This is the line for those that didn't pre-register. This is shot from a parking lot that ends at E Shoreline Drive. (more than 3 1/2 blocks away from the convention center entrance.
The photo above shows the line for those that did pre-register.
Now, what you have here is a complete breakdown of the system. What should have happened is that a lot of people *should* have gotten their registeration badges in the mail. They sent them out late, and while I had thought that my badge was one of the oddly late sent badges, apparently lots of people did not receive their badges, and you have a line of pre-regs that stretches all the way from Pine to Beach Blvd 2 and a half blocks). These are not short blocks, but long useless Long Beach blocks. From the back of the pre-reg line to the front of the pre-reg line took 2 hours. Quite disgusting it was.
That's not the worst part, however. The Long Beach Convention Center is big, yes. It can accomodate 10,000 people in their arena for concerts and other events, but it is far too spread out to be a good convention hall. Hopefully next year, they can move it back to Anaheim.
This, along with other photographs can be see this Anime Expo 2007 set
Ou Man, that's awfully sick. Must been a hell to through all that kind of queue.
They should have a better planning next year.