With just over a month until the opening, the park is ready to share its Ghibli magic with the world.
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Resident Evil 2 serves as inspiration for mission-based maze as zombie circus troupe takes over other part of the park for dancing.
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Studio shows off how the beloved character will look inside the Ghibli’s Giant Warehouse section of the park.
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