Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios theme park in Osaka
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| 2025 | Villain-Con Minion Blast attraction was introduced, a moving walkway shooter ride themed to the Minions film franchise. |
| 2024 | Universal Studios Japan introduced the Detective Conan 4-D Live Show ~Jewel Under The Starry Sky~, a 3D/live-action attraction based on the Case Closed franchise in the New York City-themed land. |
| December 11 2024 | Donkey Kong Country expansion opened, featuring Mine-Cart Madness roller coaster, Jungle Beat Shakes quick-service location, and Funky's Fly 'n' Buy merchandise store. |
| January 22 2024 | The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride officially closed, exactly 20 years after its original opening. |
| 2023 | The park reached its highest-ever attendance of 16,000,000 visitors and ranked 3rd worldwide. |
| May 2023 | Park announced the closure of The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man - The Ride. |
| March 1 2023 | No limit! Parade officially premiered, marking the first time Mario and Pikachu franchises appeared in a Universal Studios parade. |
| February 27 2023 | No limit! Parade held its first preview performance, featuring characters from Hello Kitty, Peanuts, Despicable Me, Sesame Street, Sing, Mario Kart, and Pokémon. |
| 2022 | Universal Studios Japan saw significant recovery with 12,350,000 visitors. |
| November 2022 | Mario and Pikachu appeared on Universal's No Limit! marketing float at the Midosuji Autumn Party. |
| October 2022 | An employee discovered human bones in shrubbery along a road west of the Universal Studios Japan premises. |
| 2021 | Attendance began recovering, reaching 5,500,000 visitors. |
| November 23 2021 | A fire started in one of the indoor areas of the Yoshi's Adventure attraction, causing an evacuation of the entire ride and the rest of the park. No park guests were injured. |
| August 12 2021 | An accident occurred at the Yoshi's Adventure attraction when a Goomba stack animatronic fell onto the ride during operation. |
| March 18 2021 | Super Nintendo World opened as the park's eleventh themed area, after experiencing several delays in its launch. |
| 2020 | Due to likely pandemic restrictions, attendance dramatically dropped to 4,901,000 visitors. |
| 2020 | Opened the Mario Cafe & Store, originally themed as 'Schwab's Pharmacy', offering themed food and exclusive Mario merchandise. |
| February 2020 | Snoopy's Great Race permanently closed after initial COVID-19 park closure. |
| 2019 | Park attendance returned to 14,500,000 visitors. |
| 2019 | Introduced 'Sing on Tour', a musical theatre attraction based on Illumination's Sing film, located in the themed 'Illumination Theater'. |
| 2018 | Attendance slightly decreased to 14,300,000 visitors. |
| 2018 | WaterWorld attraction renovated and updated to its current version, continuing to showcase elaborate water-based special effects and stunts. |
| 2018 | Freeze Ray Sliders ride was added to Minion Park, featuring spinning cars that simulate Minions cooling off the park's fountain with Gru's freeze ray. |
| 2018 | Added the 'Playing with Curious George' show attraction featuring the popular children's character. |
| May 17 2018 | Universal Spectacle Night Parade premiered, featuring floats and performers from Harry Potter, Transformers, Jurassic World, and Despicable Me franchises. |
| 2017 | Universal Studios Japan recorded 14,935,000 visitors, its highest attendance up to that point. |
| March 2017 | Minion Park opened at Universal Studios Japan, featuring attractions inspired by the Despicable Me franchise, including the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem simulator ride. |
| 2016 | Park attendance reached 14,500,000 visitors. |
| June 1 2016 | Animation Celebration was put on extended hiatus. |
| 2015 | Universal Studios Japan attracted 13,900,000 visitors, showing substantial growth. |
| 2014 | The park's attendance grew to 11,800,000 visitors. |
| July 15 2014 | The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened as the park's tenth themed area, featuring the flagship attraction Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, modeled after similar areas in Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood. |
| 2013 | Universal Studios Japan reached 10,100,000 visitors, continuing its upward attendance trend. |
| 2012 | Park attendance significantly increased to 9,700,000 visitors. |
| 2012 | Abby's Magical Garden and Big Bird's Climbing Nest were added to the park. |
| 2011 | Universal Studios Japan saw further growth with 8,500,000 visitors. |
| February 2011 | Land of Oz closed to make way for Universal Wonderland. |
| 2010 | Universal Studios Japan's annual attendance increased to 8,160,000 visitors. |
| 2010 | Space Fantasy – The Ride was added, an indoor spinning roller coaster with a space theme and multiple special effects. |
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