Who’s lucky to have tickets to Comic Con? I hope you all do!! Every year for the past 45 years, Comic Con has been putting on an event for Comic Lovers to come out and have fun with other comic lovers and basically have a fun weekend. Our largest convention, Comic Con, is expected to bring 130,000 people and bring great spending to San Diego. San Diego Tourism Authority says Comic Con in San Diego brings about $166 million in spending and $2.6 million in tax revenue to the city. That’s a lot of comic books!
The Hilton Bayfront has a Batman themed 200 foot zip line that extends to the convention center. Mayor Kevin Faulconer rode the zip line this morning and waved to the crowd. At 3:30 today, DC Comics will host “Batman 75: Legends of the Dark Knight” so be sure to come on out. Can you believe Batman came out 75 years ago? My parents weren’t even alive!
Those that have a 4 day pass were able to gain admission to the floor last night and be the first to see some of the cool sites. There is a Darth Vader themed Hot Wheels car; life size. There’s also a 10 foot Transformer and Lego Spider Man on display. People also stood in line over night to see some Film panels that displayed today in a 6500 seat exhibition.
If you weren’t lucky to get a ticket to Comic Con, you can still come down and have a blast. People watching is the best and many restaurants and bars have specials throughout the weekend. So put on your favorite comic shirt and have fun with the rest of us! Some of the best people watching would be from a couple Downtown San Diego Condos in Gaslamp. Gaslamp City Square & Trellis are two complexes that have a front row to all the action.