Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 13, 2015 9:00:45 GMT -6
Ace Parking, which manages parking at the San Diego Convention Center and six other nearby lots, will move to a lottery system this year to assign permits for Comic-Con International (those lots are Hilton Garage, Petco Lots, Padres Parkade, Diamond View Tower, Horton Plaza and Gaslamp City Square). For a shot at one of those spaces, you have to email Ace Parking by April 12. A drawing will be held on April 15, with the winners receiving information about how to purchase permits for their assigned location. See the full details on the Ace Parking website.
sdccblog.com/2015/03/parking-for-san-diego-comic-con-moving-to-a-lottery-based-system/
You’ve got your San Diego Comic-Con badge, and you’ve probably got your hotel preferences narrowed down at this point – but what about parking? It’s a crucial piece of the puzzle for many attendees – although Comic-Con International offers a free shuttle to area hotels, and the city has the trolley and other public transportation options, the ability to have your own car in the vicinity, especially if you’re local, is crucial.
Ace Parking announced today that this year, parking lot assignments will be done differently than in the past. Although in 2014 Ace revamped their website to try to meet up with increased demand for parking, the system was met with some glitches, possibly due to a DDoS attack, or simply because they weren’t expecting the sheer number of attendees who all wanted parking at once.
This year, according to Ace to “provide the best experience possible and take the pain and pressure out of the process”, they’re moving to a lottery based system.
In order to be register, all you need to do is send an e-mail to cci2015@aceparking.com (one entry per e-mail address) between now and April 12. After that, a random drawing will be done to select the winners, who will then be e-mailed by April 15 with “details on how to purchase your permit at the location you were drawn for”. If you are chosen, you are guaranteed a spot. If you are chosen and choose not to purchase a permit, it will be forfeited. The lots that are available in the lottery will be filled in this order:
Convention Center
Hilton Garage
Petco Lots (excluding Campus lot which will be closed for construction during Comic-Con)
Padres Parkade
Diamond View Tower
Horton Plaza
Gaslamp City Square
[UPDATE] We have confirmed that if you are selected, all dates will be available to you for your chosen lot – so if you need parking for four days, you only need to register and be “chosen” in the lottery once to be able to purchase all four dates.
Once the lottery lots have been filled – which are the most sought after locations that Ace sells parking for – the system will be opened to the public for purchase of any remaining inventory.
You can find more information on Ace Parking’s website.
What do you think of Ace Parking’s new system? Let us know in the comments.
sdccblog.com/2015/03/parking-for-san-diego-comic-con-moving-to-a-lottery-based-system/
You’ve got your San Diego Comic-Con badge, and you’ve probably got your hotel preferences narrowed down at this point – but what about parking? It’s a crucial piece of the puzzle for many attendees – although Comic-Con International offers a free shuttle to area hotels, and the city has the trolley and other public transportation options, the ability to have your own car in the vicinity, especially if you’re local, is crucial.
Ace Parking announced today that this year, parking lot assignments will be done differently than in the past. Although in 2014 Ace revamped their website to try to meet up with increased demand for parking, the system was met with some glitches, possibly due to a DDoS attack, or simply because they weren’t expecting the sheer number of attendees who all wanted parking at once.
This year, according to Ace to “provide the best experience possible and take the pain and pressure out of the process”, they’re moving to a lottery based system.
In order to be register, all you need to do is send an e-mail to cci2015@aceparking.com (one entry per e-mail address) between now and April 12. After that, a random drawing will be done to select the winners, who will then be e-mailed by April 15 with “details on how to purchase your permit at the location you were drawn for”. If you are chosen, you are guaranteed a spot. If you are chosen and choose not to purchase a permit, it will be forfeited. The lots that are available in the lottery will be filled in this order:
Convention Center
Hilton Garage
Petco Lots (excluding Campus lot which will be closed for construction during Comic-Con)
Padres Parkade
Diamond View Tower
Horton Plaza
Gaslamp City Square
[UPDATE] We have confirmed that if you are selected, all dates will be available to you for your chosen lot – so if you need parking for four days, you only need to register and be “chosen” in the lottery once to be able to purchase all four dates.
Once the lottery lots have been filled – which are the most sought after locations that Ace sells parking for – the system will be opened to the public for purchase of any remaining inventory.
You can find more information on Ace Parking’s website.
What do you think of Ace Parking’s new system? Let us know in the comments.