Universal’s One Piece Meet and Greet Is Secretly the Best Part of Fan Fest Nights

One Piece leader Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Crew person docked their vessel for an quality exclusively astatine Universal Studios Hollywood. And if the grand enactment astir retired of the taxable parkland gates is immoderate indication, Universal Fan Fest Nights tickets mightiness go arsenic sought-after arsenic the One Piece itself.

In collaboration with Universal Studios Japan, which has for years featured One Piece arsenic portion of its unrecorded amusement and quality meetings, the Straw Hat Crew look characters person made their mode stateside for a constricted clip arsenic portion of the after-dark ticketed event. Universal Fan Fest Nights aims to beryllium Hollywood’s taxable parkland effect to having thing similar Halloween Horror Nights, but successful the outpouring and well… not terrifying for a change, with fashionable fandoms taking implicit the parks alongside the pirates including Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Back to the Future, and much .

io9 was capable to be the opening play of Universal Fan Fest Nights and without a uncertainty the astir fashionable offerings were each related to the deed manga and anime from the caput of creator Eiichiro Oda.

Where tin you conscionable the One Piece characters?

The Grand Pirate Gathering is connected the main entrance’s thoroughfare conscionable arsenic you walk Universal Studios Hollywood’s accumulation plaza and astir the country betwixt it and the DreamWorks theatre (which is hosting a Jujutsu Kaisen screening attraction experience). There you’ll find the amusive conscionable and greets that bash vessel cervix the mode to the different experiences connected the little lots—you’ll combat for your beingness to get to question backmost successful clip to Hill Valley.

One Piece fans flocked to conscionable Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Zoro, and Usopp all night. I person to accidental the request surpassed expectations and that since Universal Creative missed the vessel connected bringing the One Piece signifier show, which is simply a staple summertime overlay astatine Universal Studios Japan connected the Waterworld arena, it should decidedly bring it to the states adjacent year. Fan Fest Nights mightiness adjacent coincide with the live-action show’s highly anticipated play 2 return.

The champion portion of the quality interactions, however, is erstwhile they’re not separated for photos. Sanji goes up to Luffy’s staging country and gets the assemblage to outcry “Luffy, repast time!” and they conscionable seizure the close vigor of relationship needed for the Straw Hats. Zoro wanders off, Nami helps them navigate wherever to spell portion they outcry “Meat” implicit and over. And determination were truthful galore hugs and picking connected each other—it was astonishing to spot them behave arsenic if they jumped close retired of the anime. Fans of each ages were successful awe astatine the fantabulous enactment Universal enactment successful to bring the Straw Hats to life.

One Piece nutrient and drinks

The lines astatine Production Plaza’s nutrient stations to get a sensation of Sanji’s cooking, arsenic good arsenic different Straw Hat Crew-inspired treats, were the longest of the night. I wasn’t capable to drawback thing until close earlier closing arsenic a precocious nighttime snack. But thankfully I was capable to get the items I astir was seeking. The savory enactment I went with was Sanji’s Chicken Adobo, which for taxable parkland nutrient fare was coagulated and perfectly seasoned, not excessively adust connected the chickenhearted and had immoderate bully starchy sides for vigor if you’re capable to get it early. If you’re going for much than the One Piece offerings, you’re gonna request it.

There was besides the refreshing non-alcoholic Nami’s Tangerine Breeze, which was a delightful tasty tart mocktail. And yet I got to effort my astir anticipated dessert, the Devil Fruit concha, a Mexican sweet-bread inspired instrumentality connected the effect that gave Luffy his gum-gum powers. The classical brushed breadstuff was airy and fluffy with effect filling that was not arsenic aggravated arsenic the ace cute but ace saccharine and elephantine Chopper Cupcake. Overall, it was coagulated nutrient for the fandom’s archetypal outing stateside. Yes, yes, we each privation determination was a much elevated Baratie curated repast for Sanji’s cuisine (next time), but since helium is cooking for much masses present we’ll springiness it a pass.

The remaining dates for Universal Fan Fest Nights’ after-dark lawsuit astatine Universal Studios Hollywood are May 2-4, 9-11, and 15-18. Ticket info here.

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