Wondering where Minecon will be held this year? Anxious to get your travel plans in order, and prepare for another awesome convention? You might not need to wait long! Minecon 2013 has been confirmed for the US east coast, although the exact location is not yet known. Jens "Jeb" Bergensten had the following to offer:
Quote fromThe contract with the location has been signed, so it's mainly a question of people getting back from business trips. ETA for announcement should be end of May. Tickets will be available later (probably after summer, but I could be wrong).
While the convention's exact location has not yet been revealed, the two most likely east coast locations would seem to be New York, or Florida. Minecon 2012 was held in Disneyland Paris, and with Florida being the home of Disney World, in Orlando, it is a strong contender for Minecon 2013. Minecon '11 and '12 had approximately 4,500 attendees.
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Based on 2010, the population in New York was 19,378,104 and the people under 18 in 2011 was 22% making the total of teens amount to 4,263,182
Based on 2010, the population in New York was 18,802,690 and the people under 18 in 2011 was 21% making the total of teens amount to 3,948,564
So let's say only 20% local people shows up, thats 852636 for NY and 789713 for FLA, difference of 62,923, translated to a loss of 6,229,377 Euros.
Besides Disney, there's not much to do in FLA, so much more to do in NYC and the surrounding areas.
You're making Florida seem like it's the most boring place in the world. There is PLENTY of things for tourists to do in Florida, given that almost the entire area in Orlando is based off the tourism industry.
And the last time that I checked, minecon didn't sell 852,636 tickets. And you're also basing this number entirely off the assumption that only people from the given local area would attend.
Think this through the next time you post about something else in such a derogatory manner.
I'm pretty sure that if it was to be held in New York, more people would come.
Remember that in both 2011 and 2012 that all minecon tickets sold out. I'm quite sure that this year won't be an exception. Point is, the amount of people coming isn't going to be a problem regardless of the location of minecon (as long as it's in a developed area I'd assume) since people fly in from all parts of the world.
Maybe not all concentration in one area, but magic kingdom in disney world is actually capable of holding up to 100,000 people at one given point in time (not that that many tickets would be sold lol).
True. Hopefully Jeb keeps his word and reveals the location by tomorrow :\
Yes please! I love minecraft and have been playing since alpha and I want to go to minecon. Its my dream to go to it and its leaked east coast Pleaaaassseeee Jeb! Make it in NYC I love you guys at mojang but i will cry myself to sleep if its not in NYC so please make my dream come true and I will be going if its in NYC. (Plus I can meet Mojang and Mindcrackers and a lot of people I want to meet!) I love you guys at mojang, so please make it NYC. Thanks, Bells
I just sent him a tweet, probably won't get a reply, but it's worth a shot.
Hopefully tomorrow!
Minecraft doesn't require four seasons. Summer all year long!!!!
PLEASE!