Wednesday is your last day to book at the convention rate of $99 a night (plus taxes and fees). That’s $80 less than the regular booking rate ($179) as of this writing (see photo below).

Book your $99 rate here: WHOlanta Room Block

If you haven’t heard by now, a major artery of the city has been struck a major blow – mainly the I-85 bridge that goes over Piedmont Road is gone. While GA DOT is working feverishly to rebuild the bridge, unfortunately it will not reopen in time for the convention. The collapsed bridge is 6.1 miles away from our hotel (the closed road is indicated in red and covered in Daleks on the map). So while it closes one way of getting to our convention, there are plenty of other ways to get to us. Don’t let it discourage you.

Keep In Mind:
I-285 runs in a circle around the entire city. In most cases, this is your best chance to bypass any construction inside of the city. Once you hit the 85 South exit on I-285 (a place we like to call Spaghetti Junction), you can take I-85S all the way to our the hotel (either via the Shallowford Road exit to the access road or via Clairmont Road). Also remember that I-285 will see increased car volume due to being the best bypass around the city. Best to have patience and plan accordingly.

From South of the city (including the airport):
I-285 will take you around the city and will be your best route to get there. From there, you can take 85 South to the hotel. You can also take 75N through the city (depending on time of day) and then hop onto I-285 to 85 South.

From North of the city:
Your commute should not be affected (aside from a higher volume of cars on the road). Again, I-285 to I-85 South will work. You can also attempt taking 400 South to I-85 North but there will be a bottleneck and possible backups as all traffic is rerouted to either exit at Sidney Marcus Blvd. or onto 85 North (which is only one lane).

From East of the city:
Take I-285 to I-85 South. You were probably already doing this already unless you really wanted to see the city, then you’d take I-75/I-85 North to I-85 North (but don’t do that, the bridge is missing).

From West of the city:
Take I-285 to I-85 South (You were probably already doing this). This will take you around the city until you get to I-85 South.

Alternate Method:
If you’re coming from the airport, you can always take Marta, Atlanta’s rail system. Take the Gold line from the airport and exit at the BROOKHAVEN Station. The hotel shuttle will pick you up at the BROOKHAVEN station to take you to the hotel. You’ll have to contact the hotel to arrange pickup. More info at http://www.itsmarta.com/

Waze:
You can download Waze, the world’s largest community based traffic and navigation app. Just realize that you and everyone else will be using the app. www.waze.com

Any further questions or you would like to know a route to get to the hotel from your part of town, email marketing@wholanta.com and we’ll try our best to help.

More info here: AJC – How the closure will affect your commute

Here is this year’s convention t-shirt!

Congratulations are in order for Christopher J. Sutherland, who won the t-shirt design contest. We had some great designs submitted but Christopher’s had exactly what we were looking for with the re-branding of the con. He will be receiving a free shirt and a free weekend pass to this year’s convention!

And for TODAY ONLY, we are opening back up t-shirt pre-orders, so if you want to guarantee yourself this year’s t-shirt, you can do so by clicking below. The sale ends at midnight tonight! And don’t forget, if you’re a VIP member, you’re getting one as part of your VIP package.

https://register.growtix.com/e/wholanta

Size S-XL are $20, 2XL-4XL are $22

Thanks to everyone who submitted a t-shirt design!

Saturday, May 6th is Free Comic Book Day and we’ve got some fun stuff planned during the con to celebrate.

1. We will have a Skype Interview with the good folks at Titan Comics, the publisher of Doctor Who comics, at 1PM in Main Programming.

2. We will have a WHOlanta exclusive 12th Doctor comic book variant cover for sale for $5, drawn by guest Kelly Yatrs. The print is limited to 500 copies.

3. We will also have limited copies of the Doctor Who Free Comic Book Day Comic, thanks to Teahouse Comics!

WHOlanta is happy to announce that we will have an exclusive variant cover of the next 12th Doctor issue (Year 3, Issue 2). The cover, drawn by WHOlanta guest Kelly Yates, features the 12th Doctor showing off the 6th Doctor’s technicolor coat, while a bevy of past costumes lay strewn on the TARDIS floor. In the background, a hologram of the 6th Doctor is projected, beaming brightly as to finally having a more subdued coat (the 12th Doctor’s).

The issue is only available for sale at WHOlanta and will be sold onsite at the WHOlanta store for $5. This variant has a particular print run of 500 copies, so get one before it’s too late!

Titan Comics Official Website

Kelly Yates Official Site

We are having a ridiculously busy month leading up to the convention! Here’s what we’ve got going on:

April 15th at Battle & Brew: Doctor Who Season 10 Premiere
April 17th at Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24 @ North I-85: Doctor Who Series 10 Premiere on the Big Screen!
April 22nd at ThinkGeek Mall of Georgia: Cosplay & Trivia Night
May 3rd at Battle & Brew: Time Traveler Trivia

All links take you to the Facebook event for more information! See you there!

Our WHOlanta 2017 commercial is now airing on RetroTV.

Many thanks to RetroTV for putting this together!

The complete programming schedule for WHOlanta 2017 is now LIVE. Click above to see the full schedule, and descriptions of every panel and event can be found on the respective track pages.

March 26, 2005 not only gave birth to the modern series of Doctor Who but also to our humble little convention! Thank you all for supporting us over the past 12 years! We hope to continue bringing you great programming for many more. Come celebrate with us on May 5 – 7, and remember – one of our guests, Camille Coduri, was there at the very beginning of the new series! She’ll have lots of great stories to tell about that time. See you at WHOlanta 2017!

One Day Passes, Autographs, Photo Ops are now live on GrowTix, our ticketing provider!

Additional pricing information for autographs and photographs can be found here.

Buy your tickets here: https://register.growtix.com/e/wholanta