BronyCon 2013: Experiences, Pictures & Discussion!

[Jonke 3,742]

Jonke is Fluttershy because I don't think I heard him speak even five words out loud the entire time (though, Lurpy could battle him for this title)

 

 

Battle of silent ponies~ Flutteryay~

 

Anyway, one should know that i rarely were around you that much either. When i were, i was most likely in my comfort zone. *Scared* :x

[Skygunner 352]

Battle of silent ponies~ Flutteryay~

 

Anyway, one should know that i rarely were around you that much either. When i were, i was most likely in my comfort zone. *Scared* :x

I dunno, I shared a bed with you and of all the ponies at the con....I never herd you speak that much.   Qute fluttershyish-y  of you if I must say so myself.

[Jonke 3,742]

I dunno, I shared a bed with you and of all the ponies at the con....I never herd you speak that much.   Qute fluttershyish-y  of you if I must say so myself.

but...but... apart from bed time you weren't with us that much either. D:

 

You were busy with planning out evil actions towards the innocent pony most of the time

[Skygunner 352]

but...but... apart from bed time you weren't with us that much either. D:

 

You were busy with planning out evil actions towards the innocent pony most of the time

I was with you lot for quite a fair amount.....

 

.......when you were in the dealers room.

 

 

But even then outside the room,  rather quiet.  Suppose LRP  didn't say much at all.  In fact I only recall him talking directly to me once....Still  gotta give you the fluttershy of the year award.  

 

.....................

 

I plead the 5th on the other part.

[Killian Jones 2,653]

@@Skygunner, 

@@Jonke, 

 

Are you sure this is the same Jonke as I know. I have trouble getting him to be quiet and not be so awesome. I bet Jonke was awesome the whole way through.

[Quilava 1,290]

@@Skygunner, 

@@Jonke, 

 

Are you sure this is the same Jonke as I know. I have trouble getting him to be quiet and not be so awesome. I bet Jonke was awesome the whole way through.

It's a lot easier talking over the internet compared to being face to face with people nonetheless, yes, he was still quite awesome

[Fox 5,330]

So, BronyCon happened. There has been a lot of trouble stirring up on the forums while the absence of most moderators, administrators, past staff members, and a small selection of forum users. I mean why is there all these pictures of Feld0 memes? 

 

Anyway, I took many pictures while I was at BronyCon. I might share my personal experience through a blog entry to exemplify my first hand experiences. 

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by Fox

[Yes-Man 597]

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun.

Wish I could've gone, but I'm a minor and everything. T~T

But I'm just glad you guys enjoyed it, bronies are like a family to me.

[duidamasterXD 9,626]

@@Fox,

 

I've merged your thread with a pinned one that we now have for sharing stories and pictures related to this year's Bronycon . You've got some great photos and I look forward to seeing the rest. Thanks!

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

Deargod, so much to type, and not a lot of time to do it.

 

THis year I did not take like...ANY photos, but I did take a good chunk of video, I will be sure to get that all situated when I get time, probobly when I get back from my cousin's house. 

 

Guys, I want to thank everyone I met up with, you all kept me in tears with the epic amount of laughs you brought to me. I hope that I was not too much trouble, I know that I get pretty wild, but I do my best not to go over bored.

 

Bronycon 2013 was an amazing experience, and it showed just how much the community has grown, I can't wait to see what comes in the future!. 

[WingMcCallister 367]

Well...I think there is a wonderful story to tell here.

 

Lumi(nescence) had bought a Pinkie Pie cube plush (like this) from one of the vendors. While walking past the vendor again, our dear Zoop had "convinced" Lumi to buy the Pinkamena version of the same said plushie style as it was the last one there that hadn't been purchased. Lumi then shells out the $40 for the awesome lil' plush to make the couple complete. Afterwards, the group (quite a good sized group) walked to the next aisle of vendors continuing to search for various merch to buy. As we neared the end of the aisle, one of the vendors had given a strong complement/adornment for the pinkamena plush that Lumi had just bought (maybe 10-15 mintues ago). Zoop, being the devious mastermind he is, proposes to Lumi that he should give her the plush. Of course, the girl refused, especially since we had told her that it was the last one when she had first complemented on it. Lumi thought about it while Zoop kept telling him to do it. Finally, Lumi ultimately decided to give the girl the $40 plush that he had just purchased ~10 minutes earlier.

 

Not going to lie, I'm pretty sure the girl was on the verge of tears for what Lumi had done for her.

 

 

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Lumi is a great man, nuff said. I think the reasoning on this one is pretty clear. Lumi spreads joy. Embrace it... hail the sun. Right now!

[Quilava 1,290]

Deargod, so much to type, and not a lot of time to do it.

 

THis year I did not take like...ANY photos, but I did take a good chunk of video, I will be sure to get that all situated when I get time, probobly when I get back from my cousin's house. 

 

Guys, I want to thank everyone I met up with, you all kept me in tears with the epic amount of laughs you brought to me. I hope that I was not too much trouble, I know that I get pretty wild, but I do my best not to go over bored.

 

Bronycon 2013 was an amazing experience, and it showed just how much the community has grown, I can't wait to see what comes in the future!. 

 

Nothing can compare to watching that...urm...movie that someone decided call Birdemic ;P

The amount of laughter that ensued watching that abomination was nothing that I would trade for anything else. Zoop definitely got his money out of that between all of us....

[Flutterdasher 114]

BronyCon was more than I ever imagined. It was so much fun! Everyone was very nice and it was awesome to see everyone so open about who they are and what they are all about. From the panels, to the vendor hall I thought everything was well organized and a lot of fun. Of course it is always a plus if I can by Big Mac related merchandise and even take a picture or two of some people dressed as him as well

 

Well, actually I thought kind of made it perfectly clear within the first few seconds of me speaking why I was so tired... but I guess I didn't so hey. The whole bronycon trailer was a mess and everyone on the team was working really hard under an extreme deadline to get something out there that was presentable which included many all nighters and in my case 50 redbulls thanks to all the fun errors we had with our custom puppets and assets. Honestly I don't quite believe we succeeded and the rest of the team can confirm that the next trailer and not to mention the final product will be like, 2000% percent cooler. And then of course we now have some fun puppet issues with what was put up that apparently I wasn't supposed to put up to begin with and uuughhhh I'm doing a great job representing the team, aren't I?

 

 

I was at the Panel and I thought it was awesome. I was worried you were going to pass out but I don't think you ruined it at all. I think you made it fun and entertaining especially considering how out of it you were. I hope you finally got some sleep It was probably the best panel I went to in fact. So I never got to say it in person but you did an awesome job on the movie trailer and I appreciate the work you put into it, the vendor table and still (hopefully) enjoying yourself at BronyCon.

[Quilava 1,290]

Vinyl Blade/~Shadow Wolf~ got plushies trying to make everyone jealous. Lugia had a better pony in my opinion~ 

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And which plushie would that be dear fox? You talking about my Rainbow Dash hat :3?

Speaking of which, here is a picture of all the plushies (along with a couple other things to fill up the picture) that I had purchased at the con.

 

 

 

*That Apple Bloom plush is the softest thing I've ever felt X3*

 

 

Here's a photo of everyone looking at Lugia's ass. 

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Left to right. Haven, Jonke, Luminescence/Key/Scootacool, and Lugia bending over twerking for everyone.

 

God...this picture. But there is one picture that is a bit worse that I can't wait to see

Edited August 6, 2013 by ~Lugia~

[~Master~ Button Mash 2,307]

Does anyone have that picture one of you guys got of me in my Scootaloo stuff staring at the Rainbow Dash plush wearing sunglasses?

[Dark Qiviut 22,177]

I was at BronyCon myself (my second convention ever, both BronyCons). Unlike last year, my mom came over, too. (This was her very first.) I had such a marvelous time there. The entire convention was absolutely loose. Eight thousand bronies coming into BronyCon in Baltimore, dedicated to their ponies, and having so much fun.

Some of my highlights are:

1. How much fun everypony was having. This con had plenty of lines. In non-BronyCon lines I was on, everyone was impatient and wanted the security to get it moving faster. In BronyCon? Buck that! We had to wait, but we also wanted to have fun-fun-fun-fun-fun-fun-fun! There was a lot of dancing, singing, and plain excitement! We all conversed, "yeah'd," gave each other so many brohoofs that our knuckles got sore, and just were plain happy.
2. The spirit of unity. Despite the drama and heated debates we sometimes have, there's one thing brony conventions do so well: show a sense of unity. Katie Cook said this perfectly: "It’s one fandom, one interest. You can feel the love and energy and intensity of the fans here: they’ll give each other high fives even if they don’t know each other." Brony conventions offer the best in the fandom, physically, intellectually, and psychologically. The looseness and happiness were all there, and my mom noticed it so much.
   
   The looseness and unity were exhibited in so many areas such as the chants (including "YEAH!", "Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows," "Crush! Kill! Destroy! Swag!", and "FUN!"). You got brohoofs and hugs whether you knew them or not. And it wasn't only the adults who joined the fun. EVERYPONY — EVERYBRONY — of any age joined the fun and chanting, from five-year-olds to fifty-year-olds.
3. The creative areas like the Traveling Pony Museum, the Vendor Hall, the creative lounges, and Bronypalooza. At BronyCon Summer 2012, there was an undeniable amount of craft exhibited throughout the convention.
   
   In BronyCon 2013, everypony stepped up their game. The Vendor Hall displayed some of the best brony craft that I have ever seen, and there was such a wide variety.
   
   The Poniverse booth showed a unique united network of websites and even a great preview of their latest installments: Pony.FM (which I discussed with @@Feld0 on how to improve upon) and their ambitious pony project that was previewed in their panel.
    
4. One booth nearby had high quality embroideries; another next door had high-quality plushies.
   
   One in the middle of the hall had really well-done beauty bars.
   
   Another had great 3D printing.
   
   Another had high-quality temporary tattoos.
   
   Another had very well-done chains.
   
   Another also had a very well-done Alicorn Amulet, which I bought and intend to use it as my primary jewelry.
   
   Another had well-done bow ties and pins in their booth.
   
   The Perler Pony was also there displaying high-quality perlers. (My mom thought of commissioning for one with Discord ears.)
   
   EquestriaPlush was also there with family and high-quality plushies. (I impulsively thought about buying her Luna or Twilicorn one, but it was well out of my budget, so I just gawked and complimented the unbelievable quality instead.)
   
   You pretty much know the drift. There was so much great work that you wish to buy all of it. Quite a few vendors got caught off-guard by how much bronies wanted to buy their stuff. Several sold out their main products rather quickly. For example, one vendor had seven duplicates of an OC plushy worth a high price tag, and they were sold out by Friday mid-afternoon.
5. Forest Rain's proposal to his girlfriend at Bronypalooza on Friday. Great to Be Different showed the origins of their relationship, when he spotted an envelope with "It's great to be different. Love, Derpy" from BronyCon last year. The letter inspired Rain to compose what is currently my all-time favorite brony song. They met in person a few months later (in typical Derpy fashion, his now fiancée got locked out of her car, and they've been in a relationship ever since). It was a sweet moment that caught me off guard. I wish FR and his fiancée the best of luck in their relationship!
6. Whose Line Is It, Anypony? If you missed it, you should've seen it. That panel was absolutely hilarious. All of us in that audience laughed on and on. Several times, we laughed so hard, we rocked back and forth and cried. The bronies who performed there were spectacular. (The superhero and "What Would You Say to Pinkie Pie and Not Your Girlfriend?" segments from Scenes Out of a Hat are top-notch.)
7. The Closing Ceremony. Couch Crusader at EQD said it best. Nothing is more depressing in a convention than the last day, because this means the con is coming to a close. The Closing Ceremony made sure everyone had the con ended on a happy note. The surprise with the singer from G1 was great, and everypony clapped along. The conclusion with Black Gryph0n and EileMonty co-singing "Proud to Be a Brony" solidified what made BronyCon and bronydom so great.

I also like to thank a few people:

1. My mother. She didn't go to BronyCon last year and was somewhat reluctant about BronyCon this year (because Baltimore's Downtown neighborhood is terrible [especially at night]), but she knew how happy I would be at BronyCon, so she decided to buy tickets and later extended our hotel days. As she saw the lines and walked through the vendor hall, she began to notice the spirit of the fandom blooming and began to show a bigger appreciation to the fandom at large. On Friday evening, while I was at Bronypalooza, she watched the two-part pilot and half of "The Ticket Master." She loved them and currently has Spike as her most favorite canon character.
   
   Her stance on the brony fandom changed for the positive for good the following night. While I went for Bronypalooza, someone recommended her to see Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony. She saw the entire documentary and LOVED it, resulting in her becoming a brony and embracing the brony culture for good. (I decided to buy the documentary as a result Sunday morning, as I have never seen it.) On Sunday, she bought the 2014 MLP:FIM calendar, a pair of Vinyl cutie mark earrings, and a Chrysalis tote bag. (She currently is a gigantic brony of the ponysona, Fluffle Puff, and sings "Pink Fluffy Unicorns…", although she'll accidentally say "Pink Puffy Unicorns…" instead, which gives me a giggle ).
2. The Poniverse staff, from @@Lord Bababa to @@Apple Bloom to @@Feld0 to @ to @@Ice Storm to @@Artemis to @@Chigens and Kay to @@~Chaotic Discord~ to @ to everyone else there. You worked really hard on presenting their ambitious projects currently and did whatever they could to do it well and on time. Lord Bababa was hilarious and exhausted trying to get it done, and I don't blame him for wanting a good night's sleep. Poniverse staff, you did great at BronyCon, and I can see your works gaining a ton of support. Keep it all going, and I await Beta 2 later this month. ^^
   
   I also want to thank the bronies of the MLP Forums, from @@Jonke to @ to @@Zoop to @@Skullbuster to @@Wingnut to @@Sweets to @@Bhending the Rules to @ to @@Lady Rarity Pony to @ to every brony at the MLP Forums for sacrificing their time to attend BronyCon, too. You were all great and shared a fantastic brony experience. I saw many of you there, and I can't wait to hopefully see you guys again at another brony convention soon. ^^
3. The people who worked at BronyCon and kept everything smooth. Despite all of the lovely, organized chaos, the security did a marvelous job in maintaining the convention and keeping everyone alert and happy. EverFree Radio, EQI, and Ponyville Live covered BronyCon 2013 splendidly. Lastly, the folks backstage did great in answering as many questions as possible.
4. Everypony who attended BronyCon 2013. You guys there demonstrated the heart and soul of the brony fandom and shows all of us why being a fan of those pastel-colored ponies is something to be proud of. Your warmth, generosity, ability to awe and recognize such high quality craft, and overall passion for the ponies helped make this con special. But what made it special was all 8,407 of you who went. You went to BronyCon, discussed ponies with everypony, treated each other as family, let yourselves loose, and had so much fun. Cons aren't cons without the fervor of passionate, dedicate fans, and the bronies here at BronyCon demonstrated that. Without it, BronyCon would've been typical and BORING. BronyCon 2013 was anything but boring, and it's all of you at BronyCon who show us exactly that. BronyCon showed the best the brony community has to offer, and it really made me extremely proud to be a brony.

BronyCon Summer 2012 was fantastic, but this convention blew it out of the water in fun, cheerfulness, passion, and quality. Thank you, everypony, and brony on! /)

Edited August 6, 2013 by Dark Qiviut

[WingMcCallister 367]

@, 

 

X3 That Rainbow Dash of yours seemed to have a desire to watch me consume food. lol Twice at the con it was giving me that stare down while fooding.

[~Chaos~ 3,966]

Looks like all you that attended had fun!

 

Looking at all the pictures, it seems like a good time meeting online friends, I gotta go one year I'm thinking. 

[thor9356 540]

The con was absolutely fun. Went to the Ponyverse panel as well as the, "So your OC is an Alicorn" panel which was pretty funny and gave my friends an idea for a shirt. On the 2nd night, M.A. Larson took a picture of our brony group and we didn't have to pay which was even more awesome. This was the first con that I also tried to cosplay which I won't lie, I've heard that I've been freaking people out with my cosplay. However, I really don't see it as a bad thing and not only that but when people recognize your cosplay and ask to take pics it is such an amazing feeling. Anyways here's a few pics.

 

I'm the one on the far right in both pics.

Edited August 13, 2013 by thor9356

[WingMcCallister 367]

Does anyone have that picture one of you guys got of me in my Scootaloo stuff staring at the Rainbow Dash plush wearing sunglasses?

Scoots has it, dude. Let me get the link for you. Found it.... from the desk of Agent Luminescence! 

 

 

http://t.co/Xlhw0kqpsG

 

Whooshles. There you go ABC. What a great day. Did you know that I didn't even know you were you? lol 

Edited August 7, 2013 by WingMcCallister

[Quilava 1,290]

Scoots has it, dude. Let me get the link for you. Found it.... from the desk of Agent Luminescence! 

 

 

http://t.co/Xlhw0kqpsG

 

Whooshles. There you go ABC. What a great day. Did you know that I didn't even know you were you? lol 

 

My god...that pic

 

->Fixed Image :3

 

 

This plushie has become a celebrity XD. Starring down Wing while he was eating his delicious sandwich (not sure of the other time you mentioned), being used as a hat on numerous occasions that led to the pic Fox posted of me as well as being a part of the banner, and being creep'd on by ABC. Definitely got my money's worth out of it~

[Motion Spark 7,806]

So, BronyCon happened. There has been a lot of trouble stirring up on the forums while the absence of most moderators, administrators, past staff members, and a small selection of forum users. I mean why is there all these pictures of Feld0 memes? 

 

Anyway, I took many pictures while I was at BronyCon. I might share my personal experience through a blog entry to exemplify my first hand experiences. 

 

You had many high profile Bronies out there like Yaplap/Solar, and the Manliest Brony (Dusty) there too.

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Cosplays

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This guy.

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You also had people at tables pretending to do work~

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Ice Storm, and Nascar.

 

There were a lot of people at the vendors for the first few days. Including these weirdos~

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Left to right. Artemis, Nascar, AppleBloom.

 

Vinyl Blade/~Shadow Wolf~ got plushies trying to make everyone jealous. Lugia had a better pony in my opinion~ 

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Here's a photo of everyone looking at Lugia's ass. 

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Left to right. Haven, Jonke, Luminescence/Key/Scootacool, and Lugia bending over twerking for everyone.

 

Left to right. AtomicBassCannon, Auron, and Haven.

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@@Marco, and @@Feld0 hugging each other. (Best Shipping Eva <3 ~)

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Everyone having a big ol' group hug. 

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Please try not to flood this thread with too many comments while I'm gone. I'm currently busy at the moment. I know I'm a tease for giving this all to you. So, please hold your excitement back until I get back, and I'll update it even more.  

 

if I could brohoof any single picture individualy, I so would do it, you looked like you had so much fun, so many faces from the forums, feld0's hawt XD can't wait for more pictures!

[Haven Celestii 9,385]

Holy crap, as that was my first ever con ever in the history of Haven, it was soooo bucking awesome!

Only made better by meeting all the amazing, hilarious, and glorious people I did. Seriously, yall made that trip for me. x3

 

 

Guys, I want to thank everyone I met up with, you all kept me in tears with the epic amount of laughs you brought to me. I hope that I was not too much trouble, I know that I get pretty wild, but I do my best not to go over bored.

Im pretty sure everyone loved your company, Even when you were completely butchering your "Thats what she said" jokes. I surely did.

 

 

 

Only one thing I am sad about....We never got to fly to the castle~

 

xD

Here's a photo of everyone looking at Lugia's ass. 

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Left to right. Haven, Jonke, Luminescence/Key/Scootacool, and Lugia bending over twerking for everyone.

 

Left to right. AtomicBassCannon, Auron, and Haven.

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Hey, we werent looking AT his ass....It just so happened to be in the spot we were staring in.

 

And holy crap, Im so glad you actually got a picture of me, Auron, and Atomicbasscannon. We completely forgot to do so. I guess your need to photograph LITERALLY EVERYTHING came in handy!

[IvyVine 17]

I brought my son to his first BronyCon and I can't tell which of us had a better time. We met some great people, enjoyed some interesting panels, and went home sore, exhausted, and deleriously happy. Side note, we need a closer hotel next time!!!! I knew the show was great, I knew about the fan art and music, but I had no idea the Brony community was so amazing and welcoming. Best moment, other than watching my son enjoy time with his "people", every moment spent dancing, laughing, discussing, learning, watching, bouncing, chanting, smiling, and picture taking. Downside....that line to check-in!!! Thank you for all the BroHooves and hugs! We will see you all next year.

[~The Snowy Wolf~ 1,579]

I'm the one on the far right in both pics.

Ah! I saw you there!! I remember, because I remember thinking about your jacket and comparing it to mine. Yes, that's what I was thinking. I know, it's kinda random

 

My god...that pic

 

->Fixed Image :3

 

This plushie has become a celebrity XD. Starring down Wing while he was eating his delicious sandwich (not sure of the other time you mentioned), being used as a hat on numerous occasions that led to the pic Fox posted of me as well as being a part of the banner, and being creep'd on by ABC. Definitely got my money's worth out of it~

Still not as good (or soft) as my beautiful Rarity

 

 

She's been in my bed or my jacket ever since I got her (except for that one time she was on my head)