Unsurprisingly, Tumblr was filled with questions, suspicion, and vitriol.
Three days later, that tiny, lonely ball pit lives on as the most enduring legacy of DashCon 2014. Organizers tried to compensate people who had paid to see the Night Vale reading, but they did so with raffle tickets, a chance at attending a concert that night, and "an extra hour with the ball pit" in the concessions room. One vendor reported packing up because of low sales. Sherlock Holmes podcasters the Baker Street Babes pulled out of the show for the same reason. She ended up sleeping on a sofa in the Night Vale cast’s Airbnb rental. She spent the night on the 'Night Vale' team's Airbnb sofaĪfter the Night Vale panel was called off, guest webcomic artist Noelle Stevenson discovered secondhand that she would be paying her own hotel bill, after having to moderate her own panel. DashCon staff said they could work out reimbursements, but the money problems were just beginning. Amazingly, they managed to raise funds in half that time - one person later said they donated $360 on the spot. At 9PM, the organizers claimed that because of a sudden change of plans with hotel staff, they had to raise $17,000 within an hour or shut down the convention. On Friday night, this obvious plan went horribly wrong. By the time it ended, though, it was accused of being everything from an outright scam to an example of how well-meaning fans can let a project spin disastrously out of control… and land in a half-deflated ball pit.Īttending DashCon was never going to be cheap - a Saturday badge cost $45, as much as a pass for the massive San Diego Comic-Con - but the organizers estimated that this would cover the cost of starting an all-new convention. With the help of volunteers from a range of fandoms, it rented out a convention center and set up three days of panels, including appearances by the likes of the Night Vale cast and actor Doug Jones - also known as the eyeless monster in Pan’s Labyrinth. Originally called Tumbl-Con, the fan convention was supposed to bring the Tumblr community together, even after it changed its name to make clear that it had no affiliation with the site. And another piece of DashCon 2014 falls apart. She tries to bring the crowd together in a collective sigh of frustration. When an organizer says they left after not getting paid, a cry of disbelief runs through the audience.
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At a hotel in Chicago’s suburbs, a room full of people have been waiting over an hour to see the creators of beloved surrealist podcast Welcome to Night Vale.
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