Universal Fan Fest Nights 2026

[HHN Maddux]

Never watched any of One Piece or really know anything about it other than its infamous length and filler, and because of that, haven't ever been compelled to watch it.

Watching a POV of Grand Pirate Show may have done the trick. This seems really fun.

 

[mccgavin]

Never watched any of One Piece or really know anything about it other than its infamous length and filler, and because of that, haven't ever been compelled to watch it.

Watching a POV of Grand Pirate Show may have done the trick. This seems really fun.

The best entry point I'd recommend is probably the Netflix Live-Action series. It's no replacement for the anime, but its the easiest way to get into the franchise. It was my introduction to One Piece, and it got me to watch a few episodes of the anime (although I can't imagine I will get too far into it because of its daunting length).

 

[Skipper Justin]

My TikTok has been filled with people meeting sailor moon. I hope they bring her back next year.

 

[Jerroddragon]

My TikTok has been filled with people meeting sailor moon. I hope they bring her back next year.

The only thing they could get in the way of that is the costume

From what I hear it’s an official one from a play in Japan they are borrowing

Not saying it can’t happen but with one piece it seems like they were given more

 

[Jerroddragon]

Question: I doubt they can do this but is there anyway to change the path the Tram take?

Like Why not just do a U turn like HHN and get the Trams to Little Europe in 5 mins quicker? Feels like this could help with the attraction as well, I know they want to do the light show....but since the enemy of you is Time at this event, might not be a bad move next Fan Fest attraction in the filming lots to take quicker routes, just a thought and or question

 

[theblueblurr]

Since I refuse to go quietly into the night without my wife and I being able to do the Sailor Moon meet n' greet this year, we'll be going back again this Saturday to do pretty much exclusively that. Whatever the reasoning (costuming, hiring, etc.), Guests needing to dedicate 2+ hours of the already limited time they have for this event to a single character experience is crazy. As others have said, hopefully they learn from this going forward. I'll even forgive the long wait times if they can at least have the team members be well-organized and informed regarding where Guests need to be and when.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Since I refuse to go quietly into the night without my wife and I being able to do the Sailor Moon meet n' greet this year, we'll be going back again this Saturday to do pretty much exclusively that. Whatever the reasoning (costuming, hiring, etc.), Guests needing to dedicate 2+ hours of the already limited time they have for this event to a single character experience is crazy. As others have said, hopefully they learn from this going forward. I'll even forgive the long wait times if they can at least have the team members be well-organized and informed regarding where Guests need to be and when.

If you have EA and an AP or after 2 PM, that is your best bet....otherwise good luck with the line and bring a switch or something for the 90+ Min line

I hope they are but I'm just confused....so they saw the issue with Yoshi last year and fixed that and did an amazing job...but this year had no idea how to deal with anime? With the plaza empty I have no idea why all the upper Meet and greets weren't just there and you could have done a similar thing to the Yoshis but in the upper lot

This will be an unpopular opinion but I hope USH just partners with people willing to make these work, if not please just find something else. People are paying for these and I just don't think 2 hour lines for any attraction is good but meet and greets...like to me that means something is very wrong with it because of the operations.

 

[theblueblurr]

If you have EA and an AP or after 2 PM, that is your best bet....otherwise good luck with the line and bring a switch or something for the 90+ Min line

I hope they are but I'm just confused....so they saw the issue with Yoshi last year and fixed that and did an amazing job...but this year had no idea how to deal with anime? With the plaza empty I have no idea why all the upper Meet and greets weren't just there and you could have done a similar thing to the Yoshis but in the upper lot

This will be an unpopular opinion but I hope USH just partners with people willing to make these work, if not please just find something else. People are paying for these and I just don't think 2 hour lines for any attraction is good but meet and greets...like to me that means something is very wrong with it because of the operations.

We have another "after 2pm" ticket and will be there way in advance. -and if for some reason the first one doesn't pan out, we'll wait for the next set, no matter how long it takes. We did everything else on our last visit so we've got all night to make this one thing happen.

I just hope they bring back some kind of other live entertainment to the Plaza, someday. One thing that was not helping our attempts to stand in line and make the meet n' greet happen last week was the annoying, short music loop they had playing around the extended queue area. It's fine if you're just walking through, but standing there hearing the same short loop for 2+ hours is just ugh.

 

[Wigglepebbles]

Since I refuse to go quietly into the night without my wife and I being able to do the Sailor Moon meet n' greet this year, we'll be going back again this Saturday to do pretty much exclusively that. Whatever the reasoning (costuming, hiring, etc.), Guests needing to dedicate 2+ hours of the already limited time they have for this event to a single character experience is crazy. As others have said, hopefully they learn from this going forward. I'll even forgive the long wait times if they can at least have the team members be well-organized and informed regarding where Guests need to be and when.

They really gotta limit the interaction time with some guests; call me grumpy. Snap your pic and go!

Never watched any of One Piece or really know anything about it other than its infamous length and filler, and because of that, haven't ever been compelled to watch it.

Watching a POV of Grand Pirate Show may have done the trick. This seems really fun.

As Mccgavin said; the live action is surprisingly well made.

If you watch both seasons and want more you can jump into the Alabasta Arc which is what the third season would cover.

If you want the anime experience I suggest One Pace; which is a fan edit of the anime without filler and better pacing. The OG anime can be a bit of a slog at times.

The Manga is my preferred way for One Piece, there is the Manga Plus App which lets you read each chapter for free once and has all of it. You can catch up fast if you really get into it

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Early access tickets has updated availability, no more sold out dates at the moment.

 

[kingcooger]

Early access tickets has updated availability, no more sold out dates at the moment.

To paraphrase Syndrome: “And when everyone has early access, no one will!”