This is a great topic. Think I'll feature/sticky it. Anyhoo, I'll share my long, boring story:
2012 - Went to Comic Con, but only for a day, Thursday (the lamest day of them all for SDCC). Was packing my stuff to leave the next day till' I found out the announcement of a new Godzilla (that's right, I didn't even hear the rumors of 2010) packed with a concept trailer. Waited for a month for it to be uploaded, never was; angst and disappointment took over.
Summer 2013 - Went to Comic Con, AGAIN for 3 days this time. But not before hearing the awesome Godzilla Encounter marketing stuff. Went to SDCC '13 finally, in the hopes of both going to the Encounter and the Warner Bros. panel for Godzilla stuff. Went to the Encounter 4 times (it was awesome everytime), but missed the Warner Bros. panel because, being a-holes, they stopped the line from entering Hall H further when I was less than 20 people from the entrance.
Looked on Twitter, and Legendary (as if to mock me) started tweeting they were showing old footage, showing new footage, and ending the Godzilla panel. I was depressed/disappointed, but the Encounter was enough to satisfy me. In my hotel later that weekend, I had discovered someone leaked Encounter footage. And as I googled it, I found it on this little site called Godzilla-Movies.com. Here I remained and followed news on the G2014 film all the way to the present. From then till Fall, it was bitter disappointment a trailer wasn't uploaded.
Fall 2013 - Started to find news and socialize on as many Godzilla sites as possible (this site, Tohokingdom forums, etc). Soon, I started making topics on theories and finding my own sources to help update the site. Discovered the Godzilla trailer might arrive with the Desolation of Smaug and it was all a wait till' then.
Winter 2013/Spring 2014 - Trailer hit, hyped to the max. I then started trying to find Godzilla news nonstop like a junkie trying to find more drugs. Soon, Chris messaged me about being a mod. And, well, I forgot whether I accepted his offer or not. Anyhoo, from Jan. 2014 - May 2014 it was all torture as more news on the film spilt every so often and I had college to go through during the wait, sometimes I'd look up news during class (Example; my first time seeing the Main trailer was in my Psychology class, sat in the far back that day. Hehe). Spoilers and whatnot started to air around April, so I tried to avoid Godzilla sites till' the movie hit.
After an agonizing amount of waiting, school was finally out, but I still had 2 weeks till the 15th. Started hearing stuff about people liking the film, among other critic reviews, and tried to ignore them. I got my tickets weeks in advance, so it was all about waiting.
Movie Premiere - Went to an IMAX 3D showing at 7:00p, the line was huge even though I went 40 minutes early. Finally went in, and after some long series of trailers and an epic IMAX Godzilla roar countdown, the movie played. The End.
Wow, what a ride. Hopefully I'll get the same amount of hype and wonder for Godzilla 2. If the rumors are true about Godzilla 2 making a surprise appearance at SDCC this year, I'll be able to witness it and start all over again. ;)