Japan’s Super Nintendo World to expand with Donkey Kong Country area in 2024

Universal Studios Japan is set to welcome a new area to its Super Nintendo World in 2024 with the arrival of Donkey Kong Country.

Donkey Kong Country will open in Spring 2024 and expand Super Nintendo World by 70%.

“Thanks to the strong partnership with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and the many talented people at Nintendo, we are confident Donkey Kong Country will deliver an amazing, one-of-a-kind Donkey Kong experience to fans across the globe,” said Universal Studios Japan’s President and CEO, J.L. Bonnier.

“Through the collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Destinations & Experiences and Universal Studios Japan, we are preparing a theme park experience that will once again awe the world.”

Rides housed within Donkey Kong Country include Mine-Cart Madness, a family coaster that will seemingly jump across gaps in the track and perform other stunts from the Donkey Kong Country games.

Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Universal Creative, Brian Robinson, described the attraction as: “A new vision of coaster design that isn’t visually or viscerally bound to a traditional coaster track.”

He added: “This innovative design allows us to present the mine cart ride experiences of the Donkey Kong games, like jumping broken tracks. It is a coaster innovation that could only be born out of Donkey Kong Country and I cannot wait for fans to experience it!”