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It's Coming! “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood

We’re halfway through the year, but we’re already counting down to 2023!

Universal Studios Hollywood has revealed details on SUPER NINTENDO WORLD’s signature ride, “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” Ride. The highly-anticipated opening of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD at Universal Studios Hollywood represents the first SUPER NINTENDO WORLD to debut in the United States, designed to transport theme park guests and Nintendo® fans into the world of Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach to be part of the Mushroom Kingdom.

The immersive land will be a visual spectacle of vibrant colors and architectural ingenuity located within a newly expanded area of Universal Studios Hollywood that will feature the groundbreaking ride, “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge,” and interactive areas, to be enjoyed by the whole family, along with themed shopping and dining to enhance the entire experience.

The sophisticated ride is a multi-sensory cornucopia of color, sound and movement that invites guests to navigate familiar environs through the creative use and integration of head mounted augmented reality (AR) goggles—a key point of differentiation that distinguishes this ride from other theme park attractions. 

The premise is simple but equally inspiring and challenging and will appeal to guests of all ages regardless of gaming experience. As part of Team Mario, guests will steer through courses underwater and in the clouds to compete for the Golden Cup while collecting coins to defeat Team Bowser and win.

We’re so excited to create new memories with our children while reliving childhood memories of some of our favorite characters including Mario, Luigi, Yoshi and Bowser.

Watch the video below for a sneak peek of the new ride!

More information and details will be shared soon. In the meantime, guests can visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com for theme park updates. Like Universal Studios Hollywood on Facebook and follow @UniStudios on Instagram and Twitter.

Churro French Toast Bites Recipe for Valentine's Day

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It’s the weekend of love! 🥰 It’s a time to show the ones closest to you a little extra love than normal - from your partner to the kids, even the family dog. We all deserve a little extra love, especially after this year!

If you’re looking for a fun family activity and an easy recipe to make that everyone will enjoy, this is it! All the directions and even step by step images are below. I made this with the girls earlier this week and we ate them up, and we’re ready to make more on Sunday. Get the kids to surprise their super mama or super papa in bed with breakfast, or make a picnic spread in the backyard for a Valentine’s Day breakfast. It’ll make for a great start to the day + holiday!

Will you be trying our Churro French Toast Bites? Tag us in a pic on Sunday and we’ll repost!

Churro French Toast Bites

Ingredients

  • 10 slices of slightly stale bread

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup milk

  • A few drops of vanilla (optional)

  • Dash of salt

  • 2 tablespoons butter for frying

  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons of sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

  • Nutella, chocolate or maple syrup for serving

Preparation

  1. Use a small heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the hearts from the bread. Make sure you leave the bread for a few hours or even over night, as this will help it soak up more of the egg mixture without falling apart or losing its shape!

  2. Beat the egg with milk, vanilla and salt in a bowl. Put it aside.

  3. Mix cinnamon, sugar & brown sugar in a separate bowl. Put it aside.

  4. In a pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Reduce the heat to medium-low.

  5. Dip each heart in egg mixture and coat both sides, being careful not to let it soak too much or they will lose their shape. Shake off excess egg mixture.

  6. Place the bread in the pan and fry about 45 seconds per side.

  7. Transfer the hearts into the bowl with cinnamon-brown sugar mixture. Coat well!

  8. Serve with a side of Nutella, chocolate or syrup. Enjoy! 😋