I'm really baffled by the passionate desire some people have to defend the screen / simulator rides at Universal. It's perfectly fine if you enjoy that kind of experience - whatever makes ya happy - great! But the way a few people actually get snarky and condescending to the people who desire a ride that is mostly physical sets and animatronics, that's hardly an unreasonable desire for somebody to have. Yeah Yoshi has no screens - but Yoshi is barely a ride and much more of a "hey we might as well tack on a slow moving outdoor attraction where you just look at carnival quality animatronics so we can say the land has 2 attractions". I mean in all seriousness the animatronic figures on the Yoshi ride are quite literally below 1980's Showbiz Pizza quality - even the ones in the small indoor scene.
I have read some people claiming this isn't the same as just playing Mario Kart at home and that the statement of "I have always experienced Mario Kart on the screen" is a weak one. I strongly suggest ya try to get your hands on a decent VR racing game. VR titles are extremely immersive and convincing - far more than any sim ride I have been on to date at Universal / Disney.
I will say, as far as simulator rides go it at very least looks to set a new standard, but the insiders who claimed this baby was loaded with mostly real sets and AA.... yeeeaaah Iunno bout that anymore. I hope they're still right but man would I kill for a video of the whole ride at this point. And hey we likely won't have long to wait for that to leak out!
End of the day, I hope it's an amazing ride that everyone can find joy in, including those of us who wanted to see really good AA and actual fully realized sets.