If you’ve seen any of our content about Super Nintendo World, you’ve probably heard the term “Power-Up Band” tossed around a few times. But what is that? What do you need it for? Fear not, we’re here to answer all your questions about Power-Up Bands at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Hollywood!

Just like at Universal Studios Japan, there are six Power-Up Band designs available — Mario, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, and Toad. Each band is a large plastic puck encased in rubber and attached to a slap band, making it easy to attach for both kids and adults.

Power-Up Bands are available for purchase at special vending machine kiosks located near the Piranha Plant Nap Mishap game.

In case issues arise, Team Members are on hand to help. Payment is available via credit card or tap-compatible methods like Apple Pay. If you need to use cash, you can visit 1-Up Factory to purchase a band.

While we went for the classic Mario look in Japan, for Hollywood we chose Princess Peach.

On the back of the band is a unique QR code (which we will not show for security). You can scan the QR code in your Universal Studios Hollywood App (available on iOS or Android) to link your band.

You can access the Super Nintendo World menu via the home screen on the Universal Studios Hollywood app.

The app will prompt you right away to scan your Power-Up Band if you don’t have one already.

Once you have it scanned, your character will appear at the center.

Your band’s character also determines which team you are on. The teams rotate out trying to collect coins over a certain period of time.

You can also see where you rank among all-time players, for today, and how you rank for today’s scores on Mario Kart and the Bowser Jr. Shadow Showdown.

The activities map shows everything you can do within the land. Colored pin markers are activities you’ve done, grey markers are activities you have not.

And you can keep track of your latest achievements and collectibles via the bell in the top right corner.

To learn more about the games you play with the bands, check out our full guide to the Key Challenges! And let us know which Power-Up Band you chose in the comments below.

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