UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Universal Fan Fest Nights are just a few days away; Universal Studios Hollywood has shared cosplay guidelines for guests attending.
The specially ticketed evening event will feature all-new interactive and immersive in-world experiences inspired by Star Trek, Back to the Future, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, ONE PIECE and Jujutsu Kaisen as well as theme park favorites, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ and SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™.
Guests are encouraged to dress up as their favorite characters from Sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, and anime franchises.
A complete list of the Cosplay Costume Guidelines for Universal Fan Fest Nights is available here. Highlighted examples include:
- Guests may not create a false impression that they work for Universal or any emergency personnel.
- Guests may not wear any covering that fully or partially obscures a person’s face, including costume masks and facial coverings, except for religious or medical reasons.
- Face painting, both full and partial, is permitted, provided that, to facilitate identification at any Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal CityWalk Hollywood owned venue, alcoholic beverages will not be served to guests if face painting covers more than one-half of the face, applied vertically.
- Prosthetic makeup that conceals any part of the face, other than the forehead, is not permitted.
- No weapons of any kind or items that could be used as a weapon are permitted.
- Costume accessories, weapons and props may be permitted if they are made of soft, lightweight material, do not have any sharp edges, are nonfunctional and otherwise adhere to the Cosplay Costume Guidelines.
- No special or atmospheric effects, including but not limited to balloons, smoke, fog, sound effects.
- No oversized costumes, veils, long trains or stilts.
- Costumes may not interfere with security screenings and cannot measure more than 25” in width and/or 80” in height.
- Service animals may not wear or be part of a costume.
- Guests must be fully clothed, including shirts and shoes.
- For safety reasons, some costumes may not be permitted on certain rides, shows or attractions. Costumes and capes must fit within the interior of a ride vehicle. Costume accessories which are not permitted on rides, shows and attractions can be secured in lockers.
