Jun 23, 2018
That Podcast - Episode 30
On episode 30 of #ThatPodcast, LPiddy and Jon Jon spill the tea of the disaster that is this year's #TanaCon!
TanaCon was to take place June 22 and 23, 2018 at the Anaheim Marriott Suites in Anaheim/Garden Grove, California, a short distance from the controversial Vidcon, which was being held in the Anaheim Convention Center, in, of course, Anaheim, California.
TanaCon was supposed to be the more inclusive version of Vidcon, due to creator's frustration with safety concerns last year. The irony is that TanaCon was shut down by the Fire Marshall and Anaheim Fire Department due to large crows, riots and, ultimately, safety.
According to tweets and reports, TanaCon sold about 5000 non-paid and paid tickets to this year's event. The first day of Tanacon, approximately 15,000 additional patrons, without tickets, swarmed the quaint Anaheim Marriott, with many fans waiting hours to either get into a tight convention or never get in at all.
At the end of the day, TanaCon was cancelled.
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