March 04, 2021
Super Nintendo World, featuring the popular video game character Super Mario, is set to open at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka later this year.
Reuters
The coronavirus may have closed theme parks around the globe in 2020, but there has been plenty going on behind the scenes, from the creation of a new Disney castle in Hong Kong to the addition of new worlds at Universal Japan and Epcot Florida, to completely new parks in China and South Korea.
Many of the world’s most well-known parks have now reopened, with stringent safety measures in place – including Japan’s no screaming rule – giving adrenaline junkies lots to look forward to when we can travel again. Here are the developments we’re most excited about.