Mario time! Epic Universe opened to gamers and theme park fans excited for Super Nintendo World. Here's what's inside.

The new world features rides, dining and immersive attractions based on the Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong franchises ... You will also throw shells and collect digital ...

The legendary Shigeru Miyamoto has spoken about wanting to redesign Donkey Kong to make the courageous ape "more expressive" ...

But a spark of hope was felt within the Donkey Kong community ... an unrevealed Donkey Kong Bananza character that might unironically have big lore implications for the Mario universe Donkey ...

The Donkey Kong series is known ... but the player controlling Mario still had some influence over this, being able to override the second player and throw Cappy themselves. Beyond this, though ...

It’s been far too long since Donkey Kong’s last ... The game does look good, though. DK has that newer character style, similar to his appearance in the Super Mario Movie and in Mario Kart ...

we got the open-world Mario Kart World, the return of Donkey Kong to the limelight ... it’s the one game everyone will want at launch. Throw in another set of joy-con if you want to play ...

While Mario is the main man when it comes ... perhaps most importantly of all, Donkey Kong is back to doing what he does best: nabbing Pauline and legging it up a tall structure.

Epic Universe has nearly a dozen exciting rides, including fast roller coasters and fun experiences based on Harry Potter, ...