Is Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness Really THAT Bad?

The coaster is getting some extremely mixed reactions. Last Week Universal Studios Japan opened their new land Donkey Kong Country, with the star of the show... the Mine Cart Madness roller coaster... except many are disappointed with how the ride has turned out. The coaster is the the first ever Boom Coaster concept which Universal patented and an additional one will be going to Epic Universe's super nintendo world in 2025. Unfortunately the jumping track effect of the coaster is not very effective. This video discusses if the coaster is truly as bad as some are saying.

Credits
FOOTAGE:
pov: tonytmf2
concept pov: AmusementInsider
Land + Queue footage: Nitronevlog (Erwin Denhaag)
BGM:
Fragements - AEROHEAD

Written, narrated and edited by Max Thrills.

[austinwilliams]

You can’t really judge a ride without actually riding it yourself. It is a neat concept.

[mouser]

Years ago while in development it was said that all the rides at Super Nintendo World were essentially going to be kid rides. Seeing people surprised about it being tame is so annoying, like do your research, it was always going to be a family coaster. In regards to the jumping effect, it is better in the ride and it does it 4 times. I noticed a lot of people are filming close to the jump that has the spikes, they need to film away from it to really see the effect. I don't really understand why people are so mad because the ride accomplished what it was meant to do since the beginning.

[Marchant]

This video is a bit harsh on the ride. I think the theming on this coaster is pretty top-notch based on the visuals I've seen in other videos. It's not something I'd run to Universal to ride, but If I was already there and went on it, I'd find the coaster to be worth the wait.

[marmaliser]

a lot of opinions by people who havent ridden it

[randolphwilliams]

At night it looks better. It's a family coaster, right? Seven Dwarfs style.

[calvinpetty]

I’m not sure why people expected this to be an amazing coaster. I had doubts from the beginning about the illusion working well, and they did say it was gonna be a family coaster. It looks like exactly what I expected it to be.

[gregg]

I don’t like this trend of building short rides these days. This coaster should be longer. Tron at Disney should be longer. Disney’s Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs also should be longer.

DK in particular is especially bad though as there is so much missed potential. First off, most of it should be indoors within a large show building instead of outdoors. Next it should have jungle scenes, lava and volcano scenes, maybe some underwater scenes too…things that follow the actual video games more. Finally there should be more special effects, and the ride system should be better utilized as otherwise like you said, what’s the point? Might as well use regular track.

But very little of the ride should be outdoors. It should give you an idea of the ride, but not give most of it away ahead of time. I really don’t know what the thinking was here. It’s not like Universal doesn’t do show buildings. Why is so much of this ride outdoors? Why are the indoor sections really just glorified linear tunnels? This ride deserved so much more than that. It’s beyond disappointing.

[FrankDaBank]

We get these incredible feats of modern engineering people 100 years ago couldnt even imagine, and we just sit here and complain about it 😂

[Silacide]

Enthusiasts expecting too much from a new ride? Old news...

I think it looks great and even though the track is visible at some points it still feels like a pretty well done effect for what it is!

[regan]

The indoor segments with controlled lighting sold the effect pretty well. Whole ride should have been like that imo

[DarMar]

It’s a family coaster. That’s Nintendo whole brand. Idk what everyone was expecting

[jaypaidincash]

Tbh..the illusion would have worked better if the track was hidden waaay better. Also, it would have worked better if the cart had a moving arm that goes up and down to simulate the actual FEELING of JUMPING the track segments. THIS would have actually sold the illusion of JUMPING THE TRACK.

[tufab]

It is a conceptual family coaster, it was never meant to be actually thrilling for adults anyways... People have 0 right to complain about this.

The only lacking part I can see is the indoor theming in one specific scene

[eddieg]

It’s NOT a thrill coaster, it’s a kid’s, FAMILY coaster. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[i.r.]

I rode this attraction 7 times during the previews and left smiling. This is click bait. You don't know what you are taking about.

[ShmouaMan]

Diddy Kong being part of the ride is good enough for me

[theheroneededwillette]

I mean your view from sitting in the seat in person probably tells a different story.

[Kyle_The_Mighty]

lol I saw this thumbnail and was surprised because the videos I saw looked great. Then I saw the controversy was on r/rollercoasters and it all made sense. I can't wait to ride this.

[CrungleTheGoober]

Roller coaster enthusiasts when a kiddie ride doesn’t go 100mph and traumatize children:

[メイナ]

As someone who rode this, you can actually feel the “jump”. My butt out of the seat and my bag almost jumped out of the cart.😂 Anyone who’s interested should ride it. Experience it yourself.