Blizzard has released some additional BlizzCon information detailing differences between the General Admission and Portal Pass tickets, as well as the AXS ticketing system purchasing process. As stated in their initial post, non-attendees can live stream BlizzCon 2023 free of charge, with normal BlizzCon goodies sold via an optional virtual ticket.
You can choose between two in-person tickets: the BlizzCon®General Admission ticket and the BlizzCon Portal Pass ticket.The General Admission ticket is the way most folks will want to go. It includes access to all halls, early access to the Retail Experience on Thursday, Exclusive BlizzCon in-game goodies, and the Official BlizzCon backpack!Portal Pass levels-up your BlizzCon experience with even more: included separate registration and security lines, exclusive access to the Portal Pass lounge featuring a private viewing lounge, concessions, dedicated concierge support, Blizzard employee meet and greets, and early convention entry on Friday and Saturday (to Portal Pass Lounge only).Ticket Purchase ProcessOn each date of sale, a PURCHASE TICKETS button here on BlizzCon.com will link you through to the BlizzCon ® page on AXS.From there, you’ll choose your preferred ticket type; either General Admission or Portal Pass. if you don’t have an AXS account already, we recommend making one in advance.
Ticket Waiting RoomsAXS’s ticketing system uses “Waiting Rooms"; to randomly and fairly determine which purchasers receive a chance to buy tickets. AXS’s Waiting Room also has measures in place to guard against ticket-buying bots (learn more).
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