We did the DragonCon thing from the late 90s until the early 00s.
Mostly it was to meet the actors, watch the nice costumes, and get a few autographs.
I got burned out on the experience.
We met a lot of neat people.
Peter Jurasik remembered us each time. Nice fellow.
One thing she says is that she is surprised at how old a lot of the actors look in person.
She also would get hit on A LOT! She had a mean girlfriend she would go with and my daughter is mean as well. She was mistaken as a groupie on many an occasion by some celebrity guests. She was always polite when she declined their advances.