Super Nintendo World (Universal Studios Japan expansion)
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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

This is how the tallest point in the new area looks like in the night. This picture was taken from the HP area.



Source: https://twitter.com/pokemario132922/status/1792144669167812659?t=RHJWusejq3dMD8sVQv-pPA&s=19

Universal Studios Japan announces that the opening of “Donkey Kong Country,” an expansion area of “Super Nintendo World” previously stated for “Spring 2024” will be changed to 2nd half of 2024.

Although the development work of this expansion area is in the final stages of completion, USJ would like to ensure a positive experience for our guests and has determined that additional time is needed for the final period of preparations and adjustments.

We will announce a definitive date for opening as soon as it is determined, and we sincerely apologize to our guests who have been eagerly awaiting the opening of the Super Nintendo World expansion.

We thank you for your understanding as we strive to deliver a world-class experience that consistently exceeds our guests' expectations.

https://www.usj.co.jp/company/company_e/2024/0419.html

Updated map of Super Nintendo World