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The collaboration between Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts has been in the pipeline for a few years now.
But covert pictures taken in Hollywood, California, show the construction – and thus the journey to real life Rainbow Road – has begun and not enough Kirby can hold its breath in anticipation.
A theme park enthusiast who goes by the handle @Ryanthemepark shared some snaps he covertly took of the construction site.
While it’s not quite up to Princess Peach’s standards yet, the mere fact of seeing photographic evidence of this glorious shrine to all things Nintendo is a sight to behold.
It looks like it needs to level ups a few more times, but is coming along nicely:
Super Nintendo World Construction. pic.twitter.com/cSQWqKVFtW— RyanTheme Park (@Ryanthemepark) October 17, 2018
crane on site for Super Nintendo World pic.twitter.com/0TPmDf5mTB— RyanTheme Park (@Ryanthemepark) October 17, 2018
The photographs show construction is underway for three Super Mario Worlds – one each at the Hollywood and Japanese parks with a third site set for the Orlando destination.
So, the real question remains: what’s in store for visitors?

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He also said:
We know there will be a Mario Kart ride. About a month ago it became public that Universal Studios is building a fourth gate, another theme park, and they’ve amassed a big chunk of land to do that. It’s very logical to think that Nintendo is going to be the cornerstone, the Harry Potter of this new park.Shigeru Miyamoto said he is ‘constantly amazed’ at how park developers over at Universal can bring ‘the essence of our games to life in the real world’.
Watch what else he haas to say in the promo video below:
With the mobile nature of some of Nintendo’s most popular games – like Super Mario Odyssey (but not Pokemon GO) – some pundits think Nintendo could plan on adding special features to encourage players to bring their gaming devices with them, such as offering special downloadable content, reports Variety.
The Japanese instalment was first announced in 2015. Construction began in June 2017 and is planned for completion in time for Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympics.
A completion date is yet to be set for Hollywood or Orlando, but between this and the upcoming Mario movie, there’s enough to get excited about in the future.
In the words of Yoshi, WHOO-HOO!
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