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Theme Park: Tickets for Ghibli Park in Japan are on sale now

the fans of “My Neighbor Totoro” , “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, “Chihiro’s Journey” and other films from the legendary Studio Ghibli, will have a new destination to add to their travel list later this year.

O Ghibli Park opening November 1 in Japan, will be a theme park for anyone who has watched the studio’s beautiful and often surreal animated films and always wanted to step into the worlds they build.

The Ghibli canon has themes of nature, friendship, strong female characters, flying machines, fate and bravery. His aesthetic is the meeting of naturalism with steampunk, sprinkled with his own proprietary formula of magical realism.

Until recently, news of the mythical Park Ghibli was trickling, released in small speculative doses in Japanese publications. It was unclear what impact the pandemic was having on the start date and what visitors would find when it opened.

here’s what we know

Ghibli Park is located in the Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park, less than a two-hour train ride from Kyoto. The theme park will be about 17.5 acres when completed. (An acre is approximately the size of a football field.)

When it opens in November, three of the five planned areas will be ready. Chief among them is the Grand Warehouse of Ghibli, an indoor facility that will house artifacts and film screenings, including the Robot Soldier from “Castle in the Sky”, the Catbus from “Totoro” and another recreation of “The Secret World of Arrietty”. .”

A second area, “Hill of Youth”, features the antique shop from “Whisper of the Heart” and another recreation of “The Cat Returns”. And the third is Dondoko Forest with a complete recreation of Satsuki and Mei’s house from “My Neighbor Totoro” and a Totoro-themed playground.

One of the two areas that will open later (“after 2023,” the park’s press office said) is Mononoke Village, referencing “Princess Mononoke” and her adventure among the great animal gods of the forest. An artistic rendering shows children playing with the Demon God.

The other is Valley of the Witches, which will include some parts of the offbeat “Howl’s Moving Castle” and the sweeter “Kiki’s Delivery Service” about a serious, hard-working young witch. The artist’s drawing shows a teacup ride decorated with Kiki’s cat Jiji.

If you go to Ghibli Park, don’t expect a Catbus roller coaster, Kiki’s broom “Avatar”-style adventure, or a Ponyo Under the Sea ride. “Take a walk, feel the wind and discover the wonders,” the park’s website offers as an alternative.

Think immersion and imagination stimulation rather than pyrotechnics and stomach-churning emotions.

how to visit

Tickets are available online starting August 10th for dates starting November 1st. Reservations are required as there will be no ticket sales on the day of the day.

You must purchase separate tickets for each attraction you wish to visit.

The park will be open from 10 am to 5 pm on weekdays (except major school holidays) and from 9 am to 5 pm on holidays and weekends. It is closed on Tuesdays, unless Tuesday is a public holiday.

Currently, the Ghibli Park website and the ticket sales page are in Japanese only.

while you wait

Most of the Studio Ghibli movies mentioned here are available to watch on the Disney+ streaming service. And you can follow Ghibli’s Twitter feed.

Source: CNN Brasil

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