Epic Universe is finally open—here's what to expect and some key tips ahead of your visit to Universal's lavish new park.

It feels like the Super Mario Bros ... highlights include Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong plushies, barrel-shaped mugs, mine cart tissue box covers, keyrings, face towels and DK plush hats.

Compared to the original Game Boy Advance game’s pixels and sprites, Mario vs. Donkey Kong has been lovingly remade with 3D graphics, bringing it much of the look of a New Super Mario Bros.

Pauline first appeared in the original Donkey Kong ... her as Mario. Pauline’s appearances were few and far between for decades after, but the character played a major role in Super Mario ...

This is, arguably, the most important thing at play here, especially in the Donkey Kong Country section. After all, Yoshi's Adventure easily fits into the Super Mario Land section of the park.

and the whole affair has a much different tone to Super Mario Land. Everything feels tropical, golden, and lush. Though we love tropical food offerings and merchandise, it’s Donkey Kong Country ...

Fans can visit Super Nintendo World, Super Mario Land, and Donkey Kong Country when Universal Epic Universe opens on May 22. This article first appeared on Nerdist and was syndicated with permission.

I purchased one of the dragon eggs, each of which has a surprise five-inch baby ... Super Mario Land, which has the attractions Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge and Yoshi's Adventure and Donkey Kong ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is being developed by EAD Tokyo, the same studio that gave us Super Mario Odyssey. They could also be another reason why we note that, interestingly, Pauline is the only "good" ...

Donkey Kong has been pulled ... of worlds that reminded me a lot of Super Mario Odyssey, one of the launch year pillars for the original Switch. Donkey Kong Bananza is slated to arrive on Switch ...

and now Super Mario and Donkey Kong will be taking to the skies with a special airplane featuring the Nintendo stars. As part of an ongoing partnership between Universal Studios Japan and JAL, the ...

Fans are already calling the kart racer Mario ... out Donkey Kong Country in 1994, but it looks like Mario Kart 9 might be a turning point for the character, as he now resembles his Super Mario ...