D&D General Universal Studios Hollywood to spotlight Dungeons & Dragons in special event

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

From the LA Daily News:

Every once in a while, a theme park announces something so unexpected and so enticing that it makes this jaded theme park fan turn into the Futurama meme and exclaim, “shut up and take my money.”

This month, Universal Studios Hollywood did that with its announcement of Universal Fan Fest Nights, a new series of after-hours parties coming to the theme park next spring. They will offer three different themed nights: Back to the Future, Dungeons & Dragons and Star Trek.

Universal previously featured Back to the Future and Star Trek attractions, but it’s been years since those closed. This will be the first appearance at Universal that I can remember for Dungeons & Dragons, a franchise that has yet to get a permanent attraction in any major theme park.

Universal name-checked Halloween Horror Nights in its Universal Fan Fest Nights announcement, but provided no information about specific attractions or shows that it might offer during the events. Will we get HHN-style walk-through houses themed to these franchises? Could Universal stage a revival of the Star Trek audience participation show? Or maybe Universal could play the old Back to the Future ride film in The Simpsons Ride theaters?

Halloween Horror Nights is very good. That's a tough bar to clear, but I guess we'll see what a D&D theme park event looks like.

 

[sevenbastard]

DO NOT GO ON THE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ROLLERCOASTER !

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

DO NOT GO ON THE DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ROLLERCOASTER !

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Alternately, definitely go on the Dungeons & Dragons roller coaster.

 

[Maxperson]

From the LA Daily News:

Halloween Horror Nights is very good. That's a tough bar to clear, but I guess we'll see what a D&D theme park event looks like.

I wonder if my annual pass will get me in.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I wonder if my annual pass will get me in.

As recall, it doesn't work with Halloween Horror Nights, so I would bet against it.

 

[bedir than]

Sooooo, Paramount, nor Hasbro, doesn't have their own theme parks, and license out their properties. It seems this is a license to Universal for Star Trek and D&D at the same time.
I expect that means this is Honor Among Thieves themed, rather than generic D&D, if only because the announcement is at the same time.

I could be wrong!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sooooo, Paramount, nor Hasbro, doesn't have their own theme parks, and license out their properties. It seems this is a license to Universal for Star Trek and D&D at the same time.
I expect that means this is Honor Among Thieves themed, rather than generic D&D, if only because the announcement is at the same time.

I could be wrong!

I think that's a pretty good guess.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Awesome for that portion of people who live near universal studios.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Awesome for that portion of people who live near universal studios.

If @bedir than is right, then we're about to see DADHAT licensed for similar things elsewhere. A lot of the Universal Studios stuff appears at theme parks around the country.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Sooooo, Paramount, nor Hasbro, doesn't have their own theme parks, and license out their properties. It seems this is a license to Universal for Star Trek and D&D at the same time.
I expect that means this is Honor Among Thieves themed, rather than generic D&D, if only because the announcement is at the same time.

I could be wrong!

Paramount used to own Theme Parks, but did not run them well, so they sold them to Cedar Fairs, who dropped Paramount Licenses, and is now merging with Six Flags.