https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DBY106698WikiFur - User contributions [en]2026-11-05T13:39:08ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.23.16//en.wikifur.com/wiki/DBY106698DBY1066982026-02-20T23:10:42Z<p>DBY106698: /* Midwest FurFest Attendance */</p>
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<div>'''DBY106698''', or most commonly known as '''Mario''', is a [[furry]] in the [[Wikipedia::Chicagoland|Chicagoland]] area. He is in relationship with [[Selene_the_Corgi]], and introduced her to the Furry Fandom. DBY was participating in furry behavior online, including having a [[fursona]] and [[Role-playing]] in MSN Chatrooms, without knowing such mannerisms were common attributes of a community. He first learned of furries existing when his online friend, Charmageddon, invited him to [[Midwest FurFest]] in 2008, since he lived locally to where the convention was being held. Having little information about the event or community, he attended while wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog t-shirt in order to "blend in". Upon seeing all the fursuits and wondrous outfits, he returned the next day in the costume that has become his signature: Super Mario. <br />
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Since then, he has actively been participating in different events, conventions, and social medias. Overall, he tends to keep a quieter, low profile as opposed to being involved with the more active dramatic aspects of the community. DBY continues to dress as Super Mario and has debut many new outfits at Midwest Furfest, where he is now staff as Head of Video Games. His choice in outfit as a highly recognized character has made him very approachable by others who have questions. One of his favorite memories of such being a couple, whom were staying at the host hotel when fursuiters began to appear, that approached him saying "Oh thank goodness! It's Mario! He'll know what's going on. I can ask him." <br />
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==Jumping In To Help==<br />
The first time DBY took an active role in convention work was during the chemical incident at Midwest Furfest 2014. After leaving the [[Whose Lion is it Anyway]] panel, he noticed a few fire fighters heading into back areas while elevators had been blocked, with staff informing them they were not letting people go to the higher floors. Instinctively, he called his roommates and told them to start getting ready to move just in case, as something was going on. Shortly after, the fire alarms began to sound for everyone to evacuate. During these events, many attendees took shelter in the neighboring [https://www.rosemont.com/desconvention/ Donald E. Stephens Convention Center] and began to wander about. Being familiar with the building, he worked with staff to help contain attendees that gained access to parts of the DESCC while still allowing them access to water and restrooms. The DESCC provided an area for attendees to gather during the incident, at which time DBY helped staff round up attendees and move them to the designated place. It was briefly circulating on Twitter as a result. <ref>[https://x.com/GeminiSkunk/status/541622743222218752?s=20 Tweet by Gemini Skunk] on [[Twitter]]. Dated December 7th, 2014.</ref><br />
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==[[Zootopia]] Screening Event==<br />
With the announcement of the Zootopia movie, DBY thought it would be a great idea to organize a [[Zootopia_meets|private screening for furries]]. Knowing Midwest Furfest was held near a movie theater, he suspected the theater would be familiar with furries. Dubbing the even "Zootopia Furfest" due to its location, DBY and Selene worked to get the details and framework in place. The event got the attention of [[Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc.]] itself, which was considering the idea of doing an event as well. After meeting with [[Duncan da Husky]] and [[Takaza J. Wolf]], the event became a combined effort with Midwest Furfest and Wolfhusky Events. DBY and Selene were still actively involved in the operations throughout the process. <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7691865/ Journal by DBY106698] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Dated July 10, 2016.</ref><br />
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==[[Fursquared]] Attendance==<br />
Wanting to explore other cons, DBY attended Fursquared from 2016 to 2019. During this time, he appreciated the smaller, more homely feel of the convention and got a sponsor badge for the first time. In 2017, a harmless joke ended up earning more money for the charity. With the purchase of a new vehicle, DBY negotiated for a standee of a Kia Hamster from the dealer. The standee was snuck into the hotel and quietly hidden in a random location. The idea was to randomly move it to another location when no one was around, but at some point it began to get moved around by others and was never seen again. Later on, he found out that the standee made it to the charity auction where the crowd demanded it be auctioned as well. [[Alkali_Bismuth]] was reluctant to, not knowing who it belonged to, but eventually caved in. Wanting to keep it a mystery of who brought the standee, but also put Alkali's conscience at ease, DBY obtained another Kia Hamster standee and brought it to another Fursquared. Dressed as a mage with his face covered, he brought the standee and presented it to Alkali before leaving without saying a word. To this day, DBY does not know where either standee is nor how much they may have earned for the charity.<br />
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==[[Midwest FurFest]] Attendance==<br />
Being local to the convention, DBY has made an appearance at each Midwest Furfest since his first one in 2008. After the success of the Zootopia event, he became staff for the Gaming area in 2016. Being at home in this department, his contributions to help attendees have fun while attending the convention is something he loves to do. He also realizes the importance of it to the con by providing a familiar and welcoming way for people to connect with one another. Games allow people to escape the "hecticness" that attending a large convention can have, so attendees can reduce the strain while still feeling like they are part of the con. Working his way up to Head of Video Games, DBY tries to have a variety of games available to appeal to different tastes, while putting focus on multiplayer to allow the most people to play at any given time.<br />
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Since becoming staff, DBY has hosted a contest each year that challenges players to take on familiar games in strange new ways. These challenges are usually achieved through the use of strangely designed controllers and/or manipulation devices, such as Game Genie or Action Replay. The challenges have become a staple of the Gaming area, with participants returning to see the newest oddity.<br />
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* 2016 - ''Dance Blocks'': Highest score playing the gameboy Tetris using a DDR dance pad.<br />
* 2017 - ''Glove of Shame'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 1 using the Power Glove on Mario control setting.<br />
* 2018 - ''Mean Genie Ball'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 3 using the Joyball controller on a single life with Japanese style damage.<br />
* 2019 - ''PETA Stroll'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 1 using the Advantage controller without running, items, or killing enemies.<br />
* 2020 - No Event Held<br />
* 2021 - ''Mario Kart Dance Dash'': Fastest time in Mario Kart Super Circuit using a DDR dance pad. 5th Anniversary of contest.<br />
* 2022 - ''The Dam Drive'': Beat The Dam on Secret Agent in Goldeneye 64 the fastest, using the Ultra Racer 64 controller.<br />
* 2023 - ''Motion Blur'': Beat Emerald Hill Zone Act 1 in Sonic 2 the fastest, using the Sega Activator with only 1 life and almost no ring protection.<br />
* 2024 - ''Super Smash Bros'': The contest was replaced by a Smash Bros Tournament. There was still a twist, using Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 64 and breaking common tournament rules limiting stages, characters, and items.<br />
* 2025 - ''The Dark Yoke'': Crazy Contest Returns! Get as far as possible in NES Batman on 1 life using the Zoomer Steering Yoke.<br />
* 2026 - ''10th Anniversary'': This year marks the 10th Midwest Furfest in which some sort of strange contest was hosted, including the Super Smash Bros 64 Tournament.<br />
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{{Midwest FurFest}}<br />
'''Midwest FurFest 2018''' was the nineteenth iteration of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[convention]]. It was being held from November 29 - December 2, 2018,<ref name="Tweet1">[https://twitter.com/midwestfurfest/status/937475452859543552 Tweet] on the [[Midwest FurFest]] account on [[Twitter]]. Dated December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.</ref> at the [http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency O'Hare] and the [[Wikipedia:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center|Donald E. Stephens Convention Center]] in [[Wikipedia:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]], USA.<ref name="Tweet1"/> The theme was "[[w:Fly The Furry Skies|Fly The Furry Skies]]".<ref name="Tweet1"/>. Attendance was 10,989, making it the first [[furry convention]] to break the 10,000+ barrier. The convention charity was [https://www.sitstayread.org/ SitStayRead] for whom the convention raised more than $92,700.<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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The [[guest of honor|Guests of Honors]] were:<ref name="Tweet1"/><br />
* [[JD Werewolf]]<br />
* [[Kyell Gold]]<br />
* [[Vivzie Pop]]<br />
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==Event Results==<br />
* Gaming<br />
:* [[DBY106698]]'s Challenge: One of the more difficult challenges, players had to get as far as they can in Super Mario Bros 3 using a controller known as the "Joyball", a controller with a dome-shaped joystick and two large A and B buttons. In addition, Game Genie codes "SZKIKXSA", "EEKPTZGE", "YYXPLOVS" provided extra challenges of 1 life only, no continues, and shrink to small Mario when hit while powered up.<br />
::* 1st: Tomo<br />
::* 2nd: Crash McCloud<br />
::* 3rd: Skipper<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2018}}<br />
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{{Midwest FurFest}} <br />
'''Midwest FurFest 2021''' was the twenty-second iteration of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[furry convention]]. It was held December 3-5, 2021 at the [http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency O'Hare] and the [[W:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center|Donald E. Stephens Convention Center]] in [[W:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]], USA. <br />
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== Second try ==<br />
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Midwest FurFest 2021 was a carbon copy of [[Midwest FurFest 2020]], the convention that was canceled<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/news/2020/7/15/midwest-furfest-and-the-pandemic ''Midwest Furfest and the Pandemic''] post on the [https://www.furfest.org/ Fursfest website]. Retrieved January 20, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/furfest/status/1283446293440929795 ''After months of exploring options and following the guidance of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Midwest FurFest 2020 is officially cancelled''] post on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved January 20, 2023.</ref> the prior year due to the worldwide advent of the '''Coronavirus disease 2019''', most commonly known as '''COVID-19''', or just '''COVID''', an [[W:infectious disease|infectious disease]]<ref>[https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/events-as-they-happen ''Rolling updates on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)''] post on the [[W:World Health Organization|World Health Organization]]'s website. Retrieved ?.</ref> caused by the [[W:severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]] ('''SARS-CoV-2''').<br />
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It used the same theme as MFF 2020's theme (''[[W:Outer_space#Intergalactic_space|Intergalactic]]''), along with the same [[Guests of Honor]] scheduled for that year.<br />
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2021 was the last year MFF had a convention book and it was purely digital. The primary purpose of the convention book is to provide schedule information about events at the convention, which the 'Sched' program does much more efficiently and up to date. <br />
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Midwest FurFest 2021 had an attendance of 9,332 people, and helped raise over $74,303 for [https://www.mcprescue.org MCP Chicago].<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/news/2022/1/23/mff-2021-wrapup MFF 2021 Wrapup] on [[Midwest FurFest]] website. Retrieved January 22, 2023.</ref><br />
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==Fun Statistics==<br />
* At peak, registration processed 900 attendees per hour<br />
* 130 Artists in Artist's Alley & Artist Marketplace<br />
* 217 Dealers in Dealers Den<br />
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==Event Results==<br />
* Floor Wars Dance Winner<br />
:* Jamage<br />
* Fursuit Dance Competition Winners: <br />
:* 3rd: Jamage<br />
:* 2nd: Vibe Check<br />
:* 1st: Aoi<br />
* Gaming<br />
:* Poker tournament, first place Chance, second place Sync<br />
:* [[DBY106698]]'s Challenge: On Mario Kart: Super Circuit, complete the Lightning Cup grand prix using a DDR Dance Pad controller.<br />
::* 1st: Issac (7 minutes, 42.49 seconds)<br />
::* 2nd: Knux Kitsune (8 minutes, 1.21 seconds)<br />
::* 3rd: Skipper (8 minutes, 7.77 seconds)<br />
:* The Mario Kart DDR Pad Challenge won by Media Hunter, 7m 42s.<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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* [[Kory Bing]]<br />
* ''[[Stuffed Panda Studios]]''<br />
* [[Lynette Eklund]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2021}}<br />
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{{Midwest FurFest}} <br />
'''Midwest FurFest 2022''' was the twenty-third iteration of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[furry convention]]. It was held Dec 1-4, 2022 at the [http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency O'Hare] and the [[W:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center|Donald E. Stephens Convention Center]] in [[W:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]], USA. <br />
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== Theme ==<br />
The theme 'Movie Magic' was decided to be too broad a concept so the theming team narrowed in more and was rebranded to 'Heroes', which is a more specific angle of movies. <br />
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Midwest FurFest 2022 had an attendance of 13641 people, and helped raise $106,284 for [https://www.thestreetdogcoalition.org/ The Street Dog Coalition].<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/news/2022/12/7/2022-wrapup MFF 2022 Wrapup] on [[Midwest FurFest]] website. Retrieved December 17, 2023.</ref><br />
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==Charity by the Numbers==<br />
* Charity Table Jar: $4,480<br />
* Credit Card/Venmo Donations: $1,950<br />
* Live and Silent Auctions: $10,672<br />
* Fursuit Raffle: $3,500<br />
* Dealer Donations: $3,500<br />
* Programming Event Donations: $1,700<br />
* Hyatt Regency O’Hare Donation from Red Bar sales: $727<br />
* Donations made at Closing Ceremonies: $4,755<br />
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Finally MFF's parent corporation Midwest Furry Fandom contributes: $75,000 <br />
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==Fun Statistics==<br />
* At peak, registration processed 1000 attendees per hour (+100 over last year) <br />
* 92 Artists in Art Show<br />
* 200 Artists in Artist's Alley & Artist Marketplace (+70 over last year)<br />
* 250 Dealers in Dealers Den (+33 over last year) <br />
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==Event Results==<br />
* Floor Wars Dance Winner<br />
:* Eden<br />
* Fursuit Dance Competition Winners: <br />
:* 3rd: Jamage<br />
:* 2nd: Rahne<br />
:* 1st: BetaMonkey<br />
* Gaming<br />
:* Poker tournament, first place Copa, 2nd Drenthe<br />
:* [[DBY106698]]'s Challenge: Competitors had to finish the first stage of Goldeneye 64 by using a controller resembling an RC Car Controller.<br />
::* 1st: Issac (1 minute, 35 seconds)<br />
::* 2nd: Phanton (1 minute, 37 seconds)<br />
::* 3rd: Fritz (1 minute, 41 seconds)<br />
* Art Show Awards<br />
:* Chairman's Choice - 'Before The Battle'; By Lindsey & "Rhos" Burcar<br />
:* Attendee Choice - 'pay my rent bill'; By LYCHGATE<br />
:* Staff Choice - 'the Hero MFF Deserves' By Adler the Eagle<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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* [[SolarDog]]<br />
* [[Nao Romero]]<br />
* [[AC Stuart]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2022}}<br />
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[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
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{{Midwest FurFest}} <br />
'''Midwest FurFest 2023''' was the twenty-fourth iteration of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[furry convention]]. It was held Nov 30-Dec 3, 2023 at the [http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency O'Hare] and the [[W:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center|Donald E. Stephens Convention Center]] in [[W:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]], USA. <br />
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== Theme ==<br />
The theme was Snow Days! A fun filled weekend of sledding, ice skating, and snow ball fights. <br />
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Midwest FurFest 2023 had an unprecedented attendance of 15,547 people<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurFest/status/1731452105762758666 Furfest Twitter Post]</ref>, and helped raise $185,758 for [https://www.livelikeroo.org/ Live Like Roo].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SarahLauch/status/1731802053154869729 Live Like Roo Post] Retrieved December 17, 2023.</ref><br />
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==Charity by the numbers==<br />
*Charity Table Jar: $7,414<br />
*Credit Card/Venmo Donations: $7,093<br />
*Live and Silent Auctions: $12,134<br />
*Dealer Donations: $15,000<br />
*Programming Event Donations: $2,084<br />
*Hyatt Regency O’Hare Donation from Red Bar sales: $659<br />
*Donations made at Closing Ceremonies including staff matches: $20,606<br />
*Anonymous Donations: $20,769<br />
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MFF's parent corporation Midwest Furry Fandom contributed: $100,000<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/news/2023/12/18/mff-2023-wrapup | MFF 2023 Wrap Up]</ref><br />
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==Fun Statistics==<br />
* At peak, registration processed 1700 attendees per hour (+700 per hour over last year) <br />
* Over 1000 people visited the quiet rooms<br />
* 17 panels had ASL Interpreting provided<br />
* 715 Volunteer hours across 110 volunteers<br />
* 115 Artists in Art Show<br />
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==Event Results==<br />
* Floor Wars Dance Winner<br />
:* Newt<br />
* Fursuit Dance Competition Winners: <br />
:* Groups<br />
::* Ozone & DDog<br />
:* Solo<br />
::* 3rd: Vanilla<br />
::* 2nd: Atsu<br />
::* 1st: Jamage<br />
* Gaming<br />
:* [[DBY106698]]'s Challenge: Using the Sega Activator controller, an IR sensor ring played using your arms and legs, challengers had to complete the first stage of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 without getting hit. Rings did not protect the player from game over.<br />
::* 1st: Issac (25 seconds)<br />
::* 2nd: Shadesitting (26 seconds)<br />
::* 3rd: Yote (27 seconds)<br />
:* ShadeSitting won the Last Run challenge.<br />
* Art Show Awards<br />
:* Chairman's Choice - 'Fox Wanderer'; By Jonathan Vair Duncan "Stigmata"<br />
:* Attendee Choice - 'Wolf Cosmos' by Twilightsoma<br />
:* Staff Choice - 'Borderless World' by Paco Panda<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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* [[Wild Acai]] owner of [[Waggery Studios]]<br />
* [[Jackaloo]]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2023}}<br />
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[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:2023 events]]<br />
[[Category:Midwest FurFest]]<br />
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{{Midwest FurFest}} <br />
'''Midwest FurFest 2023''' was the twenty-fourth iteration of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[furry convention]]. It was held Nov 30-Dec 3, 2023 at the [http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/ Hyatt Regency O'Hare] and the [[W:Donald E. Stephens Convention Center|Donald E. Stephens Convention Center]] in [[W:Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont, Illinois]], USA. <br />
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== Theme ==<br />
The theme was Snow Days! A fun filled weekend of sledding, ice skating, and snow ball fights. <br />
<br />
Midwest FurFest 2023 had an unprecedented attendance of 15,547 people<ref>[https://twitter.com/FurFest/status/1731452105762758666 Furfest Twitter Post]</ref>, and helped raise $185,758 for [https://www.livelikeroo.org/ Live Like Roo].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SarahLauch/status/1731802053154869729 Live Like Roo Post] Retrieved December 17, 2023.</ref><br />
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==Charity by the numbers==<br />
*Charity Table Jar: $7,414<br />
*Credit Card/Venmo Donations: $7,093<br />
*Live and Silent Auctions: $12,134<br />
*Dealer Donations: $15,000<br />
*Programming Event Donations: $2,084<br />
*Hyatt Regency O’Hare Donation from Red Bar sales: $659<br />
*Donations made at Closing Ceremonies including staff matches: $20,606<br />
*Anonymous Donations: $20,769<br />
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MFF's parent corporation Midwest Furry Fandom contributed: $100,000<ref>[https://www.furfest.org/news/2023/12/18/mff-2023-wrapup | MFF 2023 Wrap Up]</ref><br />
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==Fun Statistics==<br />
* At peak, registration processed 1700 attendees per hour (+700 per hour over last year) <br />
* Over 1000 people visited the quiet rooms<br />
* 17 panels had ASL Interpreting provided<br />
* 715 Volunteer hours across 110 volunteers<br />
* 115 Artists in Art Show<br />
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==Event Results==<br />
* Floor Wars Dance Winner<br />
:* Newt<br />
* Fursuit Dance Competition Winners: <br />
:* Groups<br />
::* Ozone & DDog<br />
:* Solo<br />
::* 3rd: Vanilla<br />
::* 2nd: Atsu<br />
::* 1st: Jamage<br />
* Gaming<br />
:* Issac won the Motion Controller Sonic Challenge with a time of 25 seconds. Using the Sega Activator controller, an IR sensor ring played using your arms and legs, challengers had to complete the first stage of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 without getting hit. Rings did not protect the player from hits. Shadesitting placed 2nd at 26 seconds, and Yote 3rd with 27 seconds.<br />
:* ShadeSitting won the Last Run challenge.<br />
* Art Show Awards<br />
:* Chairman's Choice - 'Fox Wanderer'; By Jonathan Vair Duncan "Stigmata"<br />
:* Attendee Choice - 'Wolf Cosmos' by Twilightsoma<br />
:* Staff Choice - 'Borderless World' by Paco Panda<br />
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==Guests of Honor==<br />
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* [[Wild Acai]] owner of [[Waggery Studios]]<br />
* [[Jackaloo]]<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{con resources|Midwest FurFest|Midwest FurFest 2023}}<br />
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[[Category:Illinois]]<br />
[[Category:2023 events]]<br />
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<div>'''DBY106698''', or most commonly known as '''Mario''', is a [[furry]] in the [[Wikipedia::Chicagoland|Chicagoland]] area. He is in relationship with [[Selene_the_Corgi]], and introduced her to the Furry Fandom. DBY was participating in furry behavior online, including having a [[fursona]] and [[Role-playing]] in MSN Chatrooms, without knowing such mannerisms were common attributes of a community. He first learned of furries existing when his online friend, Charmageddon, invited him to [[Midwest FurFest]] in 2008, since he lived locally to where the convention was being held. Having little information about the event or community, he attended while wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog t-shirt in order to "blend in". Upon seeing all the fursuits and wondrous outfits, he returned the next day in the costume that has become his signature: Super Mario. <br />
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Since then, he has actively been participating in different events, conventions, and social medias. Overall, he tends to keep a quieter, low profile as opposed to being involved with the more active dramatic aspects of the community. DBY continues to dress as Super Mario and has debut many new outfits at Midwest Furfest, where he is now staff as Head of Video Games. His choice in outfit as a highly recognized character has made him very approachable by others who have questions. One of his favorite memories of such being a couple, whom were staying at the host hotel when fursuiters began to appear, that approached him saying "Oh thank goodness! It's Mario! He'll know what's going on. I can ask him." <br />
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==Jumping In To Help==<br />
The first time DBY took an active role in convention work was during the chemical incident at Midwest Furfest 2014. After leaving the [[Whose Lion is it Anyway]] panel, he noticed a few fire fighters heading into back areas while elevators had been blocked, with staff informing them they were not letting people go to the higher floors. Instinctively, he called his roommates and told them to start getting ready to move just in case, as something was going on. Shortly after, the fire alarms began to sound for everyone to evacuate. During these events, many attendees took shelter in the neighboring [https://www.rosemont.com/desconvention/ Donald E. Stephens Convention Center] and began to wander about. Being familiar with the building, he worked with staff to help contain attendees that gained access to parts of the DESCC while still allowing them access to water and restrooms. The DESCC provided an area for attendees to gather during the incident, at which time DBY helped staff round up attendees and move them to the designated place. It was briefly circulating on Twitter as a result. <ref>[https://x.com/GeminiSkunk/status/541622743222218752?s=20 Tweet by Gemini Skunk] on [[Twitter]]. Dated December 7th, 2014.</ref><br />
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==[[Zootopia]] Screening Event==<br />
With the announcement of the Zootopia movie, DBY thought it would be a great idea to organize a [[Zootopia_meets|private screening for furries]]. Knowing Midwest Furfest was held near a movie theater, he suspected the theater would be familiar with furries. Dubbing the even "Zootopia Furfest" due to its location, DBY and Selene worked to get the details and framework in place. The event got the attention of [[Midwest Furry Fandom, Inc.]] itself, which was considering the idea of doing an event as well. After meeting with [[Duncan da Husky]] and [[Takaza J. Wolf]], the event became a combined effort with Midwest Furfest and Wolfhusky Events. DBY and Selene were still actively involved in the operations throughout the process. <ref>[https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7691865/ Journal by DBY106698] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Dated July 10, 2016.</ref><br />
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==[[Fursquared]] Attendance==<br />
Wanting to explore other cons, DBY attended Fursquared from 2016 to 2019. During this time, he appreciated the smaller, more homely feel of the convention and got a sponsor badge for the first time. In 2017, a harmless joke ended up earning more money for the charity. With the purchase of a new vehicle, DBY negotiated for a standee of a Kia Hamster from the dealer. The standee was snuck into the hotel and quietly hidden in a random location. The idea was to randomly move it to another location when no one was around, but at some point it began to get moved around by others and was never seen again. Later on, he found out that the standee made it to the charity auction where the crowd demanded it be auctioned as well. [[Alkali_Bismuth]] was reluctant to, not knowing who it belonged to, but eventually caved in. Wanting to keep it a mystery of who brought the standee, but also put Alkali's conscience at ease, DBY obtained another Kia Hamster standee and brought it to another Fursquared. Dressed as a mage with his face covered, he brought the standee and presented it to Alkali before leaving without saying a word. To this day, DBY does not know where either standee is nor how much they may have earned for the charity.<br />
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==[[Midwest FurFest]] Attendance==<br />
Being local to the convention, DBY has made an appearance at each Midwest Furfest since his first one in 2008. After the success of the Zootopia event, he became staff for the Gaming area in 2016. Being at home in this department, his contributions to help attendees have fun while attending the convention is something he loves to do. He also realizes the importance of it to the con by providing a familiar and welcoming way for people to connect with one another. Games allow people to escape the "hecticness" that attending a large convention can have, so attendees can reduce the strain while still feeling like they are part of the con. Working his way up to Head of Video Games, DBY tries to have a variety of games available to appeal to different tastes, while putting focus on multiplayer to allow the most people to play at any given time.<br />
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Since becoming staff, DBY has hosted a contest each year that challenges players to take on familiar games in strange new ways. These challenges are usually achieved through the use of strangely designed controllers and/or manipulation devices, such as Game Genie or Action Replay. The challenges have become a staple of the Gaming area, with participants returning to see the newest oddity.<br />
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* 2016 - ''Dance Blocks'': Highest score playing the gameboy Tetris using a DDR dance pad.<br />
* 2017 - ''Glove of Shame'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 1 using the Power Glove on Mario control setting.<br />
* 2018 - ''Mean Genie Ball'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 3 using the Joyball controller on a single life with Japanese style damage.<br />
* 2019 - ''PETA Stroll'': Reach the farthest in Super Mario 1 using the Advantage controller without running, items, or killing enemies.<br />
* 2020 - No Event Held<br />
* 2021 - ''Mario Kart Dance Dash'': Fastest time in Mario Kart Super Circuit using a DDR dance pad. 5th Anniversary of contest.<br />
* 2022 - ''The Dam Drive'': Beat The Dam on Secret Agent in Goldeneye 64 the fastest, using the Ultra Racer 64 controller.<br />
* 2023 - ''Motion Blur'': Beat Emerald Hill Zone Act 1 in Sonic 2 the fastest, using the Sega Activator with only 1 life and almost no ring protection.<br />
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==External links==<br />
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