San Diego Comic Con was my first time at a con and I was in for a big shock from the size of the crowds and activities both in the convention center and around the area. One of the external exhibits, called an “activation’ was the Jack Ryan Experience from Amazon Prime.
The exhibit was designed like a market area in the Middle East with the crew dressed in costumes. They had the trailer running for the new show on a large screen with also live activity from the visitors doing a virtual reality experience of what Jack Ryan does in the pilot. This was so popular that people were lining up as early as 1:00 AM to try attempt it.
The second area of the experience was the Escape Room where con-goers were put into teams and have to find clues to get through the room. Our group went through looking for clues and tools to get out. We did it in less than 11.5 minutes which was in the top 10 times for the room. It was a fun and challenging experience.
The story itself comes before Hunt for Red October and presents a new look at the Tom Clancy character Jack Ryan. As a fan of Tom Clancy, it will be interesting to see how they tie this story into the original timeline or if are they starting a new storyline. I can’t wait to see the show, on August 31, 2018.
