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INTEREST: Fan Designs Extensively Detailed Ghibli Theme Park


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SpacemanHardy



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:14 pm Reply with quote
The catbus is from My Neighbor Totoro, not Princess Mononoke.
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:20 pm Reply with quote
I'm not a fan of Ghibili works but I would like to see this in reality. Cool
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:57 pm Reply with quote
I can't find Porco Rosso's biplane in the airplane museum. Is it there?

I also like how various creatures are wandering around outside. I presume those would be people in costumes.
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Eldritcho



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:09 pm Reply with quote
Well this looks amazing. If only it were to be real someday...
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:17 pm Reply with quote
Well, at least the Japanese park-fanboys are more imaginative--
Over here, the minute a Disney movie comes out, the one only obsessive thing the "Armchair Imagineers" can think of "How about turning Epcot Norway into Frozen Land, with a dark ride in the middle? Razz "

Guess the Tokyo Disney parks are a little more diverse for outdoor attractions, and the fans can draw other things.
That's about the only difference, though. Oh, and US fanboys would probably have a lot fewer Mononoke attractions (not that there wouldn't be none..."Ride a Yakul"?? Confused ), and I can guarantee they wouldn't put Howl's castle in the middle.

(And I like the food court, but isn't there already that historical-storefront park that inspired the Spirited Away city?)
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walw6pK4Alo



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:35 pm Reply with quote
That's pretty dope. I love concepts like this, the more detailed the more fun.
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EricJ2



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:41 pm Reply with quote
And nice to see he remembered Mei and Satsuki's Totoro House that the Japanese world's-fair got, but not the life-size Laputa guardian from the Ghibli Museum.

But teasing us with that Hotel Adriano when he was just fan-wa...er, blue-skying is totally unfair. I don't know whether or not to hit him. Confused
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:44 pm Reply with quote
EricJ2 wrote:
That's about the only difference, though. Oh, and US fanboys would probably have a lot fewer Mononoke attractions (not that there wouldn't be none..."Ride a Yakul"?? Confused ), and I can guarantee they wouldn't put Howl's castle in the middle.


They'd also call the Castle in the Sky attraction something other than "Laputa."
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sammywtf



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:16 pm Reply with quote
Not be hatin or anything, but the "Torumekian air barge" is actually the Goliath airship from Castle in the Sky.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:17 pm Reply with quote
EricJ2 wrote:
Oh, and US fanboys would probably have a lot fewer Mononoke attractions (not that there wouldn't be none..."Ride a Yakul"?? Confused ), and I can guarantee they wouldn't put Howl's castle in the middle.


Really? I always thought Howl was a lot more popular in the West than other titles. In particular it is normally the title I hear pop up in conversations about Ghibli.

If we are going to go into minutiae details though, I personally think Howl shouldn't be in the middle. Either Laputa castle or the Spirited Away makes more sense as a central set piece. They are both more imposing structures that make sense as the central piece.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:19 pm Reply with quote
This would be my dream of the ultimate theme park. Smile
Totoro's forest labyrinth seems like a fun place to explore.
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ehh123



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:39 am Reply with quote
I like how the map is styled like a Disney Park map.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:18 am Reply with quote
Man oh man it would be funny if this ended up becoming a reality. I mean imagine riding on the catbus of Totoro? Well, what are we waiting for get cracking. We need space right?
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Sven Viking



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:54 am Reply with quote
He should sell prints, except I guess there'd be IP issues.

leafy sea dragon wrote:
I can't find Porco Rosso's biplane in the airplane museum. Is it there?

It's near the top left in Porco Rosso Land instead.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:41 pm Reply with quote
Oh, there it is. I guess that's another logical place it'd be.
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