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Title: Nintendo will show off 'Donkey Kong Country' theme park expansion at
live event today

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:00:15 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/nint...

Nintendo is set to show off the Donkey Kong Country expansion of its Super
Nintendo World theme park today (Monday, November 11) at 5PM ET, the company
revealed in a post on X. That means the new Universal Studios Japan area
might finally open soon, after being delayed from the previously announced
launch window of Spring 2024.

The new park attraction featuring Mario's barrel-throwing nemesis was first
revealed in 2021. The centerpiece is a ride called Mine Cart Madness, named
after the best level in the 1994 SNES game Donkey Kong Country. After being
blasted out of a barrel cannon, you'll take a mine cart ride through the
jungle that includes a "leap across a collapsed track" as Nintendo showed in
a render earlier this year.

Tune in on 11/11 at 2 p.m. PT for a SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Direct livestream!
The stream will be roughly 10 minutes and showcase Donkey Kong Country of
#SuperNintendoWorld at Universal Studios Japan. No game information will be
featured. #NintendoDirect

📺: https://t.co/0QwNF7DIkG pic.twitter.com/P0HPDK9x0y

ΓÇö Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 10, 2024

The direct livestream appears to be focused on Donkey Kong world alone, and
Nintendo specifically pointed out that "no game information will be featured"
ΓÇö so don't expect any news on the next-gen Switch 2 console either.

Donkey Kong Country will expand the park size by up to 70 percent, Nintendo
said when it was announced. Current attractions at the Japan park are the
Mario Kart: Kuppa's Challenge rollercoaster and Yoshi Adventure. Nintendo
recently announced that it would open a Super Nintendo World attraction at
Universal Studios Orlando on May 22nd, 2025 with the same attractions as the
park in Osaka.

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