Last week, crews broke ground on Nintendo World in Japan. Given Universal’s history of replicating rides for their different theme parks, it makes sense that they would also build the same attractions here in Orlando.
According to WFTV’s report, a majority of the kid zone will be closed, E.T. will remain, but Woody Woodpecker and Barney will be taken down to make room. Below is a photo of a leaked map that claims to show the new Nintendo World.
WFTV has also stated that the Mario Kart ride will include a “moving track ride where guests wear augmented reality glasses to feel like they’re moving through a video game.”
“’It will not be a basic car ride. Whether it’s augmented reality or some kind of scoring thing in the real world. There will be a score element, race element to it and that is what’s going to make the ride re-rideable,’ said Rick Munarriz with The Motely Fool.”
There are also reports of a Donkey Kong roller coaster with additional interactive areas including plans for floating coins that will spin using some kind of magnetic system.
“These characters are very familiar to people, of all generations,” said Munarriz. “There’s a lot of potential here for this to be a lot bigger than just die-hard gamers.”
Very excited. But honestly, this makes the most sense to make a whole new theme park entirely. If they don’t, what was the point of buying that huge piece of land?
Between this and Diagon Alley, Universal might become our new favorite park (anywhere).
I read this was old info. Zelda is not in there anymore and the new Mario ride doesn’t use glasses. Anyway it will be impressive, immersive and amazing.
This is great and at the fast pace Universal does things I bet this will be open before Toy Story land and Star Wars land over at WDW! Way to go Universal!!!!
Bc universal does stuff half ass