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GODZILLA THEME PARK

We went to the Godzilla theme park in Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island and tried out the recently opened zip line attraction that goes straight into Godzilla’s mouth! There was also a short film, a shooting game, a museum, and Godzilla themed food at the park’s restaurant!

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Things only found at the Demon Slayer Theme Park

DEMON SLAYER THEME PARK at UNIVERSAL JAPAN

Universal Studios Japan had its first-ever Demon Slayer event from September 17, 2021, through February 13, 2022! There’s food, merchandise, decorations, and a VR Demon Slayer Ride! Join us as we show you everything Demon Slayer.

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POV Experience of Galaxy Edge's Newest Ride

STAR WARS

RISE of the RESISTANCE

Here's the FULL Ride-Through of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Walt Disney World's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge on opening day, December 5, 2019.

The attraction is located in the area of Galaxy's Edge known as the ancient ruins on the outskirts of Black Spire Outpost, which includes a Resistance encampment. Its entrance is marked by a turret that leads guests — acting as new recruits — to a path heading into ancient caves that house a Resistance control center where they are given a mission by BB-8 and a hologram of Rey. The briefing also includes Poe Dameron, Nien Nunb, and Mon Calamari Lieutenant Bek, all appearing on video screens. Guests then walk past ships, including Dameron's X-wing fighter, and board a transport ship for the first portion of the ride. Onboard, Bek speaks to guests as Nien Nunb pilots the ship, which is escorted by Dameron and other X-wings. Dameron is forced to go for help when the transport and fighters are attacked by a First Order Star Destroyer which appears to capture the guests' ship and pull it inside a hangar bay filled with stormtroopers. The recruits then are brought into a cell where Kylo Ren and Armitage Hux discuss their interrogation. Then with help from Finn, disguised as a stormtrooper, the recruits board a hijacked First Order Fleet Transport (an eight-seat ride vehicle) piloted by an R5 unit to travel to an escape pod.  

The ride begins with Finn explaining how to get to the escape pods. The two transports exit the loading station where they pass two other empty transports heading into the loading station, with Bek speaking to the riders through the vehicles' radio. They enter another room where a probe droid nearly spots them. However, when about to reach two lifts, two stormtroopers do. The stormtroopers attempt to blast at the transports but fail as the transports escape. They enter the next room which includes two AT-ATs. The door leading out of the room closes before the transports can pass through. The stormtroopers spot the transports again and attempt to blast at them. An audio-animatronic Finn in a stormtrooper suit helps the guests as the transports split up and enter two lifts. Finn tells them to go down, but they go up instead. One of the vehicles is spotted by an AT-AT pilot and is almost blasted. 

In the next room, Kylo Ren and General Hux are seen atop the ship's bridge discussing the situation. Suddenly, a Resistance ship fleet appears and Kylo notices the transports. The riders attempt to escape, but Kylo jumps down in front of them and ignites his lightsaber as the transports enter two lifts, though the doors close in front of them before he can get to them. As the lifts go down, Kylo's lightsaber suddenly cuts through the ceiling as they escape. The riders then enter a room with three cannons firing at the Resistance, which they pass under and make it into the next room where Kylo uses the Force on the transports, demanding that they tell him the whereabouts of the Resistance Base. Suddenly, a hole is blasted into the wall, which attempts to suck Kylo into space as debris falls over him. The transports enter the next room and enter the escape pods, where the ride turns into a motion simulator. After seeing two other pods ejecting, the riders' pods drop and escape back onto Batuu. The transports exit the simulator and enter the hangar, where an animatronic Bek is seen in his escape pod, having just crash-landed in the base. They then enter the unload station where the ride ends.

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Inside 'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' at Disneyland

STAR WARS: GALAXY'S EDGE

ABC News' Ginger Zee takes "GMA" on a tour inside the largest expansion in Disneyland history inspired by a galaxy far, far away. 

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Star Wars Celebration - Galaxy's Edge

G A L A X Y ' S   E D G E

New to the Disney Theme Park, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge has been revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2019. Check out the panel and some of the pics below.

Miyazaki's New Theme Park

STUDIO GHIBLI PARK

[Source: blastr] Fans, start saving your dollars, and keep your eye on the price of yen. In 2020, we’ll be getting a theme park based on the works of Studio Ghibli, workplace of Japan's Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki.

According to Vice, the announcement was made by Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and Aichi prefectural governor Hideaki Oomura. The theme park will be housed in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, former site of the Expo 2005 World’s Fair. This is the site of a current (and well-regarded) Miyazaki experience: the home of Satsuki and Mei from My Neighbor Totoro.

JapanTimes writes that Ghibli Park will include a homage to My Neighbor Totoro, with “restage[d] situations and landscapes” from the 1988 film. And … that’s it, which means this announcement is light on details. (Vice says that Ghibli's other epics, like Spirited Away, will also be included.)

But there are some obvious experiences to be had from Totoro (about two girls exploring their new home and its surroundings), such as a cat bus ride and fun with a flying top. Here’s hoping for a full-on Studio Ghibli extravaganza. After all, who doesn’t want to ride in Howl’s Moving Castle? It's one of my geek dreams.

So until 2020, we’ll just have to content ourselves with visiting the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo and attending the 2017 Ghibli film festival.

Star Wars Land announced at D23 Expo 2015

Star Wars Land announced by Bob Iger

at D23 Expo 2015 for 

Disneyland and Walt Disney World 

During the Walt Disney Studios presentation, Disney CEO Bob Iger made the surprise announcement of Star Wars Land coming to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland including a Millennium Falcon ride, Cantina, and more.