In a recent interview with GameSpot, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of “Mario”, revealed that Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom cohorts weren’t necessarily the only Nintendo characters originally imagined for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood. When asked why the land was named the broader “Super Nintendo World”, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto shared that, while … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Weekly Recap for February 27, 2023 – March 5, 2023. Universal Parks & … Read more
Just a couple weeks after Super Nintendo World made its grand debut to the United States at Universal Studios Hollywood, it seems tickets have sold out once again for the park this weekend, the first time since the land’s opening weekend. An email sent out to Team Members today relayed the news as follows: Good … Read more
It’s officially Halloween Horror Nights speculation season, and Horror Night Nightmares (@HNNightmares) has released the first speculation map for Halloween Horror Nights 2023 at Universal Studios Hollywood. They released the speculation map for Universal Studios Florida last month. Many of the same houses are listed on both speculation maps. The scare zones and shows are currently … Read more
Fully dairy-free Butterbeer is now available in both cold and frozen at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort. The actual Butterbeer drink has always been dairy-free, but the foam topping was not. Universal began offering the drink without the topping last summer as a vegan version. This new version has a dairy-free topping, so … Read more
Universal Cinema, an AMC movie theatre located at Universal CityWalk Hollywood, has several original costumes from the movie “Cocaine Bear” on display in the lobby. When you enter the lobby you can see the glass cases around the costume displays. “Cocaine Bear” tells the story of an American black bear that ingests a duffle bag … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood has officially sold out of general admission tickets as well as Universal Express passes for today, February 19, 2023. This is the third consecutive day that the park has sold out. With this weekend being the President’s Day holiday and the opening weekend for Super Nintendo World, capacity issues make sense for … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood tickets are now completely sold out for both today, February 17, and tomorrow, February 18. Super Nintendo World opened to all guests today. No more tickets, including Annual and Seasonal Passes, are being sold for these dates. Guests who already have passes will still be granted admission. Super Nintendo World has been … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood tickets are completely sold out for tomorrow, February 17, the opening day of Super Nintendo World. No more tickets, including Annual and Seasonal Passes, are being sold for this date. Guests who already have passes will still be granted admission. Super Nintendo World has been open on-and-off for previews over the last … Read more
With Super Nintendo World just about to officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood, we figured it prudent to put together a full guide to everything you could possibly want to know about the new land! So follow along to learn about Super Nintendo World, the latest addition to the park. The Land Super Nintendo World … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood has announced a livestream for the Super Nintendo World grand opening celebration. The livestream will be on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, beginning at 8:00 p.m. It will be on Facebook. Though we’ve already been able to experience Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood thanks to technical rehearsals, the land officially opens … Read more
This new Minions merch is cute enough to eat! We found several cupcake and candy-inspired Minion items in Animation Studio Store at Universal Studios Hollywood, where we also found Lunar New Year Minion merch. Unicorn Cupcake Plush – $15 This plush resembles the plush unicorn that Agnes famously said is “so fluffy, I’m gonna die!” … Read more
Retired Imagineer Jim Shull has taken to Twitter as he often does to criticize Universal following continued social media dialogue about the size-restrictive seating on Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge at Universal Studios Hollywood. Shull’s full thread was posted on Twitter and reads as follows: The new Mario Kart ride vehicle having a 40” waist limit … Read more
Join us live tonight, Sunday, February 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET or watch ParksCenter anytime on our new home, WDWNT.TV. We’re back from Disneyland and ready to talk about Runaway Railways, Lightcycles, and the struggle to get a virtual queue! We’re back with more news and discussing the latest happenings in Disney Parks. Also, thanks … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood is offering a chance for Pass Members who attended the first Super Nintendo World preview on January 29 to attend a second preview on Monday, February 6 after many weren’t “able to experience the land as expected.” We received an email about the opportunity that reads, “Thank you for joining us as … Read more
Universal Studios Hollywood is offering a Super Nintendo World Early Access ticket add-on that allows guests to visit the land one hour before the park opens. The ticket add-on is $20-$25 and does not include park admission. Park admission for the same day is required, so you can’t just pay $20 for an hour of … Read more
