Editing MegaCon (section)

===Post-pandemic era===
The 2020 event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Initially planned to be held April 16–19 and June 4–7, it was replaced by a smaller "limited edition" "mini-MegaCon" restricted to 25,000 in attendance with the next main event to be held on March 18–21, 2021. These dates were also cancelled with the next date, August 12–15 being a return to operations, though masks were mandated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Ashley |title=MegaCon Orlando 2020 Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic |url=https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2020/05/07/megacon-orlando-2020-canceled-amid-coronavirus-pandemic |website=Spectrum News 13 |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> During Covid, the show's website was redesigned with a new logo introduced as part of a larger rebranding of FanExpo with the text forming an arch. The 2021 event was plagued with many guest cancellations due to pandemic-caused filming conflicts affecting many including [[Elijah Wood]], [[Brendan Fraser]], and [[James Marsters]] who were to be among the headline celebrities of the event.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=MegaConOrlando|number=1420744930914357248|date=July 29, 2021|title=@JamesMarstersOf is no longer able to attend the show - he's been called back to production on an upcoming project. Epic Photo Ops will be in touch with those that bought a Photo Op, and if you had tickets to James Marsters Unplugged you'll see a refund processed for that ticket|link=https://twitter.com/MegaConOrlando/status/1420744930914357248|access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref>

2022 featured a return to normal operations with [[Elijah Wood]], [[Sean Astin]], [[Dominic Monaghan]], and [[Billy Boyd (actor)|Billy Boyd]], the Hobbits of the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]], reuniting on stage as well as [[Kevin Smith]] and [[Jason Mewes]] of the [[Jay and Silent Bob]] show, [[Brendan Fraser]], and [[Gina Carano]] being other highlight guest appearances. MegaCon inaugurated FanExpo's partnership with virtual auction site WhatNot, featuring a Virtual MegaCon with virtual celebrity signings, comic artist sketch streams, and streams of cosplay contests, as well as a WhatNot booth.<ref>{{cite press release |title=FAN EXPO Announces Whatnot as Official Livestream Partner |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220420005865/en/FAN-EXPO-Announces-Whatnot-as-Official-Livestream-Partner |website=Business Wire |date=20 April 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> Numerous traffic issues in the surrounding areas due to record attendance reached local news headlines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kondolojy |first1=Amanda |title=Fans deal with massive crowds, parking woes at MegaCon 2022 |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/events/os-et-megacon-orlando-2022-parking-waoes-crowded-event-20220522-az7omvw7ojhsbbopaviul6mcdy-story.html |website=Orlando Sentinel |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=24 May 2022}}</ref> Several tiers of tickets including family packages and youth tickets were sold out on Saturday. Surpassing [[Comic Con International]]'s attendance cap of 130,000, MegaCon became the second most attended fan convention in the United States after [[New York Comic Con]]. The last day of the 2022 convention hosted a memorial service for the late comic artist [[George Perez]], who was a frequent guest at the convention.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moyer |first1=Matthew |title=Memorial service for late comics legend George Pérez to be held at Orlando's MegaCon |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/memorial-service-for-late-comics-legend-george-perez-to-be-held-at-orlandos-megacon-31550665 |access-date=13 August 2022 |agency=Orlando Weekly |date=May 10, 2022}}</ref>

2023 introduced advanced paid parking from several parking lots as well as shuttles to the convention as a way to alleviate traffic issues.<ref>{{cite web |title=MegaCon Convention on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/MegaConOrlando/status/1640817289447587840 |website=Twitter |publisher=MegaConOrlando |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> A Wednesday pre-launch party was added to the afterhours party line up at [[ICON Park]]. Tickets for the 2024 event went on sale the day after the 2023 event ended, a change in tradition from tickets going on sale 5–6 months prior to the event. The 2023 event was plagued by overcrowding in celebrity areas and some hospitalizations occurred while a small fire also occurred in one of the food stands but no injuries resulted from it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gollon |first1=Chris |title=MegaCon Attendees Describe Crowded, Potentially Dangerous Conditions |url=https://newsdaytonabeach.com/stories/megacon-attendees-describe-crowded-potentially-dangerous-conditions,38167 |access-date=17 January 2025 |agency=WNDB |date=4 April 2023}}</ref> The 2024 event did not see a repeat of these woes due to a redesigned celebrity area. 2024 debuted an afterhours takeover of [[Universal Islands of Adventure]] theme park.