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Visitors can step into the world of anime at Studio Ghibli theme park

Anime fans will have the chance to step into some of their favorite films at a recently announced theme park in Japan.
Posted 2018-04-25T20:59:01+00:00 - Updated 2018-04-25T20:59:01+00:00

Anime fans will have the chance to step into some of their favorite films at a recently announced theme park in Japan.

The park, based on the famous anime of Studio Ghibli, unveiled some of the new designs for attractions on Wednesday.

The main gate area will have an elevator tower based on the film “Howl’s Moving Castle” and nearby will be an antique store modeled on one in “Whisper of the Heart.”

Ghibli Park will occupy land used for the 2005 World Expo that was held in Central Japan and the studio’s films will be screened on site.

The theme park had hoped to open in 2020, but the local governor announced Wednesday that the park will launch in 2022.

The governor said he hopes the park will make people feel that Ghibli’s works weren’t a dream.

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