Watch a Full Video of the Yoshi's Adventure Ride at Universal's Super Nintendo World
By Garrett Martin | February 8, 2021 | 3:45pm
Image is concept art from Universal
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge might be the main attraction at Universal’s Super Nintendo World—the E-ticket, to use a bit of industry jargon borrowed from Disney—but don’t overlook the new theme park expansion’s second ride, Yoshi’s Adventure. It’s not as technologically impressive as Mario Kart, or as thrilling, but for fans of Mario it offers a charming, low-speed trip through the Mushroom Kingdom. It’s especially exciting if you’re a fan of Baby Mario from the various Yoshi spinoff games—which, yes, I realize is a divisive character within the Mario universe. Many find young Mario’s constant crying to be one of the most annoying sounds in any videogame, turning hatred of the diapered, smooth-faced infant into a kind of gaming proto-meme. Well, it’s time for fans of the lad to feel vindicated: he pops up in Yoshi’s Adventure, riding on the back of an animatronic Yoshi.