08/03/19 - Vic, Amanda, Omar and I enter the strange world that is the final BronyCon

Oh boy, are we really doing this? Visiting the BCC will be fun

Hey they have the same registration booths as Otakon

Registration was in the old Video 1!

Hey they use the same printer we use too!

Got my badge

Vic and I ensure we can never deny this later after we regret it. Also, am I a jerk for wearing an Otakon jersey to another con?

The BronyCon program guide cover

Checking out the schedule

Our first plushie sighting

Oh! Well... that escalated quickly

The old VAT! It's where the attendees dropped off their little kids, so we weren't allowed in

Vic discovered an ARG (alternative reality game) in the program guide

It's a secret QR code!

Amanda is clearly thrilled by the ARG

These people were stealing chairs to set up a video game station in the hallway

Vic had to get away from this projector setup ASAP

"Stabletop Games"... I get it

Baltimare!

Don't mess with this pony

We found their radio gear

Holy crap, that is quite a line. And we don't get to skip it like usual

Fluttershy has a snack

Uhhhh. Uhhhh. Uhhhhhhhh.

More plushies

More giant plushies

Generic Name

The line was so long we had to go outside in the heat. The line control people were pretty ineffective

Do people come to a con like this looking for old yo-yos?

I did not get this sign's permission

I did ask permission to take a photo of this funny sign

Oh my god, did they ever. It was.. really really weird and sort of upsetting. Especially with the kids around

This Boba Fett walked up to Amanda and just pointed to the wanted poster with Pinkie Pie on it

Vic is in his element

Wandering the dealer's room

Sweetie Bot

I got my own plushie to blend in. Trixie rides in style

Vic continues to work on the game

Is this maze part of the game?

So many extra ears

This person has a uh.... friend?

It's Lauren Faust! She created the 4th generation of MLP

Also Bonnie Zacherle, the creator of the original MLP

Our seats for the panel

Trixie's hat stayed in the bag

Bonnie seems thrilled to be involved here

There's weird fake code flying by on the screens

And weird symbols on the ceiling! Is this also part of the ARG

Lauren Faust was pretty cool

Time for Q&A

It was tough to get clear photos from our seats since we were pretty far

This guy...... Yeah.

So many lights

The tech booth is pretty cool in here

Tech ponies?

Well, hello Princess

Oh this project is still going?

What the hell is up with that bottom-right one?

Flim and Flam had quite a show going out in the lobby

What's wrong, Flam?

So many weird nerds

Uhhhhhhhh. When Bronies and Furries collide?

Michelle Creber (Applebloom) and Kathy Sullivan (Spike)

Andrea Libman (Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie) was late

It was super weird hearing the characters' voices come out of just normal people

What the hell is this dolphin thing

Cadance is making friends in the lobby

We found Omar!

More random crowd shots

Do not make direct eye contact with Princess Cadance

This is where that train fell into the subway. Welcome to Baltimore

Spiffy dress

These people were asking for trouble

I checked out the PMV contest just to see how it worked. All the winners were just chosen by the judges, who prattled on about why they chose them. It seemed a lot more about the judges than it needed to be. Also there was a light directly on the screen.

Elevated tech booth

Look at this giant cable just running through the seats!

Fancy board

The PMV room

Haha, they used VLC and just left the default "show the filename" thing on

Get out of here, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

What the hell is this bizarre parade of furries???

Why are there so many furries?? Where are they coming from?? Where are they going??

Vic bought an AR poster. You can look at it on your phone and it gets 3D. I don't get it. Amanda's holding it up so Vic can demonstrate

This picture of Vic exists

This time we got closer seats. Hi Lauren Faust!

Those ceilings are so familiar

Listening to Faust

These people were cosplaying as the "how much I want to talk to people" cards we get with our badges

I didn't get a good photo of this guy but he was wearing the SpaceX spacesuit!

We were running out of stuff to do so we wandered into some sort of cosplay contest

All the contestants lined up. What the hell is that blue thing on the right?

Princess Celestia closes out the con. Well, for us, at least.