Universal Fan Fest Nights 2026

[kingcooger]

I went all three nights

Basic Idea is this

1) Get HP done at rope drop with Early access and you wont have to wait the 60-120 mins to get on it

How early do they allow you to line up for this and where does the line begin?

2) Unless you have EA, I'd skip meeting Sailor Moon or the One Piece characters. Sailor moon take up t0 about 90 mins to 2 hours for most guests because of the system they have.

Much like HP, how early do they allow lineup and where does the line begin?

4) One Piece food sometimes isn't as bad before the event starts but most of the time there is a line out the door during the event.

How has mobile ordering been working with this? Can I do an order for the food BEFORE 6pm with a later pickup time?

5) The 4 Colored Yoshis are all easy to meet, just get there and either start meeting them or wait for them to do their little dance about every 30 mins (at the spot Mario meets normally) and then go meet them. I've never had an issue meeting the 4 Yoshi's in the land within 30 mins, this area just works. You can meet Mario and Green Yoshi but the line has been too long for me to try it yet

Are there aleast Yoshis out or do they go on break at the same time as one another?

8) Jurassic Area is open for EA, and not to busy but nightime is the best time to be in this area for photos and the Raptor show. The Raptor show seems to happen like one an hour, same with the triceratops, so every 30 mins there should be a show in this area, along with live island music happening normally when one of the Dino shows are not going

Were the set times for the mini shows at all consistent?

What time do the regular daytime attractions close for the event?

Specifically eyeballing SLOP, Tram, and KFP.

Also, can you switch from upper to lower lot or vice versa during early entry?

 

[Jerroddragon]

How early do they allow you to line up for this and where does the line begin?

Much like HP, how early do they allow lineup and where does the line begin?

How has mobile ordering been working with this? Can I do an order for the food BEFORE 6pm with a later pickup time?

Are there aleast Yoshis out or do they go on break at the same time as one another?

Were the set times for the mini shows at all consistent?

What time do the regular daytime attractions close for the event?

Specifically eyeballing SLOP, Tram, and KFP.

Also, can you switch from upper to lower lot or vice versa during early entry?

1) If you have EA you can line up at the Land entrance near the Plaza/middle of the park, they walk you to the castle...you want to get there before 7:15 PM thats when they let you walk to the Q for the attraction. Also they do line you up near the Simpsons land entrance as well but let in the main entrance before from what I see
2) Sailor Moon meet at 6 PM, meaning you need EA and a AP to really make this line. I was in line at 5:20ish PM and closed before 5:30 PM....you can line up for the next meet and greet but will have to wait until 7:30 PM, meaning you'd use all your EA time to meet one character.
3) For One Piece they start at 6:30 PM, so get there no later then 6:15 PM, you want to go towards the WW exit and you should see a line of people waiting to go back to the One Piece meet and greet around 6:30 PM, they will stop meeting guests at 8:15ish PM because of the show
4) I don't know if it has mobile order for One Piece, have not looked but with the lines assume its line only
5) All Yoshi's leave and enter at the same time, its really quick. Unlike the anime characters its like 5 mins or less when they exit and then re enter to do the little Yoshi dance then meet people, at least the two nights I saw them I had NO issues meeting them all within like 30 mins, just the Green and Mario meet and greet has longer lines normally
6) I think the Jurassic shows have set times but not sure when they are but its One show...then 30 mins later the next show and so on until shows are done. At least the TMs I tried to talk to always just drop hints and like never want to give out times, no Idea why times aren't on the app
7)I think most ride lines close by 5:30 PM but the Tram closes 1 hour and 45 mins before the park closes, so like 4:15 PM is when that closes.
8) Yes if you have EA, you can go to the lower lot or upper lot no issues but can't do that if you don't have Early access

 

[kingcooger]

1) If you have EA you can line up at the Land entrance near the Plaza/middle of the park, they walk you to the castle...you want to get there before 7:15 PM thats when they let you walk to the Q for the attraction. Also they do line you up near the Simpsons land entrance as well but let in the main entrance before from what I see
2) Sailor Moon meet at 6 PM, meaning you need EA and a AP to really make this line. I was in line at 5:20ish PM and closed before 5:30 PM....you can line up for the next meet and greet but will have to wait until 7:30 PM, meaning you'd use all your EA time to meet one character.
3) For One Piece they start at 6:30 PM, so get there no later then 6:15 PM, you want to go towards the WW exit and you should see a line of people waiting to go back to the One Piece meet and greet around 6:30 PM, they will stop meeting guests at 8:15ish PM because of the show
4) I don't know if it has mobile order for One Piece, have not looked but with the lines assume its line only
5) All Yoshi's leave and enter at the same time, its really quick. Unlike the anime characters its like 5 mins or less when they exit and then re enter to do the little Yoshi dance then meet people, at least the two nights I saw them I had NO issues meeting them all within like 30 mins, just the Green and Mario meet and greet has longer lines normally
6) I think the Jurassic shows have set times but not sure when they are but its One show...then 30 mins later the next show and so on until shows are done. At least the TMs I tried to talk to always just drop hints and like never want to give out times, no Idea why times aren't on the app
7)I think most ride lines close by 5:30 PM but the Tram closes 1 hour and 45 mins before the park closes, so like 4:15 PM is when that closes.
8) Yes if you have EA, you can go to the lower lot or upper lot no issues but can't do that if you don't have Early access

Thank you for all of this!

If I wanted to do Sailor Moon and hopefully still get a good spot for HP, would you think that’s achievable by going to Sailor first and then immediately over to HP?

 

[Jerroddragon]

Thank you for all of this!

If I wanted to do Sailor Moon and hopefully still get a good spot for HP, would you think that’s achievable by going to Sailor first and then immediately over to HP?

If you are in the park already for EA and have 2 PM or an AP then yes, hit Sailor Moon meet and greet then her show and head to HP

If you have to wait for Sailor moons 7:30 PM meet and greet time then just do it whenever because its going to take 2ish hours anyway and at opening you get on HP in under 40 mins vs the rest of the night

 

[DTH]

Watched the videos and I think I'll be skipping the event again. Hopefully next year it'll be at a level that I am good at. Hearing about the crowds and that even with Express, people are not able to get everything done, sounds like it'd be a miserable experience with GA -- which is all I'm willing to invest on this event since these IPs are not really my thing.

The Scooby Doo/Monsters tram was my most anticipated and it doesn't really look like it quite hit the mark. There's some things I love about it, like being in Little Europe, but overall, just seems a little underbaked for the types of crowds it is getting for it to be a satisfactory experience and everyone crowding things.

The One Piece stunt show looks cool, but end of the day, just looks like the WaterWorld show to me with the stunts and explosions in a different order. Maybe if I was a fan of this IP, it'd do something for me, but as of now, I am fine missing it.

The Harry Potter walkthrough looks...okay. With the high praises, I thought it'd be more scenes, but it legit looks like 4 set ups, one of them being a fairly cool ending I must admit, but everything else I'd be underwhelmed by.

Jurassic is a fine little museum piece. Sailor Moon is what it is. And I didn't have much interest in seeing D&D last year.

Not interested in food or meet and greets, so none of that will get me there either.