September 26, 2025, 12:40 PM ·
A match-up for the ages is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood next spring.The California theme park this morning confirmed the return of its Universal Fan Fest Nights events in 2026. The after-hours, hard-ticket event debuted this year, featuring attractions themed to Back to the Future, Star Trek, and Dungeons & Dragons, among other franchises. You can read our review and watch POV videos here: Universal brings fans’ dreams to life with Fan Fest Nights.Universal has yet to announce the line-up for 2026’s Fan Fest Nights, save for one very enticing tease. Next spring’s event will bring visitors onto Universal’s backlot for a mashup of… Scooby-Doo and Universal Monsters.
Universal Monsters and the Scooby-Doo gang? It’s a GenX fever dream.Forget the dime-store ghouls and ghosts that Scooby and the gang expose in so many of their cartoon episodes. This time, Scooby and the gang are meeting up with the A-list of horror. How will “those meddling kids” match up with Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, and other classic Universal Monsters? I can’t wait to find out.Again, there are no details yet, though for other experiences at the event, Universal is promising “a slate of all-new and returning adventures.”Universal Fan Fest Nights 2026 will open Thursday, April 23 and run the following dates: April 23-25, and May 1-3, 7-9, 15-16. Presale tickets are available now, starting at $74, and include a collectible medallion.To keep up to date with more travel and theme park news, please sign up for Theme Park Insider’s weekly newsletter.
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