Despite announcing via Twitter in October 2014 that BronyCon had dates set through 2025,[1] the 2018 convention ended with the announcement that 2019's show would be the final BronyCon.[2] BronyCon chair, Shir Goldberg, cited "fading" enthusiasm and a desire to "leave everyone remembering what BronyCon is at its best" as the primary reasons to end the convention.[26] To celebrate the final event, the convention was extended to a fourth day, running from August 1–4, 2019 and was able to secure numerous guests including Faust and the original My Little Pony brand creator Bonnie Zacherle.[27] Though the staff had only expected to get about seven to eight thousand attendees with the expanded schedule,[28] the final BronyCon event in 2019 ultimately drew 10,215 attendees, the highest attendance in its history and an increase of roughly 87% to the previous year.