‘Defunctland’ offers a fascinating exploration of the death of amusement park rides

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Just as Ben and Jerry’s has their Flavor Graveyard, a virtual space also exists to mourn our favorite theme park losses. 
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Star Wars land revealed: Here’s when you can plan your visit

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It’s the moment Star Wars fans have been dreaming of ever since they caught their first glimpse of that galaxy far, far away: their opportunity to visit it in person.

Now Disney has revealed when that auspicious date will be — or at least, the season.

The company just announced that its new theme park Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will open in summer 2019 at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, and fall 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. 

In other words, mark your calendars and start saving up those credits. Something tells us you’re gonna burn through a lot of ’em on this trip. Read more…

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Studio Ghibli went into our dreams and designed a theme park

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Want to visit Howl’s Moving Castle or run through the forest with My Neighbor Totoro IRL?

Japan’s Oscar-winning animation company Studio Ghibli announced in Jan. 2017 it was opening the theme park of our dreams — and now we have a release date and the first concept art.

Reported by The Japan Times, the park, which will be an explorable, real-life version of the beloved worlds created Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, will officially open near Nagoya in 2022. 

The Aichi Prefecture government confirmed to the publisher that the park will open at the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park in Nagakute city. Read more…

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