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Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park was scheduled to open on February 4. But on Thursday, the company announced plans to postpone the opening, due to a peak in COVID-19 and an “emergency declaration” in Osaka Prefecture. The park will now open sometime after February 4, when the state of emergency is no longer in effect. Due to the nature of the pandemic, it is completely unknown when this will happen.
The postponement comes less than a month after Nintendo dedicated a full Direct to the new theme park. Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan have spent the last year teasing fans about the park, revealing its fantastic food as well as its Mario Kart-themed ride, Koopa’s Challenge.
Universal Studios will eventually open a version of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando. The company has not given a timeline for these expansions and likely won’t do so until the Universal Studios Japan release officially opens.
It has been a difficult year for theme parks, as COVID-19 has proven to be too dangerous for a reasonable visit. But one day – hopefully sooner or later – the world will open up again and we can finally get our hands on this Mario pancake sandwich.
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