in Universal Studios Japan, “Jump” into the world of Super Nintendo Donkey Kong Riding It puts visitors into the action of a video game mine cart, broken tracks and all. That’s right, you’ll experience a very realistic simulation of being in it KongCart and hop on a completely different rail on this coaster set to open at Universal Studios Japan.
Amusement park attraction tracker CoasterTalk She revealed a look at the technology in action from a distance while testing it Donkey Kong Country, a new section of Super Nintendo World.
You can see more footage in the video below, along with a digital rendering of the simulation that’s been set up to give us a closer look at what promises to be an exciting rollercoaster, based on publicly shared and patented blueprints.
Technology is bananas! It’s crazy to see these ride vehicles moving back and forth between the different roller coaster tracks just like in… Donkey Kong Games – you know, the ones where you put Kong on a mine cart where he has to jump from broken rail to broken rail to complete the level. Here you are the ape who trusts Universal Studios with your life in a highly immersive game simulation, jumping over tracks that from your perspective will look and feel like you are definitely in danger.
If you’re wondering how all this is possible, theme park attractions go from within Orlando Park Station Universal Creative has reportedly patented this technology as a “Boom Coaster,” where the ride vehicle will jump off those visible “broken” tracks — which are actually fake in the theme of the story — while actually running on a track discreetly hidden below. And while this is all good and dandy for the most part, we hope so Donkey Kong The ride will be officially announced for Epic Universe as well in Orlando (see Orlando Park Stop for more on that), so it’s still nerve-wracking. How things don’t go wrong in a theme park’s track record (flashbacks about how many times A motorcycle adventure of the magical creature Hagrid collapsed on opening) – so it’s likely there Pitfalls in the beginning. Despite living in simple fear of being stuck in a mid-air jump, this technology steps it up again, with Universal Creative doing their best to try something new. We will definitely give it a try once we test it properly!
the Donkey Kong Country expansion of Super Nintendo World and Donkey Kong: Mine Cart Madness The coaster is scheduled to open at Universal Studios Japan this spring.
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