The signing session gives you a chance to meet your heroes! Over the course of the weekend, we will have multiple scheduled timeslots for signing sessions, but the Bizaam session is exclusively for Bizaam ticket holders.
In order of occurrence, the Bizaam signing session on Saturday will be held between 10:45 and 12:15, and the general session takes place from 15:00 to 16:30.
On Sunday, the signing session with exclusively Lauren Faust will be on Sunday between 12:30 and 13:30, and the general session takes place from 14:00 to 15:00.
Every signing session will be held in the Kegelbahn, opposite Panel Room 2 on the ground floor.
In summary:
Cash and card payments are accepted. The cost for a token will be between 10 and 20 euros. You can purchase tokens at the sales booth in the Kegelbahn, and for some Guests, there are multiple options available for photos and autographs. Ask at the booth for specifics.
Lauren Faust will be present at all signing sessions over the weekend. Andy Price and Brenda Hickey will be at their vendor tables instead of the signing sessions, and Community Guests and Musicians can also be found at their tables. L-Train, Pagan Pegasus, and Scootertrix do not have vendor tables, and may be roaming around the venue instead.
Our convention artists have their own tables, and are listed in the vendor overview with a star next to their names.
First off, at the sales desk in the signing room, you must first purchase one or more coloured tokens for the specified Guest of Honour. To avoid holding up the line, you should make your decision before it’s your turn to pay. You’ll be happy to know that both cash and card are accepted forms of payment!
Tokens will cost between 10 and 20 euros, depending on the desired result. In general, one token means you’re eligible to either an autograph or a photo. Depending on the Guest, there may be additional options, such as a combo token, which includes both an autograph and a photo. For more information on available options, you should ask at the sales desk when you get to the signing session.
Autographs can be signed on an item of your choice; be it a poster, t-shirt, sketchbook, or other item (within reason). If you don’t have an item of your own you want signed, you will instead receive a personalised autograph card that every GoH has been provided with.
After you receive your token(s), the next step is to follow the present volunteers’ instructions, and join the queue at the specified Guest’s table. We would greatly prefer it if you joined the shortest lines to help speed up the progress.
When you get to the table, tell the Guest exactly what you would like to redeem your token for, and hand your token to the volunteer stationed with them. If you chose a different available option at the sales desk, you should discuss and arrange this with the volunteer.
Photos will be taken by the volunteer using your own phone or camera.
As a final note: We know that you’re excited to meet the Guests and you would love to share your story with them, but please understand that there is only so much time per session. If you want to gift something to the Guest, you are welcome to do so, but please keep in mind that any explanations should be kept brief.
We would also like to ask you to take part in only one of the scheduled signing sessions. We offer multiple sessions for the sheer volume of attendees, and we would much rather that everyone gets a chance at a photo or signature.
For our Bizaam ticket holders, there is a special slot in the timetable to get an autograph. After the opening ceremonies on Saturday, the Guests of Honour listed above will be present in the Signing room, which is listed as the Kegelbahn in the con guide.
This room can be found adjacent to the Wardrobe and across from Panel Room 2. The entrance to the Signing is near one of the entrances of the venue. The venue map linked on the Timetable and Vendors page shows the Kegelbahn in the lower left-hand corner.
During the Bizaam signing sessions, you will receive one token per Guest of Honour, as included in your ticket purchase. This token can only be redeemed during the Bizaam signing session.
Not all of our Guests of Honour will be present at all the signing sessions. For instance, the signing session on Sunday morning is reserved exclusively for Lauren Faust, and neither Andy Price nor Brenda Hickey will be at any signing session. Instead, they can be found at their shared vendor table 1.15b on the upper floor.
Lauren Faust will attend all signing sessions listed in the timetable.
Out of our 8 visiting Guests of Honour, the following 6 will be present at the signing sessions:
Lauren Faust
Lauren Faust is an award-winning director, artist and writer, who is best known for creating the series of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Both before and after MLP, she has worked on many other notable projects like the Iron Giant, Powerpuff Girls, Wander over Yonder and DC Super Hero Girls. To this day, she teaches aspiring artists and animators at Chapman University in California.
Andrew Francis
Within the community around Friendship is Magic, Andrew Francis is best known as the voice of Shining Armor. But with over 30 years of acting experience under his belt, there’s a solid chance you know his voice from other shows. Some characters he brought to life include Gil Nexdor in Johnny Test, Cole from Ninjago, and Dende in the series of Dragon Ball Z.
David Godfrey
David Godfrey can be heard in games and shows alike. The fandom will know him as Mr. Shy, the father of our favourite animal lover, but his voice can also be heard in Black Jack as the titular character, and as Marco, the dad in Kate & Mim-Mim. Beyond television series, he lent his voice to video games like The Amazing Spider-Man, Mythic Heroes, and Bless Online.
Marӱke Hendrikse
Marӱke Hendrikse has brought life to characters we know and love in multiple games and series. She voiced Sonata Dusk and Gilda in Equestria Girls and Friendship is Magic, as well as Brights Brightly in Generation 3. She also played Susan Test in Johnny Test, Revy in Black Lagoon, and Lunamaria Hawke in the series and games of Dynasty Warriors.
Charlotte Uhlig
Charlotte Uhlig is the German voice of Izzy Moonbow in A New Generation, Make Your Mark and Tell Your Tale. In Friendship is Magic, she dubbed Trapeze Star, the acrobat pony. Other roles include Tsuyu Asui in My Hero Academia, Pochita in Chainsaw Man, and Fou in Fate Grand Order. She also livestreams under the name EineLotta as a Vtuber.
Angelina Geisler
Angelina Geisler is an actress and voice actress from Germany who can be heard in Friendship is Magic as Toola Roola and Zipporwhill. She also provided the voice of Misty Brightdawn in the dubs of Make Your Mark and Tell Your Tale. Other notable characters include Puko in Aggretsuko, Arale in Dragon Ball Super and Cheer Bear in Care Bears: Unlock the Magic.
Community Guests and Musicians won’t have dedicated signing session slots, but they are more approachable in general, since the majority of our Community Guests will have vendor tables set up. If you’re nervous to approach someone, you should ask
Petirep can be found at his vendor table at 1.09b on the upper floor, while DamaArts and MelonyPony share table 0.09 on the lower floor.
Our cast of musicians, consisting of Evershade, PrinceWhateverer, Thrack, and Tw3lv3, are collectively at table 0.20, also on the lower floor, adjacent to the Wardrobe. Pagan Pegasus, L-Train, and Scootertrix have no dedicated tables, and may be found roaming the event instead.
Our convention artists can be found at their respective vendor tables, and in your convention booklet, their names will be listed with a star next to their names:
BuvanyBu, PatchNpaw, TokoKamiArts and Zita can be found on the ground floor.
Light’s Art and PerryDotto are on the first floor.
TokoKamiArts will be at table 0.17, Zita is at 0.18, BuvanyBu can be found at table 0.19, and PatchNpaw is next to the Infodesk at 0.21.
On the first floor, Light’s Art is stationed at 1.01b, next to Panel Room 1, and PerryDotto is in the island formation in front of the Mane Hall at 1.18.