[8] In 2019, further information about the state of the theme park was announced, including Studio Ghibli's partnership with the Aichi Prefecture and the Chunichi Shimbun newspaper.

The new plans included the addition of four other areas to the park based on the other movies by the studio, and a new opening date of late 2022 was given.

It was also announced that there would be a free area next to Mononoke Village, which would house a playground based on The Cat Returns for anyone to play in without charge.

Those five areas are: Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, The Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest, Mononoke Village and Valley of Witches.

[16] Inside are numerous walkthrough exhibitions, including a lengthy series of scene recreations from the studio's filmography designed for photo opportunities.

[15][19] Dondoko Forest (どんどこ森) is the location of Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe's house from My Neighbor Totoro, which was already built from Expo 2005.

[16] It is also houses a village settlement, a traditional charcoal burner's hut, and an area where visitors can work iron forge bellows.

[3] Valley of Witches takes inspiration from the film Kiki's Delivery Service and the wastelands in Howl's Moving Castle.