Thank You From Retro Con!!

October 3, 2024 Leave a comment

Yeah we know, we’re always extremely lazy about the wrap-up posts. Cut us some slack, we’re a couple of aging geeks with regular jobs and we need our rest! 😛

Nearly a month late, but Thank You so much to everyone that came out to Retro Con 2024!! Even with conventions and toy shows cropping up all around us, along with all the craziness that comes along with an election year, and a health issue that kept one of us sidelined for a month or two, we’re still holding our own, and once again managed to beat our all-time attendance record!

And we feel like as the years go on, we’re moving further and further into “convention” territory. We only have the show as a once a year event because we want it to feel special. And while we always aspire to be humble and modest people, we’re also always glad to see so many people treating the show as a “not miss” event. We don’t get a lot of time to enjoy the show at large, so it’s always great to see everyone mingling with friends old and new, shopping the vendor floor, meeting the guests, playing the arcade games, dressing in costume, checking out the panels, and participating in the contests. But ultimately what makes a show fun and memorable comes down to what people bring to it.

Our thanks go out to all our attendees, vendors, guests, guest handlers, Press outlets, show sponsors, anyone that dressed in costume, our panel room A/V man Tom, panel room mods, the Cybertronic Spree, the tv/movie car owners, costume groups, Oaks Expo Center, anyone that supported and/or helped us promote throughout the year!

As always, our biggest thanks go out our staff and volunteers! They are getting too numerous to list here, but we want to let them all know how much we truly appreciate their massive help every year. From hall set-up and breakdown, to airport runs, floor work shifts, food runs, guest assistance, and even giving us help and guidance throughout the year. We can only plan out so much in advance when it comes to a convention, and our staff and volunteers are always willing to jump in to cover our backs when plans change. And we love them for it.

We haven’t made plans for a 2025 show yet, but we do hope to have one! So keep watching our pages. Thank you once again to everyone that attended or supported the show in any way!

Categories: Conventions

Last Chance to Preregister For Retro Con 2024!

September 3, 2024 Leave a comment


LAST CALL FOR WEEKEND TICKETS FOR RETRO CON 2024!! We will stop preselling advance weekend tickets on Wednesday, September 4th!! After that it will cash-only at the door either day.

Preregistrants get onto the show floor an hour earlier than General Admission (at 9am) on Saturday!

Full ticket info (including at-the-door pricing) can be found HERE!

Categories: Conventions

Retro Con 2024 Pro Photo Ops Schedule

August 22, 2024 Leave a comment


The Pro Photo Op Schedule is now available! All times are subject to changing, so please check back in case there’s an update! 

You can preorder your Pro Photo Ops here:

https://www.captureticketing.com/events/101

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Pro Photo Ops – Saturday

Start Time

1:00 PM Lee Majors Solo
1:20 PM Lee Majors/Lindsay Wagner Duo
1:40 PM Lindsay Wagner Solo
2:30 PM Night of the Comet Duo – Kelli Maroney/Catherin Mary Stewart
2:40 PM The Last Starfighter Duo – Catherine Mary Stewart/Lance Guest
3:00 PM Happy Days Duo – Don Most/Anson Williams

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Pro Photo Ops – Sunday

Start Time

12:00 PM Lee Majors Solo
12:10 PM Lee Majors/Lindsay Wagner Duo
12:20 PM Lindsay Wagner Solo
12:45 PM Happy Days Duo – Don Most/Anson Williams
1:00 PM The Last Starfighter Duo – Catherine Mary Stewart/Lance Guest
1:15 PM Night of the Comet Duo – Kelli Maroney/Catherine Mary Stewart

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Categories: Conventions, Schedule

Retro Con 2024 Event Schedule!

August 21, 2024 Leave a comment


Saturday September 7th

*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*

9:00am: Preregistrant Check-in Begins/Show Open to Preregistrants

10:00am: Show Opens to General Public

10:45am: 1980s Now Panel by Will Padilla

11:30am: Retro Con Retro T-Shirt Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)

12:00pm: Retro Con’s Weird Toy Contest hosted by the Breaux Show (Panel Room)

12:45pm: Wrestling Tagteam Nasty Boys Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room) 

1:15pm:  Costume Contest, 14 and Older! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)

2:15pm: Voice Actors Michael Bell and Townsend Coleman Q&A hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)

3:00pm: Night of the Comet 40th Anniversary Q&A featuring Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelli Maroney, hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)   

3:30: Happy Days 50th Anniversary Q&A featuring Don Most and Anson Williams, hosted by Pass the Controller (Panel Room) 

4:15pm: Pass the Controller Video Game Panel and Trivia Contest (Panel Room)

5:00pm: 

5:30pm: Show Closes Until Sunday

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Sunday September 8th

*Panel Room is attached to our lead-in hallway!*

9:00am: Show Opens

11:00am:  The Retro Con Trivia Contest, hosted by The Breaux Show! (Panel Room)

11:15am: Karaoke Contest Sign-ups (Front Lobby)

12:00pm: The Last Starfighter 40th Anniversary Q&A featuring Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart! Hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room)

12:45pm: Kids Costume Contest, 13 and under! Hosted by Eric “The Smoke” Moran (Panel Room)

1:15pm: Retro Con’s Truly Truly Weird Karaoke Contest, hosted by Nagi Oki (Panel Room)

2:30pm: Lindsay Wagner Q&A, hosted by Fandom Spotlite (Panel Room) 

3:15pm: 

 4:00pm: Show Closes

Categories: Conventions, Schedule

Retro Con 2024 Costume Contest!

August 21, 2024 Leave a comment

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We will be hosting  *TWO* costume contests at Retro Con 2024!

SATURDAY at 1:15pm-    Junior & Adult Costumers 14 and over!

SUNDAY at 12:45pm-    Kid Costumers 13 and under!

 

Hosted once again by our good friend Eric “The Smoke” Moran, both contests will be held in the panel area at the show. Individuals and small groups are eligible to participate.

Preregistering for the contest is not necessary and there are no sign-up fees, though we suggest entrants please arrive outside the panel room 15 minutes before contest time for line-up.

Retro Con has a dedicated panel and contest room now, which is connected to our lead-in hallway!

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We do a combination of staff judging and crowd reaction to determine our three winners. While craftsmanship will be definitely be taken into account, we will mostly judge costumes on their theme and overall effect. While some costumers are well-versed in advanced sewing and molding techniques, others show their ingenuity through creative glueing, hand sewing, and working with found items. We recognize costuming/cosplay as a hobby for people of all skill sets and budgets!

Please no skits or anything else that might delay the contest. Doing a pose and/or saying something briefly in character is okay. Also please no heckling from the audience or from contestants. Anyone found disorderly will be asked to leave. We believe in a fun and ego-free atmosphere!

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Costumers will have a chance at winning three cash prizes:

Junior & Adult Costumers 14 and over


FIRST place: $150.00

SECOND place: $100.00

THIRD place: $75.00

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Kid Costumers 13 and under

FIRST place: $100

SECOND place: $75

THIRD place: $50

Categories: Contest

Night of the Comet Pro Photo Ops Now Available!

August 19, 2024 Leave a comment


Night of the Comet 40th Anniversary Pro Photo Ops with Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart are now available for pre-order!

Order your Pro Photo Ops HERE!

There is only a pro photo option with the two actors together, but they will also be selling individual photo ops (selfies) at their respective tables all weekend.
 
You do not need to Preregister for Retro Con to order a photo op, but you will at least have to pay at the door on your attending day of choice. It’s a $20 admission fee.
 
Kelli and Catherine will be having a 30 minute Night of the Comet 40th Anniversary panel on Saturday afternoon at the show!
 
The same Pro Photo link also includes options for other guests coming to the show, like Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Lance Guest, Don Most, and Anson Williams! All pro photos this year are being handled by Fandom Photo Ops, and any questions should be directed toward them. Their email address is listed at the link.
 

Categories: Guests

Pass the Controller Gaming Panel at Retro Con 2024!

August 17, 2024 Leave a comment

Pass The Controller will be hosting a retro gaming panel at Retro Con!

Based out of Philadelphia, Pass The Controller posts daily content across multiple social media platforms, hosts live events, and regularly broadcasts a live 90-minute gaming-focused show. Much of their work can be found on their official Facebook page, but they also broadcast on Twitch, Instagram, X, and YouTube.

Be sure to check out Pass The Controller’s Retro Gaming Panel at Retro Con, where they’ll be hosting a roundtable discussion regarding old school gaming, as well as a TRIVIA CONTEST where you can win some radical video game related prizes!

Hosted by Brian “Civic Minded” Lesyk and Eric “The Smoke” Moran. Catch the panel/contest on Saturday afternoon at the show!

Categories: Retro Games

Meet Kelli Maroney at Retro Con 2024!

August 16, 2024 Leave a comment

Late-addition guest announcement! You wanted her, you got her… Kelli Maroney is coming to Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania!!

“Daddy would have gotten us Uzis…” Kelli played Samantha in the 1980’s cult classic Night of the Comet, also celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year! The younger of the two Belmont sisters, Sam and her sis Reggie found themselves unlikely survivors of a civilization-ending event, leaving them to survive against cannibalistic zombies and a sketchy group of scientists. The movie mixes horror, sci-fi, and comedy into a film that’s attracted fans across many genres and ages!

Kelli was also in another 80’s movie with a cult following, 1986’s camp classic Chopping Mall! A trio of roving rolling security robots go berserk, stalking teenage employees after hours in a multi-level shopping mall! Originally called “Killbots”, the movie flew under the radar until it got a clever name change to “Chopping Mall”. It’s an unapologetic slice of 80’s cheese, and another favorite in the Retro Con household! “HAVE A NICE DAY!”

Kelli joins her Night of the Comet co-star Catherine Mary Stewart at Retro Con 2024! They’ll be having a Night of the Comet 40th Anniversary panel together on Saturday afternoon, and we’re also planning a pro photo op session with the two! Stay tuned for details!

A huge Thank You to Kelli for being so easygoing to work with, and helping us work within our already maxed-out budget for the year! PLEASE stop by her table to show her some love. She’ll have autographs and photo ops for sale, and even a limited supply of custom “Killbot” figures! We already called dibs one of them for ourselves. 😛

Also a big thanks to our old friend Kyle for putting the good word in for us and helping us make contact with Kelli!

Kelli’s Website: https://www.kellimaroney.com/

Last Starfighter Pro Photo Op Now Available!

August 14, 2024 Leave a comment


Cue the main title fanfare! Pro Photo Ops are now available for a picture with Lance Guest and Catherine Mary Stewart at Retro Con 2024! Reserve your photo op for Saturday or Sunday here:

https://www.captureticketing.com/events/101

This is a duo pro photo op with both Lance and Catherine, aka Alex Rogan and Maggie Gordon from the classic 1984 movie The Last Starfighter!

Lance and Catherine will also be hosting individual selfies/photo ops at their tables throughout the weekend if you’d like to get a picture with them individually!

You do not need to pre-register for Retro Con to buy a photo op, but you will at least need to pay admission at the door on your attending day of choice. Guest Autographs will not be sold in advance, and can be purchased directly at the guests’ table at the show.

The Last Starfighter 40th Anniversary Q&A panel will be happening Sunday afternoon at the show!

The same link include Pro Photo Op options for Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Don Most, and Anson Williams! Pro Photo sales this year are handled by Fandom Photo Ops, and any inquires about photo op reservations should be directed to them. Their email address is included at the link.

Don Most and Anson Williams Pro Photo Ops Now Available!

August 13, 2024 Leave a comment


These Happy Days are yours and mine!
Pro Photo Ops with Don Most and Anson Williams are now available for pre-purchase for Retro Con 2024, September 7th & 8th in Oaks, Pennsylvania! Reserve your photo op for Saturday or Sunday here:

https://www.captureticketing.com/events/101

This is a duo pro photo op with both Don and Anson, aka Ralph Malph and Potsie Weber from the classic 70’s/80’s tv show Happy Days! 

Don and Anson will also be hosting individual selfies/photo ops at their tables throughout the weekend if you’d like to get a picture with them individually, but this is your only way to get a picture with the two together!

The Happy Days Q&A panel will take place on Saturday afternoon at the show!

The same link also features Pro Photos with Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner, with more guests to be added! Pro Photo sales this year are handled by Fandom Photo Ops, and any inquires about photo op reservations should be directed to them. Their email address is included at the link.