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The park is finally open! A Periscope livestream from Patrick Kling (Art Director for Nickelodeon Theme Park Design) gives us a great look at (most) of the rides:
Patrick Kling: "Welcome to Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream!!!!"
Same here, I'd love to see an "Anime Area" in the third gate with rides from Universal Japan's "Cool Japan" seasonal/temporary re-themes: Universal Cool Japan 2019 | USJ (so it would indeed be easy to clone them!)
Giving all of these popular anime shows a cohesive land would be great. I feel...
Pokemon is waaaaaaay too big of a franchise to share a land with other IPs. (COUGH 'Pokemon' Is The Highest-Grossing Franchise Of All-Time COUGH)
It's way more likely that Pokemon replaces the entirety of KidZone, even if it's rumored that those plans have been temporarily put on hold. Trolls...
Jessie's Critter Carousel is opening in April!
Jessie’s Critter Carousel to Open in April at Pixar Pier in Disney California Adventure Park | Disney Parks Blog
Some photos of the Jessie statue peekin' over the construction wall at DisneyGeek:
Jessie has arrived at her carousel on Pixar Pier...
Nintendo actually showed off a bunch of new mascot suits at an event in Japan last year. I don't see why Nintendo wouldn't allow Universal to use these! The Mario costume suit we saw at the SNW Japan Groundbreaking Ceremony is almost identical to this mascot suit.
Since a Peach meet & greet...
LCAStudios has posted another well-made concept-art for what he thinks the layout of SNW Japan will look like: USJの任天堂エリアを考察してみた。(いよいよ最終段階) | USJ情報局 L.C.A.STUDIOS ~USJブログ~ USJ Information L.C.A.STUDIOS
Here's a link to his previous fan-render of SNW, for those curious:
USJにできる、任天堂エリアでわかったことを...