MINECON 2016 was held in Anaheim, California from September 24 to 25. It was the last in-person MINECON. Mojang announced the Exploration Update during the event.
Announcement[]
On March 7, 2016, it was announced that MINECON 2016 would take place in Anaheim, California from September 24–25.[1]
On April 18, 2016 the MINECON Website was published, displaying countdowns till tickets go on sale. A link to discounted hotel bookings is also available.
On August 12, 2016, it was announced that there would be news about the Pocket Edition API at the convention.[2][3][4]
Location[]
Anaheim Convention Center
Location of Anaheim Convention Center: 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California[5]
Location within the ACC for MINECON 2016 are Exhibit Halls A and D. The recommended entrance is through Exhibit Hall E, on the lower level.
Tickets[]
On April 18, 2016, Mojang announced that tickets will be on sale on May 6 and 7, 2016.[6][7] The tickets were sold in two batches, each selling 6,000 tickets at $160 USD apiece (12,000 tickets in total).[6] Attendees were also given discounted hotel bookings.[8]
Batches:
One: May 6, 6:00 PM PDT (9:00 EDT)
Two: May 7, 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 EDT)
Cape[]
The MINECON 2016 cape.
Attendees of MINECON 2016 got an exclusive MINECON cape, which depicts an enderman.
Videos[]
Videos can be found here.
Gallery[]
MINECON 2016 logo
MINECON 2016 artwork
MINECON 2016 cape
References[]
- ↑ MINECON 2016 Announcement
- ↑ "There will be news about the API at Minecon. I'll talk about the things I'm working on and what our plans are. But no more details for now." – @SeargeDP (Michael Stoyke) on X, August 12, 2016
- ↑ "@SeargeDP the MCPE on, would be nice to say that too." – @_grum (Erik Broes) on X, August 13, 2016
- ↑ "*one" – u/grum on Reddit, August 13, 2016
- ↑ http://www.anaheim.net/1117/Anaheim-Convention-Center-Arena
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20160421093159/http://www.mojang.com/2016/04/minecon-2016-tickets
- ↑ https://eventbrite.com/e/minecon-2016-tickets-25082871544
- ↑ https://registration.experientevent.com/ShowMCO161/Flow/ATTENDEE#/registrant//Dashboard/
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