Last May, the Seibuen Amusement Park opened "Godzilla the Ride"! The motion control attraction included footage directed by two time Japanese Academy Award winning director Takashi Yamazaki. (Always: Sunset on Third Street, Returner, Space Battleship Yamato) The director even put Godzilla into a dream sequence in Always: Sunset on Third Street 2. At present he's rumored to be the director of the next Godzilla film.
Today, in honor of Godzilla Day 2022, the Seibuen Amusement Park announced an addition to their current attraction: "Godzilla the Mission: Escape from the Approaching Crisis of Giant Monsters!"
An immersive mystery-solving attraction "Godzilla the Mission" leads to "Godzilla the Ride"! As a rookie member of the unit, known as "special disaster countermeasures", accomplish your mission!
The attraction opens after Godzilla Day on November 4th, 2002. You can watch footage from Godzilla the Ride, here.
Other 68th Anniversary celebration events for the King of the Monsters include:
- Godzilla Festival 2022, streaming online November 3rd which will include the two short films Gigan's Attack and Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex!
- Criterion's celebration of Ishiro Honda
- Heisei & Millennium Godzilla films streaming on Hulu
- John Carpenter hosting Godzilla and kaiju classics for Shout! Factory
- Fathom Events' wide screening of Godzilla x MechaGodzilla in the U.S.
Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to Godzilla Day!
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Source(s):
Seibuen Amusement Park Official Website
Seibuen Amusement Park Official Twitter
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