Can you believe it was a year ago that Factory Town revealed its new era for the first time? It feels simultaneously like so long ago, but also not that long ago. Perhaps because this new era of Factory Town feels so complete that it’s hard to imagine it any other way now. In 2025, Factory Town completed a major renovation and revealed its new look for Hocus Pocus. Hocus Pocus 2026 just wrapped up, and Factory Town is truly firing on all cylinders.
The Theme
This might not be the first time that Hocus Pocus had a distinct theme, but it’s the first time that I really felt it. Factory Town became like an adult theme park in 2025, and this year the Insomniac team took full advantage of that. The entire space was decked out according to the theme, which was something along the lines of a scary factory with imposing machinery in it. Think of the aesthetics of The Machines in The Matrix movies. Nowhere was this more apparent than at the Infinity Room, which was decked out with a huge “reactor” machine above the stage which was cool as hell.
Over at The Park stage,
