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Studio Ghibli Confirms Theme Park Opening Date!
I am a huge fan of Studio Ghibli and have been for many, many, years (I actually have a Totoro tattoo on my calf). When it came to my attention, however, that a theme park based on the works of the animation giant was opening in Japan, all this did…
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Studio Ghibli Theme Park to Open in Fall 2022
Around a year ago we first heard that news that the beloved animation giant ‘Studio Ghibli’ was building a theme park in Japan. Set to be specifically themed around some of their most notable feature film releases, this certainly seemed to be like a dream come true for many of…
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Video – Man Catches Strangers Phone Mid Rollercoaster Ride
We have all dropped our smartphone at one point or another and usually, your hopes are that when you pick it up the screen isn’t broken. If you were, however, to lose your phone while on a rollercoaster ride, however, you would be pretty convinced that not only wouldn’t the…
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Studio Ghibli Theme Park Reportedly Being Built in Japan
Studio Ghibli Theme Park As a fan of Japanese animation, I am a huge lover of the work of Studio Ghibli. Producing some of the most amazing animated feature films over the last 30 years, it’s hard to understate just what an influence they have had on so many people.…
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Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Theme Parks Launch Date Revealed
Launching in Two Phases Star Wars fans have been eagerly anticipating the launch of the Galaxy’s Edge theme park for ever since its announcement two years ago. LucasFilm in collaboration with Disney imagineers are bridging the Star Wars universe into the real world. Dedicating a chunk of Disneyland and Disneyworld…
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Two Point Hospital Makes Me Want a New Theme Park Game
Theme Park Can you believe it has been almost 25 years since the release of Theme Park on the PC?! Of course, the game did also come out on a few other platforms, but if anything, they only highlight just how long ago this game was released. It was released…
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Disney and LucasFilm Collaborate to Bring Star Wars Land Theme Park to Life
In case the new Battlefront II game and recently released Episode VIII teaser trailer was not enough to satisfy your Star Wars fanboy or fangirl heart, LucasFilm has announced that they have been collaborating with Disney imagineers to bring Star Wars Land to life. Which means fans can finally experience…
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Disney Seeks Patents for Free-roaming Soft Bodied Robots
Taking design cues directly from their own 2014 3D animated action movie Big Hero 6, Disney has applied for patents that involve free-roaming soft bodied robots similar to Baymax. Apparently, Disney has been working on developing such a robot in their Disney Research Labs in Pittsburgh for some time now…
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The Void Will Offer A Virtual Reality Ghost Busting Experience
What happens when you take everyone’s favourite ghost hunting group and add them to a VR experience? The Void looks to answer just that question when it opens to give users a virtual reality experience that will have them feeling everything about their time from the heat and the pressure…
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Japanese Theme Park to Open “Robot Kingdom”
A Japanese theme park, Huis Ten Bosch have revealed that they plan to open a “robot kingdom” on site in July, which will include over 200 robot automatons which will provide customer service to those visiting the park. A number of companies will be providing the robots that will populate…
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Robot Hotel Opens And Greets Human Guests
Science fiction dictates that a variation of building will be or is being run by robots, the notion of walking into a complex and being confronted by the manager who is “Dave 2.0” and is a shiny robot seemed farfetched. Well, now you can experience just this with the grand…
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The Void Is a 4D Virtual Reality Theme Park Like No Other
Computer gaming is a great hobby and for some it is even their occupation, but it all lacks the reality part. So what if you could actually explore new dimensions and new worlds, actually living and feeling your games. Well, you don’t have to wait that much longer as it…
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Nintendo Rides and Characters Coming to Universal Theme Parks
Nintendo Land is becoming a reality. Kind of. Nintendo has struck an agreement with Universal Studios theme parks to introduce rides and characters based on the video game developer’s famous intellectual properties. “The agreement brings two icons of entertainment together and represents a significant partnership for Nintendo as it expands…
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Google Now API Will Soon Be Available to Developers to Put in Their Apps
Director of Product Management for Google Now, Aparna Chennapragada, has announced at SXSW that an open API will soon be available to all developers to include in their apps. This means that Google Now will have the ability to search for information in more apps that just the ones allowed…
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