Top 10 Stories in 2025 from Universal Studios Hollywood

[Brian G.]

As the park looks toward an ambitious future, here's a look at the Top 10 Stories from Universal Studios Hollywood during 2025.

Top 10 Stories in 2025 from Universal Studios Hollywood

Another year is coming to a close. Universal Studios Hollywood delivered a year packed with headline-making moments and changes. Whether it was the farewell to an experience, the rise of a new adrenaline-fueled one, or park-wide updates that reshaped the guest experience, each story played a role

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[bdubsCEO]

I cannot believe FFN was THIS YEAR. It was a long, long year for me.

This was an amazing year for the park! Hollywood Drift went from nothing to nearly finished in one year, Citywalk is in some places unrecognizable from its state a year ago, FFN was absolutely incredible, Mega Movie Summer was actually really well done and a great incentive to visit the park, and I got to scare-act for the first time an had an experience I won’t forget for the rest of my life.

I might be going to eve for the first time tomorrow, and I can’t think of any better way to finish the year. My 2026 wish-list for the park is to see FFN thrive in its second year, for the FJ dementors to be fully restored anddd for Evil Dead to randomly show up at HHN even though nobody’s mentioned it lol

 

[Jerroddragon]

Insane the fires were this year....this year was so big but also the end went by so quickly

Fan Fest being amazing shows why I want more events in the park. USH gets its, the free AP events were also really great, maybe if your not a character person you don't care but for me I had an amazing time at both events it was filled with characters not normally out at night and even the Who's that can't always be there because of crowds but the AP they were out

Highlights from Fan Fest for me was BTTF, The Flux Capacitors in the plaza, and the One Piece Characters. D&D was fun and Star Trek was fine but needs works if that one comes back next year. The HP show was well done and liked it had 4 endings and the beast were cool and would not mind them making a show for them during the year so we have more to do in Hogsmeade

HHN was for me just at another level, I know rumors are next year could be even bigger but man, for me this year will be hard to top. Art the Clown roaming was so much fun and added something to the event, that I hope they keep trying every year. The houses for me were all fun and loved FNAF and Arts houses the most but WWE was the dark horse and I had some amazing runs on it. Along with the characters roaming being cool like the Crowz, people in the plaza and Slash down stairs. Scarecrow I went on less then I wanted to because it got lines, people seemed to love it this year.
Shout out to the Purge as well to be able to just walk up to a show like that and get a seat 5 mins before it starts is so insane.

Also thanks to Fan Fest and HHN for getting me into Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw man both slowly become some of my favorite shows to watch and looking for to the next seasons coming out next year

The Summer event had amazing characters and actors but....I hope they can throw some more money into it. Have a DJ but also find a way for a live band or some sort of show. That's what I think is missing from the summer event most is we need another show at nighttime and I know they wont but a nighttime version of the tram with the JP Van back with the Raptors projections in it, a mini BTTF show at the court house (using the same tech from fan fest) and maybe adding live actors to the Nope sets for a nighttime only tram would be something I think could hype people to stay longer in the summer time

Anyway 2025 was a good year for the park and hoping the coaster can give us some more extended hours and if Fan fest works again then hopefully they will see the value of events and bring us a food event and Lunar new Years back