The network ABC is reporting that a Pokemon themed park is coming to Universal Studios Orlando. Sources have been spoken to by the publication and it seems certain that a Pokemon Park will be added to the the KidZone section of Universal, where Woody Woodpecker and Barney are located now. That particular area was originally meant to house Mario Kart and a Donkey Kong roller coaster. That’s now reportedly moving and will be set up on the 400 acres Universal recently bought near Kirkman Avenue which is located across the street.
“That land will become home to Universal’s fourth Orlando park, and Nintendo will be one of several themed lands to be built there. Nintendo holds the trademark for Pokémon and this is part of a plan to distribute Nintendo out to all the properties, much like Harry Potter.”
Nintendo and Universal have announced that Super Nintendo World will be available in 2020. The attraction will not only feature themes and characters from Mario but also other "globally popular Nintendo characters." Concept plans for the park include the usual entertainment for a theme park with plans for multi-level environments, shops, restaurants, and rides. Development costs for building the attraction are already looking to exceed 50 billion Yen. Ride designs will be heavily influenced by Shigeru Miyamoto and president of Universal Creative Mark Woodbury. This will be the first location of Super Nintendo World, with openings for Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood coming later. Thoughts ?
Nintendo and Universal Parks will be teaming up in the near future to bring Nintendo themed environments into their resorts in Osaka, Hollywood and Orlando. A recent PR mail from Nintendo detailed the information we have so far:
Universal Parks & Resorts And Nintendo will bring the fun of Nintendo to life with expansive, highly themed environments at Osaka, Orlando and Hollywood
Imagine the fun of stepping into a larger-than-life Nintendo adventure. Gigantic Piranha Plants spring to life. ? Blocks, power-ups and more surround you. And Mario and all his friends are there to pull you into a brand-new world.
You will enter an entire realm filled with iconic Nintendo excitement, gameplay, heroes and villains. And it is coming to three Universal theme parks around the globe. See more in the official announcement video on YouTube.
The creative visionaries behind Nintendo’s legendary worlds and characters are working together with the creative teams behind Universal’s blockbuster theme park attractions. Their goal: to bring the characters, action and adventure of Nintendo video games to life within Universal theme parks. And to do so in new and innovative ways that capture what makes them so special. All of the adventure, fun and whimsy you experience through a screen will now be all around you – in breathtakingly authentic ways.
· Nintendo-themed areas are coming to Universal Studios Japan, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood.
· These will be expansive, immersive and interactive. They will be highly themed and authentic environments filled with multiple attractions, shops and restaurants.
· Guests will feel as if they are playing inside their favourite games – this time in real life.
· There will be something for everyone – regardless of their age or gaming experience level.
· Planning and creative work on these areas is well underway; they will open separately over the next several years.
The new themed areas come as the result of a global partnership between Universal Parks & Resorts and Nintendo – two icons of the entertainment world. Universal theme parks create incredibly popular family entertainment experiences for millions of people based on compelling characters, stories and innovative technology. Nintendo creates remarkable and imaginative games filled with captivating stories and beloved characters. Each Universal theme park will announce details of its specific Nintendo areas. The first such announcement will come soon.
Nintendo has a roster of memorable characters and worlds over the years in video games. Wouldn’t it be amazing if Nintendo had there own theme parK ? A place where you can go you experience Nintendo characters and worlds in real life. Well fear not, that dream will soon become a reality. Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts have announced plans to create the first ever attractions based on Nintendo's beloved licenses. The initial announcement doesn't provide any other details, besides saying that Nintendo and Universal's creative teams are still hashing out concepts. More details will be coming soon, presumably once the companies have a better sense of what they're going to be doing. I don’t know about you but I would love to race in a real Mario Kart or explore the land of hyrule. What about you ? What Nintendo license would you like to see Universal use first ?
The network ABC is reporting that a Pokemon themed park is coming to Universal Studios Orlando. Sources have been spoken to by the publication and it seems certain that a Pokemon Park will be added to the the KidZone section of Universal, where Woody Woodpecker and Barney are located now. That particular area was originally meant to house Mario Kart and a Donkey Kong roller coaster. That’s now reportedly moving and will be set up on the 400 acres Universal recently bought near Kirkman Avenue which is located across the street.
