DragonVale Fan Faire

General Information
Backflip Studios held the first June 17, 2016 through June 18, 2016.

Players were able to enter for a chance to win from May 23, 2016 through June 5, 2016.

Winners were announced on the DragonVale Facebook page on June 10, 2016.

The winners had to prove that they were "DragonVale Super Fans" in order to win the prized trip to Backflip Studios.

In total there were six winners and according to a special guest, there were two special guests.

The Prizes
According to the web site where submissions could be entered winners participated in the following activities: "*Round trip airfare and transportation to Backflip Studios.
 * Three (3) nights hotel accommodations (DragINN or equivalent lodging).
 * An exclusive tour of Backflip Studios and a behind-the-scenes look at how DragonVale is made.
 * Meet the people responsible for creating the world of DragonVale (and maybe even challenge them to a few video games).
 * Be the first to see what we have in the works - new dragons, exciting events, updates and beyond.
 * Share your big ideas on how to make DragonVale even more amazing.
 * Join members of the DragonVale team at Denver Comic Con and watch some of the artists draw a dragon live before your very eyes."

- dragonvalefancontest.com

Entry Requirements
The following was outlined on the web site regarding entry submissions: "* Contestants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of contest entry.
 * Contestants must submit a completed online entry form including:
 * your name, date of birth, phone number, city, state, zip code and your e-­mail address.
 * A video of up to 2 minutes, that is created by and original to You that tells us why you are a Dragonvale Super Fan. Language (written or spoken) must be in the English language.
 * Acceptable video file formats include: WebM, MPEG4, 3 GPP, MOV, AVI, MPEGPS, and WMV.
 * The maximum file size for any file is 1GB.
 * Any non-game music included in your video must be completely original and performed by you. For a complete list of all requirements please see our complete Terms."

- dragonvalefancontest.com

Judging Entries
The following was outlined on the web site regarding how entries were going to be judged: "*Entries will be judged by one or more Judges who will evaluate each Entry based on the following criteria:
 * Originality (35% weight)
 * Brand Appeal (30% weight)
 * Creativity (20% weight)
 * Artistic impression (15% weight)"

- dragonvalefancontest.com

During DragonVale Fan Faire
During the Backflip Studios occasionally posted images of activities happening during the prized trip.

As noted above, images are not included to respect the privacy of any individuals who won the contest and the employees at Backflip Studios. Without permission to post images of the winners or staff it would be disrespectful.

Any images posted to social media illustrated what was outlined as part of the prize, such as a tour of Backflip Studios and joining The DragonVale Team at the Denver Comic Con.