Super Nintendo World In Osaka Opens 4 February 2021, New Look At Mario Kart AR Ride
Following a delay for Super Nintendo World’s opening – it looks like we finally have a new opening date for local folks to mark their calendars with!
Thanks to @rumireports, who got a brief tour of the park, we now have confirmation that the theme park will open on 4 February 2021 at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka!
In addition to this, we also have more details and our first photos of the park’s Mario Kart AR ride – titled “Koopa’s Challenge”. Take a look below:
- The Mario Kart ride uses AR but is on rails.
- The ride is called Koopa’s Challenge and is located inside Bowser’s castle
- The castle has themed walls, doors, banners, ceilings, lights and a giant statue of Bowser
- Visitors will see all this and a trophy room while lining up for the ride
- Every rider is given a slim headset with a visor
- Each Mario Kart has 4 seats and each seat has a steering wheel
- While the kart is on-rails, riders are given some control
- Riders can collect items and throw shells at other karts
- There are two side-by-side rail tracks
- Each ride will be a unique experience and visitors aren’t guaranteed to win
- Riders set off from Bowser’s castle and race through different scenes
- Locations include a lava level, underwater, a spooky area, Rainbow Road and more
- The ride uses AR, projection mapping and other tech
- In view of COVID-19 concerns, the ride will be sanitized and social distance enforced
Finally, here’s some video footage as well:
Japan’s #SuperNintendoWorld will open on Feb. 4, 2021 in Osaka.@rumireports gets a world’s first look at @USJ_Official‘s real-life #Mario Kart. More: https://t.co/T9nUMnB1UB #任天堂 pic.twitter.com/oZku1gwQTj
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