Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3

[Makid]

Comic Con is primarily locals but people are traveling from all around. I did to talk with a few people yesterday while on the way to work, that came into town just for Comic Con. 1 was from Florida and the other was from Washington.

I don't think their numbers are high enough to push the need for the CC Hotel further. However, the economic impact is currently unknown. Using other Comic Cons from around the US, it is possible that we will be anywhere between $20M and $50M.

They did say this morning on the radio that San Diego Comic Con has approximately $150M in economic impact for their event with an attendance of 150,000.

Salt Lake Comic Con is estimated to come close to between 45,000 and 50,000. That isn't bad for the first year with limited advertising and celebrities attending.

With the success of this years event, I would expect to see next years event be even better with a larger selection of celebrities, artists, authors and more.

Also, Weta Workshops from New Zealand has a booth at the SL Comic Con. They have only been to 1 other Comic Con and that is the main one in San Diego. I think that this also boosts the image of the Salt Lake Comic Con and will help to bring in others for next years.