Nintendo will unveil the Donkey Kong Country expansion at its Super Nintendo World theme park today (Monday, November 11th) at 5pm ET, the company announced in a post on X. That means a new area of Universal Studios Japan may finally be opening soon. , delayed from the previously announced spring 2024 launch window.
A new park attraction featuring Mario’s barrel-throwing nemesis debuted in 2021. The highlight is a ride called Mine Cart Madness, named after the highest level in the 1994 SNES game Donkey Kong Country. After being blasted out of a barrel cannon, you’ll race through the jungle in a minecart, which includes a “jump over broken railroad tracks” action, as Nintendo showed in renderings earlier this year.
The direct livestream appears to focus solely on the world of Donkey Kong, with Nintendo specifically noting that “no gaming information will be featured,” so don’t expect any news regarding the next-gen console Switch 2 either. .
When announcing Super Donkey Kong, Nintendo said it would expand the size of the park by up to 70 percent. Nippon Park’s current attractions are the Mario Kart Bowser’s Challenge roller coaster and Yoshi’s Adventure. Nintendo recently announced that the Super Nintendo World Attraction will open at Universal Studios Orlando on May 22, 2025, featuring the same attractions as the Osaka park.
