Global first! On-site exploration of Universal Studios Japan's new park area, Jungle Ruins, Broken Track Roller Coaster, crazy enough!
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2025-02-03
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The world's first Donkey Kong Country theme park officially opens. In addition to the new park, USJ is also holding many winter-limited events.

Major areas within Universal Studios Japan:
Super Nintendo World: Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser... A utopia where all the Nintendo all-stars gather. The brick castle here is one of the most popular landmarks in the entire park.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: As the name suggests, it is themed on the Harry Potter story. Many fans can be seen wearing wizard robes to visit.
Universal Wonderland: Gathers many popular cartoon characters such as Elmo, Snoopy, and Hello Kitty. Almost all the projects are family-oriented.
Hollywood: Reproduces the street scene of Hollywood Boulevard in the 1930s and 40s. The signature project here is the outdoor roller coaster "Hollywood Dream - The Ride." I would call it one of the two most exciting (and terrifying) projects in the entire park.
Jurassic Park: A collection of tropical rainforests and dinosaur elements. The "Flying Dinosaur" roller coaster here is another "most exciting project in the entire park" in my heart.
New York, San Francisco: The two areas face the lagoon and are connected together, replicating two popular American districts, gathering many restaurants and souvenir shops.
Minion Park: The streets are full of Minion elements, and the projects here are basically family-oriented.
Amity Village: This is the stage of the movie "Jaws." There is a Jaws model photo spot and a themed boat ride with a strong sense of immersion.
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WaterWorld: A futuristic floating city on the sea, where you can enjoy a water stunt show in the theater.
The newly opened Donkey Kong Country is actually an expansion of the existing Super Nintendo World, with a total area 1.7 times larger than the original.
Donkey Kong Country is themed on Nintendo's popular game series "Donkey Kong," a world where a primeval jungle and mysterious ruins coexist. The protagonist here is the strong and powerful Donkey Kong!
As soon as you enter, you can see Donkey Kong interacting with everyone! The queue for photos is very long, and it is very popular with children~


The main attraction here is the ride "Donkey Kong's Mine Cart Mayhem," and the overall experience is indeed a bit crazy!
Walking into a cartoon version of the golden ruins, one second you are slowly driving out of the cave and up a small slope in a small mine cart, and the next second you are accelerating and rushing into the next cave...
The key is that after entering the cave, the entire mine cart is traveling at high speed at a half-inclined angle. I originally wanted to try taking a high-angle photo, but the first turn scared me off.
Along with the bumpy mine cart, several times through the undulating mountain cave tunnels, along the way you can see Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong riding the same mine cart, as well as treasures such as crystals and golden bananas.


The most special part of the whole project is the two track breaks!
To match the track break design, there will be a little bit of water splashing during these two sections, and the bumps of the mine cart will become more intense at this time. The tilt and bumps are just the right amount of exciting, not to the point of strong weightlessness, so it is also friendly to timid people! As for the track break design, if you are also sitting in the first row, you will really be scared!

The small mine cart is very popular, of course, during the queuing process, the new park also has an interactive facility to keep everyone from getting bored while waiting - hit the conga drum to the rhythm of the music, and you can wake up the rhino Ranby hidden in the wooden box!

If you are tired of playing, you can go to the "Jungle Beat Milkshake" snack shop to buy a milkshake with Donkey Kong's "bomb" as the container, or buy a DK Donkey Kong hearty hot dog at the food truck next to Donkey Kong's house.

Walking through the cave-style entrance of Donkey Kong Country, we are back to the main area of Super Nintendo World! Perfectly recreates the castle, coins, pipes, mushrooms, piranha plants, treasure squares, etc. from the Super Mario game...


There are two ride projects here, one is inside the steel-style Bowser's Castle, where you can participate in "Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge."
After putting on AR glasses, it's really like being in the Mario Kart scene. On the way forward on the track, you can also get different virtual props to fight against your opponents, such as getting mushrooms to temporarily accelerate the kart, throwing tracking shells to force opponents to stop, and the freedom is very high!
The 13 virtual racing scenes here are also from classic maps in the game, such as Twisted Mansion, Earthquake Volcano, Dolphin Cape, Rainbow Road, etc., full of nostalgia!


Another attraction is "Yoshi's Adventure," which is simply sitting on Yoshi's back and taking everyone on a tour around Super Nintendo World, where characters and coins from the game are truly presented before your eyes. It's very leisurely~
Comparatively, there will be fewer people queuing at night, so it's also a good choice to come and ride this attraction after the lights turn on to experience the park's night view.

Furthermore, in [Super Nintendo World], you can interact and take photos with Princess Peach, enjoy game-themed food at Kinopio's Cafe, and more. What's most different from other areas is that here you can use the official interactive prop, the Power-Up Band, to start interactive games within the park!
It's just like in a Mario game: after seeing a '?' block, you hit it with your hand to get coins, which unlocks over 10 levels. The virtual coins collected can be exchanged for badges, or you can compete with other players in the park.


Of course, besides [Super Nintendo World], Universal Studios Japan also has many themed areas featuring different IPs, such as [The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]!
Ron's car, the steam train at Platform 9¾, the snowy English village, the magical castle on the lake... Even if you haven't seen all of Harry Potter's stories, just walking into this highly还原 (recreated) area already makes you feel like you've magically put on a wizard's outfit!
The highly recommended attraction here is "Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey," which is a 4D indoor roller coaster. With effects like hot air and blowing wind, you can personally experience Quidditch flight and the feeling of dueling Voldemort with spells! What's most reassuring is that the seats for this attraction are three-sided enclosed, offering more security than typical roller coasters.


It's worth noting that Universal Studios Japan often has limited-time special attractions, such as the indoor roller coaster in the current [Hollywood] area themed after the popular anime "Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc"! The internal storyline is very faithful to the original, and there are also life-size statues of the protagonists Tanjiro, Love Hashira, and Mist Hashira at the entrance. Fans will be ecstatic!


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