I went to Ghibli Park during Construction (Not your average Theme Park!)

Join me for a pre-opening visit to Studio Ghibli's new theme park in Japan!

Aside from checking out the park progress mid-construction, we’ll also talk about the plans for the 5 areas of the park, as well as how it will be different from other theme parks.

Content of this video:
00:00 introduction
00:30 how do you imagine Ghibli Park? (It's not Disneyland)
01:15 getting to Ghibli Park by train, plus background info
03:28 overview and plans for the 5 theme areas of the park
06:21 at the elevator tower to start the site tour
07:41 two new Ghibli characters? (No.)
08:16 the site tour continues (Hill of Youth, Grand Warehouse, etc)
10:28 Why you might be disappointed if you visit Ghibli Park
12:18 the real point of Ghibli Park
13:07 admission fees for Ghibli Park
13:40 lunch time (back in the North Gate area) and wrapping up

Reserving Ghibli tickets online:
https://l-tike.com/bw-ticket/ghibli/g...

Make sure you reserve well in advance. The admission caps area a real thing.

A note on copyright:
The nature of this video meant I had to draw heavily on imagery that does not belong to me. Obviously, most of the Ghibli-related images are copyrighted by Studio Ghibli, although to the best of my knowledge it was also media that had been released for non-commercial public use. (My videos aren't monetized, and I have never profited from them in any way, so I assume this counts as 'non-commercial'). I should mention though, that some of the imagery is also possibly fan art...if this is the case, and I have used your work without permission, let me know and I'll give you a proper shout-out. One such case is the 'Disney-ified' Ghibli theme park plan from the artist TAKUMI(tm). I didn't ask permission to use that, but dude, if you're reading this, thanks and cheers. Your other work on Instagram is extremely cool, and I advise people to check it out. (TAKUMITOXIN).

As for the music used in this video, it's the usual story: some tracks from the YouTube Creators' Media Library, and some original stuff, ie. by Doctor Ebot. (About 50-50 in this one. Ask me for info on a particular track.) The Totoro theme-inspired track was based on a recording I took years ago at an elementary school kids' concert. (Which I remixed a bit. Obviously.)