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Las Pegasus Unicon
It appears like another brony convention has sprung up, this one in Las Vegas, NV, and it will be at the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
Three-day tickets will run $85 at the door, but early birds can save up to 40%. The official site can be found here: Las Pegasus Unicon Tickets & Packages I'm definitely going. |
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Actually, this year it's being held in Baltimore at the convention center, and therefore I have a MUCH greater chance of being able to go~! I even have a friend of mine that just became a brony a couple months ago that's "forcing" me to go with him.
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Cat and I picked up our badges this evening. Already a bunch of other people there picking up theirs as well. It starts tomorrow, but Cat and I will be going on Saturday. We'll be sure to take lots of pictures for you all (my album will be here).
My excitement level is over 9000 and my body is ready. Last edited by Yoshi648; February 21, 2013 at 04:48:28 PM. |
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Oh man, the convention was quite awesome! It's really cool to be surrounded by lots of other folks with similar interests as you. There were lots of booths selling goodies, cosplayers, and panels with celebrities. The only thing that was really annoying was that John de Lancie and Daniel Ingram had their panels at the exact same time, so I didn't get to see both during those.
I'm going to be uploading pictures tomorrow afternoon, but for now this lovely video of a fire alarm going off should tide you over. It's like BronyCon all over again! (Mild language warning for some audience members.) |
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To quote Pinky: FUN FUN FUN!
Man what an awesome day that was! Here's a brief summary of what Cat and I did (all links are to pics):
What's your favorite thing about walls of text? Mines walls of text
Last edited by Yoshi648; February 24, 2013 at 03:51:24 PM. |
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Hmm, seems they are in a little financial trouble. Due to the lower then expected turnout, they are low on funds to pay off the convention and all the VAs, writers, etc who showed up.
I was a bit suspicious since it did seem a bit "empty" during the day compared to what I have seen from other events such as Brony Con. By the end of the day during the concert, there were maybe only like 40-50 people there. One does wonder how many people didn't show up because of the recently ended season 3 and the cry-babies of OMG TWILIGHT IS AN ALICORN THE SHOW IS RUINED FOREVER I'M LEAVING THE FANDOM BLAHBLAHBLAH. *donates $5* Last edited by Yoshi648; February 24, 2013 at 06:52:09 PM. |
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Oh dear, looks like it's even worse off than that:
http://www.equestriadaily.com/2013/0...or-unicon.html https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...j7o/edit?pli=1 (Thanks for the links, Yoshi.) Edit: Just in case Las Pegasus Unicon takes it down, here's a copy of the text from the page: Quote:
Last edited by Cat333Pokémon; February 27, 2013 at 12:54:34 AM. |
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Y'know, maybe this whole thing explains the purpose of the "vendor bits" here:
http://victoryroad.net/album.php?alb...pictureid=8980 Perhaps the Unicon organizers were urging vendors to use the bits as change (which ultimately forced you to either use them up by the end of the convention or keep them as a souvenir, kind of like gift cards with expiration dates) and forcing the vendors to accept them as payment as a way to pocket even more money. The conversion from bits to dollars apparently was supposed to occur at 5 pm on Sunday at the front desk, but from what I gather that had been closed before then, so many of the vendors had practically given away possibly hundreds of dollars of product for free. Not to mention, the whole story on the Unicon website (reproduced in the previous post in case they take it down later) really looks like it's full of holes. There is no way a major Las Vegas casino would scam paying customers like that, and I seriously doubt Hasbro's agents would steal money like that. Neither of those companies would want to be in hot water, and the chances are practically zero for both of those to happen at the same event. Some ponies didn't get paid, and some other ponies tried to do the laundry. It doesn't help that the organizers' names are the modern day equivalent of a duo being named Jesse and James. Also, check out this: |
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What I want to know is who thought the city renowned for sin and vice(and actually proud of it) would be a good place to host an mlp con. In the middle of winter. |
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Here's the updated site for the donations and auctions:
http://www.laspegassist.com/ I'll chip in $10 using the direct donation thing on the left once it goes through. Also, I believe the first wave of donations has successfully paid the VAs and other VIPs according to this video: |
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