Smokey and the Bandit Replica Car at Retro Con 2025!
Eastbound and doooown!
We have another movie car to add to the show floor for Retro Con 2025… the Bandit’s car! A second-gen Pontiac Firebird Trans Am decked out with gold trim, “screaming chicken” hood decal, and other details as seen in the classic 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit!
Don’t forget “Little Enos” himself, Mr. Paul Williams, will be at the show!
A big thanks to owner Alex Page for bringing his awesome classic car to Retro Con!
Check Out the 1966 Batmobile at Retro Con 2025!
Get ready to do the Batusi! Straight from Gotham City to Retro Con 2025 comes an amazing replica of the Batmobile! This sleek ride painstakingly replicates all the details as seen on the car from the 1966 Batman tv series, including the iconic body design, triple rocket launchers, mag wheels with bat spinners, beacon light, atomic-powered jet engine, and many of the Bat-prefixed gadgets inside. Even the Batphone!
A huge Thank You to owner Jeffrey Chiappetta for bringing his bat-tastic car to the show! Check it out in the car section in back of the show floor (across from Guest row). For a fee you can get your picture with this iconic ride! Jeffrey will also have a table full of collectibles for sale, and not just Batman stuff. So consider this a bonus shopping table at the show!
Meet Artist Mark Watts at Retro Con 2025!
Returning for Retro Con 2025 is esteemed artist Mark Watts!
Mark is responsible for the iconic painted artwork made for the box art on G1 Transformers toys! With a dynamic style and a metallic sheen, his art is striking to this day. Catch him in the Guest section at the show!
Check out Mark’s website here:
https://markwattsart.com/
Meet Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox at Retro Con 2025!
The California Highway Patrol’s finest are heading out of their jurisdiction! Meet Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox at Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, PA!
Erik and Larry are best known for playing the iconic motorcycle cop duo of Ponch and Jon on the late 70’s/early 80’s television staple “CHiPs”! The show follows the exploits of our two California Highway Patrol officers as they ride the Los Angeles freeways, dealing with traffic violators, stranded motorists, criminal activity, and some seriously off-the-wall situations. Not to mention a glorious amount of crowd-pleasing, high-octane car and motorcycle crashes!
With a charming mix of crime drama, action, colorful characters, old school stunt work, off-beat humor, and an unforgettable theme song, CHiPs remains a nostalgic and fondly remembered tv show from yesteryear. If you haven’t seen the show in awhile, give it a re-watch, and then meet the stars at Retro Con 2025!!
Meet Austin St. John at Retro Con 2025!
After an extended absence from the Keystone State, his wrist communicator is finally beeping with coordinates, and Zordon’s instructions are clear: It’s time for the original Red Ranger to reconnect with Pennsylvania Power Rangers fans! Meet Austin St. John at Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, PA!
Austin is best known for playing Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger and team leader, on the 90’s mega-hit tv series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Playing the character in the first two seasons of the show, with return appearances in future series and other PR projects, Austin has cemented his place in Rangers history!
This appearance isn’t just about signatures and photos (though we’ll absolutely make that happen). Austin wants to hear *your* stories of how this show wove itself into the fabric of your childhood. Did your parents use “no Power Rangers” as the ultimate punishment? Did you stage epic battles with your action figures? Were you the designated Red Ranger during playground battles? Tell him at the show!
Take a time portal back to those magical afternoons when the fate of Angel Grove rested in your hands. Austin can’t promise when the Tyrannosaurus power coin will guide him back this way again, so don’t miss your chance to meet him at Retro Con. The e̶x̶p̶o̶ command center in Oaks awaits! May the power protect you.
Free Play Arcade at Retro Con 2025!
Ready Player One! Our corner arcade returns for Retro Con 2025!
This year our arcade will be sponsored by The Very Best restaurant in Pottstown PA, who will also be bringing in their own arcade cabinets and setting them to FREE PLAY! All their machines use real boards/hardware, but many also include a highscore feature that will keep a saved score even after power-off. So if you set a high score at the show, it will remain on the machine even after it’s been returned to their restaurant! Retro Con staffer Tony will be sad if you beat his Pac-Man score though…
If you live in the area, make a trip to Pottstown and stop by The Very Best for lunch! Established in 1921 and recently featured on Channel 6 Action News, Josh and his staff are super-friendly, the place has an awesome retro atmosphere, the food is delicious, and it’s affordably priced. Menu highlights include burgers, steaks, hoagies, sandwiches, fries, shakes, and of course their signature hot dogs (plain, chili, kraut, Texas Tommys, and more). And to top it all off… the place has a full pay-to-play arcade right in the back!
A huge THANK YOU to them for sponsoring the arcade this year! Check out their website and full menu here:
Retro Con 2025 Weekend Tickets Now Available!
Weekend tickets are now available for Retro Con 2025!
Retro Con does things a bit different. If you can only come to the show on Saturday or Sunday, you can simply buy your ticket at the door on your day of choice. Day passes are just $20 either day, and kids 12 and under get in for free with paying adult. We’ll have multiple cash lines open for Saturday morning to help keep ahead of the initial crowd.
If you’d like to buy a weekend ticket however, they can be purchased in advance at the link below! Weekend passes are $33, with NO additional fees at check-out. A weekend ticket gets you a slick Retro Con attendee badge with lanyard, and we start letting in weekend ticket holders at 9am on Saturday (pre-check begins at 8:30am). This is an hour before General Admission begins, so consider this your “Earlybird” pass option! And again, kids 12 and under get into the show for free, and do not require a badge.
Buy your Retro Con 2025 Weekend tickets here:
retrocons.com/purchase-retro-con-tickets/
Can you buy a weekend ticket even if you only plan to attend the show one day? Absolutely! Some people buy the weekend pass simply for the badge and to get into the show early on Saturday. But we’ve got over 300 tables of shopping to check out, plus special guests, free-play arcade games, panels, contests, post-con activities, and a whole lot more. Well worth spending your entire weekend with us!
Meet Maurice LaMarche at Retro Con 2025!
A special announcement from our news correspondent Morbo…
Please welcome the great Maurice LaMarche to our guest list for Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
An Emmy award-winning voice actor of over 40 years in the business, Maurice’s versatility in the field is legendary, and if you were a cartoon watcher between the 80’s and today, you’ve no doubt heard dozens of his iconic voices!
He played classic characters such as Egon Spengler on the Real Ghostbusters (1986)! The eccentric PKE meter-toting genius of the team, Maurice voiced Egon for six years on the show, and would reprise the character in Extreme Ghostbusters (1997).
He also voiced a myriad of characters on Futurama, including Kif Kroker, Lrrr, Walt, Calculon, and sadistic news anchor Morbo the Annihilator! “Windmills do not work that way! Good night!”
And proving he can do it all, Maurice is the cool calculating voice of Mr. Freeze in the ‘Batman: Arkham’ series of video games.
Maurice is also a master impressionist, with hilarious takes on William Shatner, Rod Serling, and of course his iconic Orson Welles impression which was used on The Critic, The Simpsons, Futurama, and was the basis for one of his most popular animated roles…
The Brain! Maurice voiced the more devious half of the classic rodent pair ‘Pinky & the Brain’. First as a part of the Animaniacs series, and then in their own spin-off show in 1995. A truly timeless comedy series, the show celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year!
Are you pondering what we’re pondering? If you’ve been keeping up with our show announcements, you’ll know that Maurice joins fellow voice acting legend Rob Paulsen at Retro Con 2025. Which of course means… Pinky & the Brain reunion!! In addition to individual autographs and table photo ops at the show, we also plan to make available a pro photo op with both actors together. That’s right: Pinky… the Brain… and YOU!
Keep watching our pages, more great guest announcements to come! What are we going to do till then? Same thing we do every night… Try to take over the world!
Meet Bruce Boxleitner at Retro Con 2025!
“You’re very persistent, Tron!”
“I’m also better than you…”
He fights for the Users! Please welcome esteemed actor Bruce Boxleitner to Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!
Bruce is popularly known for his dual role as Tron and Alan Bradley in the classic 1982 Disney sci-fi movie… Tron! *cue fanfare music* It’s a role he would reprise in the 2010 ultramodern sequel Tron: Legacy, and voice in the 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game Kingdom Hearts II, 2010’s Tron: Evolution, and the criminally underrated Tron: Uprising animated series!
Bruce also played secret agent and charmer Lee “Scarecrow” Stetson in the hit 80’s adventure/comedy series Scarecrow and Mrs. King (co-starring Kate Jackson), and of course had a long-running role as Captain John Sheridan on the hit 90’s sci-fi series Babylon 5, created by the great J. Michael Straczynski!
You may also have seen Bruce on such series as Bring ‘Em Back Alive, How the West Was Won, The Gambler, Supergirl, The Outer Limits, Tales From the Crypt, Heroes, Chuck, NCIS, The Orville, and dozens more!
Meet the one and only Bruce Boxleitner this September at Retro Con! He’ll be participating in autographs, table photos, and pro photo ops (prices will be up on the website as we approach showtime). He’ll also be having a Q&A at the show.
More guest announcements to come, so stay connected to the Grid!
Meet Rob Paulsen at Retro Con 2025!
We’re kicking off our guest list with a returning favorite… please welcome to Retro Con 2025 the amazing talent of voice actor Rob Paulsen!!
With hundreds of acting credits over the course of four decades, it’s hard to pick one main character Rob voiced. He played resident wisecracker Raphael through all ten seasons of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon from 1987 to 1996, later voicing tech-head Donatello in the 2012 version of the TMNT series! On top of that, Rob was brought on to be voice director of 2018’s ‘Rise of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, making him a major part of three official Turtle productions!
He also played zany fast-talking Yakko Warner on Animaniacs, as well as the Warner siblings’ stressed-out psychiatrist Dr. Otto Scratchansniff! Rob also voiced loveable dimwit Pinky on the hit show ‘Pinky & the Brain’, which celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year! Narf!
Rob has more action cartoon geek cred with voices such as Slingshot and Air Raid on G1 Transformers, and Snowjob and Tripwire on GI Joe! You can also hear him as Jack Fenton on Danny Phantom, Carl Wheezer on Jimmy Neutron, Starlight on Justice League, Major Glory on Dexter’s Lab, Arthur on The Tick, and the title characters on Mighty Max, The Mask, and Saber Rider. And that’s just for starters!
Catch the one and only Rob Paulsen at Retro Con 2025, September 6th & 7th in Oaks, PA! And stay tuned, more guest announcements coming soon!!
Check out Rob’s official website here!
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