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Thursday, May 28, 2015

9 Rides That Need To Be In Nintendo's New Theme Park At Universal

The world needs an IRL Zelda dungeon like Link needs heart pieces.

Nintendo announced this month they have minted a deal with Universal to feature Nintendo franchises at their theme parks. There is little information on what the rides will look like, but the very idea is fertile ground for a nerdy imagination.

Nintendo announced this month they have minted a deal with Universal to feature Nintendo franchises at their theme parks. There is little information on what the rides will look like, but the very idea is fertile ground for a nerdy imagination.

Every Nintendo franchise could conceivably have an entire theme park to itself. Imagine a Wii Sports Island full of real-life mini-games. Or a Hyrule Castle area with a Bombchu alley and comically oversize Cucco drumsticks. A Yoshi's Island park! A Kirby's Warp Star! The possibilities are endless.

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The Mario Kart Rainbow Road-ercoaster

The Mario Kart Rainbow Road-ercoaster

One of the hardest tracks in Mario Kart, an IRL Rainbow Road Rollercoaster wouldn’t nearly be the hair-tearing experience that it is in the games. Mostly because unlike the games, riders can’t fall off the sides. Hopefully.

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The Thwomp Drop

The Thwomp Drop

This one is pretty self-explanatory. You ride a Thwomp enemy from the Mario series hiiiiiiigh into the sky, take one wistful look at Yoshi's Island, and then drop hard with an obligatory UUU-AH sound.

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