D23 Members Dance on the Grid in San Diego

By Emma Zomerman

As fans gathered for San Diego Comic-Con, D23 Gold and General Members were invited to celebrate 40 years of Tron with an all-out dance party presented by Enterprise. D23 Members “derezzed” on July 22 at the House of Blues San Diego, where they danced across the Grid in the themed celebration!

Guests arrived in their most cyber-chic patterns, including Identity Discs, light suits, and coded circuity ensembles to light up like the night at the End of Line Club. Upon checking in, D23 Members were handed a light-up wristbands before being digitized into the Grid while passing through a special transmission displaying the D23 Derezzed logo and some of the most epic Tron moments! This welcomed them into a digital world of video games, light cycles, and electronic music.

Guests standing in line to check in for the event outside the House of Blues. Four guests on the left of the table are patiently waiting. The fan closest to the camera is wearing a white tank top and has a white face mask with pink patterned design. The next fan is showing their ticket to the staff. They have short brown hair with sunglasses on their head, a black face mask and white T-shirt. The fan behind has a black face mask and green button-up shirt with sunglasses on their head. The fan behind is getting their ticket scanned by staff. The fan has a black T-shirt with a central design and blue jeans. The table is covered with a black tablecloth with blue glow wristbands. On the right side of the table are two staff members wearing black House of Blues shirts and passing out blue drink tickets.

Five fans posing in front of the D23 and Enterprise step and repeat photo op. The photo background is black with grid marks and D23 white logos and Enterprise logos interchanged over the backdrop. Two fans are standing in the back of the photo and the three fans are crouched in front. All fans have face masks on, and black T-shirts with Tron-inspired designs and are wearing white with black shorts. All fans also have black identity discs with white highlights. Surrounding the photo backdrop are House of Blues flame and skill designs over a purple wall.

Guests entered with electric energy as the music hall was transformed into the Grid and special musical guests helped them upload even easier. Opening the night was DJ Jason Bentley, former music director of KCRW, who served as music supervisor on the Tron: Legacy soundtrack. Bentley played the perfect set, which included some rarely heard tracks, to uniquely welcome guests to this Tron event. After Bentley got the crowd pumped up, one of today’s hottest names in electronic music, DJ Qrion, excited the crowd. With her track list of energetic beats and lush synth textures, DJ Qrion kept the crowd dancing the night away.

DJ Jason Bently, former music director of KCRW and music supervisor for the Tron: Legacy soundtrack stands behind black DJ table and turn tables on top. DJ Bently is standing on a stage with pink and purple back lighting and blue streak lights on the left of the photo. DJ Bently is wearing over-the-head headphones and a checkered black and white polo.

DJ Qrion stands behind the black DJ table spinning turn tables on top of the table. DJ Qrion has mid dark hair and is wearing a light long shirt with rolled up sleeves. The large prop of the Tron Recognizer in black and blue is visible behind DJ Qrion. The lighting of the photo is dark with highlights of blue light scattered.

A large crowd of fans dancing the night away to fresh beats by DJ Jason Bentley and DJ Qrion. The photo focuses on one fan with their hands up and eyes closed featuring the blue light up event wristband. The fan is wearing silver chains and a black tank top. The lighting is dark with highlights of pink and green around the dance floor.

For programs in need of a reload, D23 provided sensational snacks and some liquid energy to help them power up for the rest of the night. Additionally, guests needing to “pause their game” while on the dance floor could make their way over to Flynn’s Arcade, where they had the chance to beat their high score on classic games, including Tron.

After users won their game, all guests earned Bandwidth points to take them back to reality. Enterprise provided every guest with a commemorative D23 Derezzed button so they could remember this night for years to come.

After a night of glitching and derezzing, we were honored help celebrate this iconic movie, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year! On behalf of the D23 Team, we hope the memories made that night made your leaderboard and became a part of your legacy. We know we’ll be adding a selection of pictures to our own I/O Tower for the electric outfit inspiration alone and were beyond excited to show what it’s like to embrace Tron on both sides of the screen.

Two fans posing in game fight poses in front of the DJ stage. The fan on the left has long silver hair with silver slated glasses. The fan is wearing a neon fishnet long sleeve body suit over a black bralette which is covered with a black vest. The fan on the right has blue light up slated glasses and a black T-shirt with a tattoo-sleeved arm. Each fan has a black glove with light-up white fingertips. In the background, the Recognizer prop in black and blue is featured under pink lights.

A close-up photo of two fans. The fan on the left has on a black hoodie with light-up interior, black face mask, and black T-shirt. The fan on the right has their dark hair pulled in a bun, white face mask, hard plastic choker and white tank top dress with light-up stripes on the shoulders. In the background are fans dancing and the Tron Recognizer prop in blue and black blurred. The lights in the background are yellow and green.

Photo focused on fan smiling with glasses, light-up bowtie and suspenders and long-sleeve black button-up shirt. The fan is surrounded by fans mingling on the dance floor. Behind the fan is DJ Jason Bently spinning on the black DJ table with the Tron Recognizer prop behind him in black and blue. The lights are foggy and in purple and white.

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