{{Infobox video
| type = [[MINECON|Minecraft convention]]
|title = MINECON 2012
|date = November 24–25, 2012
|location = Disneyland, Paris
|prev = [[MINECON 2011]]
|next = [[MINECON 2013]]
}}
[[File:MINECON 2012 stage.jpg|thumb|The stage where the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as certain panels, were held]]

'''MINECON 2012''' was held in {{w|Disneyland Paris}} from November 24 to 25. The convention was attended by 4,500 people - approximately the same amount as the previous year.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20492574|title=Minecraft fans gather for Minecon in Paris|author=Mark Ward|website=BBC News|date=November 26, 2012}}</ref> The entirety of the convention was officially live streamed by GameSpot, who later uploaded some of the content to their YouTube channel.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127183204/http://mojang.com/2012/11/minecon-live-stream/|title=MINECON Live-stream!|author=Lydia Winters|website=Mojang.com|date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpg6WLs8kxGN2l7IeMGmHwidqDcOGyOwH MINECON 2012 YouTube playlist created by GameSpot]</ref>

Official Tumblr: http://mineconparis.tumblr.com/. 

[[File:Edith Piaf-Autumn Leaves.ogg|thumb|The song that was embedded in the 2012 site.]]

== Announcement ==
On April 9, 2012, [[Lydia Winters]] confirmed that MINECON 2012 would occur in Europe. She also announced that details would become clear in the coming weeks.<ref name="MINECON 2012">https://youtu.be/ik6VYNPiLsw</ref> On July 18, 2012 she posted on the Mojang website that in the following week a video would go up saying where MINECON 2012 would be.<ref>{{citation|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720194218/http://www.mojang.com/2012/07/the-weekly-chunk-creepers-gonna-creep|title=The Weekly Chunk - Creepers Gonna Creep|author=Lydia Winters|website=Mojang.com|date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> On August 2, 2012, Mojang officially announced through a promotional video on YouTube that MINECON 2012 would be held in {{w|Disneyland Paris}} from November 24 - 25th.<ref name="MINECON 2012"/> On August 23, 2012 the official MINECON site was updated to reflect 2012's convention. Ticket sales and hotel registration opened on September 14, 2012 with tickets quickly being sold out soon after release.

== Location ==
Disneyland Paris<br>
Location of Disneyland Paris: 77700 Marne-la-Vallée, France<br>
Location within Disneyland Paris for MINECON 2012 includes the New York Convention Centre, the Times Square Exhibitor's Hall, and the Disney Events Arena.

== Event ==
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The [[Redstone Update]] was announced by the core ''Minecraft'' development team in a keynote held at the convention.

MINECON 2012 also hosted an official costume contest and an official build contest.

=== Build Contest ===
The contest ran a few weeks ahead of the convention, with winners announced in the closing ceremony.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Winners
! Placement
! Name
|-
|1st
|Oviraptor
|-
|2nd
|TastyCrabs
|-
|3rd
|tewkesape / theo_the_ape
|}

== Cape ==
[[File:MINECON 2012 Cape.png|thumb|x200px|The MINECON 2012 cape.]]
As in the previous year, attendees of MINECON 2012 received an exclusive [[cape]]. On October 8, 2012, it was confirmed by [[Junkboy]] that the cape design for MINECON 2012 was finished and they were taking about 2 weeks to implement a button to turn it on and off.<ref>{{tweet|jnk|255080303666814978|Those of you asking about #minecon capes. We got a cape, just need to give you the ability to put it on/off. Might take 2 weeks.|October 7, 2012}}</ref> On November 1, [[Mollstam]] tweeted that the cape will be available when they finish the cape selection system.<ref>{{tweet|moll|263991548998479872|Capes for MINECON attendees will be made available when cape selecting code has been coded. Conclusive, right? : D|November 1, 2012}}</ref> As such, [[minecraft.net]] now offers the ability for users who attended both conventions to switch between their 2011 and 2012 capes. 

On November 16, it was confirmed by Mollstam that the MINECON 2012 cape would be distributed when the convention began. He said that "they are pretty and blue".<ref>{{tweet|moll|269141575110639617|Capes for MINECON attendees will be given when the event starts to have as a memory. They are pretty and blue.|November 15, 2012}}</ref> When the convention began, the cape was revealed to be one of the [[Cape#Unused capes|unused capes from MINECON 2011]] that users could have voted for.

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== Gallery ==
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MINECON 2012 Logo.svg|MINECON 2012 logo
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== References ==
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