Common’s One Piece Meet and Greet Is Secretly the Greatest A part of Fan Fest Nights

One Piece hero Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Crew have docked their ship for an look solely at Common Studios Hollywood. And if the grand line virtually out of the theme park gates is any indication, Common Fan Fest Nights tickets would possibly turn out to be as sought-after because the One Piece itself.

In collaboration with Common Studios Japan, which has for years featured One Piece as a part of its stay leisure and character conferences, the Straw Hat Crew face characters have made their approach stateside for a restricted time as a part of the after-dark ticketed occasion. Common Fan Fest Nights goals to be Hollywood’s theme park response to having one thing like Halloween Horror Nights, however within the spring and effectively… not terrifying for a change, with fashionable fandoms taking on the parks alongside the pirates together with Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Again to the Future, and extra .

io9 was in a position to attend the opening weekend of Common Fan Fest Nights and indubitably the most well-liked choices had been all associated to the hit manga and anime from the thoughts of artist Eiichiro Oda.

The place are you able to meet the One Piece characters?

The Grand Pirate Gathering is on the principle entrance’s thoroughfare simply as you cross Common Studios Hollywood’s manufacturing plaza and across the space between it and the DreamWorks theater (which is internet hosting a Jujutsu Kaisen screening attraction expertise). There you’ll discover the enjoyable meet and greets that do bottle neck the way in which to the opposite experiences on the decrease heaps—you’ll combat to your life to get to journey again in time to Hill Valley.

One Piece followers flocked to fulfill Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Nami, Zoro, and Usopp all evening. I’ve to say the demand surpassed expectations and that since Common Artistic missed the boat on bringing the One Piece stage present, which is a staple summer time overlay at Common Studios Japan on the Waterworld area, it ought to undoubtedly convey it to the states subsequent 12 months. Fan Fest Nights would possibly even coincide with the live-action present’s extremely anticipated season two return.

The most effective a part of the character interactions, nonetheless, is after they’re not separated for photographs. Sanji goes as much as Luffy’s staging space and will get the group to yell “Luffy, supper time!” and so they simply seize the precise power of friendship wanted for the Straw Hats. Zoro wanders off, Nami helps them navigate the place to go whereas they yell “Meat” again and again. And there have been so many hugs and selecting on one another—it was wonderful to see them behave as in the event that they jumped proper out of the anime. Followers of all ages had been in awe on the wonderful work Common put in to convey the Straw Hats to life.

One Piece meals and drinks

The traces at Manufacturing Plaza’s meals stations to get a style of Sanji’s cooking, in addition to different Straw Hat Crew-inspired treats, had been the longest of the evening. I wasn’t in a position to seize one thing till proper earlier than closing as a late evening snack. However fortunately I used to be in a position to get the gadgets I most was looking for. The savory possibility I went with was Sanji’s Hen Adobo, which for theme park meals fare was strong and completely seasoned, not too dry on the hen and had some good starchy sides for power for those who’re in a position to get it early. In the event you’re going for greater than the One Piece choices, you’re gonna want it.

There was additionally the refreshing non-alcoholic Nami’s Tangerine Breeze, which was a pleasant tasty tart mocktail. And at last I obtained to attempt my most anticipated dessert, the Satan Fruit concha, a Mexican sweet-bread impressed tackle the fruit that gave Luffy his gum-gum powers. The traditional comfortable bread was gentle and fluffy with fruit filling that was not as intense because the tremendous cute however tremendous candy and big Chopper Cupcake. Total, it was strong meals for the fandom’s first outing stateside. Sure, sure, all of us want there was a extra elevated Baratie curated meal for Sanji’s delicacies (subsequent time), however since he is cooking for extra plenty right here we’ll give it a cross.

The remaining dates for Common Fan Fest Nights’ after-dark occasion at Common Studios Hollywood are Might 2-4, September 11, and 15-18. Ticket data here.

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