{"id":3483,"date":"2017-09-23T11:49:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T16:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2017-09-23T11:49:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T16:49:04","slug":"welcome-josh-haber-bill-newton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/welcome-josh-haber-bill-newton\/","title":{"rendered":"Please Welcome Josh Haber and Bill Newton to Ponyville Ciderfest 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/welcome-josh-haber-bill-newton\/haber-newton-announcement\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?fit=2400%2C1254&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1254\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Haber Newton Announcement\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?fit=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement-1024x535.png?resize=699%2C365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Haber Newton Announcement\" width=\"699\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?resize=1024%2C535&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?resize=768%2C401&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Haber-Newton-Announcement.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Two more Guests of Honor make PVCF17 even better than ever!<\/h2>\n<p>October is just around the corner, and Ponyville Oktoberfest is less than a month away! \u00a0We can\u2019t wait to see everyone again at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee from October 20<sup>th<\/sup> to the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. With six Guests of Honor, numerous community guests and musicians, and loads of My Little Pony fans, this year\u2019s edition is shaping up to be our best ever!<\/p>\n<p>So how can we make it even better?\u00a0 By announcing not one, but TWO new Guests of Honor who are coming to Ponyville Ciderfest for the first time!<\/p>\n<p>First up is <a href=\"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/2017\/guests\/josh-haber\/\">Josh Haber<\/a>, story editor and writer for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!\u00a0 Haber has been with the show since Season 4, debuting with the episode \u201cCastle Mane-ia.\u201d\u00a0 He was also the writer for the third Equestria Girls movie \u201cFriendship Games,\u201d the Season 5 finale \u201cThe Cutie Re-Mark,\u201d and the Season 6 premiere \u201cThe Crystalling.\u201d\u00a0 Season 6 is also when he began as the show\u2019s story editor.<\/p>\n<p>We think it\u2019s apparent that you\u2019ll like who the other Guest of Honor in this announcement is.\u00a0 In fact, we believe they\u2019ll be another bright spot amongst all of our Guests this year! We\u2019re proud to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/2017\/guests\/bill-newton\/\">Bill Newton<\/a> as a Guest of Honor! Newton is best known in as the voice of Applejack\u2019s father, Bright Mac. In addition, he also voiced Thorax\u2019s stubborn and tough-shelled brother, Pharynx. Outside of MLP, Newton voices Zac the Sunrise in the English dub of Beyblade Burst.<\/p>\n<p>Josh and Bill join our six other <a href=\"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/2017\/guests\/\">Guests of Honor<\/a> joining us next month in Milwaukee; including Nicole Oliver, Andrew Francis, and Britt McKillip!\u00a0 If you want to meet them all, weekend badges are still available for $50!\u00a0 But that price is only available until October 8<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 After that, weekend badges go up to the &#8220;at the door&#8221; price of $60.<\/p>\n<p>Our Spike and Changeling Sponsor badges are also available for those who want to support the con and get exclusive benefits. Perks include the convention t-shirt, glassware, tickets to the Grand Galloping Gala and the VIP Cocktail Hour, and more. Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/ponyvilleciderfest.com\/2017\/2017\/register\/\">registration page<\/a> for more details and to get your badge today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two more Guests of Honor make PVCF17 even better than ever! October is just around the corner, and Ponyville Oktoberfest is less than a month away! \u00a0We can\u2019t wait to see everyone again at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee from October 20th to the 22nd. 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