It’s been ten years since the last season of Phineas and Ferb, but everyone’s favorite summer-loving step brothers are back. To celebrate the show’s return, Disney wanted to remind fans why they fell in love with it in the first place, tapping into a multigenerational audience with an immersive summer experience. What better place than the Vans Warped Tour,  who has also returned after a 6 year hiatus of their own and aligns with the show’s audience of Gen Z and millennial fans, as well as younger guests. Disney activated at the Vans Warped Tour in Washington, D.C. in June, as well as their Long Beach event.

\ Playing off the show’s signature humor and offbeat charm, Disney invited festivalgoers an opportunity to step into an episode. Disguised as an iconic festival porta-potty, the “Portal-Potty” was hidden in plain sight and transported guests into Agent P's spy lair where they received a custom animated Warped Tour message from Major Monogram and explored the space. Guests then found their way into to the Backyard Bash, the ultimate summer hangout where fans could meet Phineas and Ferb, get fun festival inspired show merch, and visit the boys frozen lemonade stand. On their way out of the house, they walked through a Love Handel rehearsal in the garage where they could become the newest member of the band, complete with a drum kit and custom guitars from the band. 

The immersive activation was packed with easter eggs and interactive surprises for Phineas and Ferb fans, including a surprise appearance from the show’s co-creator, who added character animations to the activation. 

The animated step brothers even hit the festival stage introducing Bowling for Soup, the band behind the show’s theme song and who play the fictional band Love Händel— their set featured callbacks to fan-favorite show moments, a surprise appearance from evil scientist Dr. Doofenshmirtz (voiced by show co-creator Dan Povenmire), Phineas and Ferb-themed beach balls, and a real-life debut of the T-Shirt-inator which catapulted Love Händel- branded T-shirts into the crowd. Plus 10 superfans also received side-stage access for the entire set.

The activation was the true festival headliner with lines that wrapped around the grounds from open until close each day leading to millions of social impressions and further amplified by the press, turning some festival porta potty’s, into a national viral story.