Dungeons & Dragons Returns to Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios has announced that Dungeons & Dragons will be one of the featured IPs for the upcoming season of Universal Fan Fest Nights. Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Waterdeep will return for a second year, sending visitors on a collision course with a massive 30-pound Xanathar puppet. The walk-through experience will feature a "few new enhancements," although Universal Studios Hollywood declined to give details. Other IPs featured during the Fan Fest Nights include One Piece, Scooby Doo, and Harry Potter.

Universal Fan Fest Nights started in 2025 as a nighttime experience featuring various IPs and experiences found in the park. Dungeons & Dragons was featured last year, with the focus being a Xanathar puppet created by Jim Henson Studios. Fan Fest Nights will run for four weekends in April and May.

The walkthrough experience is one of two currently featuring Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons: The Immersive Quest is another walkthrough experience currently running in Texas.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

Wow! I'd like to see the Xanathar up close.

 

[JDazzle]

I went last year and it was REALLY well done. The experience itself was brief, but well done and all the actors were GREAT in their roles.

One of the great but likely unintentional parts was how the Tieflings tale would keep smacking people as she turned around.

Overall, the only weak part of the experience was that the "exclusive" merchandise was kind of lame and not very exclusive (and you could get it all at their outlet store a few weeks after the experience ended for HUGE discounts)