To contrast this, Super Nintendo World initial investment was $351M to open just the first Japan location while this $110M is expected budget for first two Minecraft locations. Gives a concept of scope —- relatively low budget minimal project, which given the popularity of Minecraft this seems like a conservative experiment.<p><a href="https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/8/18215682/super-nintendo-world-universal-studios-japan-theme-park" rel="nofollow">https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/8/18215682/super-nintendo-wor...</a>
I'm genuinely curious what kind of real-world construction and materials are used to create the "blocky" textured buildings and architectural elements.<p>Like is it regular construction with a bunch of plastic "boxes" covering the outside, with some kind of printed vinyl coverings? How is it made heavy-duty enough both without cracking as well as without the printed texture scratching off or fading?<p>What do you do about all the rain that collects on the top of every box? Is there some kind of drainage system?<p>I'm sure these are solved problems -- I'm just curious what the solution is.