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MegaCon Status Active Genre Multi-genre Venue Orange County Convention Center Location Orlando, Florida Country United States First held 1993 Organizer Elizabeth Widera and Christine Alger Official website http://www.megaconvention.com MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, gaming, and multi-genre community, occurring between late February and early March at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.
An attendee will find over 156,000 square feet (14,500 m2) of exhibit space with merchandise. Merchandise spans many age groups and genres. Events include Indy Film Festival, annual cosplay/costume contest, all genre costume contest, panels, and rave dances. MegaCon guests have included June Lockhart (Lost in Space), Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk), Ray Park (Star Wars), and Kevin Sorbo (Hercules).
As with many conventions, attendees can volunteer to work a minimum of a four-hour shift to enjoy the remainder of that day free. Space is always limited, so planning ahead is suggested.
Since 2001, MegaCon has also been the location of the long running "Paranoia LIVE!"[1] LARP, based on Mongoose Publishing's Paranoia.
August 2008 MegaCon announced that it would host the first inaugural Project Fanboy Awards ceremony, awarding authors, writers and publishers with honors voted on by internet users on the Project Fanboy website.[2] This is an ongoing event.
In September 2008, MegaCon headquarters moved from Safety Harbor to Live Oak, Florida, although the actual convention is still slated to remain in Orlando.[3]
MegaCon also offers attendees the option of game playing. Current game systems offered are Dungeons & Dragons living campaigns, Living Forgotten Realms, Pathfinder Society and Legends of the Shining Jewel. Other non-campaign role playing games are offered. Magic the gathering is also offered in a card room, and board and stategic games are often on the dealer floor.
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Categories:- Multigenre conventions
- Comics conventions
- Fan conventions
- Culture of Orlando, Florida
- Recurring events established in 1993
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