{"id":9507,"date":"2025-03-05T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animewonderfest.com\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2025-03-05T20:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T02:16:01","slug":"anime-wonder-2025-new-locations-and-more-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/anime-wonder-2025-new-locations-and-more-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime Wonder Expands in 2025: New Locations &#038; New Mascot!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9507\" class=\"elementor elementor-9507\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cbf2d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cbf2d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c947c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c947c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"370\">Anime Wonder is leveling up in <strong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"105\">2025<\/strong> with even more excitement, more cities, and more anime magic! We\u2019re thrilled to announce <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"224\">five incredible locations<\/strong> where fans can immerse themselves in cosplay, gaming, anime, and unforgettable experiences. Mark your calendars and get ready for an epic year!<\/p><h2 data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"422\"><strong data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"420\">2025 Anime Wonder Tour Dates &amp; Locations:<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"748\">\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"441\">Ventura, CA<\/strong> \u2013 May 24-25 | <em data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"484\">Ventura County Fairgrounds<\/em><br data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"487\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"506\">Cheyenne, WY<\/strong> \u2013 Aug 23-24 | <em data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"553\">Cheyenne Ice and Events Center<\/em><br data-start=\"553\" data-end=\"556\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"575\">St. Paul, MN<\/strong> \u2013 Sept 20-21 | <em data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"620\">Minnesota State Fairgrounds<\/em><br data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"623\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"640\">Tucson, AZ<\/strong> \u2013 Oct 11-12 | <em data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"680\">Pima County Fairgrounds<\/em><br data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"683\" \/>\ud83d\udccd <strong data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"704\">Ridgefield, WA<\/strong> \u2013 Nov 15-16 | <em data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"746\">Clark County Event Center<\/em><\/p><h2 data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"781\"><strong data-start=\"753\" data-end=\"779\">Meet Sonic the Ferret!<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"1090\">We\u2019re also introducing <strong data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"848\">our brand-new mascot, Sonic the ferret!<\/strong> This energetic little adventurer is here to bring fun and excitement to Anime Wonder, while <strong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"996\">Chikuma the bear takes a well-deserved hibernation.<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry\u2014Chikuma will return in the future, but for now, Sonic is ready to lead the way!<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1155\"><strong data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1153\">Vendor, Talent, Staff &amp; Cosplay Applications Now Open!<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1377\">Are you a vendor, performer, cosplayer, or looking to join the Anime Wonder team? <strong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1267\">Applications are now open<\/strong> for all five events! Be part of the experience and help make Anime Wonder 2025 bigger and better than ever.<\/p><p data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1466\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Stay tuned for more updates, and we can\u2019t wait to see you at <strong data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1462\">Anime Wonder 2025!<\/strong> \ud83d\ude80\u2728<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anime Wonder is leveling up in 2025 with even more excitement, more cities, and more anime magic! We\u2019re thrilled to announce five incredible locations where fans can immerse themselves in cosplay, gaming, anime, and unforgettable experiences. Mark your calendars and get ready for an epic year! 2025 Anime Wonder Tour Dates &amp; Locations: \ud83d\udccd Ventura, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animewondercon.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}