Universal Fan Fest Nights 2025: A Full Report from Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Fan Fest Nights Overview

• 💡 Universal Fan Fest Nights is a new after-hours event at Universal Studios Hollywood, bringing epic universes from sci-fi, gaming, and fantasy to life with the detail and immersion of Halloween Horror Nights.
• 🎯 The event features various themed experiences, food, merchandise, and interactive activities for fans.

Back to the Future: Destination Hill Valley

• 🚀 The Studio Tram Tour is transformed into a Destination Hill Valley Experience, recreating iconic locations and moments from the Back to the Future films.
• 🗣️ Guests can participate in interactive elements like signing a petition to "Save the Clock Tower" and interacting with characters like Doc Brown and Biff Tannen.
• 🎭 The experience is set on the actual Courthouse Square set, offering a dreamlike immersion for fans.

Star Trek: The Enterprise Experience

• 🌌 Guests can tour the USS Enterprise from the Star Trek universe, including the bridge, engineering room, and warp core.
• 🎬 The bridge set is the actual set from the new Star Trek series, featuring Captain Picard's chair.
• ⚡ An interactive scenario involves a simulated alien encounter and evacuation.

Super Nintendo World and Gaming

• 🍄 Super Nintendo World offers the chance to interact with characters like Yoshi and participate in Yoshi's Egg Hunt scavenger hunt.
• 🥚 Finding all five hidden eggs leads to a surprise Yoshi experience with a golden medallion.
• 💡 Attractions Magazine Tip: Visit Super Nintendo World first to potentially experience the Yoshi scavenger hunt with shorter lines.

Merchandise and Themed Dining

• 🛍️ A wide array of fandom merchandise is available, including items from Back to the Future, Star Trek, Dungeons and Dragons, and the event itself.
• 🍽️ Themed dining options include Quark's Bar and Restaurant from Star Trek and food from One Piece, with dishes like Klingon Tar Legs and Bajoran Hasperat mentioned.

Other Fan Fest Activities

• 🎲 The Harpers host a Dungeons and Dragons adventure, Secrets of Water Deep, to battle the beholder Xanitar.
• 🏆 A digital medallion quest allows guests to collect QR codes throughout the park for a special prize.
• 🎭 Character meet-and-greets include Alphaba and Galinda from Wicked.
• 🎬 The event also features an anime contingent, with One Piece characters and a screening of Jujutsu Kaisen from Universal Osaka.
• 📅 Universal Fan Fest Nights runs until May 18th on select dates.