{"id":39659,"date":"2024-11-12T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T02:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=39659"},"modified":"2024-11-12T11:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T02:18:31","slug":"nintendo-to-open-new-donkey-kong-country-area-at-super-nintendo-world-in-japan-and-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendo-to-open-new-donkey-kong-country-area-at-super-nintendo-world-in-japan-and-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo to open new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Japan and the USA\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nintendo just revealed that&nbsp;it will open the new Donkey Kong Country area in the <strong>Super Nintendo World<\/strong> located inside Universal Studios Japan on December 11, 2024. What\u2019s more, Donkey Kong Country will also be an attraction at the new Super Nintendo World that will open in Florida next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news was delivered by Shigeru Miyamoto himself in the most recent Nintendo Direct broadcast on November 12. The main attraction of the new Donkey Kong Country area is the Mine Cart Madness roller coaster ride, located inside a recreation of the games\u2019 Golden Temple. The area also features a conga drum rhythm game, food and drink featuring Donkey Kong\u2019s favorite food (bananas, of course), and Funky\u2019s Fly \u2018n\u2019 Buy shop where you can buy exclusive merchandise.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"679\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39659-001.jpg\" alt=\"Shigeru Miyamoto introduces the new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan\" class=\"wp-image-39667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39659-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39659-001-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241112-39659-001-768x435.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like in the Super Mario area of Super Nintendo World, you can also get a wristband (Donkey Kong Power Up Band) that links to an app on your smartphone. One of the interactive challenges in the Donkey Kong Country area involves scanning the wristband every time you find a secret hidden in your surroundings.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Donkey Kong Country area will open on December 11, 2024 at Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan. Next year, a new Super Nintendo World will open inside Universal Epic Universe in Orlando, Florida in the USA. The second Super Nintendo World to open in the USA, it will feature both the Super Mario and Donkey Kong Country areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Direct (Donkey Kong Country) 11.11.2024\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F8OtALOr8JI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about this attraction can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/super-nintendo-world.usj.co.jp\/en\/us\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super Nintendo World (Japan)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/epic-universe\/worlds\/super-nintendo-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super Nintendo World (Orlando, USA)<\/a> official websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest Nintendo Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto gave a tour of the Donkey Kong Country area opening in Super Nintendo World Japan next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":39666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,33],"class_list":["post-39659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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