Why is Bronycon Ending

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Why is Bronycon ending?

A Dozen Ponygoons brought the whole thing down
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Various things such as dwindling attendance, and a TV series with more years behind it than in front of it
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Sabotage from Perry on behalf of Galacon
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Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by The Doctor (?) » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:36 pm

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by SlateSlabrock (?) » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:38 pm

They needed to make room for Belly Bro Con 2020.

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Wayoshi (?) » Sun Jul 29, 2018 10:57 pm

I was just wondering what would happen when pony goes to G5 in regards to Bronycon...

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Octavia (?) » Sun Jul 29, 2018 11:06 pm

Because everyone loves brony tears
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Blarghalt (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:36 am

The fandom realized collectively that horses cannot in fact talk, use magic, build civilizations, or even actually comprehend the human concept of friendship and are burning down everything knowing the show was a lie all along.

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by West Filly (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:51 am

During the time ponies has been around, and perhaps with some help from ponies itself, the landscape of our media has changed. Having a show that expresses female character types with diversity and with agency is no longer unheard of. Having a show that gets real about the importance of relationships and friendships is no longer unique to ponies. Steven Universe, Yuru Camp, even the occasional Disney movie and cartoon are coming out with their great girls and tales that value friendship over force. MLP is no longer that special surprise that emerged at the start of this decade. MLP is starting to sink into a new landscape where this kind of show is the norm, and in a way that's wonderful.
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Daikatuna (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:51 am

lol

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Post by kidcoelacanth (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:30 pm

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by The Ghost of Ember (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:00 pm

its one of the signs of the end times, to quote matthew 24:7:

for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in various places, and also bronycon will end.
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Adiwan (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:03 pm

INB4 anyone else: The last bronycon will be closed with the four horsemen of the apocalypse running through the hallways and halls.
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Venusy (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:06 pm

There will probably be a panel or meetup at furry cons for a while, but yeah, the convention audience just isn't there to sustain the expenses for the venue.

Surprised they didn't try a smaller venue first before going to closure?

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by ToastGhost (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:14 pm

Too soon. :cry:
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Octavia (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:20 pm

It's honestly quite amazing that a single TV show could hold enough of an audience to have huge conventions for nearly 10 years. The only other show I can think of that did this is Star Trek, and nowadays Star Trek con stuff is just mixed in with other general nerd cons.

It had a great run, but it's fine that it's ending, as all good things must. :flutterunsmith:
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Pocket (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:25 pm

Venusy wrote:
Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:06 pm
There will probably be a panel or meetup at furry cons for a while, but yeah, the convention audience just isn't there to sustain the expenses for the venue.

Surprised they didn't try a smaller venue first before going to closure?
Seriously. For comparison I looked for a list of furry cons sorted by attendance, and all but the two biggest ones had lower attendance this past year than BronyCon. And that fandom is growing. I suspect that shrinking attendance isn't BronyCon's reason for shutting down; it's their excuse. The people in charge have fallen out of love with the franchise, and rather than hand it over to someone else they've chosen to take the ship down with them. It happens.
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Quanta (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:34 pm

No "Burnt down" as an option?
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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Highbrow Dash (?) » Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:29 pm

They've been playing the long con all along. Next year attendance's gonna be huge because it's the last one, so they'll issue Bronycon Bits (just like cash but funner) and run away with all the cash.

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Perrydotto (?) » Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:17 am

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Re: Why is Bronycon Ending

Post by Soft Snow (?) » Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:39 pm

It is shame it is coming to an end without getting the chance to ever attend one...
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