Super Mario World (ride)

Super Mario World is a ride at Carwardine Colony and Centerpoint Park.

Production
The ride back in 1988 was originally going to be an old mill ride, but the plumbing system was used for the waterpark instead, so it was made an omnimover dark ride.

Queue Line
Originally the TVs showed clips from The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, then the Super Mario World cartoon, and in 1995, an assortment of Mario cutscenes, in 1996, the Super Mario 64 beginning cutscene was added to the mix, in 2002, the beginning of Super Mario Sunshine was added and in 2017, the music video for Jump Up, Super Star replaced the cutscene reel.

Ride
It starts in World 1-1, with the SMB Overworld theme playing, with an animatronic of Mario (originally voiced by Alex Carwardine, until 1994 when he was replaced by Charles Martinet), welcoming the riders to the mushroom kingdom. Mario then receives a letter that Peach is kidnapped, and that he needs 2 riders to help, so the ride begins in World 1-1, where Mario jumps through the level, it then goes to World 1-2, where Mario enters a cave (originally blacklight until a 1996 renovation that changed it to be dimly lit), he then enters the warp to World 8-1, where he goes through, he then goes to World 8-2, which he falls down a pit that leads to World 8-4, the omnimover goes down a hill (a remnant of a Pirates of the Carribean-inspired drop that the old mill was going to have), in World 8-4 Mario defeats Bowser and saves the princess, the ride ends going back to the queue area.

Cancelled 1997 Renovation
In 1996, for the 1997 season, this ride was originally going to get a massive overhaul in phases.

Phase I
The first phase to add the new queue decor, like a teepee-esque wood sculpture where the new sign would sit and the loading platform themed to Yoshi's House, a carryover from Canada, the pre-ride queue video would be completely changed to a preview of what's to come, it only came true in Canada, which later switched to the new US tape in March 1997, a few months after the renovation was cancelled. The phase would (and in Canada, was) completed in November of 1996.

Phase II
The ride changes form, World 1-1 is entirely gutted and replaced with a SuperSpeed Tunnel showing Princess Peach's castle, World 1-2 would be changed to Bob-Omb Battlefield, the warp to 8-1 is replaced with a transition to Whomp's Fortress, 8-2 was replaced with Hazy Maze Cave, where he enters Bowser's secret lair, which after he enters, the scene remains the same, except for the castle tiles. The name of the ride would be changed to "Super Mario Adventure", and a gift shop would be added, The phase would have been completed in April of 1997.

Phase III
The queue is now indoors. Would've been completed May 1, 1997.

Phase IV
The second to last phase, Would've been completed June 4, 1997.

Phase V
The final phase, Would've been completed June 27, 1997.

Carwardine Colony vs Centerpoint Park

 * The ride in Canada has been sponsored by EB Games in 2002, when the original ride had no sponsor.
 * In the US, the loading platform is on a western-style patio, due to no western or mine theme being in the area, it's now themed to Yoshi's House.
 * Originally, the Canadian sign was much like the american sign, perched on the roof of the loading platform, but in a part of the mostly cancelled 1997 renovation, was instead put on a teepee-esque wood sculpture.

Trivia

 * The US version got some of the Canadian changes six months after that very ride opened, on December 5th, 1993 during the Carwardine Fever winter event.