After the grand entrance into Koopa’s Castle (they call Bowser “Koopa” in Japan, y’know) you’ll enter into a series of garages covered with ads for car-related products from the Mushroom Kingdom. Throughout the lengthy queue you’ll see all manner of Mario business. Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge seems to do a really good job of that.
What matters today is the world-building-the transportive nature of the whole show, and how thoroughly it places you within the world of the ride. The days of lengthy epics like Pirates of the Caribbean or the original EPCOT rides are long gone, and even something as amazing as Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, an experience that’s almost 18 minutes long, only has about five minutes aboard the primary ride vehicle. No complaints about that, or anything-that’s just what the theme park industry is. This is a 20 minute video that’s about 13 minutes of walking through the empty queue, two minutes of preshow, and then about five minutes for the actual ride. One thing full ride-through videos like this reinforce is the fundamental nature of theme parks: you wait a good while for something that’s really short but hopefully very sweet. I’m one of those weirdoes who usually avoids video of rides I haven’t ridden yet-I like surprises-but due to this pandemic it’ll probably be years before I ever get a chance to ride this thing. Full ride-through videos have made their way onto YouTube, giving the rest of the world a chance to see what this long-anticipated attraction looks like. This kart racing ride combines practical effects and animatronics with an augmented reality visor to recreate a Mario Kart race in the real world. It might not be officially open yet, but some lucky fans have gotten a sneak preview of the land’s major ride, Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge. So maybe everybody in Japan will be able to finally visit the Mushroom Kingdom later this week.
It won’t open until that order has expired, which, according to Japanese theme park expert TDR Explorer, is currently scheduled for Feb.
4-yep, tomorrow-but last month it was delayed again due to a State of Emergency order in Osaka Prefecture. In November Universal announced an opening date of Feb. Originally scheduled to open last summer, in time for an Olympics that still haven’t happened, the opening was delayed due to Covid-19. After years of development, Universal’s Super Nintendo World is finally set to open at Universal Studios Japan… soon?
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