Our Contenders
Anthrocon 18,357
Furry Weekend Atlanta 17,736
Midwest FurFest 16,925
Those are real numbers folks, fur cons are getting the same attendance as Anime cons got a few years ago. It is also a very strong possibility that it will happen… we just don’t know when.
All the cons listed encourage furries to come. In my opinion some better than others.
I am not going to second guess what they are doing is wrong. But reporting on conventions as I do you notice this.
Lets take Anthrocon
Who makes it a city wide event. I know some who went to Anthrocon got side tracked by all that was going on and missed the con itself. You think I am making this up ask your friends. They have river cruses, which sell out fast.
Then there Furry Weekend Atlanta, and the use of multiple hotels, no wonder they are a fast rising convention. They are doing everything to get furries to come. I know some who hate that. But what can you do? Besides more than 1 posted it never felt crowded.
Then there is Midwest FurFest, my home con. It takes me roughly an hour to get to MFF from my apt. I also hear the complaints, not only the Sky Bridge of Doom we all heard about but the crowds. I kid you not if you have to go from the hotel to the convention center it’s faster to take the outside route than take the Sky Bridge. It’s hard to admit your fav con is stagnating. They have not done a single outside activity since Zootopia came out in 2016. Where they made a profit which went to charity. The board then said they do another. But here it is 10 years later and nothing. Meanwhile even the convention center is getting packed. There is evidence everywhere from YouTube to Tik Tok. It’s getting harder and harder to move around. Thankfully most of the panels I saw last year was held at the convention center. I honestly don’t know what we would have done if we had to go back and forth.
Frankly it is really getting bad, mornings and early afternoons are the best times. The Evenings are horrible. Also for a 2nd year in a row it’s better to hit the Dealer’s Den the next day.
The reality of it evenings it gets packed. You know they have security monitoring the traffic in the Sky Bridge.
MFF is going to have to do something, but I don’t see them approving things. I know some who have stopped going, even a friend is considering it.
So who will break 20,000? Even money it won’t be MFF
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