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It’s time for Northeast Ohio to get its geek on. For years now, a sure sign of spring in the area has been the arrival of the pop culture orgy – first as Wizard World – Fan Expo Cleveland ...
Fan Expo Chicago in suburban Chicago, Illinois (est. 1972 as "Nostalgia '72;" later known as the "Chicago Comicon" and "Wizard World Chicago") Fan Expo Dallas in Dallas, Texas (formerly Dallas Comic Con) (est. 2002) Fan Expo Denver in Denver, Colorado (formerly Denver Comic Con and Denver Pop Culture Con) (est. 2012)
[7] [8] In March 2021, Informa acquired Denver Pop Culture Con, which was rebranded as Fan Expo Denver. [ 9 ] In August 2021, Informa acquired Wizard Entertainment's conventions ; all of its remaining events for 2021 were cancelled, barring Wizard World Chicago (which was held in October 2021 as the final Wizard World-branded event).
In November 2010 the Mid-Ohio Con was acquired by Wizard Entertainment for $77,500. [15] [16] In 2012 it was renamed the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con. For 2015, as Wizard was expanding further into Ohio with the new Wizard World Cleveland Comic Con, the Columbus show was renamed the Wizard World Columbus Comic Con. [17]
In 2002, Wizard produced "Wizard World East" in Philadelphia, [68] a still-ongoing show (now known as "FanExpo Philadelphia"). The company added ongoing shows in Texas in 2003, Los Angeles in 2004, [ 69 ] and Boston in 2005.
Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as Wizard World, [1] was a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company that became Wizard Entertainment began in 1991 as Wizard Press , the publisher of the monthly magazine Wizard .
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After a long tenure as a fan-favorite attraction dating back to 1991, the Jim Henson MuppetVision 3D experience at Disney World will be coming to an end. Fans have until June 7 to get in their ...