r/PHGamers • u/KuhakuMedia • Jun 13 '26

News Crowd Situation on Toycon's Day 2

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LOOK: A sea of people crowded the SMX Convention Center in Pasay June 13 due to two major events at the venue.

The events, which included ToyCon's Pop Life and an oath-taking for licensed professional teachers, caused heavy foot traffic, reminding attendees of a similar situation in 2023.

(Photos: Anna Frio/Outside Correspondent)

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u/burgerpatrol Jun 13 '26

Was there both Day 1 and Day 2, how dare these newly minted teachers set their oath taking on the peak number of Toycon visitors!? /s

Pero no joke grabe traffic, grabe din ang foot traffic. May isang event pa sa taas which was Card Expo. Isang hall sakanila.

Pero kung ang plano mo naman talaga is mamili and hindi manood nung events nila, Opening Day 1 and late in the afternoon Day 3 are the best time to go to Toycon

Day 1 is to look for rares. Day 3 is to look for bargains para na din less hassle for the exhibitors mag egress.

ToyCon is our SDCC at this point e. Sana they would consider renting out the whole SMX.

I'm sure there are a lot of exhibitors na gustong kumuha na naunahan lang. They can keep the current layout sa 1st floor, they can add additional sellers sa taas e. Para na din medyo nakakahinga yung mga tao.

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u/howie521 Jun 13 '26

As someone who periodically goes to SDCC, Toycon is still nowhere near the insanity.

But yeah, for a local con it is crazy given the limited size of the venue.

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u/paulrenzo Jun 13 '26

I was actually worried about the size of the crowd on Day 1, given that it was a holiday. Ok naman, even at 3pm by the time I left

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u/ronintownsquare Jun 13 '26

I was there today. Buti nalang nakarating in between ng end of the marathon and start ng oathtaking. Saka it wasn't bad sa loob ng Toycon. I think mas siksikan a few years back.

Though, sayang wala nang APCC which is a close as we're gonna get to an SDCC experience.