Nintendo fans will have to wait longer to visit a Super Nintendo World in the United States. After a pandemic-related construction delay, Universal’s Epic Universe park in Orlando, which will include the Nintendo-themed attraction, will miss its originally planned opening date for 2023. Jerry Demings, Mayor of Orange County Universal informed him that the park will open in early 2025.
After the news broke, the company published an article in the Epic Universe. He did not announce a new inauguration date, but he also did not contest the mayor’s comment. Universal confirmed that work on the project was restarted after Comcast, its parent company, ordered a postponement near the start of the pandemic. He said the work “will begin immediately”, but also noted that it will take “several months” for the project to be readjusted and scaled up.
In addition to saying that the site will eventually occupy 750 acres and include a theme park, entertainment center, as well as hotels, shops and restaurants, Universal did not share its specific vision for the Epic Universe. We know this attraction, but it is not clear whether it will open at the same time as the rest of the park.
The first Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan, faced its own set of pandemic-related delays. The theme park was originally planned, but Universal Studios Japan opened after the city declared a state of emergency due to rising rates of COVID-19 infection.