Gundam Crisis

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Gundam Taneshi reports, Fujikyu Highland is set to open a new Gundam attraction called "Gundam Crisis" in July 2007. The story starts out at Solomon right after Earth Federation captures it. The walk-through type attaction will feature a hangar featuring a 1/1 scale Gundam. A shop adjacent to the ride will sell limited edition goods and other various Gundam items.

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Gundam Crisis 1/1 scale Gundam illustration
Fujikyu's official site has a page up showing off an artist's rendition of the 1/1 full body RX-78-2 Gundam that'll be part of the new Gundam Crisis attraction.

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Gundam Crisis opening ceremonies info, press preview

Gundam Crisis official site posted info for the grand opening of the attraction on July 21. Guests Yoshiyuki Tomino, Toru Furuya, and Shuuichi Ikeda will all be on hand for two appearances during the day, including a talk show and lottery drawings for signed Gundam goods. Sunrise Gundam Division producer Shigeru Horiguchi will also appear.

OCN Anime Special Effects blog also has coverage of a press preview for Gundam Crisis. 200 members of the press and Sotsu Agency & Sunrise representatives were in attendance. Participants in other Fuji-Q attractions, such as AKB48, appeared as well as Nagano Olympic bronze medalist Tomomi Okazaki who, dressed in Earth Federation military garb, escorted press members.

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more photos over here

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the entrance looks like some warehouse. Laughing

Purplehaze623 SG

during some year end holidays organise a trip go jap'? that'll be cool. Cool

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Yeah man, looks cool, 1/1 Gundam somemore, definitely an eye opener…

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Gundam Crisis opening pics, video

Mainichi Mantan Web posted an extensive photo gallery of the opening day, featuring Yoshiyuki Tomino, Toru Furuya, and Shuuichi Ikeda.

Two video news reports can also be seen:
47 News
BP TV

The BP report gives the following Gundam-related merchandise yearly sales figures for Bandai Namco Group:
2004 - 42.8 billion yen
2005 - 51.8 billion yen
2006 - 54.5 million yen

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Gundam Crisis vid report + facts & figures

BPTV put up the 2nd half of their Gundam Crisis report. Fujikyu Express Planning Department's Yusuke Watanabe states the attraction covers 2,000 sq. meters and took a year to develop at a total cost of 350 million yen.

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