Universal Studios Hollywood is adding a Wizarding World of Harry Potter event to its Fan Fest Nights next year.
The California theme park previously announced an all-new after-hours event series for next spring. Universal Fan Fest Nights will include evenings themed to Back to the Future, Star Trek, and Dungeons & Dragons. And now The Wizarding World of Harry Potter has joined the line-up.
That's the one IP that Universal currently features with attractions in the park, though Back to the Future and Star Trek have been Universal Studios Hollywood attractions in the past. For the Fan Fest night, Universal is promising that "Magical creatures and more experiences await, including a new Niffler encounter."
Universal Studios Japan last year featured a Magical Creatures Encounter with a Niffler and other creatures from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films, so we will see how much of that event makes its way across the Pacific to Hollywood in this new event.
Dates and prices have yet to be announced for Universal Fan Fest Nights.
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I'm curious to see what they do here and if it's perhaps a proof of concept of what we might see in Epic Universe. Ministry of Magic feels extremely light on attractions (just 1 ride and a show), so the wand activities and street atmosphere will have to be really good to fill out this new land within the Wizarding World. While it sounds like UC has pivoted to have this land still grounded in the HP timeline, sprinkling in some Fantastic Beasts features will help to fill out the experience and help explain the timeline disconnect between the physical land and what happens on the ride.