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Bay Area Brony Spectacular

A My Little Pony Fan-run Convention
April 15 - April 17, 2022
Hyatt Regency SFO

How to BABSCon (2022 SPAAAAACE Edition!) https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/how-to-babscon-2022 https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/how-to-babscon-2022 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 21:15:00 +0000 We're approaching our destination planet, astroponies! Kick off that suspended animation brain freeze, stop playing with the warp core, and have something tasty from the protein extruders. But before you interact with your fellow ponies and our amazing Guests of Honor, you need to know a few things!

  1. This year, we need to keep safe from the alien organism from planet COVID-19. Everypony needs to mask up while in con space and have their proof of vaccination ready upon arrival. Read and follow our COVID Protocols to keep you and everypony else healthy.
  2. Also, have those Digital Proofs of Vaccination (or approved alternative) ready for the reg staffer when you pick up your badge. No one likes LineCon.
  3. You can read our Con Book in handy-dandy PDF form on your supercomputer or space-PADD of choice. (i.e.Readable on any computer, mobile device, or the ebook-reader.)
  4. Our Schedule of Events, just in case you'd rather browse it on the website rather than read a PDF.
  5. This year’s theme: BABSCon…and BEYOND! (or, put another way for a different reference, Ponies…in…SPAAAACE!) We're exploring past the final frontier, our own limits, and even a bit beyond ponies themselves. We'll avoid weird monoliths, tho. Encounters with those never end well. 
  6. Da Rules™. Here's our Code of Conduct. Learn it, love it, live it.
  7. Our Vendor Area. Plan where to spend all your bits, credits, or gold-pressed latinum…ALL OF THEM!
  8. 6-2-1. "What's 6-2-1?" we hear you ask. Simple…for every day of the con, every attendee (or staffer) should get at least: 6 hours of sleep, 2 nutritious meals, and 1 shower. AT. LEAST. No, a Red Bull and some Cheetos doesn't qualify as a "nutritious meal." People collapsing of exhaustion, low blood sugar, or dehydration don't have a lot of fun. And people who don't shower make things far less fun for everyone around them. So…6-2-1. Got it, space cowboy?
  9. Stay Hydrated! In the same vein as 6-2-1 above, look for hydration stations and water service stations throughout the con space and the hotel to fill your water bottles and stay healthy & shiny.
  10. ENJOY BABSCon 2022!!
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BABSCon 2022 Goes Off-World with Sabrina Cotugno https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/sabrina-cotugno https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/sabrina-cotugno Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:16:00 +0000 Let’s get a little crazy and add one more guest who, while not on planet MLP, is certainly in a close orbit given her work. We’re proud to introduce the incredibly talented Sabrina Cotugno to the world of ponies, and to you!

(Check out their awesome announcement video here)

Sabrina has done incredible work as a storyboarder, writer, and director on some of the best animated shows of our time, notably Gravity Falls, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and current Disney hit, The Owl House.

Needless to say, if you aren’t watching these shows along with your regular dose of MLP, you need to add them to your media diet. You’ll thank us later. They’re also about to publish a book collecting their wonderful steampunk webcomic, The Glass Scientists.

Sabrina joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Grey DeLisle-GriffinVincent Tong, Peter New, Devyn Dalton, Elley-Ray HennesyBrian Doe Chua, Andy Price, Jeremy Whitley, and Dana Simpson, with one more yet to come.

So register now—don't forget those last few sponsor tier memberships!—and book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We always need more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun. You know you wanna…

(Art by MidnightPremiere, video by Alex Inman)

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BABSCon 2022 Embraces Space Madness with Elley-Ray Hennessy https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/elley-ray-hennessy https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/elley-ray-hennessy Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:15:00 +0000 You know what BABSCon 2022 needed? More chaos and whimsy! And who can bring more of those than Elley-Ray Hennessy? No one, that’s who! So we got her.

(Check out her awesome announcement video here)

We all know her best as Mistmane from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, but she’s been acting on screen and in voice roles going back to The Care Bears in 1986 as Proud Heart Cat and Garbage Pail Kids in 1988 as numerous characters. Lady’s got range.

Also, she might have some surprises coming for us at con, and if you know her, you know her surprises are crazy amounts of fun.

Elley-Ray joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Grey DeLisle-GriffinVincent Tong, Peter New, Devyn Dalton, Brian Doe Chua, Andy Price, Jeremy Whitley, and Dana Simpson, with one more yet to come.

So register now—don't forget those last few sponsor tier memberships!—and book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We always need more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun. You know you wanna…

(Art by MidnightPremiere, video by Alex Inman)

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BABSCon 2022 Finds A New Hope in Grey DeLisle-Griffin https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/grey-delisle-griffin https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/grey-delisle-griffin Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:00:00 +0000 BABSCon is truly embracing the spirit of “…and BEYOND!” this year by bringing its My Little Pony fans an unusual, but nonetheless stellar, new guest. We present to you a true Rebel Princess of voice acting: Grey DeLisle-Griffin!

(Check out her awesome announcement video here!)

To call Grey a star of animation doesn’t do her justice. Roles such as Azula in Avatar: the Last Airbender; Lady Briarwood in The Legend of Vox Machina; Asajj Ventress and Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: Clone Wars; the titular Mandy on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy; Lana, Lola, and Lily Loud in The Loud House; and the iconic Daphne Blake in Scooby-Doo (since 2000), plus her over 1,500 other roles, should be enough to cement her bona fides. “But why invite her to a con focused on Friendship is Magic?” we hear you ask.

In part, because a VA of her stature loved MLP so much, she freely donated her voice to the fan animation, “Epic Rage Time,” as Derpy. In part, because she’s BFFs with Tara Strong and has worked so often with folks like Tara, Lauren Faust, and others that she’s practically family: Wonder Woman in DC Super Hero Girls to Tara’s Batgirl & Harley Quinn (creator: Lauren Faust, story editor: M.A. Larson, with episodes by G.M. Berrow & Cindy Morrow), Frankie Foster in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends (produced & story-edited by, and character based on Lauren Faust), evil babysitter Vickie to Tara’s Timmy Turner in Fairly Oddparents, Puppycorn to Tara’s Unikitty in Unikitty, twins Todd & Ty McNulty to Tara’s Dil Pickles in Rugrats…you get the idea.

Grey joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Vincent Tong, Peter New, Devyn Dalton, Brian Doe Chua, Andy Price, Jeremy Whitley, and Dana Simpson, with a couple more yet to come.

So register now—don't forget those last few sponsor tier memberships!—and book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun. You know you wanna…

(Art by Turnip Stewdios, video by Alex Inman)

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Brian Doe Chua Joins His Friends From Work at BABSCon 2022! https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/brian-doe-chua https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/brian-doe-chua Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:19:00 +0000 For the other gift in our matched set of gorgeous Valentine’s Day presents to you, our fans, we’re taking a leaf from The Legend of Everfree. He’s the voice of Timber Spruce: Brian Doe Chua.

In addition to playing the arborous camp counselor from Equestria Girls, Brian has also voiced Osamu Mikumo on World Trigger, Gabe Brunai & Katana Sakaki on Beyblade Burst, and more. 

He’s also started getting some juicy on-camera roles with guest appearances on CW’s Supergirl and Fox’s Wayward Pines, among others.

Brian joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Daniel Ingram, Vincent Tong, Peter New, Devyn DaltonAndy Price, Jeremy Whitley, and Dana Simpson, with more yet to come.

So register now and book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun. You know you wanna…

(Art by LostInTheTrees)

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Devyn Dalton Portals in to BABSCon 2022 https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/devyn-dalton https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/devyn-dalton Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:34:00 +0000 Imagine our surprise when the ol’ Stargate™ turned on. We were just about out of suspended animation when it supon up and a wild Devyn Dalton appeared!

We in the MLP fandom know Devyn best as the sweet and timid changeling, Ocellus on Friendship is Magic, but she’s something of a shapeshifter in the rest of her career as well. (And extremely sweet, but not so much with the timid.)

She’s done other voice work, notably Shasa on Beyblade Burst and Zia in Barbie’s Rock ‘n’ Royal Movie. She’s appeared on-screen as Púca in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, the Angriest Boy in the World on Legion, and as Tabby in Netflix’s Hypnotic, among others.

Even more impressive is her lengthy resume of motion capture roles and stunt performance. She played Cornelius in War for the Planet of the Apes, Cornelia in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and has done stunt work for Stephen Spielberg in The BFG, all over the Arrowverse, in A Series of Unfortunate Events, Resident Alien, and in so many more.

Devyn joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Daniel Ingram, Vincent Tong, Peter New, Andy Price, Jeremy Whitley, and Dana Simpson, with more yet to come.

So register now and book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun. You know you wanna…

(Art by LostInTheTrees)

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BABSCon 2022 Aims to Misbehave with Jeremy Whitley https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/jeremy-whitley https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/jeremy-whitley Sat, 27 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0000 As we continue our little trek through the ‘verse, the good ship BABSCon has picked up one shiny new passenger and we can’t wait to tell you all about him. It’s IDW, Marvel, and indie comics writing phenom, Jeremy Whitley!

(Check out Jeremy’s awesome announcement video here!)

Jeremy’s written some of our favorite My Little Pony comics from IDW, including the “Siege of the Crystal Empire” and “Tempest’s Tale” stories in Friendship is Magic, the King Sombra origin issue in FIENDship is Magic, the Nightmare Knights miniseries, the Legends of Magic maxi-series, and—SQUEE!—the amazing “Season 10” arc.

In addition, he wrote Vol. 1 of The Unstoppable Wasp and Fantastic Four: Future Foundation for Marvel, his own award-winning Princeless and Raven: The Pirate Princess, Rainbow Brite and Vampirella for Dynamite Comics, and more.

Jeremy joins Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Daniel Ingram, Vincent Tong, Peter New, Andy Price, and Dana Simpson, with more still to come!

So register now using promo code BLACKFRIDAY for 20% off any level membership, and don’t miss your chance. While you’re there, book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun!

(Art by TheAwkwardDork, video by Alex Inman)

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BABSCon 2022 Guards the Galaxy with Dana Simpson https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/dana-simpson https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/dana-simpson Sun, 21 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0000 What do you call a fandom “local girl made good” who parlayed a sweet, humble webcomic originally called Heavenly Nostrils into a media empire including best-selling, award-winning books and an upcoming animated adaptation by Nickelodeon? UNICORN!

Er…that is…Dana Simpson.

(Check out Dana's awesome announcement video here!)

A long-time fixture at My Little Pony cons as a vendor and community guest, Dana was inspired by MLP to make her next effort after the wonderful Ozy and Millie the story of a whip-smart young girl and her deeply self-involved unicorn BFF: Phoebe and Her Unicorn.

A Community Guest no more, Dana has entered the rarified air of the Guests of Honor! She’ll be joining Nicole Oliver, Daniel Ingram, Vincent Tong, Peter New, and Andy Price.

You don’t want to miss this, so go register—and don’t forget to use promo code BLACKFRIDAY from 11/26 to 11:59 PM PST Monday 11/29 for 20% off ANY level membership. While you’re there, book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun!

(Art by LostInTheTrees, Video by Alex Inman)

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Black Friday is Coming for BABSCon 2022…Shields Up and Red Alert! https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/black-friday https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/black-friday Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:00:00 +0000 Brace for impact, everypony! We’re about to fly into the asteroid field that is…BLACK FRIDAY! And you know what that means. We’ll be offering the deepest discounts there will ever be for BABSCon 2022.

From 12:00 AM PST Friday 11/26 to 11:59 PM PST Monday 11/29 you’ll be able to take 20% off ANY level membership—including our most luxurious Sponsor tiers, so get them while they last—with promo code BLACKFRIDAY.

So far, we’ve announced Guests of Honor Nicole Oliver, Daniel Ingram, Vincent Tong, Peter New, and Andy Price. But expect some more before the long Black Friday weekend is over!

So register now and don’t miss out on this one chance for these prices. While you’re there, book your hotel room for April 15–17, when we’re going BEYOND!

PS: We can always use more volunteers. Get fed all weekend, get free swag, have lots of fun.

(Art by RyuuDiaga)

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BABSCon 2022 Goes Over The Moon With Daniel Ingram https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/daniel-ingram https://www.babscon.com/2022/news/post/daniel-ingram Sat, 02 Oct 2021 02:00:00 +0000 We’re on the final day of our BABSBomb, so what better way to finish than with a rousing crescendo? How about the man who writes the songs that make the pony world sing? His cosmic talent knows no bounds, and he’s going to be joining us at BABSCon 2022 this April 15–17. It's the maestro himself, Daniel Ingram.

(Watch Daniel’s awesome announcement video here!)

It is impossible to overstate Daniel’s impact on the My Little Pony franchise. He wrote every single song in Friendship is Magic, Equestria Girls, and My Little Pony: The Movie. All of Them. From “Apples to the Core” to “Winter Wrap-Up,” from “Awesome as I Want to Be” to “Welcome to the Show,” it’s all him. Every time you’ve belted out “The Smile Song” or “Hearts as Strong as Horses,” you should be thanking him if you aren’t already. Oh, and he also worked on a few other little shows like Littlest Pet Shop, Martha Speaks, and others. No big thing.

Daniel joins our other Guests of Honor: Nicole Oliver, Andy Price, Peter New, and Vincent Tong, with many more yet to come!

So register now, think about volunteering for us, and don’t forget to book your hotel room to jam with Daniel and our other guests April 15–17 by going to BABSCon…AND BEYOND!

(Art by ChaoticChimera, EifieChan, and CuttleDreams; video by Alex Inman)

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