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The virtual tour takes visitors through the expansive theme park, brought to life by its vibrant
Super Mario-themed architecture and animated videos of rides in motion. Attractions like Mario Kart: Koopa’s (Bowser’s) Challenge and Yoshi’s Adventure are shown, which are part of the first phase of Super Nintendo World. The former features a massive staircase alongside a stone statue of Bowser. There’s also going to be augmented reality, projection mapping, screen projection videos and other special effects integrated into the Mario Kart-themed rides, most of which interact with magnetic Powerup Bands visitors are given upon entering the amusement park. The wristbands not only enable ride features but also keep scores of park-wide rankings and other points-based systems like coins and stars. Besides Mario Kart: Koopa’s (Bowser’s) Challenge and Yoshi’s Adventure, the tour walks visitors through a playground, Kinopio’s (Toad’s) Cafe, Pit Stop Popcor
Super Nintendo World Website Provides a Virtual Tour of Universal’s Mario Theme Park Jan 6, 2021 16:35 EST
As we ve reported, the long-promised Super Nintendo World theme park at Universal Studios Japan is set to open in February of this year, and a new website lets you take a virtual tour of sorts of the new Mario-flavored playground. The website lets you click on various Super Nintendo World attractions, including the Mario Kart and Yoshi’s Adventures rides, the Toad-themed restaurant, and more. Overall, the site provides one of the clearest impressions yet of what the Nintendo-themed park will actually be like – check out the website here (don’t worry, it’s in English). The first Japanese Super Nintendo World TV ad has also been released.