Just days ahead of the park's official opening, it's been discovered that Japan's Super Nintendo World contains a locked Donkey Kong door, hinting at a future park expansion.
VGC reports that the mysterious door is located and 'hidden' towards the north of the park, featuring "a very DK-esque design" as seen in the image below. Neither Nintendo nor Universal has acknowledged this door in any official capacity so far, but there's plenty of reason to believe that new Donkey Kong elements are already being planned for the park.
Towards the end of last year, dataminers uncovered Donkey Kong stickers in the park's mobile app, suggesting that there will be activities to see and do featuring Nintendo's beloved Kong family of characters.
And rumours of DK's involvement with the park have actually been present since way back in 2019, when leaked concept models revealed a Super Mario area and Donkey Kong area. The Super Mario concept work is almost identical to the real deal seen at the park today, so it's not exactly a stretch to assume that the DK model was also legit.
Even if COVID wasn't ruining our travel plans, perhaps holding off on a visit is the best course of action? Two areas in one sounds pretty great to us.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Love the photo with Shigeru, pure joy. It's been a long journey for him to get where he is now. Respect for this legend.
They’re keeping Paulina in there 👀
He’s finally back to kick some tail?
Only those with at least 10 copies of Donkey Kong Barrel Blast on their person at all times may enter
yea it is absolutely for that. cannot wait to see it when its finished!
So that's where they keep the bodies
Could it be a fire exit which they forgot to mark up? Oh well
That’s where you get put if you test positive for Covid. Down into the Sarlacc Pit!
The Kong's banana hoard is beyond that door!
That must be the Banana Night Club ^3^
Really, Nintendo? First they ship incomplete games with the DLC arriving at a later date, now you’re doing the same thing for your theme park? Why can’t theme park designers release finished parks?
This was all a joke btw
I really hope this is the first of many! Would love a Pikmin land where everything is huge and I feel tiny! Or a Metroid ride where I'm piloting Samus' ship, or maybe part of a fleet led by Samus. A Hyrule castle to just walk around if nothing else would be amazing. And of course, a Brewster's to relax and buy a drink.
That's just the New Funky Mode. It's available if you buy your ticket again at full price.
It has to be where the zamboni comes out of..
There's clearly space behind that area that's been marked for expansion, you can see where it leads in overviews.
https://attractionsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Super-Nintendo-World-vertical.jpg
Right now it probably functions as an entry door for cast members (most theme parks tend to have those out in the open), but the DK expansion is inevitable unless COVID were to cripple the park that badly.
It's pretty clearly going to be the Donkey Kong expansion. There's already a model for what it will look like in Florida. After the slow, screen based action of Mario Kart in SNW, I'm ALL IN on the DK mine train coaster we'll be getting.
https://www.themeparktribune.com/leaked-model-of-universals-super-nintendo-world-includes-donkey-kong-ride/
Theming will only get them so far. The Mario Kart ride looks boring and there isn't enough to do in the park. I don't see this moving beyond Japan. I know there are plans for a US release but I bet it'll be quite a bit different. Compared to Harry Potter section this is tame. Yes attendance will be off the hook, then people will realize its boring.
I hope we get a legend of Zelda expansion
There's a mysterious locked door in my basement. I'm pretty sure it just leads to the outside, but now I'm wondering if it's actually Donkey Kong
Perhaps the DK area will be completed for his anniversary in 2023 (if I'm not mistaken)?
Edit: I was wrong. The anniversary its actually in this year, in summer.
Some part of me wish for there to be a serect massive DK animatronic behind the door waiting be let lose. Other part of me would be extremely terrified if this was true.
@Diddy64 DK’s 40th anniversary is this year!
@antonio2244 Oh! Sorry then. I thought the arcade one was in 1983. Guess I miss by two years 😅
I found a Pikimins!!!!
Donkey Kong is my favorite fictional character so this is EXTREMELY EXCITING! I'm looking forward to going to this one and the one in Florida, where I live! This is a literal dream come true!!
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