Super Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan expansion)
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Jurassic Park The Ride is closed. When it is open, the attraction provides much needed capacity, but at this point there's no word on when it will open.

The official calendar states that the attraction has been closed since September 2023! I initially heard that it was going to close for 2 years, but with one year left nobody knows if the attraction will change from Park to World. Anyone have satellite pictures of Jurassic Park (and Donkey Kong)? Google will never update the pictures for the USJ area.

And yes, Universal Studios Japan is a B grade park, and I feel like people don't know this. It's amazing how this park is getting away with so few rides and no new entertainment offerings (apart from the usual Halloween stuff that feels very cheap.)

Closed attractions (in Japanese)
https://www.usj.co.jp/web/ja/jp/park-guide/schedule/attraction-closure#202409

Originally Posted by Guest

What do you mean Jurassic Park is closed?

Thank you for some real commentary. I am heading to USJ for the first time next year. It real does look like a B grade park right now.

What do you mean Jurassic Park is closed?

USJ's marketing team is busy promoting their Halloween event, so I don't see them making an announcement at this moment.

However, if they are really opening this year, they need to make an announcement in September or October. Guests will need time to do some planning and buy Express Passes, as they are very popular with new areas.

By the way, the Donkey Kong area was removed from Google Maps two weeks ago. It had its own pin and it said "open". It had only 2 stars out of 5 and people where very vocal about the area still being closed, so maybe Universal decided to remove the pin from Google Maps to avoid bad publicity.

Finally, I just want to point out that there are so many things closed at USJ at the moment. There is more beyond Super Nintendo World, and we might need to change the topic of this thread to USJ expansion, or have a new one in the future. Spiderman is gone, Jurassic Park is closed for one (almost two?) years. Backdraft, Terminator 2 (A Conan show took its place but it’s not staying, thank God), Snoopy Studio, even the Sesame Street store are all closed. I wonder what is going through the heads of the people in charge the park.

Remember, the Osaka Expo takes place next year. The park needs to be in its very best shape, and all I see is closed doors and 0 announcements.

Anything new?

Yes, I totally agree with you. They have enough crowds for summer vacation and Halloween season, and they definitely need to open it before Epic Universe, and they might also want to avoid direct competition of crowds right now during Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs opening, so my guess is they are opening this in the winter either November or December to boost the winter attendance.

Originally Posted by multiplanecamera

Found this poster in Hankyu, a train station in Osaka. USJ wants to remind is that this area is opening this year.

Opinion:
If Epic Universe is opening at the beginning of next year, I imagine that USJ wants to open the Donkey Kong area not too far from that date.
As some of you may know, USJ's Halloween season is extremely popular and the park gets crowds that are on another level. I don't see the need of opening Donkey Kong during the Hallowong event. So my guess is that it will open in November - December.

What do you guys think? If there is any information or rumors you heard, please share them with us! I've been looking forward to this area to opening to the public for such a long time and seeing it sitting there just makes me sad.

- Greetings from Japan.
Multiplanecamera

Thank you for your picture update.

Anyone know if they have an open date in mind now? I Googled even in Japanese and there is no news, good or bad. And I don't see clips/pictures of the ride testing either... I wonder.

Originally Posted by multiplanecamera

Found this poster in Hankyu, a train station in Osaka. USJ wants to remind is that this area is opening this year.

Opinion:
If Epic Universe is opening at the beginning of next year, I imagine that USJ wants to open the Donkey Kong area not too far from that date.
As some of you may know, USJ's Halloween season is extremely popular and the park gets crowds that are on another level. I don't see the need of opening Donkey Kong during the Hallowong event. So my guess is that it will open in November - December.

What do you guys think? If there is any information or rumors you heard, please share them with us! I've been looking forward to this area to opening to the public for such a long time and seeing it sitting there just makes me sad.

- Greetings from Japan.
Multiplanecamera

Found this poster in Hankyu, a train station in Osaka. USJ wants to remind is that this area is opening this year.

Opinion:
If Epic Universe is opening at the beginning of next year, I imagine that USJ wants to open the Donkey Kong area not too far from that date.
As some of you may know, USJ's Halloween season is extremely popular and the park gets crowds that are on another level. I don't see the need of opening Donkey Kong during the Hallowong event. So my guess is that it will open in November - December.

What do you guys think? If there is any information or rumors you heard, please share them with us! I've been looking forward to this area to opening to the public for such a long time and seeing it sitting there just makes me sad.

- Greetings from Japan.
Multiplanecamera