[2025 Osaka Attraction] Travel Guide for Donkey Kong Country (Updated May)

Come to Universal Studios and you can experience the joy of being surrounded by people 😁 The endless queues ~ there is no end in sight ~ this is the feature of Universal Studios 🔺We arrived at Universal Studios at around 5-6 in the morning, and were still at the back of the line. It was hard to imagine how early the first person arrived! ! ! (Bring your own chair and sit anywhere anytime) 🔺Mario Park ~ You really have to rush in as soon as the door opens ~ so you don’t have to draw the sorting ticket (we entered Mario Park twice, the first time when the door opened, and the second time when we drew the sorting ticket) 📍Really a must-try~❤️Water World❤️~There will also be a water splashing session~Super awesome👍, the whole performance was not stage fright at all, every scene was carefully arranged, the whole performance was wonderful~It was simply super exciting❤️The seats are also divided~will you get wet or not (the seats are designed very friendly~If you sit in the front, there is still a chance to be called on stage to play with water, which is super exciting) I won’t explode here~ I really think time is money💰～If you don’t start playing right away, you’ll have to wait for 180 minutes. It’s super scary… Otherwise, you can buy a quick pass online first 🔺I really feel that Universal Studios is really like running a hundred meters. From the checkpoint to the ticket checkpoint and then to Mario Park, it should take about ten minutes (you really need to save up your energy to start running🏃 Run~, there will be staff along the way who tell you not to run~ but everyone will run~ because if you run later, you will have to draw a sorting ticket) ✨✨✨✨ I✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Another recommended food: Dongqigang's hot dog burger. I really have to give it a full score. The price is not too expensive and it tastes good. 1300 yen. There is also the 👍mushroom soup, Mario bacon mushroom burger 🍔 from the Kinopio restaurant, and the children's meal also comes with a free Mario decoration (if you have children with you ~ this children's meal is a must-try) 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: A paradise for adults and children, with exciting roller coasters for adults and slides for children... Catering to children from 3 years old to old I really feel that the staff at Universal Studios are all so enthusiastic. When they see children or birthday stickers, they will say happy birthday even more enthusiastically. 🎊 ‼ ️The tax refund counter is open for tax refunds of 5500 or more (you need to prepare your passport, purchased goods, and details). The tax refund area is on the left side of the exit and is marked with TAX FREE In short, Universal Studios is a must-see

My first experience at USJ was incredibly fun! We arrived early before the park opened and got in at 8 AM. The staff directed us to run to the Super Nintendo World zone to try out the new ride, Donkey Kong Country, first. I must say, it was super enjoyable! We didn’t purchase the Express Pass, but the queue wasn’t too long—about an hour—and we got to enjoy the ride. We visited on Sunday, May 11th, and for us, the waiting time for each ride was around 40-60 minutes, which wasn’t bad at all. If you’re planning to visit and don’t want to buy the Express Pass, I highly recommend waking up early to queue because it’s absolutely worth it. 💰Average cost per person: 2,200 THB 📍Location: Universal Studio Japan 💞Reason for recommendation: Everyone should visit an international theme park at least once in their life because it’s so much fun!

#VisaFreeTravel ⛩️ Let's visit Universal Japan Studio at the newest theme park in the Super Nintendo zone which is Donkey Kong Country zone. It's made to look like in the game. It's like you've stepped into the game. There are a lot of tourists so the queue to play the rides is very long We waited in line for about 2 hours before we could play the rides. It was so much fun We screamed until our voices were hoarse. When we were done playing, we went down to take pictures in the zone downstairs. There is a zone to meet the big Donkey Kong so cute #usj #usjosaka #supernintendoworld #donkeykong #donkeykongcountry #osaka #osaka #visitosaka #visitjapan #japan

I finished my 4 nights and 5 days Osaka trip with great content. Universal and Dotonbori are also crowded. I have to come to Osaka again in the winter. Osaka in the winter will be different, right? I'm looking forward to it.

April in Japan is the season where spring and fairy tale meet. What I’m most looking forward to during this 7-day, 6-night trip is Universal Studios Japan. I finally saw Super Nintendo World in person, drank Butterbeer, and took the stars and popcorn buckets home. It was such a dream-like joy that I still smile when I think about it now. 【Super Nintendo World】Childhood is instantly revived! Once you enter the world of Nintendo, it's like stepping into the world of a game console. The familiar bricks, sound effects, and thumping dance scenes are all restored to be super realistic. This time I also bought a watch (Power-Up Band), which allows me to interactively break bricks and collect gold coins. It’s really fun! There is not enough time to play from morning to night, I must buy a fast pass next time

Review of entering USJ, Super Nintendo World Zone or Mario and Donkey Kong Zone. Starting from the morning, we left our accommodation in Kuromon Ichiba Market area at 6:00 AM to arrive at the park before 7:00 AM. On the way, I recommend that you stop by to buy breakfast and drinks to eat while waiting in line to enter. We arrived at around 6:50 AM. There were a lot of people in line as shown in the picture. It took about 1 hour to stand and wait until the tickets were scanned to enter the park. *** Very important for friends who did not buy express tickets, download the USJ app and add friends to the trip. When everyone has scanned the tickets at the entrance, hurry to the Mario zone. Don't stop anywhere first. We will be able to enter the zone without having to reserve a queue to enter. When we ran in, Let's hurry and line up to play the Mine Cart ride first. We arrived at around 8:30 AM. It said the wait was 170 minutes. We got to play at around 9:50 AM. The line was very long. But along the way, for those who bought Brand, there are points to collect points along the way. Let me tell you that the rides are very fun. It's worth the wait. *** While waiting for the rides, go back to the USJ app and have your friends press to reserve a queue to enter this zone again in the afternoon. So that we can come back to this zone for the 2nd round to collect details and take pictures. Now we can play all the rides in this zone without having to pay more. #usj #supernintendoworldjapan

It was fun to be in USJ to experience the fun down there. We went on 11th April 2024. The weather was a little bit bad (as the whole day is cloudy and dark and was rain at 6pm) but we were still enjoying the theme park. For roller coaster lover, I think the flying Dinarsour is awesome. You will regret if u didn't manage to enter Super Mario World!!! Please please please march to there as your 1st itinery! #travel #couplestrip #usj

Of course, one of the destinations that many people pin when coming to Osaka is Universal Studio Japan. And of course, many things are born but with me again and again. After the day we pressed the ticket booking button, a few weeks later, there was an announcement that the new zone, Donkey Kong Country, would be open on December 11th. And yes, I booked USJ on the 9th and returned to Thailand on the 10th. In addition, if you go to queue for the Hippogriff and don't get to play, it must happen to you as well. 120 minutes, no more, no less. What is missing is your hand because it's so cold. Why don't you have a chair for fitting before going to queue??!!!! Or write in front that if you consider that you are larger than the standard size, you can skip this ride. Please inform me. Inform me, inform me, inform me first, okay? Waste time queuing for other rides. What a waste! I was so lost. After arguing with the staff, I got 5 fast passes as a consolation gift, equal to the number of people who came. But, sister, I've only gone through one ride in the pass. Anyway, thanks, but next time, bring a chair for fitting first. As for the pass, I got it, scream at Hollywood Dream to the fullest extent of the two hours I endured the cold, hunger, and asceticism. Scream it out! Finally, at the Hogwarts lights, with a hot (very sweet) butterbeer in a 10th anniversary glass at the wizarding world of harry potter zone, it can heal your heart a little bit. When you're done, go home and have another match of Gongcha with sugar. #GetDiscountsWithoutLuck #TravelJapan #Osaka #USJ #UniversalStudiosJapan #NintendoWorld #DonkeyKongCountry #HarryPotter #HogwartsMagic #TheWizardingWorldOfHarryPotter

Donkey Kong country At Universal Studios Japan New zone, new rides A lot of people but exciting Fun rides for both kids and adults You may have to wait in line for a while But it's definitely worth the wait #traveljapan #usj #universalstudiosjapan #japan #osaka

No regrets after coming in! Can stay all day! It is recommended to go there early to queue up, sometimes the door will open early It doesn't matter if you don't buy a guaranteed admission ticket to Mario Park. Just keep rushing as soon as the door opens and follow the crowd. Just get in before the restriction. Be prepared for the rides as you need to queue for at least an hour and a half. You can buy a fast pass to avoid the trouble of queuing. You won't regret trying all the rides in Mario Park. You can decide for yourself about Bowser's Challenge Book, but you must try the others. It's also nice to buy a souvenir. You must go to Water World! There is only one Minions welcome dance show, which can be watched through the USJ app. 🕰️Business hours: 3/13 Scheduled at 8:00, but opened at around 7:40. 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Full score 💰Per capita consumption: basically buy tickets for more than 2,000 yuan, and the rest is for food and souvenirs. The extra expenses are determined by yourself. The total cost in the park that day, excluding tickets, does not exceed ¥10,000. But we took a taxi back and forth. It cost NT$1,400 to go there and over NT$1,300 to come back near Heimen (for reference), which saves the time of squeezing on the subway.

○Areas/Rides ・As long as you enter the Nintendo area, you can enter the Donkey Area. ・You are instructed to leave large luggage in a locker before the ride. There is no place to put small luggage, so you leave it under the ride. ・Basically no luggage check, and you check the safety bar yourself, so it's quick when it's your turn. ・You will get wet (no need for a raincoat) *You might need a raincoat on rainy days. ・It was drizzling, but I was driving. ・You will be asked to remove your headgear and muffler. ・Singles are lined up indoors, so it's warm. ・The time for Donkey's greeting is undecided. It may be canceled if it rains. Staff will take two photos. ・There are no toilets in the Donkey Area. ・You can get a Mario admission ticket even if you show up 30 minutes before your reservation. ○Time schedule *Only single riders board 5:24 Arrived at Universal City Station The 5th car will be the car in front of the ticket gate stairs 5:29 In front of Universal Studios Japan Security I'm in the 5th row from the front, but there are people in every row 7:00 Start 7:05 Arrived at Donkey Area (free admission) 7:07 1st session No waiting time 7:17 2nd session No waiting time 7:40 3rd session Waited about 15 minutes 8:15 4th session Waited about 30 minutes Break 8:40 Obtained numbered ticket for 13:40 area 9:30 Donkey greeting starts 14:40 5th session Waited 60 minutes #UniversalStudiosJapan #UniversalStudiosJapan #DonkeyKongCountry #Donkey #Mario #SuperNintendoWorld #NintendoArea #usj

USJ can be said to be one of the most popular amusement parks in Japan🇯🇵 And he has a new game every other row And this year's most popular 👏🏻 the latest must be Mario's Donkey Kong If you want to play, you can buy a fast pass But because I decided too late so I couldn't buy it early In the end, we can only queue 🥹 We have gone to queue up at 6 o'clock in order to be able to play If you want to queue early like we do It's best to stay in a hotel in USJ 🏨 closer and not so hard Because there is no limit on the number of people entering the park once it opens so basically everyone will run to the Donkey Kong game It's really exaggerated 😂😂 I ended up waiting in line for 30 minutes to play After playing, I have to queue for 180 minutes 😅 Then we went to Mario's restaurant Because we arrived quite early, there were not too many people in line 🥰 For other games we have bought fast pass😝 Minions and Harry Potter are included You can spare no time to queue😍 In the time left, you can take photos and buy things😎 If you are here and want to come and play and did not buy a fast pass You can refer to the entry time #Osaka Attractions #Family Good Places #Parents Good Places Guide #Amusement Park

#OsakaAttractions #UniversalStudiosOsaka 🏖️Environment/Facilities: Universal Studios Osaka is really suitable for multiple visits 🕰️Business hours: It is recommended that you check the official website for the opening hours of the day If possible, try to arrive 1 hour earlier than the opening time of the day. Because the park will open early, you can use the top gate to browse many attractions without the express pass. 🗓️Itinerary: Draw a Nintendo ticket before entering the park. You can draw it on the official app and in the park. Then I suggest you go to the attractions you like first. I like Harry Potter more. Although I didn’t enter the park until 7:50, I finished the two attractions of Harry Potter within an hour. Nintendo: The queue time for the attractions is the longest at present. I recommend karts and mine carts. When I was in D, I waited for about an hour and a half for each attraction. Here is your reference. In the last hour before the park closes, it is recommended to revisit your favorite attractions because there are basically no queues, except for Nintendo. Hahahaha 💰Per capita consumption: The food inside is not expensive, compared to Hong Kong Disneyland

| Here we go ٩(˃̶͈̀௰˂̶͈́)و. The Mario area is so realistic that I can't tell if I'm in the real world or the game world 🏰 The first group to enter the park went to Super Nintendo World, and in less than 15 minutes, we were on the Donkey Kong's Crazy Mine Cart. Then we took our time recording videos and taking photos in Mario. Around 9:00 am, we drew a Nintendo timed entry ticket for 12:30 pm on the Universal Studios app, so we decided to leave the Mario area and try other attractions first. 1. There were very few people on January 7, and we tried all the popular attractions in the morning. By 11:40 am, we had already tried the Jurassic World roller coaster, Minions, Harry Potter, and Jaws. At 12:00 pm, we slowly made our way to Nintendo World. In the afternoon, we played Mario Kart and Yoshi's Adventure. Since our reservation at the Mario restaurant was at 5:15 pm, we didn't get to try the Hollywood Dream - The Ride: Backdrop 🎢. We left with a little regret, but now we have a reason to visit Universal Studios Beijing when we return to China, hahaha ϵ( 'Θ' )϶ In the evening, we went to three 🧹 restaurants and ordered 🌽🍗 rice and fish and chips 🍟. We accidentally ordered hot butterbeer 🍺, which was super sweet (I couldn't drink more than two sips, so after taking a photo, I turned around and ordered an orange juice, hahaha). There was no Harry Potter light show, so we took some photos of Hogwarts at night and left. Thank you, USJ, for giving me such a wonderful day. The gift of growing up is treating yourself like a child. I love USJ, see you next time 👋🏻😚

Universal Studios Japan 2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Donkey Kong Country in Nintendo World A new area that opened last year✨ Cheerful music and the scent of bananas flowing through the area🍌 You can experience an immersive experience that makes you feel like you've entered the world of Donkey Kong. The attraction is very popular. It seats four people and the turnover rate seems good! It moves unpredictably so you can enjoy it without getting bored. Not only Donkey Kong, but the Nintendo area also requires admission tickets, so we recommend getting them early or purchasing an Express Pass. The murals in the queue for the attractions are also elaborate. It's also fun to look for Pikmin😀 #UniversalStudiosJapan #OsakaTrip #ThemePark #HotPlacesInJapan