Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

[grizzlybarely]

Meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This argument is going nowhere. If people really want a Mario Kart ride more than a Super Mario ride, then that's fine. They should try to look for what people want and then try to make that. I'll go back to lurking

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This argument is going nowhere. If people really want a Mario Kart ride more than a Super Mario ride, then that's fine. They should try to look for what people want and then try to make that. I'll go back to lurking

Skip knows things, I don't think it's him wanting it more as much as checking expectations. See: NBC Media Center expectations

 

[Brian G.]

Meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This argument is going nowhere. If people really want a Mario Kart ride more than a Super Mario ride, then that's fine. They should try to look for what people want and then try to make that. I'll go back to lurking

It's hard because recent Mario games have surpassed the "Save the Princess" plot. If you ask 100 people what kind of Mario ride they want, more likely they'll say "Mario Kart".

Furthermore, it would be really hard to have 2 "save the princess" rides in one land. They have to use Zelda; it's their 2nd biggest "in-house" property - but with Zelda... it's all about saving the princess/Hyrule.

 

[rhino4evr]

A Mario Kart Ride sounds like it would just be a next gen version of MIB or BL. I'm sure it would be a lot of fun for families...which im sure is the main audience for this in the first place.

I just wonder how interactive the "driving" will be. That will make or break the attraction.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

We should just be happy we're NOT getting a Mario Party attraction.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

I don't get why Mario Kart is a negative, we'll likely get some of the enviorments that would be in a standard Mario ride.

 

[JungleSkip]

We should just be happy we're NOT getting a Mario Party attraction.

I want a "Rotate the Joystick till You Get a Blister" attraction tho

 

[*Q*]

Why do you keep saying that? I'm expressing an opinion, albeit an unpopular one. That's kind of the whole point of a message board.

I don't know that it's necessarily unpopular, as much as I love Mario Kart, I think I'd still prefer a Super Mario Bros ride, especially if it were retro-styled.

 

[ReelJustice]

I want a "Rotate the Joystick till You Get a Blister" attraction tho

I guess "shake a can" would be too similar to the hand-motion for Midway Mania? :look:

 

[grizzlybarely]

Just for my own edification, insiders: ticket-wise, what tier will the Mario and Zelda rides be? It almost sounds like the Zelda ride will be the E-ticket and Mario Kart will be a nice C- or D-ticket.

 

[JungleSkip]

Just for my own edification, insiders: ticket-wise, what tier will the Mario and Zelda rides be? It almost sounds like the Zelda ride will be the E-ticket and Mario Kart will be a nice C- or D-ticket.

No. Mario Kart will definitely be an E-ticket, if anything I've heard about it is true. I'd imagine the other rides will be D-level, though honestly it would not surprise me if they were close to E's as well.

 

[grizzlybarely]

No. Mario Kart will definitely be an E-ticket, if anything I've heard about it is true. I'd imagine the other rides will be D-level, though honestly it would not surprise me if they were close to E's as well.

Okay, my interest level is back up then. Just completely in the dark as to what the ride will be like. But that's part of the fun

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Basically stop thinking "well it'll be like *insert current atteactions*"

 

[JungleSkip]

Basically stop thinking "well it'll be like *insert current atteactions*"

Well except that one attraction that was told to us as "like ______ but better."

 

[grizzlybarely]

Basically stop thinking "well it'll be like *insert current atteactions*"

I don't mean a comparison. I mean I can't imagine what it will be. But it's UC's job, not mine.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I don't mean a comparison. I mean I can't imagine what it will be. But it's UC's job, not mine.

I mean it as a very literal comparison.

 

[Jwhee]

If ET is staying.. What land would it be in? It's just like its own thing between Nintendo, Hollywood & Springfield. Would they expand the Hollywood theming all the way down towards ET? Or ET land?

 

[Disneyhead]

We should just be happy we're NOT getting a Mario Party attraction.

I bet we will get some sort of Mario Dance Party at the end of the Mario Kart ride. Which I envision to be something like TSMM meets Spider-man meets Nintendo game controls.

 

[MrRoamer]

I really hope there is no Mario Party used. We don't need attractions at theme parks that instigate fights and/or riots.

 

[Brian G.]

I really hope there is no Mario Party used. We don't need attractions at theme parks that instigate fights and/or riots.

I've been known to throw things at people during Mario Kart...