Hasbro Adds to Hascon Roster

NORTH AMERICA- Hasbro has unveiled additional plans for the first-ever Hascon, which will take place Sept. 8-10 at the Rhode Island Convention Center and Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I.

April 6, 2018

James Gunn, Stan Bush and Daya join event lineup.

The event will bring Hasbro's most iconic brands to life including Transformers, My Little Pony, NERF, Magic: The Gathering, Play-Doh, Monopoly and G.I. Joe, as well as partner brands such as “Beyblade,” DreamWorks

Trolls

and “Sesame Street.”

Joining the previously announced event lineup is:

James Gunn, writer and director,
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 and 2
Musician Stan Bush, singer, "The Touch" from
Transformers: The Movie
Headlining performance and meet-and-greet with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Daya
An interactive sing-along with “Sesame Street's” Elmo and Abby Cadabby

Previously announced

talent includes:

Dude Perfect
Stan Lee
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, producer of all the
Transformers
films, as well as
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
and
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, original
Transformers
voice talent
Andrea Libman and Cathy Weseluck, voice talent of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” and
My Little Pony: The Movie
"Chewbacca Mom," Candace Payne

In addition, there will be activities including movie props, art tutorials and more inspired by several Disney properties, including Disney Princess,

Frozen

, “Elena of Avalor,”

Moana

and

Descendants 2

, as well as

Star Wars

and

Marvel's Avengers

, Spider-Man and

Guardians of the Galaxy

IDW Publishing's Artist Alley will feature appearances from some of the industry's most recognized comic illustrators, artists and designers plus unique Hascon merchandise available for purchase.

Ultra Pro will also provide Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons activities as well as Hascon exclusive play mats, plush dice, deck boxes and learn-to-play participation gifts.