If you’re
worried that now that the MLB All Star game is over that there’s nothing else
exciting in store for San Diego, forget about it! Next week is going to bring
the exciting and hugely popular Comic-Con International show to our city, and
this year it’s even going to extend over to Coronado.
So all you
sci-fi lovers, fantasy seekers and superhero followers get ready and set to go.
Last year, Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance. This year Conan O’Brien
will be front and center.
The event
kicks off in the San Diego Convention Center beginning with Preview Night on
Wednesday, July 20 and runs till Sunday, July 24. With 47 years and running,
Comic-Con is arguably the USA’s longest continuously run comics and
popular arts convention.
But this year there’s going to be a
new twist: Comic-Con is going to jump over San Diego Bay to Coronado Island.
Coronado Ferry Landing will host an old-fashion carnival for kids, young and
old. The 100,000+ comic book fans can jump on the ferry right there at the Convention
Center, cruise over to the Ferry Landing, where they will be able to ride a
train, throw an axe, play with a pack of wolves or even try their hand—actually
their feet—at log-rolling.
But let’s hope all 100,000+
conventioneers don’t all jump on the ferry at the same time. That would bring
on some serious log-rolling!
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