Ever since it was announced that Universal Studios Japan would be opening a Super Nintendo World themed land inside of the park, we’ve been waiting with bated breath to see how this unfolds. As someone who grew up playing Nintendo games, this project has been close to my heart, and I’ve been waiting to see … Read more
WDWNT is thrilled to announce our epic expansion with the launch of Universal Parks News Today! Every week is a busy week when it comes to Universal Parks news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Universal Orlando Resort and other Universal resorts around the world, here’s Universal Parks News … Read more
Earlier this week, Universal Studios Japan became the first major park in Japan to announce its reopening. Soft openings for Osaka Prefecture residents with Annual Passes begin on June 8th, while the park will reopen to Guests in the Kansai region of Japan on June 19th. Since concerns are still high regarding COVID-19 in Japan … Read more
A new aerial photo shows that Universal Studios Japan is getting close to being able to “press start” on Super Nintendo World. A new aerial photo from Instagram user @imaiko02 shows the new land rapidly nearing completion. If you look towards the top of the land, you can see the ride vehicles for the Yoshi-themed … Read more
Theme park history was made once again by Universal today. But this time, it was across the Pacific Ocean in Japan. As we reported earlier, Universal Studios Japan in Osaka announced today that they will be reopening their gates on June 8th to passholders, and June 19th for general guests! This makes them the first … Read more
We may once again see theme park history very soon. An accidentally-posted video on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account may have revealed that Japan’s third-most-popular theme park will reopen its gates on June 19th, the first major park to return in Japan! The news came from a video that was accidentally tweeted by … Read more
While Universal Studios Japan quietly extended the halt on ticket sales through June 8th this week, a special notice was issued to holders of Annual Passes today, informing them that their pass validity was extended by 107 days, according to Twitter users. This could possibly correlate to a reopening date around June 15th. Universal Studios … Read more
With the lifting of emergency declarations across Japan comes the eventual question – How do theme parks reopen safely? US theme parks are facing the same question right now, with Universal Studios Orlando leading the charge on June 5th. It seems that the East Japan and West Japan Amusement Park Associations along with supporting companies … Read more
With the state of emergency called off in Osaka and surrounding prefectures, Universal Studios Japan, closed alongside Tokyo Disney Resort since February 29th, will be allowed to reopen as soon as they desire, according to Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura. The Kansai area, consisting of Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto prefectures, had its state of emergency called … Read more