I respect PC Gamer from the mid 1990s deeply. They were funny, informative, and clever. Today, the publisher operates from the UK, for better or for worse, and has difficulty connecting with the US market. They try really hard, but they are placed in charge of curating an extremely hostile market full of name calling…

Disney pays people to dress up in theme parks. Conventions for any IP under the sun should be no different. They would probably have a hiring process and contracts and official outfits and stuff, though - not really meshing well with the do-it-yourself crowd.

Has a feasibility study been conducted on the feasibility of feasibility studies?

Consider the possibility that the Sun is actually a gigantic glowing angler fish ball, and the planets are merely flecks of fecal waste swirling around its pulsating fins.