REVIEW: Resident Evil & Discord Brought Raccoon City to San Diego Comic-Con 2026

One of the last offsites to formally announce their presence at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 was the Resident Evil x Discord Fan Experience in support of the upcoming Zach Cregger film coming out on September 18 from Sony. The Experience was revealed and reservations made available on a Monday, a mere two days before Preview Night; the event ran from Thursday to Saturday at Quartyard (1301 Market Street), home to 2025’s South Park offsite. I participated in Thursday’s only public session, from 9:30pm-10:30pm (evening hours! Yes!). My overall takeaway is that it was a promising concept that would have benefited greatly from a revised prize distribution to provide a more balanced experience for all attendees and avoid a wide gap between the haves and have-nots. As attendees waited to enter, staffers walked up and down the line, giving instructions on how to access the website and the camera scanner that would be used. Upon having IDs checked and reservation QR codes scanned — everyone gets a free drink! — attendees were turned loose in a space that had been transformed into Raccoon City, the central setting of the Resident Evil franchise. Visually, the physical environment, setup, and ov...