Universal Orlando moves to start construction on its Nintendo land

Construction should begin within the next few months on Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Florida, according to permit applications obtained by an Orlando television station.

WFTV, Channel 9, says that it has the permit applications in hand for Project 487, which appears to be the Orlando version of the Super Nintendo World land now under construction at Universal Studios Japan.

I haven't been able to find the full Project 487 (Nintendo Land) permit applications on any of the usual Florida gov't permitting websites. But Channel 9 says they have them in hand. https://t.co/q1ghXJw8JZ https://t.co/hSvH5FFJuW — Theme Park Insider (@ThemePark) November 21, 2017

CONFIRMED: .@UniversalORL submitted plans for 8.8 acre Super Mario Land, called Prj 487, at USF in KidZone/Barney/Animal Actors area behind Simpsons land. Will have Donkey Kong and Mario Kart areas. Construction likely to start early 2018. pic.twitter.com/jWGhjEkSBm — Chip S. (@chickenlilchip) November 21, 2017

And here's the data on the project:

The Mario Kart section of Super #Mario Land is 76,916 square feet; the Donkey Kong section, 204,993 square feet. With estimated 3 year construction time for Japan's #Nintendo expansion, USF land could be open in time for @WaltDisneyWorld 50th in 2021. — Chip S. (@chickenlilchip) November 21, 2017

The Nintendo land does appear to be going in on the long-rumored KidZone site, instead of waiting for Universal's development of a third park on its recently re-acquired land near the Orange County Convention Center. Given a two-to-three year build time, Universal Orlando's Nintendo land could be ready within a year of the Osaka park's debut in 2020. Universal has confirmed that Universal Studios Japan will open the land first, with it coming to Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood at some point after that.

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