Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood won't officially open until Feb. 17. Here's what we learned from spending a day there during technical rehearsals.
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood brings a lot of firsts to the theme park industry. It’s the first major land in North America themed entirely around a video game property and it contains the first serious implementation of augmented reality in an attraction. It’s also visually inviting, a colorful world full of movement, games, character interactions, animation and a plenty of silliness., one with a mission that the future of entertainment will involve a whole lot of play.
The land has four key games and one large so-called “boss” battle, a group game that requires light body movement and asks us to imagine ourselves in “Super Mario Bros.” Some of the games are simple — spin a large wheel to try to make a Goomba, one of the mushroom-looking enemies from the “Mario” games, stumble. Another is a group activity that invites us to work together to flip bricks into a singular color. Elsewhere, we punch a block and try to knock down a turtle-like Koopa.
The attraction is part old-school theme park dark ride — we’re in a cavernous room and follow a track — and part of a showcase for modern augmented-reality technology. Before riding, we’re given headbands, which we affixed to a visor that’s permanently attached to our ride vehicle. Viewing the world through the visor leads us into a universe of imaginative chaos. Guests, four to a kart, are placed on Team Mario.
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