Nearing completion, these are several videos of Universal Studio Japan’s Super Mario World area (including a helicopter flyover), set for a grand opening on February 4th, 2021. It looks awesome. I know Universal Hollywood and Orlando are also getting their own Super Mario Worlds, opening at later dates. Apparently the

Some kids have all the fun. Case in point: this little fun-loving devil enjoying a wild ride on the custom R/C car built by Instagrammer phwillys. And as far as I can tell this is exactly what it was built for too. Now if I could just get my hands

This is some behind-the-scenes footage from an Esurance commercial starring a couple on a roller coaster, and the guy clearly isn’t a big fan of roller coasters (a person working on the commercial said it was actually one of his greatest fears). You’d never be able to tell from the

These are several shots of the 65-foot tall, 82-foot wide, and 185-foot long giant Godzilla statue being built as part of the the Godzilla Interception Operation attraction at the Nijigen no Mori theme park in Awaji, Japan. When open, there will be a zipline ride that zips you right into

This is a short video from an amusement park ride in Nalchik, Russia that gets stuck upside-down with riders aboard. As far as fun times go, that does not look like one to me. It appears one maniac in the back appears to be loving it, while everybody else looks

This is a video of two of Fuji-Q Highland amusement park’s top executives riding the park’s pride and joy roller coaster Fujiyama while wearing masks, and as stoically as possible to demonstrate just how little fun one can have riding a roller coaster. While amusement parks have reopened in the

This is a video from Youtuber Art Of Engineering discussing at length how both electromagnetic and pneumatic drop towers work, and how they operate safely. I didn’t actually bother watching the whole video but I assume the answer is they don’t, and every time you ride one you’re risking it