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{{Infobox event
| title = MINECON 2012
| image = none
| date = November 24–25, 2012
| location = [[Minecraft:W:Disneyland Paris|Disneyland Paris]], Marne-la-Vallée, France
| type = Convention
| prev = MINECON 2011
| next = MINECON 2013
}}
[[File:MINECON 2012 Logo.svg|thumb|Official logo]]
[[File:MINECON 2012 stage.jpg|thumb|The stage where the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as certain panels, were held]]
[[File:Edith Piaf-Autumn Leaves.ogg|thumb|The song embedded in the 2012 event website]]
'''MINECON 2012''' was a [[Minecraft:MINECON|''Minecraft'' convention]] held at Disneyland Paris from November 24 to 25, 2012. The event attracted approximately 4,500 attendees, similar to the previous year's convention.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20492574|title=Minecraft fans gather for Minecon in Paris|author=Mark Ward|website=BBC News|date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> The entire convention was live-streamed by GameSpot, who later uploaded some of the content to their YouTube channel.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127183204/http://mojang.com/2012/11/minecon-live-stream/|title=MINECON Live-stream!|author=Lydia Winters|website=Mojang.com|date=November 24, 2012}}</ref>

The official Tumblr page for the event can be found [http://mineconparis.tumblr.com/ here].

== Announcement ==
On April 9, 2012, [[Minecraft:Lydia Winters]] confirmed that MINECON 2012 would take place in Europe, with more details to be revealed in the coming weeks.<ref name="MINECON 2012">{{Ytl|ik6VYNPiLsw|MINECON 2012 Announcement|Mojang|August 2, 2012}}</ref> On July 18, 2012, she announced that a video revealing the location would be released the following week.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720194218/http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/the-weekly-chunk-creepers-gonna-creep|title=The Weekly Chunk - Creepers Gonna Creep|author=Lydia Winters|website=Mojang.com|date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> On August 2, 2012, Mojang officially announced through a promotional video that MINECON 2012 would be held at Disneyland Paris from November 24–25.<ref name="MINECON 2012"/> The official MINECON website was updated on August 23, 2012, and ticket sales and hotel registration opened on September 14, 2012. Tickets sold out shortly after release.

== Location ==
The event was held at '''Disneyland Paris''' (77700 Marne-la-Vallée, France). Activities were centered in the '''New York Convention Centre''', the '''Times Square Exhibitor's Hall''', and the '''Disney Events Arena'''.

== Event highlights ==
The [[Minecraft:Redstone Update]] was announced by the core ''Minecraft'' development team during a keynote presentation at the convention. MINECON 2012 also featured an official costume contest and an official build contest.

=== Build Contest ===
The build contest ran a few weeks before the convention, with winners announced during the closing ceremony.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Winners
! Placement
! Name
|-
|1st
|''Oviraptor''
|-
|2nd
|''TastyCrabs''
|-
|3rd
|''tewkesape / theo_the_ape''
|}

==Promotions==
=== Cape ===
{{main|MINECON 2012 Cape}}
[[File:MINECON 2012 Cape.png|thumb|x200px|MINECON 2012 cape design]]
Attendees of MINECON 2012 received an exclusive [[Minecraft:cape]]. On October 8, 2012, [[Minecraft:Junkboy]] confirmed that the cape design was finalized and that a system to toggle the cape on and off was being implemented.<ref>{{tweet|jnk|255080303666814978|Those of you asking about #minecon capes. We got a cape, just need to give you the ability to put it on/off. Might take 2 weeks.|October 7, 2012}}</ref> On November 1, [[Minecraft:Mollstam]] tweeted that the cape would be available once the cape selection system was completed.<ref>{{tweet|moll|263991548998479872|Capes for MINECON attendees will be made available when cape selecting code has been coded. Conclusive, right? : D|November 1, 2012}}</ref> This allowed attendees of both MINECON 2011 and 2012 to switch between their capes on [[Minecraft:minecraft.net]].

On November 16, Mollstam confirmed that the MINECON 2012 cape would be distributed at the start of the convention, describing it as "pretty and blue."<ref>{{tweet|moll|269141575110639617|Capes for MINECON attendees will be given when the event starts to have as a memory. They are pretty and blue.|November 15, 2012}}</ref> The cape was revealed to be one of the [[Minecraft:Cape#Unused capes|unused capes from MINECON 2011]] that attendees could have voted for.

== Playlist ==
{{YouTube playlist|PLpg6WLs8kxGN2l7IeMGmHwidqDcOGyOwH|MINECON 2012 YouTube playlist by GameSpot}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
MINECON 2012 Logo.svg|Official event logo
Minecon 2012 Header Logo.png|Header logo
Check out the MINECON Live Stream!.png|Livestream banner
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox event|Installments}}

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