Editing BotCon 2010

{{disambig2|the 2010 Transformers convention|the "Botcon 2010!" video advertisement|BotCon 2010 - Generation 2: Redux}}
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|date=[[June 24]], [[2010]]
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'''BotCon 2010''' was held at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from [[June 24]] to [[June 27]], [[2010]], with [[June 23]] holding the first customizing class.

No word about whether [[Mickey Mouse]], [[Donald Duck]] and [[Buzz Lightyear]] were in attendance.  
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==Venue==
[[Image:BotCon2010-DolphinHotel.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The happy-endingiest place on Earth.]]
BotCon 2010 was held in the '''Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Resort and Convention Center'''.  It's where people already in Heaven go to when they die.  Accommodations include:
*17 restaurants and lounges
*24-hour convenience store
*Shops
*Mandara Spa, where you can get your hair and nails done
*Game room
*Golf course
*Grotto pool with tropical waterfalls and a water slide
*Even more pools
*Tennis, volleyball, and basketball courts
*A beach
*Seriously, a ''beach.''
*We're guessing free unicorn rides.

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===
[[Image:G2Redux_BotCon.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]

'''"Generation 2: Redux" box set'''
*[[Pyro#Timelines|Autobot Spark]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetstar]]
*[[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines 2|Breakdown]]
*[[Sky-Byte (Timelines)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]

'''At show souvenir packages'''
* [[Rapido#Timelines|Rapido]] and [[Cindersaur#Timelines|Cindersaur]]
* [[Double Punch#Timelines|Double Punch]] and [[Scorch#Timelines|Turbomaster]] with ''[[Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ravage (SG)#Timelines|Ravage]]
* Three [[Sharkticon (G1)#Timelines|Sharkticons]]

'''Customization Exclusive'''
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Timelines| Sideswipe]]

'''Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive'''
*[[Slicer#Timelines|Decepticon Slice]]

===Fiction===
* "[[Generation 2: Redux]]" comic

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==Guests==
[[Image:BotCon2010-autographprint.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wait, does that mean a copy of "[[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]" exists somewhere in the Transformers multiverse?]]

===Hall of Fame inductees===
{{collist|2|
*[[Bob Budiansky]]
*[[Peter Cullen]]
*[[Kōjin Ōno]]
*[[Hideaki Yoke]]}}

===Voice actors===
{{collist|2|
*[[Paul Eiding]]
*[[Scott McNeil]]}}

===Fun Publications===
{{collist|2|
*[[Drew Eiden]]
*[[Karl Hartman]]
*[[Lanny Lathem]]
*[[Greg Sepelak]]
*[[Pete Sinclair]]
*[[Trent Troop]]
*[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
*[[Ben Yee]]}}

===Hasbro employees===
{{collist|3|
*[[Rik Alvarez]]
*[[Aaron Archer]]
*[[Joe Kyde]]
*[[Forest Lee]]
*[[Greg Lombardo]]
*[[Chris Oliveri]]
*[[Lenny Panzica]]
*[[Matthew Proulx]]
*[[Bill Rawley]]
*[[Eric Siebenaler]]
*[[Miyake Tomoya]]
*[[Brian Wilk]]}}

===Hasbro Studios employees===
{{collist|3|
*[[Jeff Kline]]
*[[Mike Vogel]]}}

===IDW Publishing comics===
{{collist|3|
*[[Casey Coller]]
*[[Bill Forster]]
*[[Dan Khanna]]
*[[Marcelo Matere]]
*[[Alex Milne]]
*[[Chris Mowry]]
*[[Jim Sorenson]]}}

===Lil Formers===
*[[Matt Moylan]]

===Music===
*[[Stan Bush]]

===High Moon Studios===
*[[Matt Tieger]]

===TakaraTomy employees===
* [[Hironori Kobayashi]]

==Events==

===Wednesday===
*7:30 AM-6:30 Kennedy Space Center Tour
*9 AM - 5 PM Transformers Figure Customizing Class
*9:30-10:30 PM Registration/Package Pick-Up for Wed. or Thurs. Customizing Class attendees and Tour group 

===Thursday===
*9 AM - 5 PM Transformers Figure Customizing Class 
*6:00 PM Registration/Package Pick-Up Begins 
*8:30-9:30 PM Dealer Unload and Drop Off 
*9:00 PM Message Board/Room-to-Room Trading Info 
*10:00 PM Package Pick-Up/Registration Closes 

===Friday===
*7:30 AM-2 PM Dealer Set-Up 
*8:00-9:30 AM Club Store opens for all Registered Attendees 
*9:00-Noon Contest Check in/Set-up 
*9:30 AM Late Package Pick-Up 
:*Walk-up Late Registration 
*9:00-9:50 Panel:TCC Magazine and Comic Q&A 
*10:00-10:50 Panel: Takara Tomy 
*11:00-11:50 Panel: Bob Budiansky 
*11:15-12:30 Club Store open for Dealers Only 
*Noon-12:50 Panel: Transformers Film Fest 
*Noon Contest Judging 
*1:00-1:50 Lunch Break
*2:00-5:00 Private Sales Room Experience 
*2:30-3:30 Autographs: Hideaki Yoke, Bob Budiansky, Aaron Archer 
*3:30-5:00 Autographs: Stan Bush, Paul Eiding, Scott McNeil 
*5:00 PM Private Preview ends 

No activities for Friday evening were scheduled so that attendees could enjoy the Disney World theme parks.

===Saturday===
*7:30 AM Dealer Set-up 
*8:30 AM Walk-up Late Check In 
*8:30 AM SALES ROOM OPENS for Private Preview 
:* Hourly Door Prize Giveaway
*9:00 AM "Early Bird” Admission
*9:00-11:00 Autographs: Peter Cullen 
*9:30-11:00 Autographs: Bob Budiansky 
*10:00 General Admission 
*10:00-10:50 Panel: Hasbro Studios 
*11:00-11:50 Panel: Hasbro Marketing Review and Q&A 
*11:00-12:30 Autographs: Stan Bush, Paul Eiding, Scott McNeil 
*Noon-12:50 Panel: Activision: Transformers in Video Games 
*1:00-1:50 Panel: Paul Eiding & Scott McNeil
*2:00-2:50 Panel: Peter Cullen 
*3:00-3:50 Transformers Collectors’ Club Roundtable 
*3:00-4:30 Autographs: Stan Bush, Paul Eiding, Scott McNeil 
*4:00-4:50 Panel: IDW Transforming Comic Books 
*5:00 PM Showroom Closes
*7:15-7:45 Hall of Fame Cocktail Reception 
*7:45-10:30 Hall of Fame Awards Dinner 

===Sunday===
[[Image:BC2010Su-dinobotdisplay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*9:00 AM Dealer Set-up Pacific Hall
*9:30 AM SALES ROOM & GENERALADMISSION OPENS Pacific Hall
*10:00-10:50 Panel: Bob Budiansky Northern Hemisphere E
*11:00-11:50 Panel: Hasbro Designers Northern Hemisphere E
*11:30-12:30 Autographs: Bob Budiansky Pacific Hall
*Noon-12:50 Panel: Transformers Costuming Northern Hemisphere E
*1:00-2:00 Autographs: Stan Bush Pacific Hall
*1:00-1:50 Panel: Paul Eiding & Scott McNeil Northern Hemisphere E
*2:00-3:00 Autographs: Paul Eiding, Scott McNeil Pacific Hall
*3:00 PM Draw for Trips to 2011 Convention Pacific Hall
*3:30 PM ALL EXHIBITS & SALES ROOM CLOSE

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==Notes==
[[Image:Timelines-Clenchfake.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Shattered Expectations|Shattered expectations. ='(]]]]
* After images of Streetstar were leaked onto the internet, a cooked-up image of Clench as a redeco of ''Universe'' [[Octane#Universe(2008)|Tankor]] was found and reported by some as being true. Later on, the BotCon site was updated...with artwork of the actual Clench. A bitter lesson for scoop-hounds.
* Speaking of Streetstar, the toy was originally named Streetwise. The day after being officially revealed, the name was changed to Streetstar. [[Fun Publications]]' [[Pete Sinclair]] assured fans that it was still the same [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]].
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==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon10/ BotCon 2010 Site]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbQlF5rhDQo&feature=player_embedded BotCon 2010 Promo Video]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JstSopRgmEc&feature=player_embedded BotCon 2010 Promo Video #2]

[[Category: Conventions]]