With Super Nintendo World on its way in Spring 2021, Universal Studios Japan has opened a brand-new shop merch shop located in the Hollywood area stuffed top-to-bottom with incredible Super Mario merchandise, and we were lucky enough to get a short sneak peek! So without further ado, grab some coins and take a peek inside … Read more
With Super Nintendo World on its way in Spring 2021, Universal Studios Japan is opening a special new Mario Cafe on October 16th to celebrate! The new snack shop is located in Hollywood at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, and we were lucky enough to get a short sneak peek! So without further ado, put … Read more
Although the Spring 2021 opening window for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan is still a bit far off, that doesn’t mean that the park is just waiting in the wings! Today, we were fortunate enough to attend the special opening ceremony for the new Mario Cafe and Store in Osaka, and we have … Read more
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 our Universal Parks News Today weekly recap from October 5 to October 11, 2020. Universal Orlando Resort Tour what is going on … Read more
The opening of the Mario Store at Universal Studios Japan is nigh, with the announced date of October 16th not even that far away! And to celebrate, the park has revealed some of the original goods that will populate this exciting new shop. This is only a taste of the many items that will be … Read more
With the opening of the nostalgic Mario Cafe at Universal Studios Japan also comes several creative Mario-themed treats and snacks that will populate its menu starting October 16th! So grab some coins, because you’ll want to try everything on this Super Mario menu! Mario Strawberry Cream Soda Luigi Green Apple Cream Soda Princess Peach Cream … Read more
The Super Nintendo World expansion at Universal Studios Japan has been highly anticipated for years, and has faced a number of setbacks in its journey, so we’re excited to see that the expansion now has an opening window set: Spring 2021! Not only that, but Universal Studios Japan released more concept art for the Mario … Read more
Even though Halloween is running a bit differently at Universal Studios Japan this year, there’s still a fresh new show special for this year—Zom-Beats, a four-person a cappella group singing hits like “Thriller” and “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” with incredible skill! You should absolutely watch the video below on our … Read more
It’s spooky season at Universal Studios Japan from now through November 8th! And while there may not be Horror Nights or haunted houses this year, there are some signs of what we miss! Friends from the Universal Monsters Live Rock ‘n’ Roll Show have taken to the streets of Hollywood to teach the Rat-tat-tat dance, … Read more
Who’s ready for Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan? We sure are! But it seems Universal Studios Japan isn’t. In an internal email to NBCUniversal employees, CEO Jeff Shell has revealed that Super Nintendo World is now delayed until “early next year.” Here’s an excerpt of the email: We’ve now reopened our theme parks … Read more
WDWNT is excited to welcome The Vacationeer as our exclusive travel partner. Visit wdwnt.travel to enlist their help in planning your next Disney vacation! Hey, fellow Disney fans! I am Jonathan de Araujo, owner of The Vacationeer Travel Agency. We’re so proud to be the new Official Travel Partner of WDWNT. The Vacationeer is a … Read more
A brand new character meet and greet location has debuted at the entrance of The Lost Continent at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Recently, King Julien started meeting guests across from Fire Eater’s Grill, and now two additional characters have shown up just down the path. Tigress, one of the main characters from the film Kung … Read more
Welcome to Amity Village, where it’s humid as all heck in summertime. Totally Massachusetts and not Osaka, Japan! And where do you go when the humidity gets unbearable in “Amity”? Why, down to Boardwalk Snacks! Home of two delicious JAWS summer treats. We’ve already touched on the JAWS Frappe, so now let’s try its drinkable … Read more
Welcome to a very intense Labor Day weekend at the Universal Orlando Resort. All week long, we had seen preparations around the park in anticipation of wild crowds, but we really didn’t realize just how crazy it would be until we arrived this morning. We joined the mass of people making their way through CityWalk … Read more
Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang? If you’re a fan of the black-and-white beagle, there’s a whole shop at Universal Studios Japan packed full of highly adorable Snoopy merchandise! Can’t make it to Osaka because of the pandemic? Well fear not, because we took a full video tour … Read more
As the spooky season ramps up around the world, Universal Studios Japan has announced its plans for its Halloween event this year! Due to COVID-19, things will be a little bit different this year compared to previous years, with no, unfortunately, Horror Nights or Universal Surprise Halloween. But there’s some spooky streetmosphere and character greetings … Read more