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{{italic title|''Super Mario'' Power-Up Summer}} | {{italic title|''Super Mario'' Power-Up Summer}} | ||
[[File:USJ SMPUS logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of the event]] | [[File:USJ SMPUS logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of the event]] | ||
'''''Super Mario'' Power-Up Summer''' | '''''Super Mario'' Power-Up Summer''' is an event taking place in {{wp|Universal Studios Japan}} in {{wp|Osaka}} as part of the theme park's "NO LIMIT! Summer" event.<ref name=USJ>[https://www.usj.co.jp/web/en/us/events/no-limit-summer-2023/super-mario-power-up-summer Super Mario Power-Up Summer]. ''usj.co.jp''. Retrieved July 4, 2023. ([http://archive.today/FY4kJ Archived] July 4, 2023, 17:49:43 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> It takes place in the New York area of the park three times a day between July 5 and August 24, 2023 and it lasts for about 15 minutes.<ref name=USJ /><ref name=Nintendo>(July 4, 2023). [https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/58ea45f2-5185-43ab-870c-4829feb3275e 「ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン」で夏の水かけイベント「スーパーマリオ・パワーアップ・サマー」がスタート。] ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved July 4, 2023. ([http://archive.today/RrtVI Archived] July 4, 2023, 05:22:37 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> It is a ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''-themed version of the park's yearly summer event,<ref name=Nintendo /> which mainly consists in participants getting sprayed with water. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
[[File:USJ SMPUS stage.jpg|left|thumb|The stage during the event]] | [[File:USJ SMPUS stage.jpg|left|thumb|The stage during the event]] | ||
The event's stage | The event's stage is located in the Gramercy Park square; it is decorated with a backdrop themed after the background in the ground levels of ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' and a rainbow with [[? Block]]s, a [[Super Mushroom]], a [[Fire Flower]], and a [[Super Star]]. | ||
The event starts with participants being divided into four teams themed after [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Toad]], with instructors teaching every team to dance. The flags on four [[Goal Pole]]s behind the stage are used to indicate the excitement of each team. The first flag that reaches the top of the pole determines the winning team.<ref name=GAMEWatch>Kenta Hatanaka (July 4, 2023). [https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/1513873.html マリオと一緒に暑さを吹き飛ばせ! USJの水かけイベント「スーパーマリオ・パワーアップ・サマー」レポート]. ''GAME Watch''. Retrieved July 4, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230704163607/https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/1513873.html Archived] July 4, 2023, 16:36:07 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | |||
Afterwards, | Afterwards, the four characters appear on stage and dance. After they leave, water starts to be sprayed on the crowd from [[Warp Pipe]]s on the stage and water shooters while they are encouraged to dance. During this, the teams use their water shooters to hit their team's [[emblem]] on banners to color them.<ref name=GAMEWatch /> | ||
However, this | However, this is interrupted by [[Bowser Jr.]], who appears on stage with a group of dancers wielding big inflated balls with his emblem. After more water is sprayed, Mario and the others reappear on stage dancing, after which Bowser Jr. leaves. After a final dance, the event ends.<ref name=GAMEWatch /> | ||
The event featured many new arrangements of themes from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, all of which were arranged exclusively for the event. Some of the themes include the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] which is used multiple times, "[[Inside the Castle Walls]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' when Princess Peach introduces herself, and "Overture" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' towards the end of the event when Mario and friends return to the stage to help defeat Bowser Jr. | The event featured many new arrangements of themes from the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise, all of which were arranged exclusively for the event. Some of the themes include the [[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Ground Theme]] which is used multiple times, "[[Inside the Castle Walls]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' when Princess Peach introduces herself, and "Overture" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' towards the end of the event when Mario and friends return to the stage to help defeat Bowser Jr. | ||
==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||
The following merchandise | The following merchandise is sold in the park for the event.<ref name=USJ /><ref>(July 5, 2023). [https://www.ndw.jp/usj-report-230704-02/ 暑い夏をもっと楽しもう!「ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン」夏の新作マリオグッズの数々]. ''Nintendo DREAM Web''. Retrieved July 5 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230705200942/https://www.ndw.jp/usj-report-230704-02/ Archived] July 5, 2023, 20:09:42 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref><ref>[https://tdrexplorer.com/super-mario-power-up-summer-2023-merchandise-at-universal-studios-japan/ Super Mario Power Up Summer 2023 Merchandise at Universal Studios Japan]. ''TDRExplorer''. Retrieved July 5, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230705201238/https://tdrexplorer.com/super-mario-power-up-summer-2023-merchandise-at-universal-studios-japan/ Archived] July 5, 2023, 20:12:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | ||
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| align=center | [[File:USJ SMPUS Water Gun.jpg|150px]] || align=center | A water shooter with {{ | | align=center | [[File:USJ SMPUS Water Gun.jpg|150px]] || align=center | A water shooter with {{media link|Mario Characters - Simon Mall Promo Artwork.png|stock artwork}} of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad and the [[Super Nintendo World]] logo on the sides || align=center | July 3, 2023 || align=center | ¥3,500 | ||
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| align=center | [[File:SNW SMPS T Shirt.jpg|150px]] || align=center | A shirt featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad that changes color when wet || align=center | July 4, 2023 || align=center | ¥4,700 (adult size)<br>¥3,700 (child size) | | align=center | [[File:SNW SMPS T Shirt.jpg|150px]] || align=center | A shirt featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad that changes color when wet || align=center | July 4, 2023 || align=center | ¥4,700 (adult size)<br>¥3,700 (child size) |