diff --git a/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb b/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb
index 1ca0777c..2713c570 100644
--- a/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb
+++ b/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb
@@ -33,21 +33,27 @@
     " (You can use the table of contents button on the left side of the interface to skip to any specific part)\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
-    "Users can use Google Colab (Please ensure you run the Colab dependency import cell) \n",
+    "Users can use Google Colab\\* (Please ensure you run the Colab dependency import cell- below) \n",
     "\n",
-    "[![Open In Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg)](https://colab.research.google.com/github/projectmesa/mesa-geo/blob/main/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb)\n"
+    "[![Open In Colab](https://colab.research.google.com/assets/colab-badge.svg)](https://colab.research.google.com/github/projectmesa/mesa-geo/blob/main/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\\*Based on a recent Google Colab update currently, Solara visuals are not rendering. However, the link still provides a easy way to download the jupyter file. You can see the issue on the [Solara GitHub site](https://github.com/widgetti/solara/issues/323)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "You can also [download the file directly from GitHub](https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa-geo/blob/main/docs/tutorials/intro_tutorial.ipynb)\n"
    ]
   },
   {
-   "cell_type": "raw",
-   "id": "c0c702b3-c307-4f00-9530-468e29f53184",
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "0b0dc4bb-cf8a-4c21-82aa-4a1cc43f1871",
    "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "#Run this if in colab\n",
+    "#Run this if in colab or if you need to install mesa and mesa-geo in your local environment. \n",
     "!pip install mesa --quiet\n",
     "!pip install mesa-geo --quiet\n",
     "!mkdir -p data\n",
-    "!wget -P data https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectmesa/mesa-geo/tree/main/docs/tutorials/data/TorontoNeighbourhoods.geojson"
+    "!wget -P data https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectmesa/mesa-geo/main/docs/tutorials/data/TorontoNeighbourhoods.geojson"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -93,7 +99,7 @@
     "\n",
     "import mesa\n",
     "import mesa_geo as mg\n",
-    "import mesa_geo.visualization as mgv\n"
+    "import mesa_geo.visualization as mgv # the warning that appears from Solara is fixed in Mesa 3.0 you can install the pre-release with pip install -U --pre-mesa\n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -336,6 +342,7 @@
     "        self, pop_size=30, mobility_range=500, init_infection=0.2, exposure_dist=500, max_infection_risk=0.2,\n",
     "        max_recovery_time=5\n",
     "    ):\n",
+    "        super().__init__()\n",
     "        self.schedule = mesa.time.RandomActivationByType(self)\n",
     "        self.space = mg.GeoSpace(warn_crs_conversion=False)\n",
     "        \n",
@@ -632,10 +639,7 @@
    "execution_count": null,
    "id": "50aab416-959f-4d72-abd9-844ed42c784d",
    "metadata": {
-    "has_explanation": true,
-    "jupyter": {
-     "source_hidden": true
-    }
+    "has_explanation": true
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
@@ -769,6 +773,7 @@
     "        self, pop_size=30, mobility_range=500, init_infection=0.2, exposure_dist=500, max_infection_risk=0.2,\n",
     "        max_recovery_time=5\n",
     "    ):\n",
+    "        super().__init__()\n",
     "        #Scheduler\n",
     "        self.schedule = mesa.time.RandomActivationByType(self)\n",
     "        #Space\n",
@@ -1087,6 +1092,14 @@
     "# This is required to render the visualization in the Jupyter notebook\n",
     "page"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "324cabe0-68be-4aab-a70d-10ffcd328114",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": []
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
@@ -1105,7 +1118,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.12.3"
+   "version": "3.12.5"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,