FUNDAYS 2016!!!

[slim1977]

i had fun! unfortunately I had only slept for like 4 hours over the previous 3 days and knew we had to get up early for conan so we ended up leaving a little early and giving our playing cards to the folks next to us, hopefully they won something with them

I can't remember if there was 2 or 3 drawings. I know that 2 of the winners were aquaman and batgirl.

[toro423]

Well that was a fun read. 21 Pages. Alot of awesome hauls! Congrats to everyone. Happy to see so many are happy about Fundays. Totally opposite from last year when the entitlement was strong and there were just soo many complaints. I think Funko really knocked it out of the park this year. It was so fun and prize distribution was fair.

[ryanc_]

i had fun! unfortunately I had only slept for like 4 hours over the previous 3 days and knew we had to get up early for conan so we ended up leaving a little early and giving our playing cards to the folks next to us, hopefully they won something with them

I can't remember if there was 2 or 3 drawings. I know that 2 of the winners were aquaman and batgirl.

we actually had 3 cards because the couple next to us had already left and gave their cards to us. I had won a retro joker freddy vinyl already with my wonder woman card. I do think one of those 3 cards was a batgirl and one was a penguin. were all the card winners some variation of those batman/robin/joker vinyls?

[saban]

I don't think I'd have the nerve to ask Brian for a sticker.

I was thinking the same thing when I read the post.

Plus 9000

I had to laugh at this. Maybe I would've asked him to sign it but I wouldn't have had the nerve to ask for a sticker.

[Libertyroxx]

My small but awesome Fundays haul! Every single thing about this year was a major improvement over last year. Can't wait til next year! PS I won the Skeletor in the fourth and final drawing, which was Robin.

[MyLittleFunkos]

I really enjoyed seeing so many people leave with something at the end of the night. It's been said before, but I don't think you can say it enough, Funko did one heck of a job with Fundays. The spinning wheel before the event, the pictures with the giant Freddy, the very fair prize distribution and the crowd control were great! I haven't taken a picture of my haul, yet, since I'm still recovering from a hectic 5 days but eventually I'll get around to it. Needless to say, I had one hell of a night and will forever remember this past weekend. I was running on E the whole time but nothing could take away from hanging out with old friends and meeting so many Funatic's that I've wanted to meet for years.

[zaghawk]

As horror stories make their way around, it's important to note that there will always be the select few with no morals that will ruin it for everyone.

Regardless...

THANK YOU Funko for making Fundays so great. The skits (especially Wonka) were awesome, The prizes were great, very well distributed and safely, and I mean what company in the world would give this much back to their fan base?

Oh and how could I forget the food? Cheese Fries!? #nomnomnom

I must note that it seems like Funko really acknowledged a lot of the feedback that came out of last year and did such a great job handling them appropriately. It really does show how much Funko cares about their fanbase and it is very appreciated. I look so, so forward to next year already.

[alf_ie]

Was anyone able to catch a glimpse of what was inside the FunEx delivery box from the Factory Video? How awesome was that?!

[slim1977]

Was anyone able to catch a glimpse of what was inside the FunEx delivery box from the Factory Video? How awesome was that?!

I was wondering the same thing, what did funex deliver to Omar M.

[slimpicks]

2 fundays down and it was fun! Congrats to all the new Hall of Famers u guys totally deserve it. Just reading some of the stories i would totally have called out the people stealing stuff from other people so that they can ban them next year. My table was super nice and polite to each other. Loki and his buddy were awesome. Glad i got to sit with them. And cant wait till next fundays!

[TheNeck]

this being my 1st fundays of many more to come, it was beyond AWESOME! cant wait for next years already, now if im only lucky enough to score 2 tickets again. my table was so AWESOME, we are going to try to keep in contact, and hopefully form the same table next year.

I can't believe people would steal during fundays, those people will get what is coming to them. i totally believe in karma, and if you have seen what i got from SDCC funko booth and from fundays you would believe in karma as well.

[Jubs]

I don't think I'd have the nerve to ask Brian for a sticker.

To be fair, Brain did say at the beginning that if anyone wasn't satisfied with something, to talk with him after the show.

And I didn't ask anyone for a sticker. I asked if they were supposed to have stickers since mine didn't have one.

[ryanc_]

i actually thought the pasta with the spinach in it was really good, ate a plate of that.

[sromo006]

I really enjoyed seeing so many people leave with something at the end of the night. It's been said before, but I don't think you can say it enough, Funko did one heck of a job with Fundays. The spinning wheel before the event, the pictures with the giant Freddy, the very fair prize distribution and the crowd control were great! I haven't taken a picture of my haul, yet, since I'm still recovering from a hectic 5 days but eventually I'll get around to it. Needless to say, I had one hell of a night and will forever remember this past weekend. I was running on E the whole time but nothing could take away from hanging out with old friends and meeting so many Funatic's that I've wanted to meet for years.

This sounds like it was better than last year with the crowd control and prize distribution. Last year was a free for all and Im glad they made some improvements to keep it fun for everyone. Cant wait to go next year if I can.

[bryan_sato54]

Best year for fun days..great food..good freddys pops...the crowd and the atmosphere was insane and love the skits as well...best time of the year..cant wait for next year. 2017.

[Raypunz]

Great fundays and sdcc! I'm planning to do a little write up about my experience. I did Vegas to sdcc back to back, so I'll need to do some recovering before I can type away

[TanyaTate]

Some of my Fundays pictures

Waiting to get in


Welcome to Fundays 2016


Spin to win!


The madness!


I want to take this Sully home!


Brian


Kroffty's Sigmund Sea Monsters


Hip Hop Stormtrooper


Your 2017 Fundays host? LOL


Batman is a-dorbz!


Golden Freddy


Goodnight!

[tlaloc666]

this year was so smooth with the price patrol... everyone get a few extra figures

no mosh pit or bodysurfing :P

[aztecas101]

Some of my Fundays pictures

A photo with the lovely Tanya would have been great

[Flex Luthor]

Was anyone able to catch a glimpse of what was inside the FunEx delivery box from the Factory Video? How awesome was that?!

I was wondering the same thing, what did funex deliver to Omar M.

I heard that he had one of the 1/24 Mad Hatter Freddy's

[mindblowin02]

Fundays was amazing as usual.

Thank you and Brian & the Funko Team for putting on a great event.

This was my 9th Fundays, and they never disappoint. It is with out a doubt, one of the highlights of my year.

It is a special night, getting to see friends from all over the world and being able to geek out with them and family while celebrating Funko as a community and a company. The prizes and stuff is great, but really, this event is so much fun because of the people. The Funko community has always been filled with the best collectors, and getting to hang with them for one night every year is treat.

I thought the new format was really fun. As everyone has said, "prizes" were given out fairly and it seems like most people left happy with their items.

I personally did miss some of the traditions we have all gotten used to over the years. I missed the HOF members being called up as a group and being recognized, and the Booth workers being identified and recognized. Those traditions (along with the now defunct Platinum card) were always fun and part of what I considered important traditions.

The way the event and company have grown and changed is very exciting. At my first Fundays in 2008, there were a few hundred people and plenty of open seats. It grew slowly from then and then exploded 3 years ago. What has stayed the same is the people, and the attitude and dedication that Brian has fostered. The Funko spirit could be felt throughout the entire week at the con, and was alive and well at Fundays. In such a large event and venue (1500 people!) it really says something that the Funko spirit can still prevail.

I am already looking forward to next years Fundays, and starting to get anxious that I won't be able to get tickets, but that is a ways off.

Congrats to all the new HOF members! It was a tremendous group, and all were well deserving of HOF. I had no idea the K-Zilla wasn't HOF, which was pretty mind-blowing. Congrats to the Award winners and nominees, once again, a great group.

So, Thank you Brian. Thank you Funko Team. Thank you Yoko & Cameron. Thank you to everyone that worked the booth. Thank you to everyone that managed to keep your cool in the room so their were no incidents this year.

And most of all, THANK YOU TEAM DEADPOOL. Our section by far kicked the most ###.

[yellowrice]

It's always great to see friends year after year and meeting new ones. It's like a big family reunion or like the first day back to school and you're excited to see everyone.

Congrats to Kim, Abe, Alyssa, and Ed on their HoF awards. A great group of Funatics.

Another congrats to Turtle, Eddie and Beau on their awards.

And a big thank you to Brian and the rest of the hard working Funko crew that helped put on this show for all of us!

[razeuno]

Thanks to the Brian and Funko staff, this year was my first time attending and honestly I had a freaking blast. I hope I can attend next year and meet a lot of awesome and cool people there and in my table. And for the record, team deadpoooool ha thanks again

[Ske7ch]

Reading everyone's experience with Fundays just makes me that much more excited about trying to attend next year, hopefully I can see you guys there!

[poppetmaster]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

[pinklaquer]

The line so far

Oh I see me! :p I'm glad that's over. that was a very unpleasant wait. :P

[aztecas101]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

What buttons do you speak of good sir?

[Ske7ch]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

[MyLittleFunkos]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

Poppet, you are not the first:

BTW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JAMES AND ALEX FOR THEIR DESIGNS ON THESE BUTTONS AND TO CHESIRE FOR OFFERING TO MAKE THEM FOR ME. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

The contest is still up if you feel like taking a look:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=72851

[yellowrice]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

Poppet, you are not the first:

BTW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JAMES AND ALEX FOR THEIR DESIGNS ON THESE BUTTONS AND TO CHESIRE FOR OFFERING TO MAKE THEM FOR ME. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

The contest is still up if you feel like taking a look:
http://funkofunatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=72851

[poppetmaster]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

Poppet, you are not the first:

BTW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JAMES AND ALEX FOR THEIR DESIGNS ON THESE BUTTONS AND TO CHESIRE FOR OFFERING TO MAKE THEM FOR ME. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

The contest is still up if you feel like taking a look:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=72851

Missed that contest page. Just wanted to give a shoutout and say thanks to a fellow member since I had not seen any posted.

[MyLittleFunkos]

All good. I planned on starting a contest Saturday to give away left over buttons to board members. I would have thanked her again. I truly appreciate her for making the buttons and for James and Alex taking time to come up with designs.

[StarWarner]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

Poppet, you are not the first:

BTW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JAMES AND ALEX FOR THEIR DESIGNS ON THESE BUTTONS AND TO CHESIRE FOR OFFERING TO MAKE THEM FOR ME. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

The contest is still up if you feel like taking a look:
http://funkofunatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=72851

The buttons all look great! I was able to score one of these bad boys thanks to Eddie and Alex. Thank you to everyone who made the buttons possible. They are awesome!

[StarWarner]

Here are a few of my Fundays photos.

Waiting to go in...




I loved Priscilla's (valorandvellum) Wizard of Oz Dorbz.


And the It's a Small World group was amazing!


Who made the Hoth poster? It's awesome!


I loved the theme and I will win a giant Freddy someday...


Just before the Wonka roll.


The Golden Ticket Winners and their prizes.


So happy Pee Wee found his bike.


I met HT Nerdette and she was super nice. Her Harley dress was so cute!


My Prize Wheel prize


Thanks to Aquaman my mom and I won Batman and the Joker.


And one more time...DEADPOOL, DEADPOOL, DEADPOOL!

[Bernie]

I don't know how I missed all the buttons....oh well...

All in all, Fundays was awesome. Missed on getting much of the food as I was at the tail end of the line. After reading that we shouldn't rush over, and there was no need to start lining up like last year, I didn't show up until 6:30ish. Then, after finding a seat and spinning the wheel, I had time to get one small plate of food before everything started. Anyway, the only shady thing I witnessed was at the wheel in the foyer, my group won Hikari's and while the prize patrol was handing them out to us a group of people who where looking at the customs jumped over and grabbed some. Leaving a few of us short of prizes. We ended up with Proto's which is what it is, but I just thought it was super shady to do something like that.

With that being said it was an awesome evening, and probably the most enjoyable Funday I have been to yet (I have been to the last three.)

[Barryyyyy]

Since nobody else seems to acknowledge our own Cheshire, I will be the first to give a HUGE THANKS AND SHOUTOUT to her for working hard to put together those hundreds of awesome Fundays buttons. Credit should be given when it is due...sad that instead, everyone's just worried about hocking their protos and Freddy POPs on ebay. God forbid if I did something like that Thanks again, Cheshire, for being awesome and doing so much for the community!

Poppet, you are not the first:

BTW, I ALSO WANT TO THANK JAMES AND ALEX FOR THEIR DESIGNS ON THESE BUTTONS AND TO CHESIRE FOR OFFERING TO MAKE THEM FOR ME. YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!

The contest is still up if you feel like taking a look:
http://funkofunatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=72851

I REALLY like that yellow button that looks like the SDCC logo!

[kajoshb2k]

Seeing as it was my first Fundays and after hearing some of the stories from last year, I was not sure what to expect.But I was treated to one of the most fun and entertaining experiences of my entire life.
By the time Friday night rolled around I had started to get a bit down due to my inability to gain access to the Funko booth or obtain a Conan Pop. But any negative feelings went right out the window when I opened my BOF and saw my beautiful Freddy Fourth Doctor!
Once the show started things only got better. No one at our table got to spin the can o corn wheel but I had a Robin card and got a Retro Freddy Robin!
No golden ticket but I bet the gold makes the chocolate taste terrible.
The highlight of the night for me though was simply being a part of #TeamDeadpool! I lost my voice by the end of the night due to all of the random and awesome DEADPOOL chants, especially during the Ace Ventura skit (not every skit can be a homerun). For you WWE fans out there for sure we were the heels of the night. Didn't hurt that we had an actual WWE Superstar on our squad. (Shout out to Xavier Woods for being awesome!)
Loved everything (the SNL ending was a nice touch) and can only hope I have the pleasure of attending again next year.
Thanks to Brian and the whole gang at Funko for putting on a great evening.

[MorbidGee]

Thank you Brian and the Funko Team for an awesome Fundays it was so great to see everyone and meet new peeps. The food was great as always but its the company I look forward to oh and the prizes were fun too I was very happy to see the evening unfold very civilized. And it was hella FUN!! Looking forward to many more Fundays. Congrats to ALL the winners and the new HOF members

[PopNoggles]

When bored in line and in the heat.. Pokemon Go! For as hot and sunny as the line wait was, we had some amazing friends to pass the time with!


Making our way in!




Almost there!


One day maybe we'll see this movie?


Getting settled before the party.. don't pay any mind to the bottom left of the pic..


<3


Was his first time to Fundays.. I think he had a good time! (also he couldn't figure out how to blow the noise-makers up so they stayed deflated )


B-Yu Rockin' Team Vader!


Ray! That's a really nice hat!


VADER! VADER! VADER!

[PopNoggles]

Forgot this awesome pic while outside waiting! Yes I have the best faces for picture times!