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January 14, 2021 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Grand opening of Super Nintendo World postponed at Universal Studios Japan

It seems that fans will have to wait a little longer to visit the Mushroom Kingdom, as Universal Studios Japan has postponed the grand opening of Super Nintendo World set for Feb. 4.

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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video Games Tagged With: featured, grand opening, Japan, Nintendo, Osaka, osaka prefecture, postponed, state of emergency, super mario, Super Nintendo World, universal studios japan, USJ

December 18, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Nintendo shares sneak peek at Super Nintendo World in special Direct

With the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan just two months away, Nintendo shared a special Direct presentation offering fans a sneak peek at the immersive new land.

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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video, Video Games Tagged With: featured, luigi, Mario, Nintendo, nintendo direct, shigeru miyamoto, super mario, Super Nintendo World, super nintendo world direct, universal studios japan, USJ

November 30, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Temporary Doraemon VR ride comes to Universal Studios Japan

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Japanese manga character Doraemon, a temporary virtual reality (VR) ride featuring the cat robot has arrived at Universal Studios Japan.

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Image via Universal Studios Japan
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Filed Under: Movies, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video Tagged With: doraemon, featured, roller coaster, space fantasy, stand by me doraemon 2, universal studios japan, USJ, virtual reality, vr, VR Coaster, vr roller coaster, xr ride

October 15, 2020 By Tharin White 1 Comment

Mario Cafe and Store opens at Universal Studios Japan

Super Nintendo World will no longer be opening in 2020 due to the ongoing health restrictions worldwide, but, that doesn’t mean that Mario, Luigi and the vibrant world of their games cannot be enjoyed at Universal Studios Japan until then. Today, the brand-new Mario Cafe and Store has opened, and guests have begun to enjoy new food and drink items, get fun photo-ops, and purchase exclusive merchandise.

Guests eating in the new Mario Cafe
Photo by Universal Studios Japan
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Super Nintendo World will no longer be opening in 2020 due to the ongoing health restrictions worldwide, but, that doesn’t mean that Mario, Luigi and the vibrant world of their games cannot be enjoyed at Universal Studios Japan until then. Today, the brand-new Mario Cafe and Store has opened, and guests have begun to enjoy new food and drink items, get fun photo-ops, and purchase exclusive merchandise.

Guests eating in the new Mario Cafe
Photo by Universal Studios Japan
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Filed Under: Food, Merchandise, Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video Games Tagged With: food & beverage, grand opening, luigi, Mario, Mario Cafe and Store, opening, peach, super mario, super nintendo land, Super Nintendo World, Universal, universal studios japan

October 14, 2020 By Samantha Davis-Friedman 5 Comments

What are the top 25 theme park attractions in the world?

There’s no doubt that 2020 has been a very disappointing year for theme park fans, as many attractions around the world were (or continue to be) closed due to COVID-19. Still, with the hopes of a brighter 2021, Blooloop—the world’s leading online resource for professionals working in the field of visitor attractions—has ranked this year’s top 25 theme park attractions.

Top 25 theme park attractions in the world, The Adventures of Spider-Man, Universal Orlando Resort, Universal's Islands of Adventure
Image courtesy of Universal Orlando Resort
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Filed Under: Disney, Disney California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Paris, Disneyland Resort, Harry Potter, Hong Kong Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Shanghai Disneyland, Star Wars, Theme Parks, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Travel, Universal Beijing Resort, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan, Universal's Islands of Adventure, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disney, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, Efteling theme park, Enchanted Tales of Beauty & The Beast, Europa-Park, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout, hagrid's magical creatures motorbike adventure, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Haunted Mansion, Hong Kong Disneyland, Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones Adventure Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Men in Black: Alien Attack, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Mystic Manor, phantom manor, pirates in batavia, Pirates of the Caribbbean, Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for Sunken Treasure, Radiator Springs Racers, shanghai disney resort, shanghai disneyland, Spider-Man, splash mountain, Star Tours, Star Wars, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Symbolica, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, Tokyo Disney Resort, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Top 25 Theme Park Attractions, Transformers, Transformers: The Ride 3D, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, universal islands of adventure, Universal Orlando Resort, universal studios beijing, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, universal studios japan, Voletarium, Walt Disney World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter

October 8, 2020 By Tharin White Leave a Comment

Photo Update: Super Nintendo World awaits guests’ arrival

Just yesterday, it was announced that Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan will be opening in spring 2021 – but this delay seems to focus more so on the inability for many to travel instead of construction issues. In fact, the land looks almost ready to go right now. These photos, taken by The Sankei News, provide us great aerial visuals of this colorful new area.

Aerial look at Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan
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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Travel, Universal Studios Japan, Video Games Tagged With: bowser, Bowsers castle, construction, Japan, Mario, photo update, super mario, super nintendo land, Super Nintendo World, universal studios japan, video gam, yoshi

October 7, 2020 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Super Nintendo World to open spring 2021 at Universal Studios Japan

After much delay, Universal Studios Japan has set a new opening season for the highly-anticipated Super Nintendo World – the first-ever theme park land based on the characters and worlds of Nintendo.

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Photos courtesy of Universal Studios Japan
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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video Games Tagged With: featured, Japan, luigi, Mario, mario kart, Nintendo, opening date, opening season, Super Nintendo World, universal studios japan, USJ

September 13, 2020 By Tharin White Leave a Comment

A new look at Super Nintendo World’s amazing in-park effects

It has been over two months since we have gotten a good look at the construction progress on Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan. In that time they’ve added numerous new in-park effects that amplify the already fun and energetic land. New footage, taken by 爆釣会会長ばくちょうかいかいちょう on Youtube, gives us an idea of the incredible attention to detail we can expect in the park.

Goombas, coins, Super Mushrooms, a Koopa Troopa, and a Thwomp!
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Filed Under: Slider, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video, Video Games Tagged With: construction, Construction update, Japan, Mario, mario kart, photo update, Super Nintendo World, thwomp, Universal, universal studios japan, yoshi

September 3, 2020 By Attractions Magazine Staff Leave a Comment

Universal Studios Japan to open haunted hotel room experience

Universal Studios Japan has turned a hotel guest room into a spooky mystery puzzle experience just in time for the Halloween season.

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Photo courtesy of Hotel Universal Port
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Filed Under: Halloween, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan Tagged With: escape room, featured, haunted escape room, haunted room, horror room, hotel universal port, Japan, photos reveal memories, the journalist, universal studios japan, USJ

August 5, 2020 By Tharin White Leave a Comment

The Rumor Queue: Super Nintendo World will use augmented reality

Super Nintendo World was perhaps the most anticipated theme park event of 2020. Due to the worldwide pandemic, the land’s opening was delayed in Japan with no set grand opening date. But now, rumors have arisen about this expansion to Universal Studios Japan, Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Singapore.

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Filed Under: Epic Universe, The Rumor Queue, Theme Parks, Universal Studios Japan, Video Games, Virtual Reality Tagged With: bowser, leaked, mario kart, ride, rumor, rumor queue, Super Nintendo World, Univeral Studios, universal studios japan, yoshi

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