Convention schedule
Megaplex 2017
Thursday, August 03, 2017
11 eventsInformation Desk
Registration
Headless Lounges
Karaoke
Megaplex Dances – Sly As Fox
Join us for a dance on Thursday!
To Absent Friends
Before we begin this year's festivities, we pause to remember those who are no longer with us. To our absent friends: You are missed, you are loved, and you are not forgotten.
Megaplex Dances – BetaMonkey
Join us for a dance on Thursday!
Drag Queen 101
Join Hecate, Brenda Banks, and London as we go over the history of drag, styles of drag, a Q&A, and a drag demonstration.
Megaplex Dances – Cosmik
Join us for a dance on Thursday!
Another Dang Gameshow with Puck
What would you do with your sanity, and a membership for next year's Megaplex, on the line? Come found out in this mystery gameshow, designed and hosted by the one and only Puck, where contestants will be pulled straight from the audience! Trivia, stunts, and surprises are what will get you to the top, but no matter how far you rise, you can come crashing down in an instant! Do our contestants have what it takes to claim the glory? Come find out at the first gameshow of Megaplex 2017! Who needs bowling when you've got gameshow trolling?
Friday, August 04, 2017
42 eventsMegaplex Dances – KaiZa
Join us for a dance on Thursday!
Information Desk
Registration
Sponsor Suite
Headless Lounges
Opening Ceremonies
Kick off the con in style at the Opening Ceremonies and meet the staff, board, and Guests of Honor!
Furshoot Photography
Your First Furry Con?
Is this your first furry convention? Join KP, a Megaplex board member, for a fun and informative discussion about etiquette and information to make the most of your convention experience!
Break the Ice with Puck
Come laugh along with Puck as he teaches you his patented Be a D.I.C.K. method of breaking the ice, making new friends, and having a good time! Puck will teach you special methods for getting to know new people in his crazy, unscripted way of going with the first thing that comes to mind!
Fursuiting 101
This is fursuiting 101. We go over basic up keep of a fursuit and how to fursuit. Also give pointers on buying or making a fursuit.
Dealers' Den
Game Room
Brew Furs Meet and Greet
A meet and greet for all furs who make there own or want to learn how to make beer, wine, or mead, and to share stories, recipes, and mishaps!
Con Etiquette
Puck's guide to the Do's and the YOU HAD BETTER NOT's of a convention! Want to keep from being banned? Want to see JUST how much you can get away with? Well that is something Puck has perfected! Oh, and I'm legally required to state that the views and comments of this panel are in no way endorsed by Megaplex.
Whose Line is it Anyway?!
Come join XanteWolf and JyooCFroot's furry team for another night of laughs as we play classic games from the hit show Whose Line is it Anyway?!
Audio / Visual Forum
An open forum about lighting, audio, and special effect technology, and their safe implementation.
Weigh(t)less in Space: Getting the Most from your Fitness Tracker
Want to learn to use your fitness tracker to it's fullest extent? Come join us for a informational trip on experiences in losing weight and how to use a fitness tracker to achieve your goals.
Writing Workshop
We'll read excerpts from your stories and offer each other feedback on the craft of writing.
You Just Bought a Fursuit: Now What?
Learn how to change the world, one smile at a time by suiting. All too often our suits spend to much time in the closet. Suit up and become a hero! Charities can use your unique support!
Shiny & Zack's “Oh No. They’re Back” Music Hour
Apparently, multi-year contracts are a thing in the industry! Come check out the urban-folk music of Shiny & Zack as they continue to make you laugh and play contractually obligated music!
Fur-hiker's Travel Guide
Whether traveling across the galaxy or down the hall, always bring a towel. Learn how to travel prepared and efficiently by plane or automobile. A crash course for cadets and seasoned travelers.
Special Effects Makeup on a budget
Want to learn how to do special effects, but short on funds? Come join us for a demonstration and a Q&A of special effects while on a budget!
DanceMania!
DanceMania! is a dance event for everyone! This non-competitive dance show will allow all attendees to wear their best outfit, show off their best moves, and have lots of fun!
The Fate of Torch
A tabletop role-playing scenario! Space is limited so first come, first served!
Pagan Meet Up
A gathering for pagans, druids, wiccians, lightworkers and all that wish to bring some light into the world
Convention Safety
A discussion of safety concerns convention attendees might run into and how to handle them. Topics include traveling, fursuitting and adult safety.
Overcoming Social Anxiety
Why do some people seem more naturally sociable than others? An open discussion about how we see ourselves compared to how others see us, and how you can feel more comfortable meeting new people.
Meet the Guests of Honor!
Join your host, KP, and our special guests Kodi and Rick for an informal (and possibly humorous!) discussion of their involvement in the fandom, projects they have worked on, and other areas of interest. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions as well!
Popufur Survival Guide
What do you do when everyone wants a piece of you? How do you handle chaos and keep a smile on your face? We'll show you the proven path to social nirvana.
Dance Competition Auditions
Want to try and be a part of the fursuit dance competition this year? Make sure you attend either audition time to snag a chance!
An Artist's Guide to Selling at Cons
Want to boost sales at your con table and create life long fans in the process? Create fulfilling customer relationships, set up an engaging table, and sell without feeling like a salesperson!
Fursuiting for Charity Events
Want to learn how to get started performing at charity events in your area? This panel will cover how to choose and contact events, public performance tips, safety, and much more.
Megaplex Late Night
Megaplex Late Night returns as our unique and fun late night talk show. Join host KP, the GoH's, and other special guests take the stage to entertain you in a one of kind late night show!
Scrapbooking for Fun
Chronicle your own adventures by creating a memory book for yourself!
Dessert Social & Pool Party
Join us for a free mouth-watering selection of sweet treats and fun at the Pool!
Karaoke
Megaplex Dances – Roo3k
Join us for a dance on Friday!
(18+) Open Mic Comedy Night
Everyone has a joke or two! Maybe you have a funny story to share? Making people laugh is awesome, so why not get up in front of a friendly crowd and try out some material? It'll be fun!
(18+) Erotic Storytelling
Sex is a part of life, but writing an engaging story about it often goes beyond the sex. Tips and tricks for writing an amazing adult story.
(18+) Puck's Pickled Show
For the 5th year in a row, come join Puck for a night of surprises, comedy, and angry raging! Every year has a theme. What's this year's theme? It's a surprise! Come find out, and join Puck as he tears apart the one thing we all hold dear: The Furry Fandom! In this no-holds-barred Puck will point out everything wrong with the very fandom itself while raising money for C.A.R.E! And, as always, improv, audience participation, and memories Puck will regret shall run rampant in this late night, 18+ show!
(18+) Secret Identity: Artist
Hilarious, mature stories and experiences of what it's like to be a growing popular artist when the family and friends gradually enter and understand the community as a whole.
Megaplex Dances – Addix
Join us for a dance on Friday!
Saturday, August 05, 2017
47 eventsMegaplex Dances – Dox
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(18+) Furry Girl Meet and Greet
Let's have some girl time to talk and laugh! All female furs are welcome, because girl's just want to have fun. PJs are optional, and chocolate is provided.
(18+) Stuffed Animal/Plushies Meet and Greet
Meet and greet for fans and collectors of plush toys. Quick panel on the care and repair of plush animals, how to clean them so they provide love and comfort for many years followed by show and tell.
Con Chairs Unleashed! - Running a Furry Con
Join Hino, our chairman, and Kodi, our guest of honor in A lighthearted conversation about what its really like to run a furry convention.
(18+) After Dark with Ms Strawberry
Breaking down Relationships, self esteem, and navigating love in our lifestyle.
Megaplex Dances – Runetooth
Join us for a dance on Friday!
Military Fur Meet and Greet
A meet and greet of active duty, guard, reserve, veteran, and even military supporters to broaden the support structure of military hardships.
Information Desk
Registration
Sponsor Suite
Game Room
Headless Lounges
Memory Making
A Random fun meet up for people doing nothing right now at the con. Come take photos, meet new friends (or bring an old friend along)!
Dance Competition Auditions
Want to try and be a part of the fursuit dance competition this year? Make sure you attend either audition time to snag a chance!
Furshoot Photography
Dealers' Den
Fursuit Games
Our very own round of Furry Fursuit fun and games! Come test your skills or cheer folks on!
The Thursday Prompt
The Thursday Prompt is a writer's weekly prompt that allows you practice and critique of your writing style with and by other writers. It's meant to be fun - and it is.
Stepmania for Dummies
Learn how to get into Stepmania in 5 easy steps, how to survive in the community, and join us for a Showcase to show off the type of songs being made into files for the game.
LCC Dance Workshop
Will be teaching dancers about dance, manners, and battles for competitions and teaching small fundamental to help dancers enter the world of dance.
Super Sponsor Luncheon
Enjoy lunch with our Guests of Honor, key staffers and your fellow supersponsors. Not yet a supersponsor? You can still upgrade at the registration desk!
Furrywood: Motion Capture
Isn't motion capture that thing where guys wear skin-tight suits with ping pong balls on them? It can be, but it's much more than that! In this audience participation panel, we'll learn about 'mocap' by exploring the latest technologies that allow it to be performed even at furry conventions like this one!
Charity Poker Tournament
Join other poker enthusiasts for a 1-day charity poker tournament. The tournament will be a no limit, Texas Hold 'Em game with all proceeds being donated to the CARE Foundation. Support the charity!
Transgender or Questioning Meet and Greet
Come meet others of non-typical gender identity backgrounds. Educational materials will be available. Introduce yourself and let's make our community more close knit.
Foxes and Peppers
Fox Amoore and Pepper Coyote bringing you their musical talents of singing, piano, guitar, and fun with songs from their collab album "Hashtag" and Fox's new album "The Dreamcatcher".
Furvilla Meet and Greet
Meet the admins of Furvilla, the browser-based game for furries by furries--ask questions, get cool swag, and have fun!
Practical Effects and Props Q&A
Come join us for a Q&A with a respected artist currently working in the theme park industry making props and animatronics!
How to Design and Sell Characters
Learn how to chose the right personality, lines, color palette, and patterns for a custom character for yourself or for adoption! We'll also cover the best way to get the most money for your adopts.
Aviation Furs Meet and Greet
Returning for its second year, the Aviation Furs Meet & Greet is for all who loves flying! Whether if it's commercial aviation, military, or general aviation, everyone is welcome to attend!
Don't Let Your Dreams Be Dreams
Have a dream project gathering dust? Don't let “reality” get in your way! Let the team behind Nerdy Show's in-development animated series Lightning Dogs zap you into action with tales of dumb jokes becoming brilliant decisions, teaming up with your heroes, and bringing crazy ideas to life - no matter the genre.
Fursuit Dance Competition
Our dance competition is back! Come see one of the most popular events in the fandom live!
Foodie Furs Meet and Greet
Are you a fan of food? Do you like watching cooking shows without actually cooking yourself? Come join us to share recipes, prep hacks, and learn about the latest cooking craze: sous vide!
Live Fursuit Head Base Build
Watch a fursuit head base built live in less than 3 hours. This will be a Q&A to answer any build questions you might have during the build!
Inflatable Animal Toys Meet and Greet
Come and mingle with a bunch of giant inflatable animals! This panel allows everyone to interact with pooltoys hands-on, ask questions, and learn all about 'squeakies'. Fursuiters welcome!
Florida Meet and Greet
The state of Florida is large, but not too large for everyone to get to know one another. Come on down say hi to your neighbors!
How to Run a Successful Furmeet
Do you want to start a furmeet in you area? Unsure where to start or how to proceed? This panel will help using insight from 4 year running local fur meet administrators of the Freedom Lake Park Furs!
Fursuit Parade Photo Lineup
Make sure to make your way to the main ballroom if you want to join us for the fursuit photo and parade!
Fursuit Parade
It's the annual fursuit parade! We'll begin with a group photo, then watch the suiters strut their stuff – a perfect photo opportunity for everyone! Line-up begins at 7:30pm. At 8pm, the photo will be taken, and the parade will kick off!
Art Jam
Come hang out and draw in a relaxed environment that's all about making art and new friends. Friendly advice/critiques are encouraged! Side effects include: networking, artistic growth & giggles!
Megaplex Dances – Antimon
Join us for a dance on Saturday!
Scuba Furs Meet and Greet
Are you a Diver or interested in diving? Come meet your other underwater enthusiasts and share your experiences!
The Catnip Committee
Let's get all the cats together for a meet and greet! We will be providing pamphlets to educate on domestic and wild cat breeds. We look forward to meeting all of you cats! Fursuiters and nonsuiters welcome.
(18+) Babyfur and Kidfur Meet and Greet
A friendly gathering of babyfurs, kidfurs, caretakers, and anyone looking to have a good time. Playbill the pup brings this gathering back for a third year, with plenty of fun activities!
Karaoke
Megaplex Dances – Recca
Join us for a dance on Saturday!
(18+) Macro Furs & You
A panel to introduce what a macro/size-play fur is, bring others out who are interested in the same likeness, and compare mannerisms of characters.
Megaplex Dances – Takum / YNA
Join us for a dance on Saturday!
Sunday, August 06, 2017
37 eventsMegaplex Dances – Robbie
Join us for a dance on Saturday!
Advanced Foam Sculpting for Fursuits
Tired of fighting with foam and getting nowhere? Let Ober Rivers show you his own special brand of Power tool Foam Fu!
(18+) Fox and Pepper After Dark
Fox and Pepper bring their nonsense carnival of music and alcoholism to Florida for a second time! Enjoy original music, covers of songs we probably don't actually like, and two of the most handsome musicians the fandom has to offer!
(18+) Vore Furs : Eat and Greet
A meet and greet panel for those interested in vore! This will be a simple meet up to mingle with other vore enthusiasts, vore artists, and those curious about vore!
(18+) Tweet Readings from the Underworld
Ever wonder what the message inbox of someone else sounds like when read dramatically?
Megaplex Dances – Laser Raccoon
Join us for a dance on Saturday!
Grey Muzzle Breakfast Meet
Come join other grey muzzles for an early sunday morning breakfast meet at the hotel restaurant!
Registration
Game Room
Information Desk
Sponsor Suite
Headless Lounges
CARE Presentation
Every year, the good folks at CARE bring a presentation of all the critters they help everyday. Come see what CARE is all about!
Writing in the Fandom from Publishing to Comissions
Interested in writing the next great work of Furry literature? Just wanna get published or start up commissions? Come listen to Communications Major and short story author Caudle as he expounds on it!
Dealers' Den
Furshoot Photography
Charity Auction
Bid on an eclectic selection of goodies from the sublime to the ridiculous. All proceeds go to the CARE Foundation, an animal rescue and wildlife education facility here in Orange County, FL.
Dancer Fur Meet
Like dancing? Come meet up with other dancers in the fandom to get together and maybe learn a few tips or tricks from each other. There will be music, and maybe a little dance off, and all are welcome, from veteran to novice!
Ears Up!
Put your ears up and your tail in gear for this event! A mass audience participation game, follow the omniscient voice of The Narrator. Do what he says, or else!
Furry Language
Let your fur do the talking on Furry Language! Based on TV’s Body Language—teams of two use pantomime to convey clues to furry-themed puzzles. Fursuiters and nonsuiters welcome...even better together! (Fursuiters are advised that every player will have a speaking role at some point in the game.)
Super Smash Bros. Tournament!
Interested in a super smash brothers tournament? Sign up and join us for a good ol' smack down with your favorite Nintendo characters!
Floor Wars Pre-Workshop
Want to learn the rules for Floor Wars? Come to this pre-workshop before the official Floor Wars happens!
Improving Your Fiction
If you want to improve your writing, how do you go about dong that? We'll be talking about how to use character arcs, plot, and character agency to make your stories better.
Puppeteering 101
Ever wanted to be a puppeteer, but didn't know the way to get started? This panel will teach you the basics to get you going.
Plastic Modeling 101
Do you like planes, trains, or automobiles? Do you like to build things? A love for history? Then come on down and learn how to turn plastic into detailed replicas!
Floor Wars
Floor Wars is back! Come see dancers battle head to head in improve dance battle!
Furrywood: Voice Acting
This is your chance to be a voice actor! In this audience participation panel, volunteers will be invited to come up to the microphones to perform lines from a stack of prepared scripts. Voices are recorded on a professional rig, then edited and posted online at http://furrywood.com
http://furrywood.com
Trending Topics with HilaHila
Sit Down with HilaHila for his YouTube Trending Topics show at Megaplex. Topics will revolve around the con theme, Mega Quest: The Wrath of Con!
Two Rooms and a Boom
Stop your President from being blown up! But who is the President? More importantly... Who is the Bomber?! This is a social deduction game for two teams. Each game session lasts about 15 minutes with no player elimination
Apocalypse Scenario Tactics and Roleplay
Ever wonder what your apocalypse could be? Could you survive it? Do you know what to do? Come find out and have some fun, and even Learn how to deal with the wastes lands or even being stranded.
Pawpets Show Live!
A 2 hour live performance of the long-running Funday Pawpet show; you get to see it all happen live. Come hang out with all your puppet faves and surprise guests!
Conquering PCD Once and For All
Turn Post-Con Depression into the launching pad for your next great chapter!
Closing Ceremonies
Relive the memories, find out what this year's statistics were, and get a sneak peek at new things for Megaplex 2018!
Megaplex Dances – Abraxo
Join us for a dance on Sunday!
Megaplex Dances – RexWusky
Join us for a dance on Sunday!
Megaplex Dances – Konomichi
Join us for a dance on Sunday!
Monday, August 07, 2017
1 eventsMegaplex Dances – Emma
Join us for a dance on Sunday!