SDCC 2026 Recap

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Another year of SDCC has come and gone in a blink of an eye. The weather was too humid this year on top of the heat. We got pretty much all the exclusives that we wanted. We did as many offsites that we could this year. The one thing that really stood out was that there were hardly any offsite activations behind the convention center this year besides Adult Swim. FX usually has a big presence but this year their spot was empty. There was an official comic con merch booth in their spot as well spots for the AHS ice cream truck and photo op stand. Hulu's Animayhem moved to the MKL Promenade. The space was smaller than previous years so that meant downsizing. It seemed like there were less offsites or that they condensed them all to the other side of the street of the convention center. Lines were still long for most of them. We say this every year that there is tons of people attending the show and thousands more who don't have badges that wait in line for offsites or pop-ups since comic con badges are not required. Inside the exhibit hall it's still a wall of people walking and trying to get from one booth to the next. It requires a lot of patience and we stress A LOT. 

Funko! Pop Yourself and Pop! Mystery Exclusive SDCC Experiences

Funko is bringing con attendees all-new Spider-Man Pop! Yourself and Pop! Mystery experiences to the con floor! 

Fans can embrace their inner superhero with the Pop! Yourself Spider-Man: Brand New Day SDCC Exclusive Bundle, an immersive, convention-only experience available exclusively at SDCC. Priced at $60, the SDCC-exclusive Pop! Yourself Spider-Man: Brand New Day Bundle includes: 

• A custom Pop! Yourself Spider-Man: Brand New Day cosplay figure 

• Select (2) Spider-Man-inspired accessory options, including: Spider Web, Spider-Man-themed Convention Lanyard, Spider-Man Cosplay Mask

• A Bitty Pop! Hulk collectible 

• Exclusive SDCC convention-themed packaging and stickers 

• A protective Pop! display protector 

DISNEY ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES COMING TO THE LARGEST SHOW FLOOR EVER AT D23: THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT

 

DISNEY ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES COMING TO THE LARGEST SHOW FLOOR EVER AT D23: THE ULTIMATE DISNEY FAN EVENT

Disney Princess concert taking place during D23 Day at Disneyland Resort announced as a kickoff to the weekend and World Princess Week.

The expanded show floor will play host to all the worlds of Disney, with immersive walkthrough locations, interactive experiences, first-look moments, and the return of Talent Central. 

SDCC 2018 Final Recap Part 1

SDCC 2018 went by quickly this year. There was definitely improvements. One of the best things is that they shut down the streets in front of the convention center during convention hours. It made the sidewalks less congested which was wonderful! There are still are lines to get into the exhibit hall and the convention center each day. The lottery drawings for autographs, exclusives etc... seemed to make things a bit better as well. The lines to get in were probably a tad bit longer but it also meant that people wouldn't be camping out for exclusives from companies such as Funko.

There were a lot of outside events/ experiences and there are lines for those as well. So pretty much you need to plan your days and pick your poison with what you want to do or what you want to get each day. If you're with a group and can divide and conquer that's great too. One of our favorite offsite events is going to the Conan O'Brien Show. A lot of the outside events/experiences does not require you to have a SDCC Badge but there are some that do.

Here's some of our pictures from SDCC 2018 below in our slideshow. We posted more on our instagram (handle is collectingtoyz) during SDCC so check them out.

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More pictures and final recap on our next post.