ConFuzzled 2012



ConFuzzled 2012 was held from the 25th to 28th May, 2012, and marked the fifth anniversary of the British furry convention. The theme had been announced at the ConFuzzled 2011 Closing Ceremony as "Hollywood: The Glitz & The Glamour", with Guests of Honour Colson Grainger and Mangusu. 726 people attended.

Location
On August 12, 2011, ConFuzzled chairman Matt Lion announced that ConFuzzled 2012 was moving from Manchester to the four-star Barceló Hinckley Island hotel in Hinckley, Leicestershire. . Venue liaison Rizzorat indicated that the new venue could accommodate up to 997 attendees if all rooms were fully occupied (twice the number of the previous venue). It was also confirmed in the trailer video that ConFuzzled would have exclusive access to the venue during the convention.

Registration
On September 10, 2011, Matt Lion announced that registration would be opening at 2000BST on September 15, 2011.

Registration options for 2012 for "attending only" were expanded slightly on those available in 2011. A basic attending only ticket remained unchanged from 2011 at £75, however, this year attendees could also upgrade to "attending plus" (which included a t-shirt and limited edition comic) for an extra £15. They could also upgrade to "attending sponsor", which included all of the benefits of a sponsor package, but without meals or accommodation, for an extra £50.

The basic residential ticket increased slightly from £195 to £210 (based on two people sharing a double/twin room). As with the attending only ticket, there was an option to upgrade to "residential plus", including the t-shirt and comic, for an extra £15.

The sponsor package increased from £245 to £260.

Registrations made and paid for before 9th January 2012 received a £10 discount.

On April 15, 2012, it was announced via Twitter that all room types had been sold out, though there was still room for 'attending only' attendees. Residential registration closed at 2000BST on April 20, 2012. By the time registration finally closed on May 18, 2012, a total of 725 attendees had registered from 23 different countries - a 45% increase on the previous year.

Charity
On February 8, 2012, it was announced via the ConFuzzled website and Twitter account that the charity for 2012 would be the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary. The amount raised was announced as £7650, with a further £105 being raised by Graafen Blackpaw (CF's head of ConOps) being sponsored to have his "mane lopped"