Bronycon- What is it all about?

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

So I have been hearing all about this Bronycon what is it? Has anypony gone to one and is it any good?!!

 

Is it like an event that the mlpforums sets up?

[spaghettinoodles 298]

It's a convention like Comic Con, but for bronies. Mlpforums doesn't set it up, I believe other people do. Last year only a few hundred went, and this year thousands went. I haven't gone, I have no desire to attend cons. It's just a convention where bronies meet up and what not.

[One 498]

Just a place and time were people meet up, they talk or something. A complete xp waste in my mind and I would never go.

[Apple Bloom 2,933]

Have you ever heard of Comic Con? Well, BronyCon is like the pony version of that. It's like... a huge Pinkie Pie party. Nothing but pony everywhere. There's all kinds of panels where voice actors and staff from the show talk about what they do and answer questions. There's venders who sell all kinds of custom pony merch. There's music, LARPing, video games, dancing, cosplaying, autograph signing, just about everything you can imagine! It's all wrapped up together in one HUGE convention, and by huge, I mean the last one had 4000 people! If you ever get the chance I would definitely recommend going. The next one is only going be bigger and better.

[Lady Rarity Pony 4,892]

Like everyone has said, Bronycon is much like Comic Con only with the focus on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I've attended one. I'd say it was definitely worth it and was quite a lot of fun.

 

There's LARPing

 

[Doctor XFizzle 8,669]

Who says you need to be at a con to be LARPing? I LARP every day. All my friends LARP. We love LARP.

 

Of course I mean Lady Rarity Pony, not live-action roleplaying

[Nah 3,182]

The ultimate Brony meetup were all Bronies from all walks of life meet up and exchange art, cosplay, etc.

[Mellow 73]

Who says you need to be at a con to be LARPing? I LARP every day. All my friends LARP. We love LARP.

 

Of course I mean Lady Rarity Pony, not live-action roleplaying

 

Whats the A stand for?

[Ol' Sarge 885]

I will always hold BronyCon in high regard. That's where I met Lauren Faust and John Di Lancie and oh yeah, I became a Brony. So, if it was awesome enough to impress a non Brony, then imagine how cool it is for a serious Brony.

 

Whats the A stand for?

 

A=Action as in Live Action Role PLay. Is this what you were asking about?

[Twi Rubix 726]

Bronycon looks like a pretty amazing place. Can't tell you from experience though... Everything is either in the NY Area, and CA area. It kinda sucks being stuck in the middle.

[Ol' Sarge 885]

Bronycon looks like a pretty amazing place. Can't tell you from experience though... Everything is either in the NY Area, and CA area. It kinda sucks being stuck in the middle.

 

Tell me about it. SkullBuster and I drove 12 Hours from South Carolina to go the Summer one. That's a haul, even more when you factor in all of the left hand turns I couldn't take because I was in New Jersey!

[Mellow 73]

I will always hold BronyCon in high regard. That's where I met Lauren Faust and John Di Lancie and oh yeah, I became a Brony. So, if it was awesome enough to impress a non Brony, then imagine how cool it is for a serious Brony.

 

A=Action as in Live Action Role PLay. Is this what you were asking about?

 

no Im talking about

Of course I mean Lady Rarity Pony, not live-action roleplaying

 

[magical unicorn 3]

I didn't quite finish reading through all of the replies to this topic, so I'm not sure if this has already beenasked or answered. But, does anypony know where this event was/is being/has been held? I assume in USA somewhere, but I'm from Australia so I am hoping there might be something similar closer to me

[Ol' Sarge 885]

I didn't quite finish reading through all of the replies to this topic, so I'm not sure if this has already beenasked or answered. But, does anypony know where this event was/is being/has been held? I assume in USA somewhere, but I'm from Australia so I am hoping there might be something similar closer to me

 

BronyCon is not only an event, but a "group" of Bronies that organize the event. As such, they are under no obligation to hold "Cons" anywhere other than the current location of the New York/New Jersey, USA. What you can do is seek out other Aussie Bronies and have your own meet-up.

[Apple Bloom 2,933]

Tell me about it. SkullBuster and I drove 12 Hours from South Carolina to go the Summer one. That's a haul, even more when you factor in all of the left hand turns I couldn't take because I was in New Jersey!

 

Aw man, I feel for you guys. I flew from Tallahassee Florida and it only took me about three hours, and I thought that "no turning left" joke died when I left New Jersey. http://mlpforums.com/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.png

 

no Im talking about

 

In that case it represents the first "A" in Lady Rarity Pony. Yup, LRP is a LARP.

 

I didn't quite finish reading through all of the replies to this topic, so I'm not sure if this has already beenasked or answered. But, does anypony know where this event was/is being/has been held? I assume in USA somewhere, but I'm from Australia so I am hoping there might be something similar closer to me

 

Yeah, it's in America. The last one was in Secaucus, New Jersey. No need to fret though. Australia actually does have it's own convention. It's called PonyCon AU.

[Ol' Sarge 885]

Aw man, I feel for you guys. I flew from Tallahassee Florida and it only took me about three hours, and I thought that "no turning left" joke died when I left New Jersey. http://mlpforums.com/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.png

 

"No Left Turn" is alive and well thanks to Lady Rarity Pony. He also ensures that we know that NASCAR does not come to New Jersey because of this rule.

[SapphireDragon 10]

i wish i could have gone! i watched coverage of it, and it looked really fun next time, I WILL GO!

[Comet Tail 808]

I will always hold BronyCon in high regard. That's where I met Lauren Faust and John Di Lancie and oh yeah, I became a Brony. So, if it was awesome enough to impress a non Brony, then imagine how cool it is for a serious Brony.

 

A=Action as in Live Action Role PLay. Is this what you were asking about?

 

 

Tell me about it. SkullBuster and I drove 12 Hours from South Carolina to go the Summer one. That's a haul, even more when you factor in all of the left hand turns I couldn't take because I was in New Jersey!

 

Okay, I'm just dying to ask how a non-brony ended up driving 12 hours to go to a bronycon, and meet John De Lancie and Lauren Faust, lol.

 

I'd love to hear whatever crazy series of events led to that. I mean, it's impossible for anyone to think of it as a non-respectable fandom with you here

 

As for the drive, my bro's a pilot (not a career pilot, though), I'm going to get a license, and my half-sister owns a plane (person I'll be getting my license from). I wonder if I'll be able to fly my own borrowed plane there

(Though NY is probably a really tightly controlled airspace, I dunno)

[Ol' Sarge 885]

Okay, I'm just dying to ask how a non-brony ended up driving 12 hours to go to a bronycon, and meet John De Lancie and Lauren Faust, lol.

SkullBuster needed a ride, and as a cool dad, I gave him one. It was part of an agreement we had for good grades.

 

I'd love to hear whatever crazy series of events led to that. I mean, it's impossible for anyone to think of it as a non-respectable fandom with you here

This carries over from above^^ So the people doing the documentary invited all of us veterans to lunch. While we were the Lauren and John stopped by and I scored pics with both and John's signature. I rubbed SkullBuster's nose in it too.

 

Thanks for the love.

[Comet Tail 808]

SkullBuster needed a ride, and as a cool dad, I gave him one. It was part of an agreement we had for good grades.

 

This carries over from above^^ So the people doing the documentary invited all of us veterans to lunch. While we were the Lauren and John stopped by and I scored pics with both and John's signature. I rubbed SkullBuster's nose in it too.

 

Thanks for the love.

 

LOL!

 

Sarge, if this is what being in the military does, then you may have just changed my mind about the Air Force ROTC Lol, seriously, that's amazing!

 

And I didn't realize SkullBuster was your son! lol, so I guess he was a brony before you were, and got you into it?

[---------------------- 1,645]

I attended bronycon, it was fun to be arround other bronies, and with all the awesome panles, friendly people, general sillinies, and a bunch of other things that made this a very memorable event, I will most certnely attend the next one, and the ones after that

[Ol' Sarge 885]

LOL!

 

Sarge, if this is what being in the military does, then you may have just changed my mind about the Air Force ROTC Lol, seriously, that's amazing!

 

And I didn't realize SkullBuster was your son! lol, so I guess he was a brony before you were, and got you into it?

 

Yeah I guess you could say he turned me, lol. BronyCon was just that cool. I also think it may have been the 15 hours of Brony Music I was subjected to on the way up and back.

[The Media Brony 50]

I've been going to Bronycon since January 2012. Its an amazing time! Meeting other Brony's from around the world, sharing art and music, video gaming, partying, and just the overall feeling of the respect you get from everyone. Plus meeting the voice actors and Lauren Faust was something I'll never forget.

 

The next one will be in 2013. Don't miss it!

[Comet Tail 808]

I'd love to go to one, though it might be kinda hard to get over there. Hmm... Plan: I'm going on a 2-year mission starting mid-2013, and it's a big deal for the family and all, maybe I can convince them to pay for the trip on the grounds of being a reward for me doing that, like with Ol'Sarge and SkullBuster getting good grades, except for me it's devoting two years of my life, lol.

 

Only problem, though, is I'm worried it'll just be awkward for me. I guess I'm a bit like Fluttershy and just can't think of things to say to new people I meet. Lol, as awesome as a dinner would be with someone like Lauren Faust or an Astronaut, I've never wanted to do that for that very reason - I worry it'd just be horribly awkward.

 

Anyone else have that problem? How did Bronycon go for you?

 

And from what I'm hearing here, sheesh. I'm really feeling pressed to go, now. I just hope it happens before summer next year, since that's when the mission starts.

 

Maybe I'll even be able to fly my own plane to it by then. Who knows? I'm very excited about what might happen this next year

 

Yeah I guess you could say he turned me, lol. BronyCon was just that cool. I also think it may have been the 15 hours of Brony Music I was subjected to on the way up and back.

 

Lololol, personally I prefer the show's original songs, but I admit even those might become a bit old after 15 continuous hours. Luckily the bronies provide plenty of material

 

You know, there really is a thing about "if you repeat something enough, it becomes truth". Perhaps if I manage to hack New York's sirens and get them to play MLP music for 15 hours, we can brainwash millions of bronies into the herd, and create Equestria on Earth. Muahahaha - I mean, yay!

 

Hmm. Maybe I should think twice about who I reveal my supervillain plots to. Or since I'm decreasing violence and crime, does that make me a superhero, despite hacking a major city's siren system?

 

 

Anyways, lol, I was a bit jumpy there with the ROTC thing, but I do say it would be awesome to get that kind of appreciation. Being a rocket scientist is cool, though, but still not that kind of level. Now, if I manage to write a best-seller... Gotta keep at writing! lol.

[GrooveBroove 680]

I wouldn't mind going. Though taking leave for that kind of stuff is a pain.

I guess I could take a pass if im lucky enough and it happens on a weekend.

Guess well see what the future holds.