If you haven’t been able to tell from my coverage over the past seven years, I’m a huge fan of all of the insane offsite events that companies host during SDCC week. I was hooked from my very first offsite activation for 2014’s Godzilla, and just generally try to experience as many of these events during the week as I possibly can.
A couple of weeks back I posted about the Prime Video Experience, a massive 60,000 square-foot event that would host activations for upcoming series The Boys, Carnival Row, and the fourth season of The Expanse. Mikaela and I had an opportunity to check out the event during a media preview on Wednesday, and I wholeheartedly believe that it’s the most insane offsite that you’ll be able to experience this year.
The Prime Video Experience is located at MLK and 1st in San Diego (obviously), and is open from 9AM-5PM each day of the convention. As of this morning the line looked pretty long, but I assure you that the event is an absolute blast, and is well worth any wait.
From the press release, “Once inside, attendees will receive collectible gold and silver coins which they can use to further explore the activation. Fans can begin their day covering up the crime scene of a superhero kidnapping at the Audio Visual shop where Hughie works on The Boys. On the opposite end of the space, a Rocinante spaceship is positioned that will take adventure-seekers on a United Nations peacekeeping mission to a newly colonized planet seen in The Expanse. Guests can also discover the Carnival Row universe in which humans and exotic creatures coexist before entering The Forbidden Lounge, a neo-Victorian decorated hideaway venue, to enjoy a special performance. Amazon Prime Video collaborated with LG within the series activations to provide a premiere viewing experience for attendees.”
There’s also a Carl’s Jr. food truck inside, which was super cool because we don’t have a lot of those in Canada.
I took a video of each activation from start to finish (with a couple of odd cuts during The Boys activation because I had to do stuff and accidentally hit the stop button), so if you’re into spoilers or aren’t going to make the event, you can check them out below, and keep scrolling for some photos of the massive offsite (but not from inside the activations because I was taking video).
Again, spoilers ahead, and if you’re here in San Diego, don’t look at any of it and just go get in line!
I never actually figured out what the coins were for, but they apparently unlocked extra goodies within the offsite itself (and the gold ones are rare)!
There’s a nice covered ‘market’ area with snacks, and some nice seating so that you can eat your Carl’s Jr.
Some more nice covered seating, and a huge screen for screenings later this week
Outside of ‘The Boys’ activation
Some simple, but awesome swag after ‘The Boys’ activation.
Outside of ‘Carnival Row’
Attendees are assigned either a ‘Creature’ or ‘Human’ role, which determines how characters treat you
Will you be checking out the Amazon Prime Video experience? Be sure to let us know what you think!