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The primary focus is on the Mario franchise and its varous sub-series. Super Nintendo World is currently open in Universal Studios Japan with a new Donkey Kong expansion announced. "The incredible team at Universal Studios Japan have the creative vision and leading expertise in world-class theme park technology to imagine a uniquely Pokémon experience," said The Pokémon Company boss Tsunekazu Ishihara. Still, the prospect of bringing the pocket monster franchise to theme parks is certainly exciting. It was intended to open in 2020, but delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For reference, construction on Super Nintendo Land began in 2017, two years after the partnership with Nintendo was announced in 2015. It's unlikely, given the 2022 date, that this will be a full-blown park expansion - that would take years of planning and construction. This is Universal's second major video game partnership following a deal with Nintendo that ultimately led to Super Nintendo Land. Super Nintendo World, Grinchmas & More Universal Studios Hollywood UpdateIn todays video, I stop by Universal Studios Hollywood to see whats going on at the park this week. "We are honoured to have a long-term partnership with The Pokémon Company while developing ground-breaking Pokémon entertainment at Universal Studios Japan for both Pokémon fans and our guests," said Universal Studios Japan boss J.L. We don't know exactly what this partnership wil entail, but Universal promised "groundbreaking entertainment" that will combine "innovative techology and creativity." We can see the real track here in the test footage, but the final version would hide the lower, sideways track, and only allow us to see a false track above it.Universal Studios Japan and The Pokemon Company have struck a deal that will see the massively popular Pokemon brand come to life within the theme park starting in 2022. The ride vehicles seem to match the patented boom coaster design, and are launched up a quick incline which could simulate jumping over a gap in the track.
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Two years ago, footage was captured of a sample segment of track being tested off-site, which may be related to this project. This design would allow the mine cart to appear to jump over gaps in the track, or ride along impossible terrain.ĭonkey Kong Mine Cart Madness boom coaster ride testing off site. Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World was honored with a Thea Award for Theme Park Land, while Universal Studios Hollywood's The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash won a Thea Award for. Universal patented a technology they call the “Boom Coaster,” where the riders would sit in a mine cart shaped vehicle that appears to run along a regular train track-style track, but in actuality glides along a sideways track that’s hidden beneath. Donkey Kong Land will be brought to life by the Universal creative team and the Nintendo creative team, and it will increase the size of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan by 70.