Donkey Kong Country rumored for USH?

[saint.piss]

Well, Mummy will leave eventually. I personally don’t foresee it leaving until the Olympics is over at the earliest as I imagine they will want as much capacity as possible. I could easily be wrong but that’s my hunch.

When that time comes, the park will be in great need of an intermediate thrill family coaster. An “in-between” coaster for F&F and Hippogriff. DK could fit that though I would argue just by looking at it it’s a hair above Hippogriff in terms of thrill. That might change once I finally go on it.

As someone who has ridden both MCM and Hippogriff it's definitely a lot more thrilling lol. I would put it slightly below Space Mountain at DL in terms of thrill level imo. Also as for Mummy... I hope it stays. It's a classic and I don't see any reason for it to go. Simpsons, Hippogriff, Transformers should go before Mummy does

 

[Horror Lover]

I'd rather see USH get a different Nintendo property. Let Epic Universe and Japan have DKC. USH needs more exclusivity anyway.

The Nintendo IP that crossed generations and mediums and got an entire generation hooked on anime and the GameBoy..

 

[saint.piss]

The Nintendo IP that crossed generations and mediums and got an entire generation hooked on anime and the GameBoy..
View attachment 24820

But if the rumors are true this is already coming to Japan/Florida lol. So it wouldn't be an exclusive unless they did something different than what they're doing in Florida and Japan

 

[BriefCasey]

Kirby feels too small to me. I don't know why--but it feels like it wouldn't make a big splash. I also kind of excluded Zelda due to that "Classical" fantasy being already in place already with Hogsmeade.

FFN having Splatoon inclusion would be insanely smart though.

Well, I just had in mind that Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, and Kirby seem to be the big four of Nintendo IPs that consistently get new games.

 

[mccgavin]

Honestly, I think Animal Crossing could be a very good fit for the park. The IP has seen a lot of growth in the last couple of years, and it has a lot of overlap with the fanbase of Hello Kitty/Sanrio, which has had very successful and popular offerings over there.

 

[chris.g]

I can’t find the interview, but Miyamoto said when thinking of IPs to implement, the first idea was Splatoon on Universal’s end. I think that will be the IP that comes if USH were to ever get something exclusive.

 

[saint.piss]

Honestly, I think Animal Crossing could be a very good fit for the park. The IP has seen a lot of growth in the last couple of years, and it has a lot of overlap with the fanbase of Hello Kitty/Sanrio, which has had very successful and popular offerings over there.

Ah that's a good idea too. It can be a good replacement for Simpsons. That would be extremely cute and probably sell just as well if they do it right

 

[BriefCasey]

Honestly, I think Animal Crossing could be a very good fit for the park. The IP has seen a lot of growth in the last couple of years, and it has a lot of overlap with the fanbase of Hello Kitty/Sanrio, which has had very successful and popular offerings over there.

Shoot, that one slipped my mind. I'd almost argue that Kirby might also have a similar overlap. For instance, I tend to see Kirby stuff sold alongside Sanrio stuff in some shops.

I can’t find the interview, but Miyamoto said when thinking of IPs to implement, the first idea was Splatoon on Universal’s end. I think that will be the IP that comes if USH were to ever get something exclusive.

If this is true, Splatoon might be in a comfortable spot then, being either that or a future FFN pick, which would really fit with the festive vibes imo.