Universal Studios Hollywood | Super Nintendo World | Harry Potter | Studio Tour | Toadstool Cafe 🍄

Hop on John and Sarah's shoulders for the 1st vlog in our LA series 🌴! We spent our first day at Universal Studios Hollywood. Come with us as we explore one of the newest attractions - Super Nintendo World 🍄! The Studio Tour, which is exclusive to the Hollywood location, was one of our favorite rides. We also managed to get dinner reservations at Toadstool Cafe.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:36 Hotel Review & Driving to Universal Studios
1:38 Buying Power-Up Bands for Super Nintendo World
1:54 Meeting up with friends
2:27 Super Nintendo World Daytime
3:52 Harry Potter World
4:11 The Three Broomsticks
4:36 Ollivander's Wand Shop
5:29 Kung Fu Panda Ride
5:44 Intros of Friends
5:57 The Secret Life of Pets Ride
6:46 Playing Carnival Games
8:48 Studio Tour
10:11 Super Nintendo World Nighttime
11:35 Toadstool Cafe
LOCATIONS:
📍 Holiday Inn Express West Los Angeles-Santa Monica: maps.app.goo.gl/Pxii74aP8NFLS...
📍 Universal Studios Hollywood: maps.app.goo.gl/AtRgjvninznkX...
📍 The Three Broomsticks: maps.app.goo.gl/ptwuoT4wjdUtb...
📍 Toadstool Cafe: maps.app.goo.gl/FLeMPEB8sWban...
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216 Someday (Official) by TELL YOUR STORY music by ikson
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Steam Gardens - Super Mario Odyssey
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[@kinopiko01]

After visiting both Nintendo Worlds in Japan and Hollywood, I feel that both parks are better in their own ways.
In Japan, there is a lot more different activities to do, with more variety of different foods that are way better than Hollywood's Toadstool Cafe (Except for the Burgers, Hollywood does them better), they also have their own unique headbands which japan's headbands are better, while hollywood's shirts and hats are better. And rides like Mario Kart, compared to Hollywood, takes less time to line up for than in Hollywood. If you are lucky, you can get in to Japan's Nintendo World as early as 7:30am in the morning.
However, unlike Hollywood, there are some days where you MUST book a Timed Entry Ticket (Virtual Line) in order to get to the park, and sometimes you must go to a specialized kiosk to book them. Meeting mascots (except Toad) is much stricter, due to the fact that unlike Hollywood, you are not allowed to have your phone to take pictures with mascots, you must stand in a specific position when you meet mascots, you must pose how the mascot poses for pictures, and you must pay 6000 yen for pictures.
While in Hollywood, it's just you interacting with the mascot, the staff are allowed to use your phone for picture taking, and you are allowed to greet the mascots with how you like to greet them (plushies).
When I met Peach in Japan, the line takes longer compared to Hollywood (30 minutes in Japan). And she would just interact with the staff member every time and only interact with me based on what the staff tells her to do for the first 30 seconds of the meet and greet to fill in that time. When I even tried to greet her with my plushies, she just ignores them.
When I met Peach in Hollywood the line is way shorter (2-15 minutes), and she is even willing to get to know more of my different plushies, and with Toadette being her favourite, she would always be happy to hold her and hug her for the picture-taking. The meet and greet is straight to the point and no nonsense.

[@CantoExplorers]

Thanks for the helpful insight & comparisons! We'll keep this in mind as we've also thought about going to USJ Nintendo World as well!

[@kinopiko01]

@@CantoExplorers no problem. Whichever park is better will depend on you. If you like more things to do and more organisation but don't mind a very strict environment, then Japan is for you.
If you like a more relaxed and chill environment but don't mind things to be very disorganised, then Hollywood is for you.