By Jim Rossignol on August 3rd, 2012 at 8:00 am.
Following the success of Minecon in Las Vegas last year, the latest, greatest gathering of block lovers will take place in Europe, at Disneyland Paris. I went there once. Dragged along as surly teenager by my over-keen family. The highlight of my trip was our daily visit to the theme-hotel restaurant, whose chalkboard proudly proclaimed an offering of “Barbecued Children.” The French-speaking staff refused to understand the humour in their error, leading me and mum to speculate that it might not have been an error at all. It was Disneyland, after all.
Comedy announcement trailer below. Registrations start in a few weeks.
03/08/2012 at 08:03 lordcooper says:
IT’S A TRAP!
03/08/2012 at 10:21 Jubaal says:
Obligatory Star Wars meme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0
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03/08/2012 at 08:05 Juan Carlo says:
There’s a Disneyland in Paris?
03/08/2012 at 08:16 Njordsk says:
at around 40km east yes.
03/08/2012 at 09:42 Kynrael says:
I’ve heard it the other way round.
“Oh, so there’s Paris at France’s Disneyland ?”
03/08/2012 at 09:43 Skhalt says:
It’s in Marne-la-Vallée, to be precise.
03/08/2012 at 10:39 adonf says:
No, it’s a lie.
03/08/2012 at 08:24 felisc says:
wow, i wonder how they worked out that deal.
oh and as a kid I always dreamed of going to those disneyland paris hotels because in the 90′s they had megadrive and snes in the rooms.
03/08/2012 at 08:28 BooleanBob says:
The difference is that Notch isn’t wearing anything else.
03/08/2012 at 08:34 serioussgtstu says:
If someone is killed at Disneyland, medical staff will wait until the persons body is taken off the premises before they are pronounced dead. My friend who works there confirmed this. For the duration of Minecon however, you will simply re spawn at the entrance a few seconds later without any of your Disney brand merchandise.
03/08/2012 at 09:37 Juan Carlo says:
It’s because no one ever dies at Disney world.
NO ONE!
03/08/2012 at 09:45 Kynrael says:
You got it wrong. This Minecon is in hardcore mode… So if someone dies, THE WHOLE WORLD DISAPPEARS.
03/08/2012 at 12:48 Gap Gen says:
Good job, given all the dangerous exposed lava pits under Disneyland.
03/08/2012 at 08:56 RandomEsa says:
Why is this being held again?
I mean the first minecon had an excuse of being the launch party for the minecraft ( while giving notch a huge amount of dosh and internet drama). Blizzard you can sort of understand because they do have a currently 3 games that are up and running but I don’t see why mojang needs a conference for announcing patches for minecraft or updates for scrolls and 0c10c.
03/08/2012 at 09:00 Gnoupi says:
Because it’s a meeting of fans, also. And apparently there are several of them.
04/08/2012 at 19:06 SuperNashwanPower says:
Absolutely. There’s Steve, and Dave. Oh and also Trevor.
There’s Harold as well, but seriously. F**k that guy.
03/08/2012 at 09:13 Jim9137 says:
The last I checked the credit whatever fuck want, card can do the everything I.
03/08/2012 at 09:34 Syra says:
Maybe they are planning to launch scrolls.
03/08/2012 at 09:41 BrendanJB says:
Why are their anime expos and sci-fi conventions? Because fans enjoy meeting up and celebrating their interests.
03/08/2012 at 10:15 RandomEsa says:
That is a rather broad statement.
Surely it is different to hold a convention for entire medium than just for one company with exactly one released game. I don’t have anything against fans of x meeting up and having fun in silly costumes.
But aren’t these conventions usually hold by fans for fans? Sure there is blizzcon and quakecon but both of these companies have a rich history in gaming and arguably have more things to say about medium than mojang. I don’t know much about anime or sci-fi con scene so can’t really comment on those ( actually I don’t know any conventions held by creators of said franchise, but you can enlighten me on that).
I might be a skeptic but only reason I think minecon exists is because of minecraft ( duh) and notch wanting more gold for his personal treasury.
03/08/2012 at 10:52 FhnuZoag says:
You aren’t seriously attacking Notch for wanting to make money by providing a service that his fans want to pay for, are you?
03/08/2012 at 11:07 RandomEsa says:
I have no problem with notch giving his fans what they want and making a profit while doing so. It is just I personally don’t see why minecon needs to held by ( and why not call it mojacon!). Quakecon and blizzcon both have at least tournaments where you can test your skills against other players and win stuff.
Minecon is just a convention for fans of one “indie” game. Sure they meet notch and Jeb and other fans. I guess if you like that then my ramblings wouldn’t stop you going there. Maybe I’m not a right person for these things and rather laugh at the bad cosplay.
04/08/2012 at 03:33 BrendanJB says:
Ever since Minecraft’s inception, Notch and Mojang have been a huge part of the community. The game has changed specifically because fans asked for certain things. If Mojang just wanted money, then they would have accepted one of the myriad offers they have been given for the sale of Minecraft.
There are specific conventions for Star Trek, Pokemon, Doctor Who, Barbie, Marvel, and a plethora of other singular properties. It’s about people who like those things so much that they want to join with other people who enjoy them too. There have been local conventions for Minecraft created by fans, but this one is held by the creators, and it garners greater support from people in the community. People like Yogscast and Captain Sparklez show up.
“Quakecon and blizzcon both have at least tournaments where you can test your skills against other players and win stuff.”
Yes, and Minecon has places where you can go and play Minecraft with other fans. Build, share, and battle with other Minecrafters while sitting a few feet away. I don’t understand why you can’t comprehend that fans would want an official, specific convention for their pastime.
03/08/2012 at 09:13 GallonOfAlan says:
Great news that it’s in Europe this time, as befits a European company.
03/08/2012 at 09:24 FCA says:
Great, just as I’m moving from Europe to California, in order to be close to all the gamescons :(
03/08/2012 at 09:34 Syra says:
You need to rethink your life choices.
03/08/2012 at 09:47 fiddlesticks says:
I like Disneyland Paris but I don’t like Minecraft, so I’m not quite sure what to make of this.
03/08/2012 at 09:53 Namey says:
You could possibly just visit Disneyland Paris at an unrelated time? It’s not like Minecraft is now some kind of requirement for doing so.
03/08/2012 at 12:52 Gap Gen says:
No, after Minecon they’re converting it into Notchland, where everything is made of metre-cube blocks, and the bread looks suspiciously like three stalks of wheat tied together on a workbench. Although I bet being a creeper mascot would be great fun, chasing people around, going “sss” and releasing fire crackers.
03/08/2012 at 09:52 asshibbitty says:
Go out in the sun jesus Christ fucking nerds
03/08/2012 at 10:02 Jubaal says:
Yes, because Disneyland Paris is famous for the huge all encompassing dome blocking out all light.
*Rolls eyes*
03/08/2012 at 10:20 fiddlesticks says:
Maybe he’s thinking they’ll spend all their time on Space Mountain?
03/08/2012 at 10:28 Tei says:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!,
Is a not well know fact that Disney have complete authority inside disneyland. This is a trick to make Deadmau enter the territory, where he will be jailed for copyright infringement.
Also *make comment about Java and coffe leaking *
03/08/2012 at 11:16 faelnor says:
Funniest thing I’ve read today. Thanks Tei :D
03/08/2012 at 11:46 Tatourmi says:
Disneyland Paris really? Oh well. The work that has been done on the decor there is amazing. The hand-carved rocks of the pirate zone, the magnificent Robinson Cruzoe tree, the spiderwebs of the new tower of terror, even the shops of the main road are interesting to see. On the other hand though, it is Disneyland, and in Disneyland there is Disney, and I wouldn’t want to touch them with a ten foot pole.
03/08/2012 at 12:07 MadTinkerer says:
PURELY SUBJECTIVE OPINION:
I have been to Disney World (Florida) and Disneyland Paris. Disney World is better because there’s EPCOT and MGM Studios right next to it as well as a bunch of new stuff they’ve added in the decade and a half since I was last there. Disneyland Paris is totally worth visiting as well though! For one thing, even though there are a lot of parralels in both parks (Captain EO was in DLP when I visited, and French Captain EO must not be missed), they do a lot of things differently. For example: Disney World’s Tomorrowland is loosely based on 1950/60s sci fi visions of the 21st century and beyond. DLP’s equivalent is more steampunk-ish turn of the (20th) century sci fi.
I have not been to the California Disneyland or Disneyland Tokyo, so I cannot say how they compare.
In all, DLP tends to be unfairly underrated. It may not be quite as good as Disney World (IMHO), but it’s still a really great Disney theme park with a lot of interesting and unique stuff. And now Minecon is there so it will be doubly awesome.
And now I wish I still lived in London instead of New Jersey. :(
03/08/2012 at 23:02 Grey Ganado says:
I prefer Disneyland in Paris because it’s closer.
03/08/2012 at 12:20 Ergates_Antius says:
That hat seems more suitable for Minniecon.
HAHAHAHAHA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE?
03/08/2012 at 12:32 yhancik says:
Those conventions with a name in ~con sound terrible in French.
03/08/2012 at 12:44 Gap Gen says:
Haha yes.
03/08/2012 at 16:30 MrNice says:
Sometimes, the “con” fit really well
03/08/2012 at 12:43 Gap Gen says:
“Dans l’enfant, tout est bon” comme disent les parisiens.
03/08/2012 at 12:45 Zib says:
My favourite part of this video is Notch drinking coffee from a Glencairn whiskey glass. It’s a classy move.
03/08/2012 at 13:40 princec says:
People still play Minecraft?
03/08/2012 at 14:51 eld says:
What’s weirder: it’s a pc game!
People apparently still play those.
03/08/2012 at 16:28 Torgen says:
“Oh, how DARE people enjoy themselves without my approval! SCANDALOUS! Can’t they see how much distress they are causing me?!?!” (repeat every single time Minecraft is mentioned)
:eyeroll:
03/08/2012 at 17:19 MythArcana says:
I wonder if the Paris location features latino gangs tagging all the walls around the park? That’s a big attraction at the original Anaheim location. I once walked into the bathroom by Swiss Family Tree Robinson and stumbled right in the middle of some initiation hazing thing with fresh paint all over the walls. Terrifying.
06/08/2012 at 01:47 vivlo says:
Anyone went to the other Minecon ? Care to tell if it was nice, and why ?