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J 1/4: FC Schedule Change: NO PARADE?! 😔
11 months ago
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https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55619625/ I was disheartened about the news that they will cancel the parade this Saturday.
In hearing that now there is some added security measures to FurCon, I can understand that safety comes first for all to enjoy FC. Clearly, when it comes to seeing a fursuiter that is attending a con and would like to at least have a glimpse of him/her, this is the best shot to do so, and it can be the chance when you can try to have a chat or blossom a friendship with the fursuiter-IF THEY ALLOW. It is more of a city issue as what has happened recently in New Orleans (the one using a truck to kill 14+ people on New Year's after seeing some ISIS/ISIL ideas online) would be a possible cause to having more police presence to the con-it can be also too that the volleyball tournament will be affected.
Yes, there will be metal detectors put in this year. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BADGE, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PASS THROUGH THE DETECTORS. I do not know if it will be permanent, but it is a possibility. The SJ Convention Center Security will regularly be around to make sure that everyone is okay and can be identified easily if there is an emergency.
So for these reasons as there can be some way that FC is a target for such a catastrophe, the Fursuit Parade will be cancelled unless there is a last minute study and deal that it can be on as scheduled on Saturday. THE FURSUIT PHOTO SESSION WILL STILL BE ON.
In my opinion, like Midwest FurFest no longer having a parade, would others follow? It is clear for MFF that because it has grown SO BIG to soon reach 20,000 attendees, it has stopped this practice as it is possible that the parades if they continue, will be SO LONG. (For this year however, Anthrocon has once again became #1 in attendance puttng MFF at #2 again according to Wikifur: https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/List_of....._by_attendance . Though unrelated but have some bearing, AC has put a cap on its attendance-there is no news that MFF will do the same; however, Pittsburgh EMBRACES the con's parade.) In one video by
BetaEtaDelota and others, we are seeing that ALL cons are going to have a problem with the rising attendees year after year, and some things will have to be cut for everyone's safety. So for FC having to cancel this tradition, will it come back for 2026?
If it does not, then the trend would come in that the Fursuit Parade would be devalued at cons, and fursuiters and constructors having to showcase their characters can be no more. Evidently, parades are not obsolete in cities as despite that Macy's ( https://www.macys.com ) is having financial troubles and closing stores (Will soon close nearly 50, including downtown areas like Los Angeles', and Kohl's [ https://www.kohls.com ] will do the same with 30.), they will keep at it in having the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York- it is the convention that is going to face having to keep or ditch it. For Anthrocon, however since the city loves it and that it would be the only recognizable parade that anyone can associate it with other than sports, it is expected to stay and the city will do anything to keep such traditions. It is the other cities that have more problems-if they feel that a con is not going to be an integral part of the city's revenue and tourism, they would not be devoted to keeping a parade. So, it can figure that maybe Megaplex may face a possible loss of parade since Orlando is known for its close proximity to Disneyworld and Universal Parks. This is a hypothesis, but I hope I'm wrong.
For the cons overall that have parades, it can be devolving, and FC may be one of them, and it is true that if we do not have such a parade, if we aren't luck to ask where the furusiter got it in a quick chat, it can be a hit (negative) to commerce for constructors that depend on fursuit constructing for a living. Even though one can casually ask a fursuiter when they are talking in a group or going to a destination without being in a hurry to know where they got it, it is not the same. I feel that the parade is NEEDED for one to see the good quality of fursuits and for some to have based on what they saw in the parade to infer and plan of purchasing from the one that made certain characters. The first glance at fursuits are a chance to not just show the personality of the fursuiter underneath the fur, but a possible showcase of what the constructor has to offer when the fursuit is on the move-going online to their sites is not enough, even YouTube and other video sites aren't enough-an RL live view of the fursuit in action has that charisma for a potential commissioner to land more deals in the future.
I hope it is not permanent at FC. I feel that if it is not featured again, it will suffer. For big cons that have 10,000, they may do away with it because of time, but for medium-like FC currently-and small ones, I don't think it will be good and they will have to have it reinstated to make the con enjoyable for all and for constructors to put their works out there much easier so they can get more income.
A good word of advice for future fursuiters, if you want to commission a constructor because you saw a great suit in a parade, DO SAY SO-to have them realize that a con parade is important in some way to garner more commissions in the future.
In hearing that now there is some added security measures to FurCon, I can understand that safety comes first for all to enjoy FC. Clearly, when it comes to seeing a fursuiter that is attending a con and would like to at least have a glimpse of him/her, this is the best shot to do so, and it can be the chance when you can try to have a chat or blossom a friendship with the fursuiter-IF THEY ALLOW. It is more of a city issue as what has happened recently in New Orleans (the one using a truck to kill 14+ people on New Year's after seeing some ISIS/ISIL ideas online) would be a possible cause to having more police presence to the con-it can be also too that the volleyball tournament will be affected.
There will be a change when you enter FC-after getting your badge, YOU MUST HAVE IT ON AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, IF YOU FURSUIT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE OFF YOUR HEAD BEFORE GOING THROUGH SECURITY GATES IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BADGE.
Yes, there will be metal detectors put in this year. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR BADGE, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PASS THROUGH THE DETECTORS. I do not know if it will be permanent, but it is a possibility. The SJ Convention Center Security will regularly be around to make sure that everyone is okay and can be identified easily if there is an emergency.
So for these reasons as there can be some way that FC is a target for such a catastrophe, the Fursuit Parade will be cancelled unless there is a last minute study and deal that it can be on as scheduled on Saturday. THE FURSUIT PHOTO SESSION WILL STILL BE ON.
In my opinion, like Midwest FurFest no longer having a parade, would others follow? It is clear for MFF that because it has grown SO BIG to soon reach 20,000 attendees, it has stopped this practice as it is possible that the parades if they continue, will be SO LONG. (For this year however, Anthrocon has once again became #1 in attendance puttng MFF at #2 again according to Wikifur: https://en.wikifur.com/wiki/List_of....._by_attendance . Though unrelated but have some bearing, AC has put a cap on its attendance-there is no news that MFF will do the same; however, Pittsburgh EMBRACES the con's parade.) In one video by
BetaEtaDelota and others, we are seeing that ALL cons are going to have a problem with the rising attendees year after year, and some things will have to be cut for everyone's safety. So for FC having to cancel this tradition, will it come back for 2026?If it does not, then the trend would come in that the Fursuit Parade would be devalued at cons, and fursuiters and constructors having to showcase their characters can be no more. Evidently, parades are not obsolete in cities as despite that Macy's ( https://www.macys.com ) is having financial troubles and closing stores (Will soon close nearly 50, including downtown areas like Los Angeles', and Kohl's [ https://www.kohls.com ] will do the same with 30.), they will keep at it in having the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York- it is the convention that is going to face having to keep or ditch it. For Anthrocon, however since the city loves it and that it would be the only recognizable parade that anyone can associate it with other than sports, it is expected to stay and the city will do anything to keep such traditions. It is the other cities that have more problems-if they feel that a con is not going to be an integral part of the city's revenue and tourism, they would not be devoted to keeping a parade. So, it can figure that maybe Megaplex may face a possible loss of parade since Orlando is known for its close proximity to Disneyworld and Universal Parks. This is a hypothesis, but I hope I'm wrong.
For the cons overall that have parades, it can be devolving, and FC may be one of them, and it is true that if we do not have such a parade, if we aren't luck to ask where the furusiter got it in a quick chat, it can be a hit (negative) to commerce for constructors that depend on fursuit constructing for a living. Even though one can casually ask a fursuiter when they are talking in a group or going to a destination without being in a hurry to know where they got it, it is not the same. I feel that the parade is NEEDED for one to see the good quality of fursuits and for some to have based on what they saw in the parade to infer and plan of purchasing from the one that made certain characters. The first glance at fursuits are a chance to not just show the personality of the fursuiter underneath the fur, but a possible showcase of what the constructor has to offer when the fursuit is on the move-going online to their sites is not enough, even YouTube and other video sites aren't enough-an RL live view of the fursuit in action has that charisma for a potential commissioner to land more deals in the future.
I hope it is not permanent at FC. I feel that if it is not featured again, it will suffer. For big cons that have 10,000, they may do away with it because of time, but for medium-like FC currently-and small ones, I don't think it will be good and they will have to have it reinstated to make the con enjoyable for all and for constructors to put their works out there much easier so they can get more income.
A good word of advice for future fursuiters, if you want to commission a constructor because you saw a great suit in a parade, DO SAY SO-to have them realize that a con parade is important in some way to garner more commissions in the future.
News of the cancellation is here:
>> https://furtherconfusion.org/programming/parade/ <<
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