Universal Studios Hollywood is set to launch 'Fan Fest Nights,' a new event inspired by Comic-Con-style franchises, featuring immersive experiences based on popular movies and shows like Back to the Future, Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Dungeons & Dragons. The event will offer unique opportunities for fans to interact with their favorite fictional worlds, including walking through a Dungeons & Dragons adventure and touring the Star Trek's Enterprise-D.
The new Universal Fan Fest Nights featuring Harry Potter , Star Trek , Back to the Future and Dungeons & Dragons will run on select nights in April and May at the Hollywood theme park. Universal is looking to shake up the theme park business with a new way for fans to connect with their favorite movies and shows.Universal is using its Halloween Horror Nights model to craft an all-new event that focuses on Comic-Con-style franchises rather than horror and music genres.
But the highlight for me might be the Back to the Future: Destination Hill Valley experience. Visitors will take Universal’s trams down to the back lot, where they will be invited to exit into the Courthouse Square set where the 1985 movie was filmed. Universal will dress the location as it appeared in the movie on the night when Marty McFly went “back to the future,” complete with an Enchantment Under the Sea dance for fans to join.
Show business sells dreams, and theme parks — at their best — offer fans unique opportunities for wish fulfillment. It’s the fantasy to step into your favorite entertainment productions, provided with just enough tangible reality to make it all seem convincing. If Universal’s new event works creatively, and fans support it, I would not be surprised to see many other parks try their own versions of Fan Fest Nights, not too far in the future.
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD FAN FEST NIGHTS BACK TO THE FUTURE STAR TREK HARRY POTTER DUNGEONS & DRAGONS THEME PARKS COMIC-CON
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