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Universal’s worst-kept secret confirmed: Super Nintendo World coming to Epic Universe

01/24/2020

Universal Orlando’s parent company has officially announced that the Orlando version of Super Nintendo World will be a part of the new Epic Universe theme park opening in 2023.

Park notes: Universal’s Nintendo wristbands / Gun at Magic Kingdom / Museum of Illusions

John Gregory

01/15/2020

Disney World, Orlando Tourism, Universal

The "Power Up" wristbands at Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan will allow guests to interact with items around the land, earning coins and battling bosses while tracking your score.

5 most popular Universal Orlando news stories on Orlando Rising in 2019

John Gregory

12/31/2019

Universal

Our most-read news stories covering Universal Orlando in 2019 included Super Nintendo World, old Universal ride props, and a data-driven look at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.

Universal parks chief on Super Nintendo World: ‘The whole land is interactive’

John Gregory

09/12/2019

Universal

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The head of the Universal parks division within Comcast revealed some new details about Super Nintendo World in Japan and the new theme park being built in Orlando.

With Universal Orlando’s new park, don’t trust the concept art for Nintendo clues

John Gregory

08/02/2019

Universal

With the attraction lineup, lands, and opening date for Epic Universe all still a mystery, the theme park world can now engage in one of its favorite pastimes: wild speculation.

A new Universal theme park is coming to Orlando: Epic Universe

John Gregory

08/01/2019

Universal

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The location will feature “an entertainment center, hotels, shops, restaurants and more,” but there was no discussion about what intellectual properties would be utilized or even when the new park would open.

Universal Orlando may be ready to reveal its next theme park

John Gregory

07/26/2019

Universal

Universal Orlando will make a “major” announcement at a press conference on Aug. 1 at the Orange County Convention Center, not far from the 541-acre site likely to be used for Universal's next theme park.

Leaked model of Universal’s Super Nintendo World includes Donkey Kong ride

John Gregory

07/07/2019

Universal

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Photos first posted by the Unofficial Universal Orlando Podcast appear to show a model of Universal’s plans for bringing Nintendo into its theme parks. The model shows two sections: a Mario-themed Mushroom K... Read More

Where’s Mario? 4 years later, Nintendo absent from Universal Orlando

John Gregory

04/15/2019

Universal

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"Universal always keeps their plans close to the vest. In this case it worked out well for Universal, as they began to realize that the project was big enough to be in a new theme park rather than being added to one of the existing parks."

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