Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle
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| Directed by | Takashi Yamazaki |
| Written by | Takashi Yamazaki |
| Based on | Godzilla, King Ghidorah and Rodan |
| Produced by | Shoichiro Tsuno |
| Music by | Naoki Sato |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 5 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (Japanese: ゴジラ・ザ・ライド 大怪獣頂上決戦, Hepburn: Gojira za raido dai kaijū chōjō kessen), often shortened as Godzilla the Ride (Japanese: ゴジラ・ザ・ライド, Hepburn: Gojira Za Raido)[1] is an indoor ride attraction at Seibuen Amusement Park in Tokorozawa City, Saitama, Japan. It was unveiled to the public during the park's reopening on May 19, 2021.[2][3] The ride features a short film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, along with new designs by Yamazaki for the monsters that appear in the ride.[4][5]
Plot
The public address system at a Tokyo movie theater suddenly warns that a giant monster was attacking Japan. A Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier enters and shows footage of King Ghidorah ravaging the city with his gravity beams and Godzilla approaching from the sea. The soldier received orders to evacuate the people in an armored vehicle operated by the Special Disaster Countermeasures unit and airlifted by helicopter. He delivers a safety briefing just before Ghidorah destroys the theater in, roars at the audience, then flies away.
Ghidorah destroys the lead vehicle with rubble, meanwhile the second vehicle evades a flying train car and Ghidorah. The dragon lands in front of it, but it drives between Ghidorah's legs. Ghidorah gives chase, trying and failing to bite it with all three of his heads. Ghidorah keeps chasing the vehicle until he soon finds it and snatches it up in the jaws of his center head. Ghidorah takes the vehicle but is intercepted by Rodan. Ghidorah overpowers and defeats Rodan and drops the vehicle. Ghidorah blasts the top off of Tokyo Tower towards the vehicle, Godzilla arrives in the city and challenges Ghidorah to fight. The vehicle lands on Godzilla's side and evades the two monsters, landing on a roof to watch the monsters fight.
Godzilla overpowers and defeats Ghidorah with a powerful blast of atomic breath. Godzilla roars in victory as the vehicle lands on the ground, only to be caught up with one of Ghidorah's still-conscious heads. Godzilla crushes Ghidorah's final head with his foot, splashing blue blood on the vehicle and ground before Godzilla roars victoriously.
Reception
On September 16, 2022, Nicholas Driscoll wrote a review about Godzilla the Ride:
The ride is a LOT of fun, and not overly long. Since I didn’t have to wait hours to get inside, it was even better—I just got to enjoy the ride, and the escalating action is suitably amped and insane so as to consistently offer thrills and real entertainment. The other attendees were shrieking and yelling along with the excitement on screen, and when Godzilla blasts the hole in KG, and then stomps his head into the ground, man. It felt so satisfying. I was grinning so hard.
— Nicholas Driscoll, Toho Kingdom, [6]
References
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- ^ "Godzilla the Ride". www.tohokingdom.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Seibuen Renewal press release" (PDF). Seibuen Amusement Park (in Japanese). 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Baseel, Casey (2021-04-14). "World's first permanent Godzilla theme park ride opening at Tokyo-area amusement park". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "Japanese Amusement Park Reopens With New Godzilla and Osamu Tezuka Attractions". www.scifijapan.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ "ゴジラ・ザ・ライド". 西武園ゆうえんち (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- ^ Driscoll, Nicholas (2022-09-16). "Godzilla the Ride Review and Impressions". Toho Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
