I've gone for the past 2 years (but not this 
year... $$$$).

In 2001 I had a blast in spite of serious 
disorganization by the people in charge.  Signs, 
anyone?  We walked for what seemed like years 
before finding the registration room, with little 
to no guidance from organizers.  That was the 
biggest problem that year, but the fact that 
the "staff" volunteers knew next to nothing about 
how to navigate either made it especially 
annoying for folks who had never been to Long 
Beach before.  Long lines are the norm, but if 
the staff can't tell you where they begin for 
what event, it's pretty pitiful.

Last year the organization was a bit better in 
general, but the anime music video contest -- the 
primary reason I went aside from shopping -- was 
a total disaster.  They were still trying to 
compile their cute "bumpers" for between the 
videos for an hour into the show time (while 
several thousand hot and cranky people waited 
outside).  It got cancelled for that evening 2 
hours after showtime, to be rescheduled for 8 am 
the following morning.  In a word, blah.

I still wish I could go this year as I would love 
to see Anaheim and I'd kill to see Crispin 
Freeman's Mythology in Anime presentation 
again... but money is sorely lacking :-)