Buy Pro Photo Ops Here:

https://captureticketing.com/events/173

Get ready for mingling, snacks, and entertainment! The CHiPs cast will be part of a special Saturday evening event that will happen after the main hall at Retro Con has closed for the day!  This will be a specially-ticketed event and will be coordinated by the CHiPs cast’s representative for the show Jodi Ritzen.

This event will include a meet/greet with Erik Estrada, Robert Pine, and Larry Wilcox, aka Ponch, Sarge, and Jon! First, spend some quality time with the cast (selfies included) while snacking on various chips and dips. And second, check out a specially-selected episode of CHiPs that will be shown on our projection screen. Complete with live commentary with the CHP’s finest!

The event will run approximately 60 minutes.

For more information and purchase links, go to Jodi’s special events page here:

https://celebrityspecialevents.com/chips-vip-retro-con-sept-6

Cue the Fun Zone music! Next up on this year’s contest list is Retro Con’s “Truly Truly Truly Weird Karaoke Contest”!

To liven things up, we’re going to start giving the Karaoke contest specific themes, and this year we’re daring to be stupid and going all Weird Al!! We’ll have a nice selection of his parodies, as well as his original songs to choose from. We got it all on UHF!

The contest will be held early Sunday afternoon, tentative start time 1:30pm. Since contestant space is limited and we’ll need time to get the playlist ready, sign-ups will be required! Sign-ups will be at the Preregistrant table in our lead-in hallway around 11:15am on Sunday. Listen for an announcement over the speaker system. If interest is high, we might have to adopt a “lottery” system to pick our 15 contestants.

First Place this year wins the brand new in box NECA TMNT Turtle Van! A $250 retail value, and currently selling for $350+ on the aftermarket! We’ll have some great prizes for 2nd and 3rd place as well.

We’ll handle the retro, you bring the rock! A fun contest to compete in, and a fun contest to watch and cheer on from the audience! Check our website where we’ll be posting full contest rules and track list. Will someone be f̶o̶o̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ brave enough to attempt Hardware Store live??

A big thanks to our good friend Nagi for organizing and hosting the Karaoke contest as always!

The contest rules are as follows:

#1. No staff or volunteers may enter.
#2. Singing in costume is allowed, but will not affect the judges’ scoring.
#3. No skits are allowed. Dancing in place however is just fine (and encouraged).
#4. Songs will be picked on a first-come, first-served basis. Songs will not be held for specific contestants. Also, outside songs will not be allowed.
#5. No actual instruments will be allowed (props are okay).
#6. All contestants must arrive at the panel/event room *15 minutes* prior to showtime for check-in and singing order assignment. If you are not present at this time, you may have to forfeit your place.
#7. Please no heckling from the audience or other contestants. Anyone found to be disorderly will be asked to leave the panel area.
#8. You MUST rock.

VIEW SONG LIST HERE!!

Speaking of T-shirts, we have Retro Con tees on our website! They are of course ineligible for the t-shirt contest, but are a great way to support the show!

Teespring can sometimes take a week or two to ship items out, so please buy early if you want to get your tees in time for the show in September!

https://retrocons.com/merchandise/

The esteemed bots of rock are ready to unleash their power on Oaks, PA!

Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE to see The Cybertronic Spree live in concert!!

Venue:

Arnold’s at the Factory in Oaks
(Water Tower section)
2200 West Dr
Oaks, PA 19456
Website: http://arnoldsffc.com/

Concert Date: Saturday, September 7th

Concert start time: 8pm

**Please arrive between 7pm and 8pm for concert check-in**

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*CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!!*

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Please read concert details in full:

You DO NOT need to pre-register for (or even attend) Retro Con itself to buy tickets for the concert. But likewise, purchasing a concert ticket does not grant you access into Retro Con. These are separate events.

These are considered “Will Call” tickets, which means physical tickets will NOT be mailed to you (we will email you manually to let you know we received your purchase). Please bring along your ID or a print-out/screen cap of your Paypal transaction receipt. Our staff will use it to check you in at Arnold’s.

Tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE. However, in the unlikely event the concert is cancelled, full refunds will be given.

Please note you should enter through ‘The Water Tower’ entrance at Arnold’s Family Fun Center, which is just to the right of the main entrance at Arnold’s (look for the blue lower roof). Arnold’s itself is located directly next door to The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks.

The concert start time is 8pm, though you can arrive for concert check-in any time after 7pm. But feel free to get to Arnold’s Family Fun Center early! They have a numerous fun activities such as go-carts, mini golf, lasertag, arcade games, bowling, eats, and much more!

The concert will run about one hour and fifteen minutes. Maybe longer if you charge up the band with your positive energy!!

Attendees can purchase band-related t-shirts and other merch at the venue before the show if you want to watch the concert in style! Time permitting, the band will also be available for a meet/greet immediately after the concert. But to ensure you get the full band experience (and first crack at their merchandise), please come to Retro Con on Saturday morning! 

Please note that this is a General Admission/Standing Room Only concert. This means that there will be no chairs in the main audience section, and there will be no assigned positions. The staff at Arnold’s will of course do their best to accommodate attendees with disabilities.

There is a full bar in the venue, where attendees 21 and older can purchase drinks.

There are no age restrictions at this event, though all ages require a concert ticket. We do not recommend bringing very young children to this event, as it is a rock concert played at full volume. Please also keep in mind the concert will be held in a bar setting.

We want to keep this event fun and safe for everyone! Anyone found to be disorderly will be asked to leave without refund.

If you need to make a name change on your ticket reservation, please drop us a line at screamers85@gmail.com!

We will NOT allow ticket scalping or hoarding of any kind! We compile the concert attendee list ourselves, and reserve the right to cancel any sale that raises red flags for us.  

Missed our original announcement about the Cybertronic Spree ? Read all about it HERE!

We are very saddened to announce that due to health considerations, Alan Oppenheimer must cancel his appearance at Retro Con 2022.

Alan was really hoping he would be strong enough to make the trip out to Pennsylvania by the time the show rolled around, but unfortunately side-effects of a recent illness are hanging on. We know many of you were planning to come to the show on Saturday specifically to meet him, and for that we do apologize for being the bearer of bad news. Alan also sends his sincerest regrets.

But we wish Alan all our best. He’s an amazing man and we hope for his continued recovery. We’ll do our best to bring him back to the show for 2023.

Again, we are very sorry for the inconvenience.

Want to come to Retro Con in style? Buy a T-shirt from our Teespring store! 

See our full list of T-shirts and other stuff here:

Weekend tickets for Retro Con 2022 are now available for purchase!

Retro Con keeps it simple. If you can only come to the show on Saturday or Sunday, you can buy your ticket right at the door. Kids 12 and under get in for free with paying adult.

If you would like a weekend ticket however, they can be purchased in advance at the link below. A weekend ticket gets you a slick Retro Con attendee badge with lanyard, raffle tickets for Saturday and Sunday, and an acrylic Retro Con “Ten Year Anniversary” pin! Also, we start checking in weekend ticket holders at 9am on Saturday, an hour before General Admission begins. So consider this your “Earlybird” pass!

Can you buy a weekend ticket even if you only plan to attend the show one day? Absolutely! Many people buy the weekend pass simply for the swag, and for the option to get into the show early on Saturday.

Buy your Retro Con 2022 Weekend tickets here:

retrocons.com/purchase-retro-con-tickets/

Spider Friends- GO FOR IT!!

Please welcome to Retro Con 2021, voice actor Dan Gilvezan!

Dan is best known in the retro realm as the voice of the original Bumblebee on G1 Transformers! Dan voiced the small but dynamic Autobot in over 45 episodes of the original G1 cartoon, as well as the 1986 feature film, and the Transformers: Devastation video game. The character has been an “evergreen” fan-favorite through numerous incarnations of the Transformers fiction and toy line since his debut.

And not to be upstaged by a Volkswagen, Dan has another huge role for retro fans: Spider-Man! Dan voiced the webslinger (and his alter ego Peter Parker) throughout 24 episodes of NBC’s Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Saturday morning cartoon show! Though the show didn’t have a long episode run, it made its mark as one of the most remembered versions of Spider-Man to date due to its excellent voice acting and the chemistry between characters Spidey, Iceman, and Firestar!

Dan voiced other Transformers characters in the G1 series as well, including Hotspot, Outback, Scamper, Snapdragon, and Goldbug (the rebuilt version of Bumblebee). Other animation roles include Prince Dargon on Sectaurs, Slip Stream on GI Joe, Sean Harrison on Jem, and Cooler on Pound Puppies.

Dan is also an author! Dan has written an eclectic assortment of books over the past ten years, all available on Amazon. One book of note is Bumblebee & Me: Life as a G1 Transformer! The book details Dan’s years of recording for the G1 Transformers cartoon series and animated movie, and gives insight into the process of voice acting and his interactions with fellow voice actors of the era. Dan will have the book for sale at his table at Retro Con. It’s a fantastic read for any Transformers fan, and the cover art was done by Retro Con’s very own co-founder Rosemary!

Dan will be at the show all weekend, so stop by his table in the guest section to meet the voice of your childhood!