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With characters from Super Mario, Pokémon, Sanrio, and Sesame Street, it’s like the Smash Bros. of theme park parades.
Donkey Kong, his pals, and new roller coaster will be waiting in jungle expansion that nearly doubles the size of Nintendo’s domain at USJ.
Fans lined up for hours for this anime character, and a lot of them had to return home empty-handed.
Wisteria Restaurant to pop up at Universal Studios Japan alongside Demon Slayer AR coaster.
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Set to open this winter, the ride takes fans on an adventure through multiple worlds from the Final Fantasy video game franchise.
Theme park announces its first-ever tie-up with the pair of massively popular anime, video game franchises.
Shigeru Miyamoto promises fun for theme park guests not just in Japan, but also California and Florida.
New Attack on Titan attraction also in development as theme park continues to embrace anime franchises.
Japan has been gearing up for Halloween since the end of August, but now that we’re actually into the correct month, we feel it’s acceptable to start posting Halloween-related articles. Today we’re introducing the Halloween festivities going on at Universal Studies in Osaka, Japan.
Hello Kitty may be as cute as a button, and there’s no denying she’s one of the most popular and successful character franchises ever created. And while our beloved Ms. Kitty may have almost single-handedly repaid her parent company Sanrio’s debts, it seems she’s still keeping herself as busy as ever, as it was announced recently that she’ll be opening her very first shop in the Universal Orlando Resort later this year. Yes, while the international feline celebrity may have turned 40 last November, she’s showing no signs of slowing down — but then again, somehow we didn’t think Ms.Kitty would be the type to enjoy early retirement!
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