The fanon I’ve seen for the seasons is that most of the planet has normal seasons. The Windigoes still have some degree of magical influence on the region where Equestria is located. It would be winter-like and animal-free all year ‘round if it weren’t for the ponies’ magical terraforming and seasonal upkeep.
 
But that still doesn’t explain the nonsense of Celestia and Luna’s powers, or the fact that the globe in “Cutie Mark Chronicles” has totally different continents.

Um, it’s not that hard to hide a planet in our universe, even around a star. The observable universe is huge, and the whole universe is orders of magnitude huger.

And their world/equestria, sheesh.

Er, universe.

@Greenjack
 
This, this is believable.
 
And makes the ability for the world to be hidden in our world plausible.

maybe the ponies are on a rogue planet and the sun is literally a device powered by huge amounts of magic that needs to be refilled each day.

I could totally see Twilight having a globe of another planet, or even a hypothetical one.

The world has clearly suffered a cataclysmic disaster in the distant past, and much of the climate has to be manually engineered.

MAGIC!!! ^^

What says that the globe is their world?

@B2C  
Then how did Nightmare Moon refuse to lower the moon to make room for the dawn?

@sixtyfour215  
Yeah, I think I’ve put forth that theory on other pictures in the past.

Sunrise and sunset can be explained by either assuming geocentricity or by Celestia and Luna rotating the world rather than manipulating the sun and moon, which would nicely explain how Celestia managed both for a thousand years.

Maybe they control the gravitational forces that causes it to orbit?

@Leiden
 
Dude, I just got hit with a metric ton of deja vu with your comment on this pic.
 
Have you used that wording elsewhere?

@Leiden
 
I suppose then that they take a proactive approach into bringing in the new seasons, rather than waiting for it come on by.

@Yorec
 
I wouldn’t exactly take what these superstitious ponies say as fact. Mind you, none of the ponies in Ponyville knew what a Zebra was.
 
We see in Winter wrap up that all the ponies do is make it easier for natural forces to clear away winter, like breaking the ice into smaller pieces. We in the real world also pile snow up into hills on the side of the road so it’s out of the way, but that doesn’t mean it would stay there forever if we didn’t.

Equestria must be on a flat world in a parellel dimension. It’s the only explanation that makes sense. If the pony’s world is a sphere it must turn and if their world turns moving the sun and moon would be unnecessary. As for why the world is represented by a globe, we can’t expect the staff to analyze every detail like we do.

Man the world is royally screwed without ponies what fucked up planet is entirely dependent on one species

I still think of Equestria’s Earth as a flat world. That globe must be of another planet. Chancellor Puddinghead was being crazy. It’s a conspiracy!

@Lieden
 
it also prevents pollution though

you for get that Celestia controls the sun, the planet probably does not even turn.

Equestria’s environment changed ever since the day Lavos crashed into our world.

@Leiden
 
And I rebut that in the realm of Equestria the Everfree Forest is a statistical anomaly. The animals within are self sufficient but that is an exception to the rule. In Equestria nature does not seem to progress naturally like it does here on Earth.