2025 has been a good year for pop culture fans with theme parks bringing fandom events to them including Universal Studios Fan Fest Nights and Disneyland’s After Dark series with Star Wars Nite. Six Flags Magic Mountain is joining in the fun with the DC Heroes and Villains Fest, a festival inside the theme park that brings your favorite superheroes to life.

What can fans anticipate at the DC Heroes and Villains Fest? Activities include watching the parade, eating DC-inspired food, interacting with your favorite DC characters, and watching fun shows with dancing and DC heroes and villains duking it out. In addition, guests can go on rides, including the many DC rides such as Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage, Batman: The Ride, Lex Luthor and more.

“We started this event last year, and the whole thing was that we’ve got this great partnership with Warner Bros. to bring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and all these people to life,” said Mike Ostrom, the head of entertainment and events at Six Flags Magic Mountain. “And we wanted to do that in a way that guests could really become part of a story with them, to really interact with them.”

“So that’s how we started this last year, and then this year we wanted to just blow that out of proportion,” he continued. “All night long from 5 pm to closing, there’s something for you to do, someone for you to interact with, a superhero to meet, a villain to join, or something like that all throughout the evening. It’s all driven by creating an immersive guest experience where they get to be part of the DC Universe.”

Shows

On the left side near the entrance of the DC Universe-themed area, there is a sign with the times of the shows. You can also check the Six Flags Magic Mountain app for the times. It can be tricky to navigate the app, but make sure you stay on the app and not click on links that lead you to the website, since the actual app has the showtime at the time of this writing.

The event kicks off with the parade as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman wave to fans on a float with dancers nearby moving to the DC Heroes and Villains Fest theme. The parade ends at the DC Universe theme area on the DC Universe stage for the DC Heroes Bash Cavalcade and the Opening Ceremony. I recommend fans to check out the opening show on the stage as we get to see Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman dealing with the Joker and a mystery villain.

Throughout the evening, there are different villainess shows featuring Catwoman and Harley Quinn. Catwoman’s Purrr-petrators-A-Go-Go showcases her dancers with a retro musical performance. Harley Quinn & The Hyenas dance to popular songs.

Keeping the festivities going is the Joker’s Dance Party with MC Hi-Jinx on the ones and twos. To get the guests engaged, Poison Ivy’s and Joker’s dancers roam around the area. If guests pay attention to the stage, the Clown Prince of Crime would sometimes make an appearance.

The other highly recommended show is the closing act, Superhero Smackdown. Here, fans will get to see the conclusion of the event with the return of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman as they deal with the Joker, Harley Quinn and their minions.

The Magic of Performances and Voices

Part of the magic in bringing the characters to life was the blend of the performers who look the part and the voice actors who capture the sounds of the heroes and villains. Six Flags Magic Mountain teamed up with WOW Entertainment to help bring these elements together.

“We actually worked with the voiceover people who have done some of the video games and some of the cartoons and had them be the voices of it,” said Mark Brymer, the CEO of WOW Entertainment. “So that was a real exciting event.”

Meet the Heroes and Villains

Fans will get a chance to meet and interact with their heroes. The Joker and Harley Quinn can be seen near the DC Universe entrance, complete with a throne. Batman and Batgirl pose for fans near the Batman: The Ride. Wonder Woman and Superman await fans between the entrances of Batman: The Ride and Wonder Woman: Fight of Courage. Catwoman is also present with her whip across the stage.

Food and Drinks

The heroes have their own food booth with the menu including Knight Wingz (smoked wing over cilantro cabbage slaw), Kansas Farm Roasted Street Corn (spicy fire roasted corn riblets with lime aioli and cotija cheese), the Lighthouse Roll (shrimp salad on a buttery potato roll), and Hero in Training (Strawberry lemondade with pineapple and coconut).

Over on the villains’ booth, there is the Kapow! Pork (Char siu pork with white rice and toasted sesame seeds), Ha! Ha! Ha! Chicken with Clown Sauce (grilled chicken skewer with a tangy cucumber sauce and purple cabbage slaw), Fearless Meatless Meatballs (served with white rice and tzatziki sauce), and Villains in Training (dessert pear soda with cranberry).

The dessert booth has Zingbiffpow marshmallow treats, villain’s special spicy popcorn mix, the diabolically candied apple, and Save the Planet Dippin’ Dots.

Six Flags Magic Mountain’s DC Heroes and Villains Fest runs on Fridays and Saturdays until July 26, 2025. Expect next year’s show to be even bigger!