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Park News - (8/19/20) According to this update a temporary new “XR Ride” concept opened at Universal Studios Japan on August 4, 2020 themed to “Stand By Me Doraemon 2”. The new attraction placed VR headgear on riders while they experience the park’s Space Fantasy indoor roller coaster ride. This temporary ride experience will be offered from now through to Jan. 6, 2021.



2020 - Universal Cool Japan 2020 - (7/5/20) While much of the event failed to happen as the park was closed due to the Pandemic, this year’s Universal Cool Japan event comes to an end today, July 5, 2020. The park has now started a new temporary promotion involving the release of the film, “Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur” Meets Jurassic World. Starting July 23 the park will also feature the Universal Summer Parade: We Are One through to August 27.



(11/13/19) The early reports about Universal Cool Japan 2020 have been released and have listed a number of new and returning properties next year. Monster Hunter World will be back but with a new VR experience called Monster Hunter World: Iceborne described as the park’s “first interactive battle experience”.

Attack on Titan will return as well, but is listed as a “Super Sense XR” ride experience, which seems to include that it will take over the park’s Space Fantasy spinning coaster attraction, where riders are fitted with VR gear before taking off on the wild coaster ride.

Two more IPs have been confirmed for 2020… the return of Lupid the 3rd with some kind of live-action street show. It also looks like Detective Conan will also return and apparently involve a few different experiences such as the introduction of a new character, the return of “Detective Conan the Escape” experience and it sounds like they will also put VR to use on Hollywood Dream The Ride” this year to make it into a new “story coaster” experience.

Experience Universal Cool Japan in 2020 from January 21st through to June 28, but note that the new Monster Hunter attraction is listed as not starting until “Spring 2020”.

2020 - Super Nintendo World - (9/15/20) Some new day and nighttime footage of Super Nintnedo World’s various animated scenery elements have been shot this week and posted to Youtube. Check it out below.



Super Nintendo World at @USJ_Official is almost ready as seen in this new photo by Instagram user imaiko02



Over fifty construction updates of the new area here: https://t.co/yvjUM65hiX#WeAreMario#SuperNintendoWorld#?????????????? pic.twitter.com/z2C1agkxJB — themeparX (@themeparX) May 28, 2020

Hey, No mention but the demo suggests an *English* version of the app. See more pictures here of Thierry's app account ?? pic.twitter.com/iosmJUE1md — Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) January 14, 2020

???? - Diagon Alley - Planning / Delayed - (2/26/16) Much like Universal Studios Hollywood, a Diagon Alley expansion is planned to enhance the existing Wizarding World of Harry Potter area sometime after 2020. Unlike the Hollywood version however, I’m told that this area will focus more on the restaurants, gift shops, characters and interactive aspects of the land, and actually will NOT include a copy of the Escape From Gringotts attraction. However, in an interesting move, it will contain a new version of the Hogwarts Express train ride experience, that promises to be a similar but plussed experience to the one in Orlando.