Dragon*Con 2009: A look back at the mayhem

by Krystalle Voecks Sep 11th 2009 at 6:00PM

Filed under: Galleries, Events, real-world, Massively meta, Massively Event Coverage

Some of us go for the excellent panels featuring stars like William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Terry Gilliam, Adam Savage, and so many more. Others of us go for the fun events like concerts by Arc Attack, Faith & The Muse, or the kilt-blowing by Jennie Breeden. Amongst all the comic, fantasy, sci-fi, and other sundry forms of nerditry, there is a steadily growing MMO and video game presence at Dragon*Con.

For the last three years, Massively and our sister site WoW.com have been on the ground helping grow this East coast gaming presence either as panelists or staff. Some of the highlights for this year included:

Guiness World Record set for 905 people doing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance at the same time. (You haven't lived until you've seen Alien do Thriller, though there's lots of footage.)
2600+ units of blood donated to the Dragon*Con blood drive, with 250+ people being tied to the Alliance vs. Horde World of Warcraft competition we held as part of the D*C MMO track. (Horde won, but just barely.)
40+ different fan tracks, with 50 panels worth of content for MMOs alone!
$25,000 raised for charity!

So if you missed the fun, here's a gallery of some of the random images from D*C this year. If you're East coast and looking for something fun to do on Labor Day weekend next year, perhaps we'll catch you at Dragon*Con 2010!

Gallery: Dragon*Con 2009: General convention gallery

[Thanks to Ian W., Michael McG., Scott B., Shawn Schuster, and especially Tiffiany M. for contributing pictures!]

Tags: atlanta, cosplay, costume, costumes, dc-2009, dragon-con, dragoncon-2009, fan-convention, featured, gallery

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Evi said on 6:58PM 9-11-2009

I had a blast. Like always, I already can't wait for next year. Anyone thinking of attending Dragon*Con 2010 should absolutely buy tickets in advance via their website. It's tons cheaper and 1000 times more convenient than buying them at the door. If I'm reading the site correctly, they go on sale on September 14th.

Jack said on 1:40AM 9-12-2009

Thanks for the pic amazing how great costumes are!

Calarius said on 9:29PM 9-12-2009

This year was a blast. I miss seeing you guys already.

James Lockwood said on 5:36AM 9-17-2009

No word on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe? Without doubt the main reason of attending was to see them! :D

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