![]() ![]() Image Credit: Nintendo / Universal Studios 3. There are little signs in certain places that really give, in this case, Bowser, life.” It all adds up to feeling less like the real world and more like stepping into an actual video game level. The titles of the books there always give me a good laugh. It’s an extraordinary sight - and you should keep an eye out for hidden gags, reveals Finnan, “Pay attention in Bowser's study. You’ll wander through a trippy dark-light forest, before seeing Yoshi and then entering the massive stone mouth entrance to Bowser’s Castle, complete with self-aggrandising statues, his hall of prized trophies and a useful Bob-Omb factory. It serves as the place where you’ll queue for the Mario Kart attraction (more on that below), but it’s also an experience for Nintendo fans in itself. On that note, you’ll notice Bowser’s epic lair marks the centrepiece of the park. Bowser’s castle lended itself perfectly to that - who doesn't want to be able to walk through that and explore a little bit more?” For theme park fans who have visited the Japanese land, there are also new exploratory areas which aren’t featured there, we’re told. Abbye Finnan, show producer at Universal Studios Hollywood, tells us, “We've done something a bit different with this land, so that you truly get to interact and you’re actually playing a game.” That means little details to discover everywhere, she explains, “There are little easter eggs everywhere. This isn’t just strolling through a park: you’ll feel like you’ve been sucked into the Mushroom Kingdom. Like warping into a real-life Super Mario game, Super Nintendo World is designed to be explored. Image Credit: Nintendo / Universal Studios 1. ShortList, of course, was at the glitzy opening to discover the hottest spots of the all-new world that you’ll want to jump in a kart and race to immediately.įrom racing in real-life Mario Kart, to discovering hidden Nintendo easter eggs that will give you serious nostalgia, and trying out Toad’s Cafe (and his cooking), here’s your ultimate ShortList of the ten absolute coolest things you can do in Hollywood’s real-life Mushroom Kingdom. The new land has officially launched at the original Universal Studios theme park, smack in the middle of buzzing Los Angeles and the first of its kind to open outside of Japan. Yes, Super Nintendo World has opened at Universal Studios Hollywood, and it’s time to let your inner gamer run wild as it’s the stuff of pure warp pipe-dreams. As you’d expect it’s full of stars, is a bit hilly, and the traffic is chaos. ![]()
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