Nah. The repeat gimmick is unacceptable for Universal. This is an event that could fund itself from alcohol sales alone.
As for the lack of announcements, they aren't exactly pushing FanFest, so they could've at least given us something that's locked in & not an IP to over-analyze.
I'm about ready to start food speculation. Maybe merch (Captain Cacao's SPOOKTOBER new for USH sponsored by the 5 universe's of Epic)