Galaxycon brings millions of dollars in revenue to the area

ALREADY RAISED ABOUT $195,000.

LESS THAN A WEEK 2000 PEOPLE

CONTRIBUTED.

>> YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE DARTH

VADER. MANY CAPTAIN AMERICA

WALKING AROUND RALEIGH THIS

WEEKEND. PLENTY OF PEOPLE ARE

BRINGING COSTUMES, FUN AND

THEIR MONEY TO THE WAKE COUNTY

ECONOMY AND NO ONE IN THE WRAL

NEWSROOM IS MORE EXCITED ABOUT

THIS. THEN YOU CHRIS LOVINGOOD.

THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. AND

ASHLEY, THAT MEANS MILLIONS OF

DOLLARS GALAXY CANNES BEEN

AROUND RALEIGH FOR A WHILE,

BUT AS IT CONTINUES TO COME

AND GROW IN ATTENDANCE.

>> SO DOES THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL

COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU?

WINTER IS COMING

>> YOU KNOW ALL THAT AND

THEY'RE THE STUFF

AND FOR 4 DAYS, 10'S OF

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL PACK

MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE

RALEIGH CONVENTION CENTER, BUT

ALSO ELSEWHERE IN OUR LOCAL

COMMUNITY. I COME EVERY YEAR

AND I LOVE IT EVERY YEAR.

IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER

WITH A BUNCH OF PEOPLE LIKE

ME, YOU KNOW.

>> EARNS HOBBY IS AND WHAT THE

PEOPLE COMES. THE CASH AS

GALAXY CON HAS CONTINUED TO

GROW OVER THE YEARS BEING IN

RALEIGH, IT HAS CONTINUED TO

GROW AND BOTH ATTENDANCE

NUMBERS AND IMPACT AS WELL.

JESSICA HULL WITH VISIT RALEIGH

GAVE WRAL SOME GALAXY CON

NUMBERS THIS YEAR. 50,000

PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND

WITH AN 8 AND A HALF MILLION

DOLLAR LOCAL ECONOMY. BOOST.

>> THE SAME BOOST HAPPENED LAST

YEAR WITH ABOUT 15,000 LESS

PEOPLE. AND EVEN IF YOU ARE

PEOPLE AND DOLLARS SPENT IN

2021, THIS IS ONE OF THE

BIGGEST EVENTS MIKE'S NIGHTS

CAMPING OUT AS FOOD TRUCKS

EXPECT TO SELL HUNDREDS OF

TAMPA. NOT AS THIS WEEKEND.

>> FOR HIS BUSINESS AND OTHERS

GALAXY CON IS BRINGING THE

PEOPLE AND THEY'RE BRINGING

LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT WITH THE

AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE'RE ABLE TO

GET BIGGER TAX SALES AND IT

REALLY SUPPORTS US

>> CONTINUING TO BLOW YOU

WALKING AROUND, ENJOYING THE

CITY, MAYBE EVEN NEW TO THE

CITY. AND THIS JUST GOOD THAT

THEY'RE EXPLORING RALEIGH,

NORTH CAROLINA, CASA PLAYERS.

WELCOME.

>> NOW BE ON GALAXY. CON

RALEIGH HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL

ESPORTS GAMING TOURNAMENTS AND

THE ANIME CONVENTION AND

AMAZEMENT. SO SOMEHOW SOMEWAY,

RALEIGH HAS GOTTEN JUST A

LITTLE GEEKY. ASHLEY. OH, MAN,

YOU KNOW, I LOVE HOW PEOPLE

LEAN INTO THESE CONVENTIONS.

THEY ARE I'M LEANING IN

TOMORROW. I WILL BE AT GOT TO

COME TOMORROW. I'LL BE

OBVIOUSLY REPORTING BUT ALSO BE

DRESSED UP NO FACE PAYING JUST

FOR MY SOCIAL MEDIA. YAHOO WAS

POSTED AND SHINY BOOTS WITH THE

LAKE TAHOE. IF YOU'RE MY

FACEBOOK, YOU WILL SEE A LITTLE