For epicurious fans looking to taste their way through Universal Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, there’s a a special Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass available. The special lanyard offers what’s touted as an up to $100 value for noshing and sipping on themed eats and drink celebrating Star Trek, Back to the Future, Dungeons & Dragons, One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and Super Nintendo World.

Universal hosted us for a visit and to try out the Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass. Is it worth it? Let’s have a look. Here’s everything you need to know about Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass during Universal Fan Fest Nights 2025 at Universal Studios Hollywood.

The Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass is a prepaid option that gives you a literal card that you can use to redeem for select food and drink items from select locations around the park.

There are dozens of exclusive food and drink options all around the park just for Fan Fest Nights and the good news is almost all of it (excluding alcoholic beverages) is eligible with the Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass. Additionally, many regular non-themed menu items are also available to redeem at most locations.

What You Get

• Each Dining Pass includes a total of six item redemptions:
  • 2 eligible Entrée Items
  • 4 eligible Eelect Items which typically include side, snack, dessert or beverage items.

How Much Is It?

• Cost: $65 plus tax

Where To Buy

• Dining Pass will be available for purchase at two kiosks located within the theme park as well as at participating theme park restaurants.

Know Before You Go

• All eligible menu items will be designated by a Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass logo on the restaurant menu boards.
  • There are two different icons to differentiate Entree Items vs. Select Items.
  • As a reminder, your Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass includes 2 Entree and 4 Select items.
• The Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass can only be used during the Fan Fest Nights event and must be fully used on the night purchased.
  • Any remaining entitlements on a Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass are forfeited at the end of the event on the day of purchase. That means you cannot save redemptions for another visit.

Is it Worth It?

At $65 a pop, this is not a cheap upgrade to your evening so the value of it is dependent on your priorities for your evening. Fan Fest Nights is about 7 hours of play time so if you’re willing to devote time to enjoy everything the pass has to offer this could be a decent option. We had two passes and despite valiant efforts, we still finished the night short of using one of our redemptions.

To make sure you get the most value out of your six tabs, you want to try to redeem them on anything that’s going to be more than $10.83. Generally speaking, you’re looking at an Entree Item price range of $13.99 to $19.99 which makes choices of what to eat pretty easy. However, you’re also looking at a Select Item price range of $5.99 to $13.99 which makes it just a little tougher to clear. But as long as the average of the six items you get still comes out to $10.83, then you’re definitely saving some money.

Here’s how we did on our visit across the two Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass that we had.

So you can see our total average on both Dining Passes were above the $10.83 target average which means vs paying a la carte prices, we did get a little value out of each pass but not much. However, an important callout is Dining Pass 2 is the pass where we didn’t end up redeeming one of our Select Items but because we still ordered higher priced Select Items, the math still worked out in our favor.

But how does it compare to just paying cash a la carte? Had we paid for the exact same menu items in cash, our totals would have been $66.96 for Dining Pass 1 and for $70.97 for Dining Pass 2. If you are an Annual Pass member, depending on your pass level, you might score a better deal purchasing items a la carte using just your discount. For instance, with a Gold Annual Pass discount of 15%, the total cost for those items would have been $56.92 for Dining Pass 1 and $60.32 for Dining Pass 2.

In our experience, we were able to make the pricing of the Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass work to our advantage. Ultimately, you have to look at your interest level in the menu items available and weigh your options. So before you get ready to crunch on themed menu items, you’ll want to crunch some numbers to see what makes sense for your travel situation!

How We Crunched the Numbers

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Our math above was based on the below menu items. You can follow this guide to understand how we crunched the numbers.

• 🌞 Dining Pass Entree Items
• ☀️ Dining Pass Select Items
• Ordered on Dining Pass 1
• Ordered on Dining Pass 2

Quark’s Cafe at Hollywood & Dine

• 🌞 Vulcan Fritters ($16.99) Fried mushroom fritters served with hummus and dusted with a Redspice Vulcan logo
• 🌞 Bajoran Hasperat ($16.99) Slow-cooked spicy pork, gochujang, pickled vegetables with sriracha mayonnaise
• ☀️ Plomeek Tea ($8) This refreshing beverage features hibiscus iced tea, fresh raspberries and garnished with mint sprig

Mel’s Diner

• ☀️ Time Traveler’s Malt Shake ($11) Vanilla ice cream, blue raspberry sauce and whipped cream topped with blue and silver sprinkles with a cherry on top

The First Roll Tavern at Jurassic Cove

• ☀️ Beholder’s Brew Fondue ($12.99) Rosemary and onion tavern loaf served with creamy beer fondue

Sanji’s Galley at Cocina Mexicana

• 🌞 Zoro’s Torta ($16.99) Grilled shrimp with chile lime crema, cabbage slaw and avocados with a side of tortilla chips
• ☀️ Devil Fruit Concha ($7.99) Sweet bread roll with ginger pineapple filling

Jujutsu Kaisen Concession Cart

• ☀️ Sukuna Cursed Crunch ($5.99) Red velvet cookie with white chocolate chips
• ☀️ Nobara’s Strawberry Hammer Smash ($11) A frozen strawberry beverage with sweet and spicy chili and lime rim and garnished with a fresh strawberry

Toadstool Cafe

• ☀️ Yoshi’s Smoothie ($13) Bursting with the flavors of green apple and honeydew melon with a touch of milk for creaminess and topped with whipped cream, honeydew melon syrup and a mint sprig
• 🌞 Yoshi’s Fettuccini Alfredo ($16.99) Pesto alfredo sauce, grilled chicken, broccoli and mushrooms topped with Yoshi Egg bread

Food and Drink Options

There’s a myriad of choices available to dine and drink on during the event and the Fan Fest Nights Dining Pass is available for almost all of of the food and non-alcoholic specialty options.

To find out if the Dining Pass will be worth it for you, see our resources below to see all the options available for redemption.

See it for Yourself

Universal Fan Fest Nights take place at Universal Studios Hollywood on select nights April 25–May 18, 2025.

MORE INFO: See all MouseInfo coverage for Universal Fan Fest Nights

Tickets

Universal Fan Fest Nights tickets range from the cheapest option at $74 for General Admission (offering entry to the event) to the most expensive option at $373 for the VIP Tour (which includes a guided tour, unlimited express access, private trolley transport, gourmet dinner, and valet parking). Mid-range options offer a combination of daytime park admission with limited express access to rides and attractions, plus evening event access with early entry to select experiences.

One/Two Day Tickets

• General Admission – From $74
• Universal Express – From $173
  • Includes admission & one-time express access to each in-world experience, ride, and attraction.
• Universal Express Unlimited – From $203
  • Includes admission & unlimited express access to each in-world experience, ride, and attraction.
• After 2 PM Day/Night – From $114

  • Daytime admission after 2 p.m. + same-day evening General Admission to Fan Fest Nights.
  • Early event access to select experiences starting at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change).
• After 2 PM Day/Night Universal Express – From $228
  • Daytime admission after 2 p.m. + same-day evening admission with express access.
  • One-time express access to each ride/attraction during the day & event.
  • Early event access to select experiences starting at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change).
• VIP Tour – From $373
  • Guided walking tour, VIP trolley, unlimited express access, gourmet dinner (excludes alcohol), and valet parking.
• Early Access Ticket – From $20
  • Entry to select experiences starting at 5:30 p.m. (subject to change).
  • Requires separate event admission for the same date.

Multi-Night Tickets

• 2-Night General Admission – From $109
  • Select any available event night for your first visit, starting April 25, 2025.
• Ultimate Fandom Pass – From $249
  • General Admission access to all event nights (based on selected first visit date

MORE INFO: Official site for tickets to Universal Fan Fest Nights