The CATASTROPHES Of Fan Conventions

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  • Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
  • The 'disaster' of TwitchCon 2022 may have been the most recent catastrophic fan convention of recent memory, but if we turn the clock back to the past, you can be sure that in the 2010s, there were vast amounts conventions so catastrophic, they'd make TwitchCon 2022 seem like nothing. In this video we're doing a deep dive into the disasterous conventions of the past, and I'll be telling you their stories.
    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:52 - TanaCon
    04:42 - TwitchCon 2022
    07:21 - 2014 Comic-Con Zombie Walk
    09:26 - Pokemon Card
    World Championships
    2015
    12:32 - DashCon
    15:19 - MidWest FurFest 2014
    17:38 - Mine-O-Rama
    20:43 - Charity Announcement
    Link to Dashcon video: • Tumblr Dash Con FAIL D...
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    TAGS: Fan Convention, Convention Fails, TanaCon, Disaster, Catastrophic, Catastrophe, TanaCon Disaster, TwitchCon, TwitchCon 2022, TwitchCon 2022 Disaster, 2014 Zombie Walk, ComicCon 2014 Catastrophe, Pokemon Card World Championships Arrested, DashCon, DashCon Fail, DashCon Explained, MidWest Furfest, MidWest FurFest Chlorine, Mine-O-Rama, Mine-O-Rama Controversy

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  • @Pulse0n
    @Pulse0n Рік тому +206

    11:04 This was the most clever thing I’ve heard all month, bravo.

    • @Pulse0n
      @Pulse0n Рік тому +26

      (he used 17 of the 18 Pokémon types here, with the exception of Fairy)

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +16

      1st

    • @electricbluetempest2448
      @electricbluetempest2448 Рік тому +12

      Nah he crammed fairy at the end there. “I see it as FAIR punishment”

    • @thereturnofdarthcaedus
      @thereturnofdarthcaedus Рік тому +1

      @@FoxAkimbo can you guess my favorite pokkemn hes a clone tho yet hes seriously powerful hes in the og

    • @JuanSanchez-rv9xy
      @JuanSanchez-rv9xy Рік тому +1

      @@thereturnofdarthcaedus mewtwo?

  • @DeathbyProxy
    @DeathbyProxy Рік тому +808

    I'm surprised you didn't mention Rainfurrest at all. Attendees purposefully put towels in the hot tub filters to break them, threw used diapers onto people's cars, and broke the smoke alarms so they could hotbox their hotel rooms. It only happened once and never again.

    • @theokkali467
      @theokkali467 Рік тому

      ITS THE ULTIMATE EXAMPLE. FOX DIDNT MENTION IT. HE NEVER HEARD OF A BAD CONVENTION BEFORE LUL

    • @trashman11
      @trashman11 Рік тому +2

      A little more history on it. The reason it got that way was because the con had a “if you were banned from another con you can come here” thing. Now it was ment for wrongfully banned people a lot of people were being banned at the time for political reasons. basically if you didn’t agree with every opinion a con runner held on twitter you were banned. But even with that they didn’t screen anyone so alongside with people that were wrongfully banned people that were rightfully banned got in. The rest is history

    • @SuperConroy99
      @SuperConroy99 Рік тому +36

      ...I knew Rainfurrest went bad but not THAT bad

    • @violets_drop_seeds
      @violets_drop_seeds Рік тому +68

      Rainfurrest 2015 was really bad. I saw a video on it and it was a mess of constant criminal activity and a living hell. It was so bad that I think the whole thing was discontinued. I think when they tried to find a hotel for 2017, they denied them because of 2015.

    • @violets_drop_seeds
      @violets_drop_seeds Рік тому +25

      From what I heard, I think two attendees ODed during the convention

  • @kennethkay7226
    @kennethkay7226 Рік тому +304

    True story, I forgot what year it was but I went to a walker stalker convention with my family and we saw Norman Reedus with security leaving through the exit. we spoke to him and he was really friendly but later we read somewhere that he was bit by a fan and that's why they had to walk him out. The fact that he was so nice to other fans after such a stressful event shows how good of a person he is.

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +47

      I've heard the guy is a real gem, hearing that story is really awesome tbf

    • @uh_logan
      @uh_logan Рік тому +14

      Went to walker stalker a few years in a row as a kid, used to be good but could see it going downhill the last year we went. Read somewhere in an article management was getting less and less responsible, bumping up prices, actors being treated poorly. I remember the last year I went, I was like fourteen? I had pepper spray on me and security confiscated that, but when I walked in a couple cosplayers had real crossbows (yeehaw Georgia).
      Just a story I thought was interesting and I’m still bitter about it.

    • @freddie6307
      @freddie6307 Рік тому +5

      bitten?!?! bro what 😭💀

    • @MylkT1023
      @MylkT1023 2 місяці тому

      BIT!?!?!?!?

  • @hypphen
    @hypphen Рік тому +342

    honestly im surprised rainfurrest 2015 wasnt on here, that con was INFAMOUSLY catastrophic within the furry fandom

    • @andreaseverin1346
      @andreaseverin1346 Рік тому +6

      What happened? I love these kind of stories

    • @weelzneal4768
      @weelzneal4768 Рік тому +19

      @@andreaseverin1346 let me introduce u to a lil youtuber named internet historian, type them in plus rainfurrest

    • @andreaseverin1346
      @andreaseverin1346 Рік тому +5

      @@weelzneal4768 thank you ! Never knew the channel but it looks like my new way to waste 5 hours

    • @weelzneal4768
      @weelzneal4768 Рік тому +7

      @@andreaseverin1346 sounds about right lol enjoy!

    • @hypphen
      @hypphen Рік тому +14

      @@andreaseverin1346 alot of things but most notable someone j1zzèd on a pizza in a hallway (and someone else ate it)

  • @bt8483
    @bt8483 Рік тому +106

    I’m surprised Rainfurrest 2015 and that one Las Vegas mlp con weren’t mentioned but now I definitely need to see you cover them in a part 2

    • @dustinsimoneau4780
      @dustinsimoneau4780 Рік тому +4

      Los Pegasus Unicon

    • @lolitainblack
      @lolitainblack Рік тому

      Just what I was about to say

    • @ScreamTelehead
      @ScreamTelehead 3 місяці тому

      @@dustinsimoneau4780I saw a video about it and it was interesting just how much of a disaster it was

  • @babyrodent
    @babyrodent Рік тому +73

    The Zombie Walk incident from 2014 is definitely one that I've heard of, specifically the day after it happened when it was on the news at a motel because my mom and I were in San Diego for that year- not for Comic-Con, but for Nerd HQ (which was a free alternative to Comic-Con, but with the incentive to donate to the nonprofit Operation Smile to attend panels and to take photos with the special guests). I definitely recall some guests talking about it when we were waiting to go inside Petco Park on the final day of Nerd HQ.

  • @doomerzoomer
    @doomerzoomer Рік тому +130

    if you ever want to do a part 2, please talk about Crunchyroll Expo Australia 2022, I was there (well in the line) and it was a DISASTER, poorly organised, oversold tickets, issues inside, 4+ hour lines to get in, happy to share my experiences too

    • @phieee8352
      @phieee8352 Рік тому +6

      not sure why we insist on doing seperate anime cons when ozcon and supanova have been taken over by weebs

    • @doomerzoomer
      @doomerzoomer Рік тому +4

      @@phieee8352 not really event and guest wise, merch stalls yeah but theres more than isnt included.

  • @LauraBow
    @LauraBow Рік тому +82

    I think I remember seeing the furry one being on the news. The reporter had prob never even heard of furries before so when she saw footage of the con she ran off stage and burst out laughing

    • @crybaby6845
      @crybaby6845 7 місяців тому +6

      Genuinely so saddening to see them just laughed at because people literally went to the hospital

    • @rionthemagnificent2971
      @rionthemagnificent2971 5 місяців тому

      @@crybaby6845 yea the MSNBC bitch needed to be fired. Laugh at us all you want but when people get seriously hurt, an you laugh.. that's a fireable offense imho.

    • @ScreamTelehead
      @ScreamTelehead 3 місяці тому

      @@crybaby6845honestly, they were in the cold for hours and it was a hate crime. Yet because it’s furries they laughed

  • @LPSRosyYT
    @LPSRosyYT Рік тому +63

    My brother are a part of the Pokémon tcg Community and I remember this whole world‘s incident. They actually posted the photos in a private Facebook group, if I remember correctly and someone in the group reported to police and that was how they got caught.

    • @wyattcensored9361
      @wyattcensored9361 10 місяців тому

      The photos, what photos are you talking about?

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 Рік тому +31

    the Twitchcon incident made me whince in pain

  • @Mark-ko6qg
    @Mark-ko6qg Рік тому +20

    The twitch con foam pit, was it deep enough for the actual activity and just falling over, because i wouldn't be shocked if they did the bare minimum and didn't think people would yeet themselves at full force of the platforms

  • @milanbeerepoot4260
    @milanbeerepoot4260 Рік тому +79

    I would love to hear you speak about big fast food scandals. Like the burger king horse meat thing.

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +30

      I actually mentioned the horse meat scandal in my Terminated Twitter Users video, but that's a good idea, I'll write it down!

    • @ToxPhy
      @ToxPhy Рік тому +6

      Or the person who found a finger in their chili 🤮

    • @shinyy8918
      @shinyy8918 Рік тому +4

      Subway guy 💀

    • @rionthemagnificent2971
      @rionthemagnificent2971 5 місяців тому

      Horsemeat is the least of the problems with fast food, There was a major E. Coli Outbreak that sent several kids to the hospital and is the reason i refuse to eat at Jack N the Box. Not to mention the Hepatitis outbreak that destroyed ChiChis in the US and Canada. There is still a chain in europe in middle east.

  • @mothmancancook
    @mothmancancook Рік тому +9

    I was actually at Midwest Fur Fest when the gas incident occurred. Luckily, I was at my friend’s hotel room which was at a separate hotel across the street. Scariest shit ever.

  • @hblackburn5580
    @hblackburn5580 Рік тому +15

    As an American, to me those Pokémon gunmen practically got a slap on the wrist! That would have gotten one YEARS, possibly decades of state max prision. But bro, when you said "gaping gap" and then "hole to fill"... I just couldn't 😆 🤣

  • @MissSallyB1
    @MissSallyB1 Рік тому +26

    Tara Strong got ill when being served food she was allergic to at 2013 Las Pegasus UniCon and the thing took place at a hotel best known for nudie reviews

  • @bi-product
    @bi-product Рік тому +19

    I almost went to a Brony Convention called Las Pegasus Unicon in Vegas. Look it up, it was a wreck

    • @x_kittrix
      @x_kittrix Рік тому +3

      I watched izzyzzz’s video on it, and yeah it was insane lol.

    • @funfairordnance
      @funfairordnance Рік тому +1

      I mean, I don’t see how people didn’t sniff bs right off the bat. I thought it’d be cool to go, but I didn’t think something like this could be pulled off. I think we can all say nowadays, only trust conventions that aren’t crowd funded, or coming from a… I guess “third party” source. Tumblr convention? Let TUMBLR take care of it, ect, ect! Let people know who what they’re doing or corporations throw an event. Ya know??

  • @Vextrutas
    @Vextrutas Рік тому +15

    11:04 is the most poetic thing ive ever heard, and listing pokemon types in a clever way, love these videos dude, keep it up!!

  • @archieblue2801
    @archieblue2801 Рік тому +13

    Rainfurrest has to be the craziest messed up convention I've heard of atleast, I would of thought it would be on this video for sure?

    • @rionthemagnificent2971
      @rionthemagnificent2971 5 місяців тому

      Yeah and it could have been avoided if the organizers knew what they were doing..

  • @js64514
    @js64514 Рік тому +4

    In 2011, the Dayton Hamvention, a convention/trade show for ham radio operators, which at the time was held at a run down venue called Hara Arena, the main sewer line ruptured and liquid crap flowed all over the rear parking lot, which was used a the events flea market. This left the venue without any functional restrooms and a horrible mess. Most of the attendees left the venue for the day. Hara Arena was closed for code violations in 2016, and demolished in 2020, after being hit by a tornado.

  • @xxxxx-iu4fw
    @xxxxx-iu4fw Рік тому +21

    man I went to a local comic-con once before and I went as scp-049 and the wildest experience was running into the only guy who recognized my costume (who I ALMOST hit w/ my mask by accident bc I spun around happily :’D) 5 TIMES ALL BY COINCIDENCE
    WE FREAKED EACH OTHER OUT LOL
    I also saw a really cool groot cosplay :O

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx Рік тому

      I'd probably take a 50/50guess on SCP myself.

    • @xxxxx-iu4fw
      @xxxxx-iu4fw Рік тому +1

      @@JnEricsonx sure

  • @retroTiko
    @retroTiko Рік тому +10

    nothing was funnier than being on tumblr while dashcon was happening and getting live updates

  • @dustinsimoneau4780
    @dustinsimoneau4780 Рік тому +22

    You realize if you do a volume 2 for this video, you need to cover the rest of the unholy trinity, right? You covered Dashcon, but not the events that came before and after it respectively: Las Pegasus Unicon and the final Rainfurrest

    • @ScreamTelehead
      @ScreamTelehead 3 місяці тому

      Fr, I was so surprised he never said anything about Los Pegasus or Rainfurrest

  • @kurt50alien
    @kurt50alien Рік тому +15

    Take a shot every time catastrophe or something similar is said.

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +6

      *dies of alcohol poisoning

  • @Furball891
    @Furball891 Рік тому +34

    Looking at these, I'm slightly relieved that I live in a country with no big cons. But on the other hand I'm really sad about it, because I'd really love to visit an actual big con some day. Eh, can't have only the good parts I suppose.

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +11

      Not all of them are catastrophes lol

    • @Furball891
      @Furball891 Рік тому +5

      @@FoxAkimbo haha true. But more people means both more interesting stuff to see and more potential for disasters lol

    • @thereturnofdarthcaedus
      @thereturnofdarthcaedus Рік тому +1

      @@FoxAkimbo i always wanted to be a cosplayer but my older brother does not approve of it even tho i want to do it

    • @madelinethomas978
      @madelinethomas978 Рік тому +2

      This is like 1 out of every 1000 conventions/events/festivals/concerts

  • @truestoryagb
    @truestoryagb Рік тому +10

    You should do chaotic things that happened at concerts like the Astro world situation in 2021 and the Manchester booming that happened in 2017 and such

  • @Pichael0621
    @Pichael0621 Рік тому +5

    at first I was a little apprehensive because the first few stories are very recent and well covered but these more obscure examples are fantastic. Great video mate, I love the content.

  • @OkamiLyra
    @OkamiLyra Рік тому +1

    Bro, the wordplay with the Pokemon types was so clever. It took until I heard "Bugs in the Grass" to notice it because it was so smooth. Well done!

  • @TheNightmareAngelYT
    @TheNightmareAngelYT Рік тому +7

    I love how he put a counter on how many times he says "convention". lol!

  • @commentaccessories
    @commentaccessories Рік тому +2

    god damn 2014 was cursed as hell in retrospect. i always get weirdly nostalgic whenever dashcon comes up lol.

  • @carlamariecadizon9101
    @carlamariecadizon9101 Рік тому +7

    You can attend our CosplayMania since that is the largest anime convention in our country, Philippines. This is held in the SMX Convention Center during October months and we can accompany you there so you can also enjoy the other people and fan's alike.

    • @kendrahall5902
      @kendrahall5902 Рік тому +4

      Sounds like an amazing event

    • @MariusKennedy
      @MariusKennedy Рік тому

      I would like to go there because I'm from the Philippines too.

  • @Juliett-we7tc
    @Juliett-we7tc Рік тому +3

    Maybe you can donate to a pet foster and adoption charity . There are so many animals in need of help and homes right now especially after the hurricane. Or Tunnels to Towers or a homeless veterans charity as there are just an astronomical number of them having to live in these tent cities all over the country because the shelters are filled up and they are not being given free housing, food, decent medical care or cell phones even though it was them that sacrificed so much for us. ( sorry it just makes me so mad how our vets are being ignored and being offered service after others if there is even any funding left).Just a couple suggestions.

  • @FlyingAce427
    @FlyingAce427 Рік тому +3

    The Pokemon puns during the championship section were on point! I guess you could say they also got caught by the dragon.

  • @rexzs794
    @rexzs794 Рік тому +1

    If you want to do a con, the London MCM Expo/Comic Con is on at the end of the month. They throw it in May and October, also in Birmingham iirc.

  • @sarahm8695
    @sarahm8695 Рік тому +8

    I'm genuinely amazed Fyre Festival wasn't mentioned. It resulted in lawsuits, jail time and a Netflix documentary on the whole debacle.

    • @Moon_x_sun
      @Moon_x_sun Рік тому +5

      True but i Think thats bc its a festival and not a convention

    • @star7communicator434
      @star7communicator434 Рік тому +2

      There are some other fandom convention disasters that, to my surprise, were excluded. You win some, you lose some? 👀

    • @sarahm8695
      @sarahm8695 Рік тому

      @@Moon_x_sun oh good point

  • @gnome5676
    @gnome5676 Рік тому +2

    as a vendor, this video has brought shivers down my spine. But so far the worst thing ive experienced during one is veery very small corridor for waay too many people and me just sitting there like O.O, i really do hope they get a bigger venue next time.

  • @kareokeleidescope
    @kareokeleidescope Рік тому +3

    I went by Mine-o-Rama/YouCube with a friend (I came from Canada, he was from US) and I was very thankful that many of the UA-camrs took time out of their lives to attend the convention for the fans. My friend is a smaller streamer himself and we and some of his friends made the most of the trip by touring New York and just hanging out.

  • @RaysArtCorner
    @RaysArtCorner Рік тому +7

    I have two I would like to add:
    Rainfurrest 2015
    Las pegasus unicon
    Edit: typo

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +7

      Part 2? 👀

    • @hanyunya
      @hanyunya Рік тому +2

      Omg las pegasus was horrible 💀💀😭

    • @ricochet0928
      @ricochet0928 Рік тому +4

      Yeeesss I was waiting for rainfurrest to be brought up 😂

  • @VDotBlank
    @VDotBlank 10 місяців тому +1

    I remember the last catastrophic thing that happened at a convention was at one we used to call TnT(name got changed) it was an Anime Convention in my state and let's just say the party held on Saturday night caused the fire alarms to go off, people in fursuits and cosplays were close to passing out, the artist alley was held in an old building scheduled for demolition and also there was no light so most people had to use lamps, the main building was so tight, someone i stayed with got locked out of her hotel room while in a panic(she was only twelve at the time),etc. Many of us don't speak about TnT 2019
    After that one i believe the other worst one was this one i went to early last year... it was hell. It was out in the middle of fuck knows where in a small building. There was no internet, no panels, and no vendors so many people just fucking left and some just sat in the front area and chatted

  • @KharonDeLune_vtb
    @KharonDeLune_vtb Рік тому +3

    Las Pegasus Brony Con. It almost caused Hasbro to entirely axe the brony convention industry and horrifically mistreated talented workers like Tara Strong. There are rumours that it was a scam from inception.

  • @star7communicator434
    @star7communicator434 Рік тому +6

    Hi FoxAkimbo, would you consider donating to the MS Foundation/MS Society? Multiple Sclerosis is a serious autoimmune disease that is becoming more and more common and yet few people know exactly what it is and how it affects the body.
    Also, I'd like to see a video on why you started making iceberg videos! Why do you think they're interesting? Thanks!

  • @hanyunya
    @hanyunya Рік тому +23

    2 days before I'm going to mcm comic con, my favourite youtuber posts this... yikes 💀

    • @FoxAkimbo
      @FoxAkimbo  Рік тому +4

      Have fun!

    • @hanyunya
      @hanyunya Рік тому +3

      @@FoxAkimbo thanks bro ❤️ keep up the good work!

    • @hanyunya
      @hanyunya Рік тому +1

      @@FoxAkimbo also about your question about conventions (which one you should go to) - I'd recommend mcm london, as you're from the UK it's closer and i go there every year so it would be lovely to see you there!

    • @PunkinThePie
      @PunkinThePie Рік тому +1

      I’m going to Mcm London too, what character are you cosplaying?

    • @hanyunya
      @hanyunya Рік тому

      @@PunkinThePie chiaki nanami from danganronpa :) wbu?

  • @carlosflores4179
    @carlosflores4179 Рік тому

    Another banger man!!!! Love it. You should do a video about banned videogames

  • @Rinabow
    @Rinabow Рік тому +2

    I actually attended the 2015 Pokémon World Championships mentioned at 9:26, and there are a few additional notes I want to add.
    Firstly the event wasn't just about the Pokémon trading cards, but also a video game championships. Both tournaments are run side-by-side to each other and are live streamed separately to each other on the Official Pokémon UA-cam channel. I'd actually argue that the video game is what is more well-known about the event, since I think it gets more views.
    Additionally, and this is kinda the most mind-blowing part, but the tournament within the convention is actually an invite-only event. The Pokémon Company run various big and small tournaments around the world and invite players from over a dozen countries with paid travel expenses for some of the top players, making it a hugely international convention. From what I'm aware, the two guys who tried to shoot up the event actually qualified for the tournament, meaning that they must have been competing in and winning smaller tournaments throughout the year in order to get an invite, and yet decided to use that opportunity for a shoot-up instead.

    • @Rinabow
      @Rinabow Рік тому +2

      The worst part is that this isn't even the craziest thing to happen at a Pokémon convention. In 2012 at the UK Pokémon National Championships in Birmingham (an event I also attended), a player named Rubén Puig Lecegui from Spain won the tournament, only to have the title stripped and given to the runner-up Ben Kyriakou after Ruben and his friends were caught throwing poo in the hotel during the event.

    • @MartianCandies
      @MartianCandies Рік тому

      @@Rinabow ....why the hell--

  • @AlexSilver9
    @AlexSilver9 Рік тому +3

    The 2015 Pokémon TCG Championship attempted shooters probably wouldn't have succeeded anyway given how security in Boston beefed up for events post marathon bombing. I almost went when I still lived in the area but something told me not to. Still glad I didn't take the chance.

  • @phieee8352
    @phieee8352 Рік тому +3

    mineorama was the only con i’ve never heard of, it definitely doesn’t seem quite as bad as furfest or dashcon

  • @Shroomiewoomydoomy
    @Shroomiewoomydoomy Рік тому +2

    Donating to the trevor project would be nice!!

  • @MysteryPonyFiction
    @MysteryPonyFiction Рік тому +1

    Wow, I'm surprised the disaster from my fandom wasn't mentioned 'Los Pegasus'. Yay, we arn't the worst!

  • @drill4206
    @drill4206 Рік тому +2

    To this day the omelet festival in abbeville Louisiana is one of the best I've been too, next the shrimp and petroleum festival in berwick Louisiana, rice festival, sugar festival in new Iberia Louisiana, festival international in Lafayette Louisiana had the best foods from around the world. Frog festival is hilarious and fun...black bear festival in franklin rocks it out each year. But the most famous is the crawfish festival in Breaux bridge Louisiana.

    • @drill4206
      @drill4206 Рік тому +2

      We use any excuse to come out party and two step to some zydeco! And nope none of these are Mardi gras..they are just a few of the festivals we host.
      Pro tip book your room or bed and breakfast 6 month to a year ahead because places book up fast. Worked a bed and breakfast in carencro Louisiana during festival international and it was the only time we was fully booked ever haha. Creepy owners and creepier mansion.

  • @saraiiif
    @saraiiif Рік тому +2

    take a shot everytime fox says catastrophic

  • @bapplejacks
    @bapplejacks Рік тому +3

    Any anime convention in Japan, Dragon Con in Georgia(?) and a lot of Texas anime cons are good too.

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx Рік тому

      I've wanted to go to Dragon con for years. Probably best way I'm ever gonna meet Mark Meer. :(

  • @MelfinatheBlue
    @MelfinatheBlue Рік тому

    DragonCon's still the largest fan convention in America, I think. I know it's grown from 3 hotels to 5-7? plus the Apparel Mart building. That'll be over Labor Day weekend (Aug31 is Thursday) in Atlanta. Con is downtown, mostly in hotels, and does NOT STOP all weekend long. I do know a ton of fun stories (ask me about hunting down Doctors after spending 8 hours telling the people who failed their spot check that they want the big ass sign they've just walked by to come to me and ask me where to go). I know the fire marshal shut the Hyatt down one Friday night (and someone ended up dying) but I was inside at Evening at Bree, I just got bits of rant regurgitated over the phone at me. Think that was 2006 or 2007? It's still mostly volunteers doing everything (and volunteering is a useful way to get a badge), and I know there's a wealth of drama there. Plus you might end up on CNN (dunno if they still cover the parade) and you can be in the parade! (It's huge, and a ton of fun for everyone. Kids love it, the fans who've dressed up love it, it's just a lovely time, especially for local families.)
    I'd be happy to give you a tour if you decide on DragonCon, if nothing else I can see if I know anyone with a extra bed that's going spare. The hotels have been booked for months...but the Con is in Midtown Atlanta, transit is 2.50 per ride, and Atlanta's a BIG CITY. Plus there's probably some sports thing going on too, there generally is (really funny to see the two very different groups of people, even funnier (to me) was that in a full car the only guy willing to tighten my laces (overbust corset) was NOT a DC person but a "Gators?" fan whose wife was really attached to my outfit...

  • @FireyTheAlienDragon
    @FireyTheAlienDragon Рік тому +2

    Speaking about the gas leak incident of MFF the news reporters who talked about the incident were disgusting. They even down right made fun of them

  • @MeowMeow-sy2mi
    @MeowMeow-sy2mi Рік тому +1

    "Some of the youngers might not remember 2014"
    Sometimes I forget you can have an account on this site at 13 and Im 28. I feel old 😂

  • @Saint_Dan132
    @Saint_Dan132 Рік тому +2

    I had to comment again bless your heart what a lovely thing you are doing you're one in a million

  • @stephanniemorin
    @stephanniemorin Рік тому +7

    1:24 I feel like Shane Dawson would NOT be competent enough to host a Con without it getting creepy, Gabi is with Shane on a lot of his creepy shit so ditto on her, Bella is...okay, and the other one I've never heard of, so two out five aint bad!
    I have had zero negative experiences with cons, but yikes, I'm sorry for the ones who have had them, and I hope you have more positive ones in the future!
    BTW, at TanaCon everyone got branded condoms and other cheap schlock in a tiny bag, so...yeah...
    9:28 Dude...I've got TONS of Pokémon cards! My little card box is full of them!
    12:02 I suggest coming to NJ! Sure, we don't have any big Cons, but we do have Magic: The Gathering, The Super Pet Expo and a bunch of others! If not, I recommend you go to the Javits in New York for their Comic Con...you can spot a LOT of great costumes there!
    I really thought you were going to be talking about Rainfurrest, but that's a story for another day

  • @mannofnope6836
    @mannofnope6836 Рік тому

    Here in the Philippines, a recent convention dubbed "ConQuest" has grew very controversial following a lot of reports of extremely long queues on the second and third day that were the result of overselling and greed in general.
    Staff used brutal crowd control techniques, like ordering food stalls to stop selling food on the 2nd floor, and cutting the power in the second and third days of the event. The long ass queue got so notorious, that the Philippines' biggest news anchors even covered it. Other than that, meet and greets were cut short, people with disabilities were harassed and alternate entrances were barred. The convention center can hold up to 20,000 people maximum. The organizers aimed for 70,000-100,000, to a point where the second floor was shaking due to the overcrowding.
    The organizers have been reportedly bragging about the convention and how ConQuest is "superior in quality" to other conventions in the country, to a point where he faked an apology when he got called out.

  • @DracoX-hz3tu
    @DracoX-hz3tu Рік тому +2

    As a Pokemon nerd, I can confirm that the TCG is surging in popularly nowadays if anything

  • @uh_logan
    @uh_logan Рік тому +1

    I was slowly watching awaiting for you to being up dashcon lmao

  • @IG_ArticleParticle
    @IG_ArticleParticle Рік тому

    If you plan on coming to a convention, Yomacon here in Downtown Detroit has been a blast, lately its been lacking so it would be cool for you to spice it it up.

  • @eddyangstman
    @eddyangstman Рік тому +1

    imaging being the guy who pissed in the dashcon ballpit

  • @Kayawtiku
    @Kayawtiku Рік тому +2

    15:20 I remember this. The stuff going down on social media afterwards was horrible. I can understand people taking the piss out of furries because, yeah, they're kinda weird and cringe, but I distinctly remember seeing a lot of people making a lot of inappropriate jokes and such on twitter after this attack. People defending whoever was responsible because "Ew furries" I guess. Like by all means, you can make fun of furries all you want, but like... making fun of a literal terrorist attack that just happened to target furries is uh...it ain't it, chief. People could have gotten seriously hurt.
    Also, on the topic of furries and furry cons, I'm surprised there aren't more in this list. There have been quite a few catastrophic furry conventions in the past (Cough Rainfurrest 2015 Cough). Though, to be fair, I swear I hear of at least one controversy for every furry convention there is lmfao. Furries are wild.

  • @SWITCHITUPREVIEWS
    @SWITCHITUPREVIEWS Рік тому

    Fun fact: the person who started the refund chant was plainrock124 shown on his vlog channel plainrockvlogs.

  • @BigBearNLittleBear
    @BigBearNLittleBear Рік тому +1

    Always a good day when Fox Akimbo posts

  • @LightBluly
    @LightBluly Рік тому +1

    I am surprised that you did not mention Rainfurrest 2015 and Las Pegasus Unicon 2013. Especially LPU because it predates ALL of these events.

  • @mathieuleader8601
    @mathieuleader8601 Рік тому +2

    often these fan conventions just attract trouble

  • @RealHero3000
    @RealHero3000 6 місяців тому

    11:04 This is pure gold (and silver)

  • @GlacierStripez
    @GlacierStripez Рік тому +1

    Come to Anime Midwest with me next time. We can hang out. It'll be great.

  • @johannahsavage6537
    @johannahsavage6537 Рік тому

    11:45 Go and try pax west in seattle, good stuff there my guy

  • @NicolasSequeira
    @NicolasSequeira Рік тому

    That convention counter is off the roof!

  • @MustyYew
    @MustyYew Рік тому

    9:24 greatest transition of all time dude

  • @mcjtlr
    @mcjtlr Рік тому

    “I’m not gonna say you were asking for it, but I will say you getting shafted restored balance to the universe.” 😂

  • @Saint_Dan132
    @Saint_Dan132 Рік тому

    Welcome to tumble con the pissy ball pool of expectations lol xx great video as usual

  • @Renkencen
    @Renkencen Рік тому

    11:59 How about the MCM Expo in the UK?

  • @sparkdrive2900
    @sparkdrive2900 10 днів тому

    Pls make about the recent failed Pokemon convention called Pokeverse: Season 1. It was very similar to what happened to dash con even if the voice actor of ash veronica taylor and jason paige was there. The event was a ghost town, the organizer is a mess, the artists are neglected, there are very small amount of stalls and lots of open space.

  • @howardeeznuts9630
    @howardeeznuts9630 Рік тому +2

    these conventions were very unconventional.

  • @TheQueenOfSheba
    @TheQueenOfSheba Рік тому +2

    I’ve been to some amazing cons, but they were organized by people that knew what they were doing. There’s very much red flags and things you can look out for. But I recommend folks attend cons of your favored fandom/other interests.

  • @kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94

    Yes! Great job!

  • @sammitaylor3942
    @sammitaylor3942 Рік тому

    XD never in my life did I think I needed to hear about a Banana Con

  • @kendoruslink7017
    @kendoruslink7017 10 місяців тому

    I've only been to Armageddon which is a big convention that usually takes place during labour weekend

  • @MeowMeow-sy2mi
    @MeowMeow-sy2mi Рік тому

    I didnt realize tana was only like 19 when tanacon happened.

  • @spicymemeboi2646
    @spicymemeboi2646 Рік тому +6

    There is just something almost comical about a headline that reads "Chlorine gas at furfest"

    • @andreaseverin1346
      @andreaseverin1346 Рік тому +1

      I think there's a Führfest joke hidden somewhere in here

    • @spicymemeboi2646
      @spicymemeboi2646 Рік тому

      @@andreaseverin1346 damn ok that just hit me like panzerschokolade

  • @KirstenMarie_MS3
    @KirstenMarie_MS3 Рік тому

    5:23 Omg😣 Poor woman. I broke my back in 3 places in a car accident at the age of 19. Been a chronic pain patient ever since. I hope she's ok.

  • @doglover12345andfr
    @doglover12345andfr Рік тому

    Ok, I was kind of expecting Rainfurest. This one had a couple I never heard of.

  • @Pichael0621
    @Pichael0621 Рік тому +1

    An 18 and 27 year old having to chip in for a car is the most middle America thing i've ever heard

  • @caldervanegas240
    @caldervanegas240 7 місяців тому

    comic con zombie walk gives me World War II flashbacks

  • @alexiskuwata
    @alexiskuwata Рік тому

    Edit: If you saw my earlier comment, i didnt realize you talked about it. I was still on the Pokemon one.

  • @kendrahall5902
    @kendrahall5902 Рік тому +1

    If you do go to a convention will you blog it?

  • @FunAngelo2005
    @FunAngelo2005 Рік тому +2

    Mathew did the verry thing anyone in a car whould do during a zombie apocalypse

  • @lolitainblack
    @lolitainblack Рік тому

    I knew about almost all of these convention incidents. Very strange how I educate myself on information that will never be useful to me.

  • @mandelabutterfly9162
    @mandelabutterfly9162 Рік тому +1

    When is Fox Akimbocon?

  • @ReventonSpeed
    @ReventonSpeed Рік тому +3

    Bro you look just like the police officer that was killed in the mental institution by the T-1000 in Terminator 2, dude you gotta grow your mustache out omg!

  • @gingerdog8203
    @gingerdog8203 Рік тому +2

    Why'd you include the Ursula thing in the thumbnail but not mention it in the video

  • @proxymag
    @proxymag Рік тому +1

    I didnt know about all of this 😳
    Jeez some People ate crazy.
    Anyway, ik there is an nadeshicon in Québec for march 24th to the 26th 2023 in here in Québec that i think you might like ^^
    Its like the comicon but for anime ig

  • @laurathedad
    @laurathedad Рік тому

    what possessed that man to run over a whole parade of people like that’s so messed up

  • @ikeohno9767
    @ikeohno9767 Рік тому

    I'd love to see some donations towards service dog programs or even towards reputable fundraisers online, there are a lot of people out there struggling with medical situations who could really use some help nowadays

  • @camedark_vods
    @camedark_vods Рік тому

    conquest 2023 deserves to be in this spot

  • @catlover2223
    @catlover2223 7 місяців тому

    The Doctor called. He would like to know where he can get information on attending the 17th Annual Banana Convention.

  • @TheADzioba
    @TheADzioba 6 місяців тому

    What happened to the Convention Counter?

  • @Juliett-we7tc
    @Juliett-we7tc Рік тому +1

    Blizzcon HOOT HOOT!!! ****does her Boomkin dance****

  • @PunkinThePie
    @PunkinThePie Рік тому

    I’m going to Mcm comic come London this week and honestly for the price (£26.50) Saturday it seems pretty good for someone’s first time as it is big but not overwhelming

    • @muffyy01
      @muffyy01 Рік тому

      Comic con dortmund wants 42€ for entry in winter🗿