I'll be honest, I've never gone to any of these conventions (and San Jose is all the way on the other side of the country for me, so...). I guess cosplaying does look like fun, especially for those who like me, feel Halloween just doesn't come around often enough. But yeah, I hear you when it comes to dreading MLP cosplays. I definitely wouldn't want to hang around bronies or any of those kinds of people.

Still, hope it's fun and you have a good time.