First ever con with severe anxiety, any tips?

Hello all! I’m going to MegaCon Orlando with my boyfriend and a friend in February (pretty sure this is the first con for all of us), but I can’t help but feel a bit nervous as this is my first ever con and I hear it’s quite large, as well as in Orlando, FL…lol. We are from Georgia so we will be taking about a 5 hour road trip the day before the con and staying a hotel, and attending the con the next day.

My anxiety mainly stems from knowing there will be a massive amount of people confined in one space (I get anxious in large groups of people) and essentially I’m not sure how to navigate around it, as well as I have never been to Florida, let alone Orlando. Are there any tips on how to navigate the city/con itself? We don’t even really have that much of a plan in mind other than attending the con but I am a very anxious person and need a plan in place in order to enjoy my time fully. We are only there for Friday so I know we probably won’t get to see everything the con has to offer but I want to make the most of the trip and enjoy my time rather than be an anxious mess the entire day…any tips are appreciated!