It’s hard to believe that an entire week has passed since we were just kicking off #PVCF18. At Opening Ceremonies, almost exactly 7 days ago, we said that this year was the most ambitious theme we had ever attempted, and there are some people we need to thank for making it real.

First off, thanks to Daniel Ingram, Rebecca Shoichet, Kazumi Evans, Shannon Chan-Kent, Michelle Creber, BlackGryph0n, Willa Milner and Tony Fleecs for being a part of our stellar Guest of Honor lineup. You’re all amazing at what you do, so thanks for doing it for us!

Thanks to all 22 Community Guests found on this page for your personalities, your talents, and your friendship. Every one of you helped make the weekend memorable for our attendees!

Thanks to all 39(!) Musicians found on this page for helping to make the largest lineup of fandom music performers at a con EVER! This wouldn’t have been possible without you, so THANK YOU!

Extra thanks to Dustykatt, Lochlan O’Neil, Pastel Bubblegum, and Sophie Scruggs for helping out with the Cosplay Contest, to Dusty again for being one of the best auctioneers ever, and to The Brony Chef, BronyBrewer and Dusty AGAIN for judging our Charity Bake Off!

Thanks to all our Vendors for once again making it quite difficult to decide where to spend our bits, and also to all our Panelists for providing such great content for our attendees!

Extra thanks to Vocal Score, Cyril the Wolf, 4everfreebrony, and probably musicians we don’t even know about for their additional contributions to Opening and Closing Ceremonies and other events around the con!

Extra special thanks to The Cider House of Wisconsin for their two sold-out cider tastings, and for collaborating on a DELICIOUS and exclusive Honey Oak Cider that ticket holders got to take home with them!

Thanks to the countless generous folks that helped us beat last year’s Charity Record by helping to raise an AMAZING $25,306.08 for Generations Against Bullying! That’s going to be a tough number to beat next year, but it’s a challenge that we accept!

Extra special thanks to our staff artists Midnight Premiere, Twisted Sketch, Ruef, Tambelon, and especially Sweet Cream for some of the best art and designs that we’ve EVER had! You all continuously go above and beyond, and we appreciate it SO much!

Thanks to the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee for hosting us for the 5th time! We especially liked all the little things you did for our attendees year, and to Fox 6 and CBS 58 for the news coverage!

https://fox6now.com/2018/10/28/ponyville-ciderfest-5th-annual-my-little-pony-convention-raises-money-to-eliminate-bullying-from-schools/

https://www.cbs58.com/news/my-little-pony-convention-underway-in-milwaukee

Extra thanks to our staffers that made the con happen even though they couldn’t make it, including Larscis, Exploding Pony Toast, Nightly H, and of course Treble Vandoren!

Thanks to our ENTIRE staff of amazing volunteers! You were a great crew, and our attendees have had amazing things to say about you!

Extra special thanks to our Music Programming and AV crews that probably put in more time at con than anyone else, lead by Forest Rain, Blu Nose Reindeer, Lycan, lostdisk, Bpendragon, Datsmore, and Seirei no Sensh!

Extra thanks to our 2018 Leadership Team: ServerRat, Vivid Syntax, Michelle Worthley and Charlie Worthley for all your extra work in making this crazy con happen!

Special thanks to Hasbro, DHX, and My Little Pony for continuing to put out such an amazing show. We wouldn’t be here without you, and we appreciate you more than you can know.

And finally, the biggest thanks of all must always go to our attendees and, most of all our Patrons and Sponsors! You are the most essential part of our con, and together, all 1,399 of us helped make #PVCF18 the biggest – and some might say the BEST – year EVER!

Please keep sharing your photos and memories with #PVCF18 and stay tuned for info about Ponyville Ciderfest 2019! We hope that you also join us at Whinny City Pony Con 2019 and MLP-MSP F next year too! One more time – THANK YOU EVERYONE, and we’ll see you THREE TIMES in 2019!