist Alley last year. The Artist Alley was moved to the ground floor and was the same size as the dealer's den.
So they had rotated a bunch of stuff around and improved traffic flow. The Hyatt was certainly less crowded than it was in years prior.
Given that Anime Central takes places in the same facility and is currently in the 30,000 attendee slot, the facility is capable of handling the larger crowds. But then comes the line issues. Which I'll probably be covering in its own article.