DragonCon Survival Guide
Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get the most out of your con experience - while saving as much money as possible – and whatever nerdy stuff crosses their minds. Save more at cons to spend more at cons! New episodes drop every Saturday. Find DragonCon Survival guide on Facebook or Instagram, leave us a voicemail at (404) 721-3586, email us at DragonConSurvivalGuide@gmail.com, or shout to the DragonCon gods in Downtown Atlanta at 2 AM. Thanks for liking, sharing, subscribing and listening! DragonCon Survival Guide is a Top Wop Studios Production.
Episodes
Gary's stuck at home this year… but Dragon Con is still happening in his living room! In this solo pod, he breaks down how to “Con from home” with DCTV, Dragon Con bourbon in the Con-Canteen, and way more interaction with fellow con-goers than he expected - online! From Dragon Con Wrestling and the Cybertronic Spree’s rock opera, to the parade, Firefly, Tyler Labine, Sean Astin, and the Crüx...
In this episode the boys dive into the 2026 Dragon Con schedule and try to build the perfect con weekend. We break down our must-see picks, including the Wednesday Night Countdown/Onesie Wednesday, Dragon Con Wrestling, The Last Party on Alderaan, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer stage show. Closing Ceremonies and a whole lot more. Whether you’re a first-timer with a planner and color-coded spreadsheets or a ‘...
This week, the guys dive into the latest on the 2026 Dragon Con guest list, including new announcements and some unfortunate cancellations. We touch on the 40th anniversary, and which big names are worth planning your weekend around. All that plus Summer Glau and Finn Jones in the Marriott elevators, why Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza place deserves a reunion panel at Con, Kyle Chandler is an awesome Green Lantern, and...
DragonCon is back, we’re back, and if you’re planning your first (or first in a long time) DragonCon in 2026, this is where you start. We break down what’s new since the last time we were in your ears, the must-know layout basics, realistic budgeting, how not to wreck yourself on day one, and a ton of small tips that even returning veterans forget until it’s too late.
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This week, the guys go through the 2024 "Dragon Con by the Numbers" from Atlanta magazine, using their annual breakdown of the con which has become their yearly closeout of con tradition. We run through their stats on cosplays, guests, events and all the other shenanigans at con to talk about what they got right (and what they missed). Then Spooky season plans, nerdy talk, how to carry Dragon Con vibes into fall and...
This week, Sterling finally gets to share his take on Dragon Con '24! How was working with disability services and press/media relations teams at Con this year? Was line control any better? What was his favorite panel/event? How did Sterling manage his scooter through the rough and tumble streets of Downtown Atlanta? Are peanut butter jar tequila shots any good? All that and more on this week's episode of DragonCon ...
This week the boys celebrate Thanksgiving by dropping an episode all about the food at Dragon Con! What's the best food to bring to Con, by plane, bus, boat, rail, or car? What're the best food choices in the area? What if all you have to cook with is a coffee maker and a fighter's spirit? Is the Papa Johns really worth it? All that and more on this week's DragonCon Survival Guide!
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Our Dragon Con debrief for 2024 has dropped! Taylor & Gary go through the post-Dragon Con news from 2024 (with notes from the closing ceremonies live from the show via Sterling). What’s con doing about line management, especially for folks with mobility issues? Will they ever OFFICIALLY expand Con into Wednesday? How about more buildings in the future? Will they keep capping attendance or let it ...
On this week's episode, your heroes are three! Gary and Taylor are happy to be joined by Sterling for the second half of their pre-Dragon Con 2024 extravaganza! We start off with more tips on how to get around Atlanta, including advice for the mobility challenged at Con. We then get into our nerdy topics of the week; Kitties with backpacks, Beyblade's newest and greatest, and Rick and Morty...with a twist! All ...
On the first of our Pre-Dragon Con two part episode, the guys are joined by Sterling to talk about how to get around Dragon Con and downtown Atlanta on Labor Day weekend, especially the specially abled. But before they start there, they gotta talk about the big Marriott Carpet-colored elephant in the room...what's going on with the Courtland Grand reservation fiasco of 2024? Plus Rick and Morty, Kitties, and so much...
On this weeks episode, the guys talk about traveling to and from Dragon*Con. Not where to buy your plane tickets, but what to do and how to have the most fun doing it! All that plus Umbrella Academy, a new PS5, Clerks: the animated series, and So Much More on this week episode of DragonCon survival guide!
Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get t...
On the podcast’s triumphant return, the boys are joined by their good friend Sterling! They go through the big news and guest announcements before diving into the main topic: what should you be doing to prep for this year's Dragon Con, right now? What should you do if you can't do the con for the whole weekend? Is a single day worth it? All that and more on this week’s episode of DragonCon Survival Guide...
This week, the guys are joined by their friends to celebrate the Holiday Season, Dragon Con Cough*and Tell-Em Steve Dave*Cough Style! There's games, there's deep sharing and caring, there's heartfelt wholesome moments, there's (not) Jonathan Frakes...so they sub in Robert Stack instead. All that and One True Three (Two truths and a lie), Marvel and the MCU, the new DC universe and Superhero fatigue, the feast of sev...
This week, Gary shares a little about his awesome time at the Rangerstop Convention in Orlando before the guys use Gary and Sterling's recent post-con viewing of 'The Marvels' to take a deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is superhero fatigue a thing, or is it just mediocre movie fatigue? Is Disney Plus hampering Marvel's theatrical growth? Did Ant Man v Bee Man have something to do with it? All that ...
On this week’s episode, the guys are joined by Sterling to talk about working RangerStop in Orlando this weekend! We use that as an intro to talk about something foreign to Dragon Con fans; smaller niche cons! Plus 3D printers, Baldur’s Gate, and why isn’t Canada part of Gary’s island? All that and more on this week’s DragonCon Survival Guide!
Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-p...
This week, the guys are still trying to shake off their #postcondepressionera and decide to cover Halloween to cheer themselves up! Gary and Taylor find they're both nostalgia nerds for holidays, and share some of their favorite Halloween traditions. Then they jump into a People Magazine list of the top 31 Halloween and Horror movies to stream in October, since we don't have any new TV to watch aside from Loki...And...
This week, the guys quickly mention the recently passed conclusion of the Dragon Con Hunger Games with the Marriott rooms going up for the Con weekend before delving more into their Dragon Con 2023 Timeline. What shenanigans did they get into? Did they have Keytone Lights? Did they have Gyros? Did they see Hobbits, the Hocus Pocus cast, someone from both the Wizarding and Zombie Apocalypse Worlds and Freddie Prinze ...
This week, the guys start off the show by going over the 2023 Dragon Con nightlife, to get a taste for the full experience of Dragon Con night-time performances and events! Then they head into a deep dive of the 2023 Con experience by going through a full timeline of their Labor Day weekend! They cover their epic bro-trip road trip where they survived a Hurricane, hit up a Packy, and went to the Vortex before hittin...
Finally, our long-awaited Dragon Con 2023 debrief is here! Check out our wrap-up of this year's Con, where we talk some of our biggest highlights and cover the announcements from Dragon Con's Leadership at the closing ceremonies. Who the heck is Captain Snack Sparrow? You have to listen to find out!
Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get th...
Welcome to the last episode before Con! This week, Gary is joined by good friend of the show Sterling to talk about the Main Events Dragon Con 2023 has to offer, before going over the offical DragonCon App since...oh yeah...the schedule is LIVE! Plus Baldur's Gate, Disney's Lorcana, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Barbie, Scott Pilgrim, and so, so much more on this week's DragonCon Survival Guide!
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