After several false starts, Su♎per Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan has finally opened its doors to the public - just in time for Mario’s 35th anniversary. 

To commemorate the long-awaited day, Shigeru Miyamoto - or Mario’s dad, as he's also known - showed up alongside 💫Universal Studios Japan CEO Jean-Louis Bonnier as part of an opening ceremony. Thanks༺ to for catching some of the opening events on camera.

, the video game icon told guests: “The day we’ve been looking forward to has finally arrived! It’s been six years since we started development, and it’s gone so fast. The world’s first real Super Mario world. We’re happy to be able to release it in time for the 35th anniversary.” Miyamoto also added that “once the pandemic subsides, I hope everyone 🍒around the world will come and visit us. We are waiting for you!”

Super Nintendo World’s opening day has felt like a long-time coming after the park was 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:delayed several times due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s clear that it was worth the wait though as this 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Nintendo World tour review shows that the p⛦ark 🌺is full of interactive elements, tonnes of Mario-themed items, and lots of tasty-looking Mario food. 

Universal Studios Japan isn’t the only place receiving a Super Nintendo World however; Universal Studios Orlando is also in the process of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:building its own Mario theme park (however its opening day has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:been delayed until 2025), as is Universal Studios Hollywoo🦩d, which is hard at work on a smaller version of the par🅺k.

Fans are also theorising that a Donkey Kong-themed area may be coming to the park one day soon due to hints found by data miners in the Universal Park app a𒅌s well as a who first entered the Osaka based park.&nbsဣp;

If you just can’t wait to explore the park for yourself, check out most of Super Nintendo World in these 20 new videos.