The public will be able to visit the theme park on November 1. The park will have five lands, but the first will be themed around our favorite neighbor Totoro. According to Variety, locals in the area have learned that one future area is based on Princess Mononoke, with the other being split between Howl's Moving Castle and Kiki's Delivery Service. The two lands are expected to release sometime in 2023, while the final two lands are expected in March of 2024.
Ghibli's theme park won't have large scale roller coasters like you find in other parks. The studio has complete control over the park, and the goal is for it to be nature friendly. Hayao Miyazaki insisted that no trees be cut down and construction was planned around existing clearings. The aim is to be both an experience and a film that meshes with the themes of his films. In 2020, former Ghibli president Toshio Suzuki joked about how Miyazaki was addlesome old man and not the type to look on supportively from a distance. He starts with "do this" and "don't do that"
The park is being built in central Japan for people who live there. It takes about three hours from downtown Tokyo to Nagoya Station, and then another hour from the station to the park proper. At least you know when you can schedule your vacation around the park, if you feel safe going.
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