- Jan 22, 2023
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I got to ride this 5 times on my recent trip. I think I mentioned the AR was kinda blurry my first time but it absolutely looked better on later rides so I may have just not gotten a good headset the first time.
I'll come right out and say this is one of my favorite rides at the Universal parks. It is up in the same echelon of rides like Spider-Man and Hagrid's to me. It strikes the right balance of a beautiful dark ride making you feel like you're on an adventure in the Mario world while also feeling endlessly re-rideable with an itch to get a better score or get that achievement you missed next time.
The interactivity of it all is just such a blast and after learning it on the first ride the controls and way to play the game became second nature for me. I love seeing the race play out at different angles by looking around and finding hidden targets to shoot. To know that with time this attraction will get even better as the tech and AR improves has me excited to see how it will look like at Epic Universe in a couple years. Also the queue for this ride is gorgeous and filled with Easter eggs that the Nintendo fan in me was gawking at in line, so even when there was a delay in the queue I enjoyed the atmosphere of it all.
I'll come right out and say this is one of my favorite rides at the Universal parks. It is up in the same echelon of rides like Spider-Man and Hagrid's to me. It strikes the right balance of a beautiful dark ride making you feel like you're on an adventure in the Mario world while also feeling endlessly re-rideable with an itch to get a better score or get that achievement you missed next time.
The interactivity of it all is just such a blast and after learning it on the first ride the controls and way to play the game became second nature for me. I love seeing the race play out at different angles by looking around and finding hidden targets to shoot. To know that with time this attraction will get even better as the tech and AR improves has me excited to see how it will look like at Epic Universe in a couple years. Also the queue for this ride is gorgeous and filled with Easter eggs that the Nintendo fan in me was gawking at in line, so even when there was a delay in the queue I enjoyed the atmosphere of it all.