Interested in our present or future events, but need more information? If so, you've come to the right place! We've divided our F.A.Q. into three categories: General CirqueCon, which answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the CirqueCon concept and 2010 Hollyood, which fields questions about our upcoming event in Hollywood, California. If you should have any further questions, please feel free to Contact Us and we'll be happy to answer any further questions you may have.

• General CirqueCon
  • Why is CirqueCon Members-Only?
  • What does my membership pay for?
  • What does "Per Member/Address" mean?
  • Do you have a Limitation of Liability Clause?
  • Why do memberships or tickets paid via PayPal cost more?
  • Do I need a Passport/Visa?
  • What happened to 2010 Hollywood?

Q. WHY IS CIRQUECON MEMBERS-ONLY?

CirqueCon, in addition to being a vacation, is a community; fans joining together with other fans. Part of the definition of being a community, we feel, is shared burden of costs. Your taxes, for example, help pay for roads, only some of which you drive on; it's the cost of living in a community. Offering a-la-carte memberships, where people pay only for the services they use, would be complicated and time-consuming. (We have real lives, too!)

There are other "hidden" costs, too. Like hours of calls to schedule special events (sometimes emails just can't do it.) And small gifts to our Cirque du Soleil friends that reap benefits down the road and are good business. These and other things do cost, yet everyone benefits. We make every effort to keep costs reasonable and try to spend our members' money wisely. We feel, as most of our attendees do, that everyone benefits from the planning and should share int he cost.

But, if you don't feel the things we offer in our membership are valuable to you, we won't leave you in the dark! We'll be posting details on our website, cirquecon.com, and various discussion groups, so you can keep track of us and join at any time. And you can join our Mailing List and keep abreast of our plans for FREE!

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Q. WHAT DOES MY MEMBERSHIP PAY FOR?

Your membership includes several tangible and intangible benefits. These include:

One program packet per membership. We don't know what it will contain, but we'll try to find some fun stuff, including local sightseeing information and more. Our Program Packet generally includes: A Program Book to keep as a memento with articles and information, and a full-color name badge with optional lanyard. And other surprises!

Periodic emails and status reports. As time goes by during our trip planning, we get questions from our members. We try to answer them as best we can using the Internet and occasionally the phone. In our efforts to keep all our members informed we forward the questions and answers to everyone. They concern things like weather, attractions and taxes, and other things.

Planning and help with our headquarters hotel. For our gatherings, we will contract a block of rooms at a near-by hotel or other lodging facility, but that doesn't mean you have to book a room at this facility. It's available for those members who wish to stay close to other Cirque Passionates. We try to do as much of our planning and research as possible utilizing free resources including the Internet, E-mail and toll free phone numbers. But experience has shown that there will be some instances when we need information we can't get from other sources, or when the information is time critical, or when it is the only means of getting the information or making the arrangements, a toll phone call may be necessary. We will make every effort to keep these to a minimum and try to spend our members money wisely!

Help with attractions & sightseeing, questions, and research. We try to serve as a clearinghouse for information and provide info to help members have a worry-free weekend. Many feel our services allow them to relax and enjoy the runup to the weekend.

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Q. WHAT DOES "PER MEMBER/ADDRESS" MEAN?

Simply that, if two or more people live at one address (husband/wife/children, or domestic partners, for example), and would prefer only one copy of the "Program Packet" they would only pay one membership. This does not mean that three people living in three different states who room together in Vegas can get one membership but receive three packets. They would need three individual memberships.

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Q. DO YOU HAVE A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CLAUSE?

Why yes we do! And it goes like this: "Each CirqueCon Member, or member of a Member's traveling group, assumes the entire responsibility and liability for losses, damages, and claims arriving out of injury or damage to themselves, members of their party, belongings, or other property occurring during CirqueCon, and shall indemnify and hold harmless CirqueCon, its agents, Committee, service providers, and employees from any and all such losses, damages and claims."

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Q. WHY DO MEMBERSHIPS OR TICKETS PAID VIA PAYPAL COST MORE?

We are happy to offer our members the ability to use credit cards through PayPal. PayPal levies an approximate 5% service charge for each transaction, which we do not include in our membership or ticket charges. In order to recover the fee, our prices for PayPal transactions must be adjusted accordingly.

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Q. DO I NEED A PASSPORT/VISA?

All passionates please review entry requirements for Canada. Those Passionates traveling on a USA Passport do NOT require a separate VISA to enter Canada; however, those traveling on a Mexican Passport DO require a VISA - the application for the VISA must be submitted at least three months in advance. So if you're planning to join us from Mexico, please start the VISA paperwork today!

Entry requirements for Americans: United States citizens travelling by land or sea must either be in possession of a passport, WHTI-compliant document, or a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, as well as proof of citizenship, such as an original or certified birth certificate. To enter or re-enter the USA by air a passport or other valid travel document is required. A visa is not required for stays of up to 180 days, if holding a Tourist Card/FMT form issued free of charge by airlines, embassies and at border crossings.

Entry requirements for UK nationals: British passport holders must have a passport and carry a Tourist Card/FMT Form. A visa is not required for stays of up to 180 days if holding an endorsed British Citizen passport. If the passport is endorsed British National (Overseas) the visa exemption is for a maximum of 90 days. British passport holders travelling on business can stay visa-free for one month if in possession of a FMTTV form, which can be acquired on arrival. All other passport holders require a visa to travel to Mexico. Travellers must have a return or onward ticket (unless a British Citizen with a Tourist Card or visa), as well as necessary documents for further travel, and sufficient funds.

Entry requirements for Australians: Australian nationals must have a passport. A visa is not required for stays of up to 180 days if in possession of a Tourist Card/FMT form issued free by airlines. Travellers are required to have tickets and documents for a return or onward journey, and sufficient funds.

Entry requirements for New Zealanders: New Zealanders must have a passport. No visa is required for a touristic stay of up to180 days, if holding a Tourist Card/FMT form issued by airlines (free of charge). Travellers are required to have tickets and documents for a return or onward journey, and sufficient funds.

NOTE: Information subject to change at any time. Please check with your country's government travel office for updated immigration information.

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Q. WHAT HAPPENED TO 2010 HOLLYWOOD?

We were informed by Cirque du Soleil that there has been a delay in their Kodak Theater resident show in Hollywood.  It will not premiere in Fall 2010 as originally scheduled.  Delays in development have meant the show will now debut some time in Fall 2011, a year later.

So we are now calling our Hollywood Event “CirqueCon 2011: Hollywood!”  We appreciate the enthusiasm shown by many of our members, but until we have an approximate time frame for our Event we will not be taking paid memberships.  Unfortunately, we likely won’t have that time frame until this time next year or later.

We will keep everyone on the Mailing List informed, of course.  And if we get news to report, you’ll be the first to know!

With the delay of “Cirque Kodak” until 2011, the potential of a new 2010 event held in a different location is a distinct possibility. As soon as we know more we’ll, of course, let you know!

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