Full Ride POV of Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge at Universal Hollywood - Super Nintendo World

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[@Pikroid]

This ride surprisingly feels really fast when you're there in person. Don't let any footage of this ride fool you. If you let this ride immerse you, I guarantee you'll have a ton of fun.

[@2_good_4_u_bby]

I was just gonna ask that. Hope its not some slow ride. I mean its mario kart. Needs to be a fast thrilling ride not some slow disney kiddie ride.

[@Pikroid]

@@2_good_4_u_bby Yeah it's absolutely not what most people who haven't been make it out to be. I totally think they nailed it when it comes to balancing thrill and interactivity.

[@briansilva4165]

On these videos it looks slow and all over the place. They should have designed at least one fast straight away when you get the star ⭐️ so you can knock all the other races to the side of you to give the illusion of invincibility. Also they should have thrown in at least one fan favorite Toad scream, and “imma Luigi number one” Somewhere in there. Lol

[@chilltime2353]

It looks so trash is it actually that fun?

[@Pikroid]

@@chilltime2353 Yeah. Any sort of footage is bound to look like garbage since the ride uses AR glasses that are designed for your eyes, not a camera lens. Also, the amount of motion simulation the ride uses is insane.

[@senorphilipe7417]

This is 100% the best AR footage of the ride out right now

[@SharkAcademy]

And yet to me it seemed unbelievably underwhelming. I think it’s because I set my expectations too high. I thought it would be a regular outdoor kart racing track like you see in many parks, but themed with large Mario Kart sets and then they would add the VR to it. Not being on tracks unable to control your vehicle

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

@@SharkAcademy - This whole Nintendo area seems undercooked and genuinely not fun.

[@Rick.Grayson]

And wow it’s not in any way appealing…

[@imsocool5932]

@@SharkAcademy Idk how they would make it work if it was a real go kart. With the animatronics, ar etc.

[@SHADOWSTRIKE1]

Oh wow really? Because I think this footage is awful and I have no idea what they’re doing. I feel like I’m watching someone film a 3D movie using only one lens of the 3D goggles.

[@simonoh3655]

I’m very happy that they added lots of practical fog effect than japan one

[@TheNamekianClown]

Very fascinating that they used what I assume is parts of the Yoshi queue for the first part of the queue to squeeze a little bit of it in without having the full ride.

[@graffiti.777]

The Yoshi ride does not exist there in Hollywood. That's all queue for MarioKart

[@barnes_and_noobs]

Feels like it needs some real animatronics of the characters, at the end of the ride at least. When I see a dark ride style like this, I guess my brain is just trained to want to see some animatronics.

[@emily91303]

They did better than the 2021 version! Good 👍 work there, Universal Studios West!

[@unknownuser7542]

what did they change?

[@nematodes23]

@@unknownuser7542 Added smoke and steam to some parts and overall made it slightly faster

[@unknownuser7542]

@@nematodes23 ohh I didnt notice that. But overall its a clone right?

[@exrill6367]

What are you on about?? they add more FXS to the AR footage, thats it.. plus the thing breaksdown 2 times in this video

[@emily91303]

@@exrill6367 AR is with special vision!

[@jevilstail]

UNIVERSAL NEVER MISSES WITH THESE QUEUE LINES I really wish you focused your camera on Bowser's books 😩 I need all the details possible

[@Ashkihyena]

Can’t wait for this to come to Orlando.

[@Angie2343]

Me too. But the thought of the entrance warp pipe having an escalator surprises me.

[@Thekiller2981]

Orlando Is also Getting Donkey Kong Extension so gonna be even bigger for Super Nintendo World Orlando

[@Angie2343]

@@Thekiller2981 We are gonna say hi to DK and his friends! I know just the thing to give him. An IMPOSSIBLE BURGER! =D Ot's plant-based so he can eat it!

[@micravinxenos3047]

Orlando might be better and actually have a fun fast paced ride where you don't have to stare at another screen/or use AR.

[@Angie2343]

@@micravinxenos3047 What about the escalator in the warp pipe?

[@gabrieldally6044]

I did this yesterday, it is SOOO much better in person. One of the best dark rides

[@kyckrox1]

Hint: dark ride Mario fans don’t want a dark ride, we wanted a high paced slightly fast Mario kart did not deliver and also did not fully immerse you.

[@bronzerella]

⁠@@kyckrox1Who’s we?

[@elinolasco-vj5jm]

@@kyckrox1sucks to suck

[@TheMadMadman]

Dynamic Attractions: "Hey Nintendo and Universal, we've made a state of the art ride system that can almost perfectly emulate the experience of Mario Kart. Interested?" Nintendo and Universal: "Thanks, but no thanks. We're going to make the Mario Kart ride slower than Mr. Toad's Wild Ride but with AR." Dynamic Attractions: "Are you su-" Nintendo and Universal: "SLOWER MR. TOAD WITH AR!"

[@OathOfTheThirteenth]

This is it.

[@Drebe73]

Love they kept the Koopa references, and the original pre show video from Japan.

[@VincentAlfonso]

Let's A Go! Great job filming this!! I can't wait to ride this! I like the way you recorded your POV of the ride! I'm thinking about recording my own video of the ride too with my iPhone 14 Pro Max in the 0.5 lens that shows a lot of details and the courses! I definitely can see myself filming the ride for my channel and playing at the same time!

[@fifthrider]

You spend more time in line than the ride, so the line has to look good. ( Avatar, Indiana Jones, etc. ) Wow, this line queue looks good. I'd almost hate to rush through it too quickly.

[@LAjames1981]

This feels slow on camera but it’s super fast and hype if you go in-person, it’s so fun especially at rainbow road

[@GravityRaider]

Great POV of the AR. Still not a fan of this ride from a conceptual standpoint, but at least it'll be highly re-rideable.

[@bobbarker1984]

I can’t imagine someone waiting in line all day for this ride. The other stuff looks cool though

[@Jaywall1111]

I can’t even believe how boring this ride looks I thought since it was a racing ride it would be…uhmmmm…FAST! 😂

[@lexdraws1729]

I mean this ride is definitely different than the others, more virtual elements regarding the arm band that allow you to do stuff on the ride and other areas of Nintendo world, it gives an aspect of competitiveness and it’s Mario related. Who doesn’t like that.

[@lexdraws1729]

@@Jaywall1111 someone said they made it faster so 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@josephmora5230]

People waited 3 hours for web slingers.

[@imsocool5932]

@@Jaywall1111 Its really not about the speed but feeling immersed into the world

[@alishanightshade3270]

Just want to say that this ride is come from Japan universal studio which is a family friendly park instead of targeting on teenagers and adults. The attraction will design for any ages. It's normal for them to make the kart being slow and interactive, not being a roller coaster

[@captainseg]

Thankfully it's still in technical rehearsal. There are some things that need to be worked on like the timing of the ride

[@cynderrrrrrr]

I think the reason the timing is off is because the ride moves slightly faster in this version, I could be wrong though, it just looks faster.

[@theheroneededwillette6964]

Also I noticed that they used the Japanese version of the pre show.

[@JorbyTinky]

@@theheroneededwillette6964 Yeah, Bowser and Toad are still referred to as their original names Koopa and Kinopio

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

Looked like the issue was stacking (there were a ton of karts at the end of the ride waiting to get back into the station). If stacking is too great that it fills all the available blocks at the end of the ride, you'll see Karts start to stop mid ride (similar to what was seen here) until the blocks ahead clear. Once ops get a bit better, this should resolve itself (or they will just remove some karts to improve the timing).

[@ugh9671]

I find it strange that they're using what looks like Japan's pre show footage at this one, and they're calling Bowser "Koopa" despite it being called "Bowsers Challenge" here. I know they call Bowser Koopa in Japan but it's weird they still said it during the pre show at Hollywood.

[@Andreas32300]

Probably a placeholder until the opening.

[@thelostmessenger]

Yeah it's probably temporary

[@josueelombre931]

Idk when I think Mario kart I think fast paced chaos. Not slow moving vr.

[@NintendoGirl49]

15:44 Look closely, you can see the Manta Ray from Mario Galaxy 1.

[@micravinxenos3047]

This is cute & looks great,but it's all show and no actual action ( sure digital action 🙄). I know they have AR but I'm honestly tired of staring at 3D screens there & not having anything actually fast paced. I wish they had enough room to get real serious about Mario world. There should be cheep cheep water rides, Mario kart rainbow road coaster, Browser action dark ride that doesn't depend on 3D screens, maybe a spinning shell ride, Luigi mansion dark ride etc. If Nintendo wanted to it could make a fantastic theme park of it's own with many rides & interactive things. It's just a shame.

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

If they are able to fit the Donkey Kong coaster there that they are building in Orlando/Japan, that may appease you. That coaster will rely almost entirely on practical effects (and they have some neat little things planned for that ride).

[@RecoridoLol]

Bro you’re describing an entire park not a singular land. And also: The fact that people are shamed for trying something new is sad. Like, do I want something better? Yes. But like, I think the concept is cool.

[@melrwill]

I insist that they missed an opportunity to make an animatronic, scary dark ride based on Bowsers Castle. 🤔

[@AdriaticTokoru]

It looks pretty cool and this time we got the English writing this time for that contract, however what bothers me is the fact there's still Japanese text and a few details which could've been changed. I can understand because it takes time to update the visuals and translation

[@subiediaries6157]

Looks like the footprint of the new land is mini, not much to do. going to be so packed there every day

[@attractionshubno1]

Great video, now I take back what I said about the AR on a previous video from a different channel. The AR quality is decent so in terms of the ride with AR I’d give it a solid 8/10

[@evilfyredragon2738]

16:37 Ain’t no way they added the Luigi death glare-

[@DriverGuy23]

I’m glad I’m old enough to experience the rides of the past with none of the virtual crap. It’s sad to know that the amusement parks in a few decades will probably just be a virtual experiences only.

[@kahboom76]

So basically Bowser challenged Mario to a multi-track race with battle mode. The track consist of 12 course themes that intertwine based on which path the racer takes. This likely due to having 16 racers competing, so at certain times the track separates 8 racers to a pacific course then merges them again in the next course

[@rmannayr2129]

THIS LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN!

[@WhirlOmar]

Why is it going so slow, though? Don't understand it. If this is the way it is, I'm afraid they could have done better.

[@jstorm7922]

Will they update the pre show videos to English or will it stay the same?

[@TwilightLink77]

Most likely they’ll change it to full English.

[@Gamerboss40YT]

It’s currently in Technical rehearsal so I’m pretty sure they’ll change It once It opens.

[@cadendicky1855]

Looks great. But I'm a little confused about the queue, just the first half of it. It's all clearly themed to Yoshi's Island. Are they going to add Yoshi's adventure there later or was it just something they were going to add but cancelled at the last minute?

[@eaj626]

The land is only open for technical rehearsals currently. I would imagine they are just using that Yoshi queue temporarily.

[@karebear3152]

aww, no stained glass piranha plant light? I am disappointed. 🙄😂 Also, sorry the ride itself still looks horrible lol. Is this really the only thing in the CA version of the land? They didn't even get the Yoshi ride?

[@jasonregan365]

LOved this ride thanks universal and nintendo for this

[@Mikethekingboss]

Can’t wait to go on this ride!

[@supermarioplushboi85]

Does the end screen depend on how you did, or what side of the area you're at?

[@JoseLHernandezJ]

Im a little disappointed with the lack of localization for western audiences, they still use koopa and kinopio in the training videos. They didn't bother to update it.

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

Why should they? We wouldn't do the same for other countries.

[@slippahmastah]

It’s a technical rehersal. They’ll probably change it by next month. (Which is when the park actually opens)

[@MrStGeorgeIllawarra]

@@slippahmastah that makes sense

[@tedioustotoro4885]

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra except…..we do. Like, the Japanese version of Minion Mayhem is in Japanese, not English

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

I'm sure it will be updated before Epic Universe opens...

[@Jorge_Amari]

Can’t wait to experience this

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

6:26 Mario Party reference on one of the books

[@ChrisHart20256]

I’m going to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood next year

[@Jaywall1111]

I remember first hearing about universals plan for this ride and being so beyond excited for it. This is NOT what I was expecting at all. It looks boring 😢

[@CocoPuyo]

🤓🤓🤓

[@Theprccollector]

Glad I’m not the only one who found this subpar as well.

[@legotrex]

I rode this and it’s alot fun then i expected.

[@hugocastilla3102]

Maybe on person it will be better

[@Jaywall1111]

@@hugocastilla3102 I’m really hoping so! I just thought since it’s a racing game it would be….uhmmm….FAST!

[@SfinxVid]

I have always been wondering with this ride, does the AR feel natural while on this ride or is it as messy as on all the onride videos with the AR included? I mean it’s super hard to capture the AR on video obviously but I’m curious if that’s the reason why it looks messy sometimes or if that’s also what you experience while being on this ride

[@mk.xo29]

The AR is definitely more natural on the actual ride, you can't capture the AR correctly on video because you're essentially shoving a phone behind the AR goggles which can't capture the orientation correctly.

[@alexalzona6477]

My burrito and what the ### is that is the most background npc dialogue. Really immersive!

[@planepirate]

"It looks so messy"....have you ever played mario kart? It's one big chaotic mess lol. Not perfect, but definitely looks like fun for fans of the game and strong enough to bring in some non fans.

[@LowHeroic]

At 10:05, are the Miis from Wii Sports Club/Wii Party U since they look familiar

[@rmannayr2129]

CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE THIS!

[@nicolemejia7063]

Omg I didn’t even notice you can see Luigi and Toad cheering in the end the first time I rode it. That’s so cute 🥰

[@alexanderjacob1008]

I didn’t think universal could have dropped the ball harder than they did with Fast and the Furious, but now this. Absolute waste of what could have been a world class, thrilling ride for all. Universal, just stick with intamin and build coasters, you won’t beat Disney on dark rides. Ever.

[@rmannayr2129]

THE RIDE IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!

[@Thomas-fy9yc]

What an expensive missed opportunity to create a fun ride. This looks like a one ride and never again except for maybe 4 year olds. Maybe they should have ridden the new ratatouille ride at Epcot or the Cars ride at California Adventure and got a sense of a good car ride.

[@Hexcimal83]

It feels like it would have been more fun to have guests just play the game. If I had to wait forever in line for this, I would have been majorly disappointed.

[@YoMommaHouse.]

I’ve never seen a ride with a better queue than ride. They should allow us to just drive themed go karts around the queue and land. You can get out and walk faster than these vehicles. This is sad.

[@PhoenixRiseup577]

Wait did it change something super Nintendo world mario

[@mholbrook4738]

Why is the Yoshi queue in the park if the ride isn’t?

[@22professional]

It looks like there is just way too much going on in your field of vision all at the same time? It looks totally confusing as to what you're meant to be firing at? I'd think you have to ride it several times before you get a feel for what's going on...which would be very frustrating giving the long wait in the queue!?

[@thatonedude100]

Friendly Fire seems to happen a lot on this ride

[@mickeysmyspiritanimal223]

Thank you for the awesome video! 🥳🎉 If true fans love this, then, it’s a success. For others, it will be underwhelming and definitely not worth the wait times! 😔

[@SirKnarf]

looks awesome, but needs major improvements before its EPIC quality.

[@tim1694]

This won me over on the AR effect

[@yticalz]

Is it as fast as a rollercoaster or no? I would love to come here one day and try it out but I would be lowkey nervous haha

[@alexhein1738]

sadly no its a very slow ride and boring.

[@thekansaijorgedudeproducti6896]

So Amazing

[@minionthefabulous]

Why is the instructions screen was still Japan in Hollywood???

[@exrill6367]

at 16:38 luigi give you his stare XD

[@rmannayr2129]

IT'S SO COOL!

[@RickiTikkiTavi]

This looks like so much fun!

[@benjamin_0265]

I don't mind the 3D/AR concept, but it looks a lot slower that I expected, which doesn't make any sense considering this is an attraction based on a racing game. All the visuals and everything are amazing, but I just wish they made the ride move faster.

[@KettouRyuujin]

Interesting how they have the Japanese preshow footage. I assume that’ll get changed before the official opening?

[@NYPlasticDoc]

anyone have info how to enter super Nintendo world or go on the ride starting opening date?

[@kaxinne]

Do you actually need the band? Even if I don’t wanna get “points” and interact with the park?

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

The band is not required for this ride nor is it "required" for the land. Think of it like the interactive wands in Wizarding World... not needed, but they enable you to experience the land "more fully". I will say though that the "game" (like Batuu Bounty Hunter in Galaxy's edge... only substantially better) in the land is almost an attraction on its own (in the sense of how long it takes to complete), and you won't be able to play the game at all if you don't have the band.

[@dapperloser3025]

if all you want to do is ride the ride and buy the food/merch then no you don't need the band

[@kaxinne]

@@dapperloser3025 thank you for the responses! Been looking everywhere for this

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

A darkroom AR was not what I was expecting from a Mario Kart ride... honestly would prefer an actual go-kart track styled after the SNES games with light-up item boxes and coins you drive over and karts rigged to shift gears up/down and hit brakes according to what items are used against it... like, they already did this small-scale with Home Circuit...

[@hollymccutcheon6990]

Is this ride bumpy at all?

[@bodd-energon5502]

Not at all. It's quite slow and smooth. It's akin to a Fantasyland ride in Disneyland.

[@HomePlateDrums]

They’re still using the screens from the Japan version. Why?

[@dapperloser3025]

becasue this is inherenthly an AR focused experience, i honestly like that we get the racer overlayed on actual sets instead of just shooting at flat walls ala toy story mania

[@HomePlateDrums]

@@dapperloser3025 No, I mean, when the rules are being explained. The TVs are still calling Bowser “Koopa”.

[@dapperloser3025]

@@HomePlateDrums oh sorry in that case: i think the english translations are running late, this is the "technical rehearsal" after all

[@HomePlateDrums]

@@dapperloser3025 Eh, that makes sense.

[@Dravyn21x]

Wow, I expected something different.

[@sierraisstressed]

Was expecting it to be a roller coaster tbh lol

[@CLOWNTOWNBBY]

10:06 - PAPER MIIS!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@NickMario1]

Do you like miis?

[@CLOWNTOWNBBY]

@@NickMario1 yes, yes I do :)

[@NickMario1]

@@CLOWNTOWNBBY oh nice me too!

[@calvincheng]

How did you film the ride?

[@TheFBoner]

Probably used some kind of video recording device.

[@billyz90]

Why are Bowser and Toad referred to as Koopa and Kinopio? Did they just re-use the Japanese pre-show without any edits???

[@Gamerboss40YT]

Right now, it’s in technical rehearsal. It will be changed once it officially opens.

[@theevilmayor1619]

I’m so disappointed the line was a to long like the whole video was about the line and the ride was so disappointing I thought they were going to do something like you were racing the other people on the kart and other characters in the game and you can it them with the items so

[@mililanimanaoat2952]

I was hoping it would be more like the mummy ride and coaster like not sure it’s worth that line kinda like the Transformers ride

[@rj18903]

I'm guessing this used to be the same space as Back to the Future the ride?

[@MegaSoulHero]

No. The Back to the Future ride was where Simpsons currently is.

[@rj18903]

@@MegaSoulHero Ok...i didn't know if the Simpsons ride had been decommissioned for that space....I hadn't been there in like 12 years.

[@bullseyecello]

It’s so slow

[@Megannicole-ve4qj]

Does it make you feel like you’re going to vomit from virtual motion sickness a La the Simpsons ride? 😅

[@916nene]

Wait that looks like the mummy ride, they got rid of it?!?!!!?

[@DarkDoge]

No. This is next to the transformers.

[@Webslinger760]

Everyone keeps saying how excited they were for a mario kart ride and are disappointed with this. I personally, don't think Mario Kart was a good idea for an attraction to begin with. It's awesome in theory, as everyone knows the games. But It would basically be Go-Karts which you can find at your local go-kart tracks. As for making this a coaster, I don't think a coaster would work either. Not enough space and we needed a themed attraction, not another roller-coaster. But hopefully Hollywood gers DK. The closest thing people said you could have at least for thrill would be cars or test track. But then that'd probably be too fast for the AR though 🤣😂 So I'm actually not sure what people expected this ride to be with current technology??

[@julianlopes2886]

Years 10th anniversary of mario movie in 3D

[@jeremystoeckel9903]

Hey guys, at least it's not a party bus ride! Progress...

[@ducheau100]

It's a long ride

[@chefpeanut6214]

longer the ride, the more worth its wait time

[@Gamerboss40YT]

Rise of the Resistance is better than this! Mariokart ain’t fast enough.

[@alexanderjacob1008]

Rise of the resistance is the best ride in the world. This is garbage. Don’t insult ROTR like that lol 😂

[@DarkDoge]

@@alexanderjacob1008 not best in the world, but definitely way damn better than this.

[@daredevil2025]

this looks cute, but way too much stimulation. Also looks incredibly slow for a racing themed ride. I feel like it could have been executed much better :/

[@marteun3745]

awsome POV

[@nickellfrancis8522]

That was a great ride

[@maxsouthy]

Congratulations Jane

[@r0syyyy]

are there height requirements? I want to take my 3 year old on it

[@alanflores6867]

Damn that ride looks weak lmao😂

[@CapeSIX]

Don’t get me wrong Disney makes rides more appealing to the eyes… with the smallest of details covered… but they also take 5 years to build a rollercoaster that already exists… Disney does not see the fright train that is universal about to take over their once thought captive audience that will go no matter what

[@taylorjolicoeur2603]

Awesome

[@YouBeanz]

The theme is very nice but that definitely looks boring as hell. It still has a dope appearance though.

[@thekansaijorgedudeproducti6896]

19:44 Did I Saw Something

[@noahsullivan5482]

isn’t the whole point of mario kart that you go fast?