Nintendo partnering with Universal to make attractions.

[JackCH]

I for one really hope they don't make a fast Cars ride. It's for kids! You don't want a fast ride for kids.

(Wait, RSR goes how fast now?)

 

[Tom Morrow]

The Mario Kart attraction shows they've learnt nothing from the Fast N Furious attraction debacle.

Still would like to know who were the team behind these attractions. Comcast need to have a polite word and ensure they are removed from work on any future attractions, in my opinion. Worry is they may have their sweaty paws over Epic attractions - hopefully not.

To be fair, the Nintendo attractions were probably greenlit before F&F opened. This stuff has been in development for a while. I mean this thread is nearly 10 years old! Crazy. Buuut. There was also time to course-correct.

 

[lazyboy97o]

To be fair, the Nintendo attractions were probably greenlit before F&F opened. This stuff has been in development for a while. I mean this thread is nearly 10 years old! Crazy. Buuut. There was also time to course-correct.

It was Comcast who wanted Fast & Furious: Supercharged. It was supposed to be their big thing th
at was to be built around the world based on their huge franchise. Thierry Coup’s comment at IAAPA in 2021 was that he wished he had stopped it, and he wasn’t exactly some low level functionary at the time.

 

[Tom Morrow]

It was Comcast who wanted Fast & Furious: Supercharged. It was supposed to be their big thing th
at was to be built around the world based on their huge franchise. Thierry Coup’s comment at IAAPA in 2021 was that he wished he had stopped it, and he wasn’t exactly some low level functionary at the time.

Right. So then why did they continue to build attractions that give people a feeling of "bait and switch" when they don't deliver an experience the IP and concept suggests?

 

[sonoma15]

I'm sorry to tell you all this but I'm pretty sure Comcast sees all of Nintendo World as an outstanding success - especially Mario Kart. All they see is the $$$ that comes in from it.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I'm sorry to tell you all this but I'm pretty sure Comcast sees all of Nintendo World as an outstanding success - especially Mario Kart. All they see is the $$$ that comes in from it.

And in the end, as theme park enthusiasts, this is what we should care about most - how much money the land makes for the shareholders and executives.

 

[sonoma15]

And in the end, as theme park enthusiasts, this is what we should care about most - how much money the land makes for the shareholders and executives.

That has nothing to do with what I said though. I was responding to people like Donnie who insist that Nintendo World is some kind of big failure Comcast should be worried about. In the end, theme park enthusiasts look for different things in rides and lands than the General Public do, and I don't think most enthusiasts know what is best for what a theme park needs, they just want what is best for themselves.

 

[sedati]

Is it true that any Nintendo attraction has to debut in Japan first? This seems super restrictive as space is limited there. Zelda, Pokemon, Luigi's mansion- all rumored for Florida but is there space for so many rides in Japan even with the rumored expansion into parking spaces?

 

[DarkMetroid567]

I'm sorry to tell you all this but I'm pretty sure Comcast sees all of Nintendo World as an outstanding success - especially Mario Kart. All they see is the $$$ that comes in from it.

100%. The top three IPs you’ll see people wearing at USH right now are Mario, then Grinch, then Disneyland.

 

[J4546]

I know its a rendom dream but I wish Nintendo built their own Mushroom Kingdom park from the ground up. with different areas around the Castle. Zelda Land, Star Fox/Fzero Land, Pokemon Land, etc... Nintendo has enough IPS to round out an entire park easily