Kaeson Youth Park

Kaeson Youth Park
Location North Korea
Coordinates 39°2′52″N 125°45′29″E / 39.04778°N 125.75806°ECoordinates: 39°2′52″N 125°45′29″E / 39.04778°N 125.75806°E
Opened 1984[1]
Operating season Year-round
Area 40 ha[1]
Rides
Roller coasters 1

The Kaeson Youth Park is an amusement park located in Pyongyang, North Korea. Opening in 1984, the park is located near the Kim Il Sung Stadium and in the west foot of Moran Hill. The carousel, fun house and amusement park rides like the Ferris wheel comprise an area of 40 ha.[1] The parks was erected as part of the Triumphal Arch dedication.[2]

As of 2013, the rides on offer were bumper cars, teacups, a swing ride and a double shot (ride)-like vertical drop. [3][4]

It has been previously been described as being in poor repair.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "VNC Asia Travel - Pyongyang". Vnc.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. ↑ http://www.wikimapia.org/609033/Kaeson-Youth-Park
  3. ↑ http://dprk-golf.tumblr.com/post/63744293412/north-koreans-get-a-rare-dose-of-state-sanctioned
  4. ↑ http://dprk-golf.tumblr.com/post/63744405321/joseph-stalin-meets-walt-disney
  5. ↑ Yoshihiro Makino (December 6, 2011). "Kim Jong Il inspects Pyongyang amusement park". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Eerie Amusement Parks of North Korea" by Dahlia Rideout DivineCaroline.Com

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