Live merch in Anaheim is usually about one of two things: getting noticed on a crowded Convention Center floor, or giving guests at a private event something they'll keep. The station looks about the same either way. The planning doesn't.
Why live merch works for Anaheim events
At a fan or comic expo, a Convention Center booth or a product launch, what you're buying is attention. People stop because something is being made in front of them, and a line of people waiting for a shirt is a line of people standing in your space with time to talk.
What to print
Start with the crowd. Expo and fan weekend crowds want a design they can't buy at the merch stand: an event-only graphic on a soft tee, or their name added with DTF. Launch guests in the Platinum Triangle tend to go for caps from a hat bar or a stitched piece from live embroidery. For a crowd already carrying three free tees, a printed tote from the promo station gets more use.
How to plan the station
Give each station about 10×10 ft and two dedicated 120V circuits, then plan the line before the press. At the Convention Center that means working inside your booth footprint and your move-in window. At GardenWalk or a Packing District patio it means shade and a queue that doesn't block a storefront. Keep the design menu to two or three options so the line moves, and stock sizes XS–4XL so nobody walks away empty-handed.
Anaheim proof
Local proof before the presses roll in
Every Anaheim station starts with the same walk-through on paper: where the truck unloads, where the power drops are, where the line stands, and where guests pick a garment before they reach the press. Getting that right keeps a station tidy on an Anaheim Convention Center show floor, at a private event in a resort-district ballroom, or at a smaller activation near Honda Center.
So, the short version. At a Convention Center booth you want throughput and a line people can see from the aisle. At a private event in GardenWalk you want a personal keepsake. Tell us which one you are running and we'll size the station to it.