Flynn's Arcade and Down the Rabbit Hole Comic Con Part 1

Comic Con 2009 -was the crazy nerdfest that is expected again this year......So many pictures to post.

One of the Highlights from outside the Convention Center....
Saturday night after a long day--we were finally headed back to the car and bumped intos Flynn's. With a line outside that looked like a hip Night club. Flynn's ??? (Danny had heard whispers at one point in the day. Saying I think Flynn's Arcade opens at .... ) ... Of course Flynn's is the name of the Arcade owned by Jeff Bridges in the original Tron.....So we jumped in line with no idea of how long we would have to wait or what was actually inside...
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The wait was worth it!
For inside was a 1980's arcade with all the old school video games....Ms. Pacman.....Gallaga ...Phoenix....Etc.. and they were all free....

80's music was blaring over the speakers
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. (Weird Science ) to be exact....It was straight out of Tron.....I ran around taking pictures.

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Recognize this?
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They even had numerous Space Paranoid machines....The game of Flynn's choice ---that were playable and even had Flynn's high scores on them

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Danny rocking the Space Paranoids
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This Flynn guy is pretty damn good
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and of course the classic arcade game for Tron
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Me posing next to an Arcade machine
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Then after about 10 -15 Minutes of Free video games and 80's music....The lights flickered and a load Electric sound buzzed over the speakers and the doors under this Tron sign opened
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Music throbbed as we headed down a dark corridor passing by Concept art of Lightcycles
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Cool stuff....
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Really cool stuff
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We turned the corner and (BAM) (WOW) A Freaking Lightcycle.......Too cool for words.....for a Tron Fan like me......I had taken over 170 pictures that day and wouldn't it be my luck.....The camera battery died after only one shot of it........
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What a cool way to advertise the movie.....Really unique...As we left they gave out free Flynn's Arcade T-shirts... Nerd heaven....

Here is the Flynn shirt
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A better pick of the Lightcyle from online (Publicity photo)
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I'm so excited for a Tron Remake....I've been hoping for one for years....For Part 1 of my comic con I leave you with youtube video link that show Flynn's Arcade Lightcycle reveal
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and Teaser Trailer
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End of Line...................

Another treat outside of the Comic Con was Disney's other Promo ---which was a trip to Wonderland....

This Burton film looks amazing and we were able to get a sneak peek at some of the props and artwork in this cool little walkthrough exhibit.

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Follow me down the Rabbit hole

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Or maybe down the weird door with sky in the background

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Ahhhhhh I'm Falling down --down ---down
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Supersized Alice
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Now listen carefully ---The red pill or the green pill
(oops wrong movie)
Drink Me!
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Eat ME!

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Use the Key
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Alice's Dress

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This Exhibit just keeps getting more curious by the second
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I think things are quite Mad in fact --
How about we stop for a bit of tea
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Johnny Depp looking weird

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I feel like I'm in a Tom Petty Video
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Flowers with faces ---what exactly was in that tea
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I've simply gone mad I tell you....Know I'm seeing Jack Sparrows
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Off with her wig!
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I said Off with her bloody head! I'm not going to Axe again
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Helen in a Tim Burton movie? I never would have guessed.
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Anne Hathaway looking quite White
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Prop time!
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Oh no I'm Seeing Sparrows again I've got to get out of here.
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Danny I think maybe we should followe that White Rabbit...Put down that giant chess piece and lets get out of here
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Oh good back to Reality of the con
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Check out the trailer for Alice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtjrlMKDCwY
Up next part 3 (Actually going inside the Con)

"Testing , Testing.....Is my microphone on?" I guess NOT SO MUCH interest in Tron and Alice in Wonderland exhibits...


I'll throw in a bonus photo of Lando with Colt 45 just to keep the post alive a little longer...In case anyone wants to see it.
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cool TR!

ok.. the lightcycle is awesome looking and the Wonderland exhibit looks cool
especially the concepts of how the characters are going to look

Awesome stuff, man!

Very good so far, the Alice exhibit looks really interesting, great stuff. Can't wait to see the rest of your coverage!

Brad, thanks for posting that report. I was there but completely missed out on both the Tron and Alice exhibits.

thanks for posting photos of my arcade :)

So cool to see them putting that level of effort into the show. Great stuff

Thanks----and for your comments I give you

Part 2 Comic Con Disney Related Costumes.... (Star Wars, Indy, Pirates, Etc..)


Hey Indy --there is something on your back

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A Group of Pirates Gathered to sing "Yo Ho" a great Pirates of the Caribean treat.
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Thinking of Starspeeder Flight to Hoth for the Holidays....Better gear up!
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Security at the Spaceport is getting really strick every since they signed the labor contract with the Mandolarians.
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Where's Waldo? ---Oh There he is .
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Somebody call get a medic!!!!!!
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"Mice why did it have to be mice" The V Crew having a little lunch
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Stitch and Lilo---chilling

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More to come including a few pictures of the Disney Archives D23 Booth and answers to the Captain EO Returning rumor----"So hang on to your hats and glasses"

Nice report! Can't wait to see more!

Some More Star Wars Flavor.....

Stormtrooper Elvis and Korean Rebel Alliance Elvis....
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Lounge Boba Feet and Lounge Vader---Having a cocktail
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A female Han? what is this Battestar?
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The Brad Pose
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The Council of characters that don't belong together
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We wander past another security patrol
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More Star Wars....
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The Empire was really cracking down on the nerds this year
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"These are not the action figures you are looking for" Said Obi Wan
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The Latest in Ewok Fashion


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I LOVE the Alice exhibit!!

Indy, Marion and Jack
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The Reason people dress up like Han Solo....Slave Leia photo ops.
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The huge line for one of the panels started to move....."We're going in" in thought I heard as Captain EO walked by
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Old School Tron outfit at the D23 Booth
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Black Hole models
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Rocketeer Gear
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So cool.

nice shots brad! wow... i can't believe we didn't see the recognizers painted on the walls of the arcade.
did you get any of the Flynn's tokens? does anyone know if they created the playable Space Paranoids game for the arcade? and did anyone happen to catch both of the Disney Panels?

for anyone interested, we have different photos of some of the same Disney Comic Con stuff.

our photo galleries
http://findingmickey.squarespace.com...ego-comic-con/
some video of the TRON wall opening.
http://findingmickey.squarespace.com...on-legacy.html