by Hannah Lindgren | October 17th, 2012
No matter how you want to experience World Cup VI, we have information for you! Teams, see below for registration packages and deadlines. Spectators, find out about the different types of tickets you can purchase, and what accommodations you can choose to utilize! Interested in volunteering? We’ve got that too!

TEAM REGISTRATION
Registration will be a little different this year, due to the regional championships acting as qualifiers for the World Cup. All accommodation packages may be booked through All About Group Travel (AAGT). Please note that ALL teams, even those that do not qualify to participate in the World Cup, may take advantage of this package offer. Accommodation registration will officially be open starting November 1st.
If your team qualifies to participate in the World Cup, you will be contacted by the World Cup Organizing Team (WCOT) after your regional championship is over and asked to confirm whether your team is attending by no later than ONE WEEK after your regional tournament. The player fees, payment schedule, and roster information will be given to you at that time.
Questions? Contact Marie at marie@allaboutgrouptravel.com.
ACCOMMODATION REGISTRATION:
- The team chooses which hotel they would like to stay at and they fill out the registration form.
- Once AAGT receives the form, the team will get a confirmation email.
- Hotels will be given on a first-come, first serve basis based on when the DEPOSIT is received.
- Packages include:
- Hotel
- Breakfast
- Transportation to and from airport
- Transportation to and from field
- World Cup player wristband
- World Cup water bottle
PAYMENT:
- Payments can now be made by credit card, electronic check, or PayPal online right on the AAGT website.
- To make those payments, teams have to add a 4% fee to the payment.
- They will also accept checks, money orders, wire transfers, and deposits via a Chase bank account.
- Each person can make their own individual payment if necessary, however, AAGT would need a list of names from the team captain first in order to keep track of who has paid and who has not. It is recommended that team captains collect the money from their teammates and submit one payment.
- Teams staying in hotels have their $25 per player tournament registration fee added to their hotel booking fee so it is all paid at once.
- Local teams not staying in hotels will pay the $25 per player tournament registration fee separately.
TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS:
- Airport
- Chartered motor coaches will make continuous runs between the airport and the hotels.
- The airport is approximately 30 minutes from the hotels so the shuttle will run approximately every hour.
- Some teams may have a waiting time at the airport but an AAGT Representative will be there all day.
- Teams with strange schedules (i.e. they come in on Thursday evening instead of Friday) will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but will be accommodated.
- Field
- Motor coaches will take the players to/from the field.
- Breakfast times will be scheduled in conjunction with shuttle departure times.
- At the end of the day, there will be enough coaches to take everyone back to the hotels at the same time with no waiting.
TICKETS AND PRICING
Tickets will officially go on sale sometime in November.
Prices are currently set at early bird discount and will increase by $2.00 starting in 2013, and then $2.00 more for at-the-door sales. The VIP pass price will remain constant.
IQA official member prices apply to official member teams ONLY, and this includes any official member team, whether they qualified for World Cup or not. It does not apply to players competing in the event, who will register separately. Teams are limited to 21 discounted non-event participant tickets. These tickets must be utilized by players ONLY, not family members or friends, and will not be available at the door. More information on the logistics of purchasing these tickets will be released at a later date, and will involve a special discount code for that team only.
Day Pass
- Adults: $14.99
- IQA official members: $9.99
- Youth (12 and under): $7.99
Includes access to one event day of the ticketholder’s choice. This includes all games on Saturday, April 13th, 2013, from 9 AM – 10 PM OR all games on Sunday, April 14th, 2013, from 9 AM – 6 PM (when finals are scheduled to end). Ticket holders will receive a wristband at the gate that corresponds only to the day they arrived on, and must retain their ticket stub.
Saturday’s matches include pool play for all of the teams, with continuous games running on all nine fields. Sunday will see fewer teams playing, and a move to single-elimination. However, Sunday also includes the quarter, semi, and finals on the championships field. Seats for these matches are on a first-come, first-serve basis, so seating is not guaranteed at the final matches, except for VIP customers. The IQA will do its best to keep guests updated with the actual number of seats available versus ticketholders, and bring in extra seating if possible. Standing room will certainly be allowed wherever possible.
Tickets include access to a “kidditch” field (where kids and young adults may sign up to play in scrimmages), any live musical entertainment or other spectacles, the merchandise/vendor village and multiple local food options.
Weekend Pass
- Adults: $24.99
- IQA Official Members: $17.99
- Youth (12 and under): $11.99
Includes discounted access to BOTH event days listed above, and everything that is included in those days, such as entertainment, kidditch, food and merchandise vendor access, and other sights and sounds of the World Cup.
VIP Pass
- $130.00
This year the VIP experience will be orchestrated by a professional VIP event services company. It will include the following benefits:
- complementary priority parking.
- Reserved front row seats at every field (to be filled by VIP customers on a first-come, first-serve basis). Guaranteed front row seating at the Championship match.
- An air-conditioned, tented VIP area, in proximity to one of the prime fields (details on accommodations inside coming soon).
- Other complementary items to enhance the World Cup experience, details to be released later.
- Indoor, air-conditioned bathroom facilities at the Austin-Tindall Clubhouse.
THE WORLD CUP AFTERPARTY
This year, to celebrate the end of the World Cup, the IQA and the Kissimmee Convention and Visitors Bureau are teaming up to present one of the most exclusive afterparties in quidditch history.
We aren’t allowed to tell you exactly what it is yet (although we bet you know exactly what we’re talking about), but it’s going down from 7 PM – 11 PM on Sunday, April 14th, at an amazing venue that will only be open to IQA players and fans. In other words, hold off on buying tickets to anywhere other than to the World Cup itself, and make sure you’re staying through to Monday morning!
VOLUNTEERING
Do you love quidditch? Do you love to volunteer? Do you want to be a part of World Cup VI in beautiful, sunny Florida? Well, by volunteering you can do all of this, and get free admission to the quidditch world’s biggest event! Official registration is still a few months away – registration for volunteers will open January 1st – but click here to see all the awesome things you can do and sign up to be on the volunteer list serve, so you’re notified right when registration begins!
Interested in being a referee or snitch? More information to come!

Evan Bell
Captain, Santa Barbara Blacktips
October 17, 2012
6:52 pm
” Teams are limited to 21 discounted non-event participant tickets” Does this mean that the coach position, as is now recognized and defined by Rulebook 6, doesn’t get a discounted ticket?
Brady Groves
Captain, Utah Crimson Fliers; Utah State Director
October 17, 2012
8:15 pm
I’d be interested to know this as well
Ra Hopkins
October 18, 2012
2:46 am
Also noticed this.
And teams larger than 21 people don’t all get discounted tickets?
Santiago Gonzalez
October 18, 2012
2:23 pm
The rule book limits teams to 21 players. If you have more than 21 players, you’re over your Roster limit. Teams must give the 21 (or less) player roster list to IQA when becoming IQA official I believe?
Hannah Lindgren
October 19, 2012
9:01 pm
Hey guys! We are working on getting clarification for you. It should be next week. Thank you for your questions!
Ra Hopkins
October 20, 2012
12:15 am
Yay!
Ra Hopkins
October 20, 2012
12:15 am
Except you can submit more than 21 to the Iqa, nd also have a coach. TOURNAMENT rosters are limited to 21. These are non-player tickets.
Rebecca Alley
October 18, 2012
7:11 pm
Wait, but the way I’m reading this is that players get in for free and then other people involved with the team have the “IQA member” discount? This is confusing.
And Evan I’m also concerned about the lack of coach inclusion, it’s already going to be pricey for a lot of us to get down there without an extra $25 for tickets to be allowed to coach.
Michael Clark-Polner
October 17, 2012
7:37 pm
Why is there a kids price for the 21 non-event participant tickets that are restricted to players?
gina schultze
October 17, 2012
7:43 pm
just to be sure. the vip pass is for all games including the final match??
Clare Mollywobbles Hutchinson
October 17, 2012
10:00 pm
”asked to confirm whether your team is attending by no later than ONE WEEK after your regional tournament.”
Meep! I mean, I totally get this and it’s good because it keeps things organized for you guys and it keeps people from bailing later on, but this is going to mess with our ‘let’s wait until exam schedules are released to see if we can possibly swing it’ plan, haha.
Alan Black
October 17, 2012
10:25 pm
Yeah, I feel like there should be some sort of special consideration for the Canadian teams, and any other teams who have to deal with a similar situation.
Ra Hopkins
October 18, 2012
2:41 am
And teams who have to figure out if they can scrape the money together. :/
1 week is SO SO soon. I mean, I get the “don’t bail” and “let’s keep shit organized” and “if you don’t want to/can’t go we need to call the next team” especially with the fact that some regionals (ours lol) are so late, but… meep.
I think it might be best for those of us not working with exam schedules to decide if we want to/can go BEFORE regionals.
Ryan Vickers
October 18, 2012
3:13 pm
Why not just require everyone declare if they are going or not one week after the last regional? At this point the IQA would already have a list of results from all of the regionals, and if one team says no, or one region couldn’t fill its slots, it should be pretty easy to see who is next to contact.
Hannah Lindgren
October 19, 2012
9:02 pm
Hey there! We will take what you have said into consideration. Thank you for your comments!
Matt Panico
Captain, Steel City Quidditch Club
October 22, 2012
1:50 pm
I’m very much in favor of one week after the last regionals. The final regionals are in the winter, much closer to the event, meaning the players have a better idea of their availability for the WC weekend. It doesn’t seem fair to make the Mid-Atlantic, for example, commit in November when students don’t even know what classes they’ll be taking in the spring.
Nicholas Wright
October 17, 2012
10:58 pm
Okay wait, I am somewhat confused after reading this. Am i right in saying that on top of team dues we are already paying to the IQA, we also must pay 25 dollars per player to register for World Cup?
Michael Clark-Polner
October 18, 2012
12:42 am
Yeah, it seems a lot to ask of teams to pay to fly to florida, pay for hotels, pay to be official, then throw another $500+ in fees just for going to the championship.
Ra Hopkins
October 18, 2012
2:38 am
Since Regionals now acts as a qualifier, the IQA (and I agree) thought it would be unfair to charge teams for an event they aren’t going to/don’t qualify for.
Hannah Lindgren
October 19, 2012
9:10 pm
I do believe Ra is correct, but I will confirm. Thank you for your question!
Jordan
October 20, 2012
4:08 pm
So wait? So tell me if this is right…The IQA dues are not being used to fund World Cup? Then the extra 25$ per player per team are the only dues to be used on World Cup?
Ra Hopkins
October 22, 2012
8:12 pm
IQA dues now go to everything except the world cup, mostly regionals. It’s in the membership plan, which was posted a while ago. So only people going to the world cup will pay for the world cup because it’s no longer everyone can go if they want.
Nicholas Wright
October 23, 2012
12:16 am
We just want to know about the 25$ being asked of teams. Because if that is true, then we would be paying nearly 45% more for World Cup registration than the actual IQA dues themselves, which frankly sounds pretty ridiculous to me.
Morgan Jacobson
October 25, 2012
10:32 am
Are rosters due at that one week mark, or do the teams just receive information about rosters?
Brent Gibbons
November 1, 2012
3:43 pm
I’m not quite sure how this works. My team is only going to order a travel package if we qualify for the World Cup. But this makes it seem like we could potentially qualify and then not be able to go based on travel package availability. Wouldn’t it make sense to hold this off until people figure out if they have made it into one of these slots? Or reserve packages for all the qualifying slots?
LeslieAnn Johnson
November 12, 2012
10:01 am
About the afterparty: If it’s where we think it is, will it only be in that section or will we be allowed access to enjoy the other areas?
Impeach Benepe
November 28, 2012
5:53 pm
Why does it cost more to go to the world cup than the cost of our dues? That’s pretty messed up man.
Charly Poirier
December 29, 2012
4:56 pm
How do we get tickets?
Logan Anbinder
Admin
December 31, 2012
12:19 am
Tickets will be available soon on the World Cup website! Keep checking worldcupquidditch.com for details.