Overview
- The convention opened Thursday, October 1, and runs through October 4 at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga (FYCMA) with the site expanded to more than 90,000 square metres.
- Programming exceeds 300 hours and is arranged into daily thematic blocks that include antiheroes, anime and One Piece, Disney/Marvel showcases, and classic‑film reunions.
- A broad international guest list spans film, TV, anime, games and comics with names such as Karl Urban, Paul Bettany, Shin'ichirō Watanabe, John Romero, Elijah Wood and Sean Astin.
- Access is managed through the Portal del Fan where attendees build agendas, in‑demand panels used a lottery system that closed before opening, and tickets range from single‑day prices to four‑day passes with extra fees for photos and autographs.
- Thousands queued to enter on the first day but many attendees noted improved queue management compared with last year as organizers push to surpass the inaugural edition’s roughly 120,000 visitors and boost local tourism and creative industries.