Seoul Land

Coordinates: 37°26′3.17″N 127°1′11.91″E / 37.4342139°N 127.0199750°E / 37.4342139; 127.0199750

Seoulland

September 15, 2008
Location South Korea, Asia
Opened 1987
Visitors 3.5 million/year
Status operating
Website English page
Seoul Land
Hangul 서울랜드
Revised Romanization Seoul raendeu
McCune–Reischauer Sŏul raendǔ

Seoulland is an amusement park opened in 1987, in Gwacheon, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. It is located in the Seoul Grand Park complex. It opened just before the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] It has about 40 rides, including roller coasters, and movie theaters. Seasonal festivals are held in the park.[2] It is smaller than Everland, but closer to Seoul,[3] about one hour away from downtown. Approximately 3–3.5 million people visit the park in a year.[1][4][5] Roughly a third of its 300,000 m2 is green space, the rest being packed with the attractions.[1]

General Information

Seoul Land, Seoul Grand Park, and the main branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art are all located in the Seoul Grand Park complex. Visitors may buy general admission tickets or one-day unlimited passes. General admission allows free entry to most rides. The unlimited passes allow almost all rides to be taken for free, but exhibitions, performances, and certain other attractions have additional charges despite the unlimited pass. Children aged 2 and under are allowed in for free. Prices for other ages are as follows:[6]

March 29, 2015
Admission Type Adult Youth Child
19 and up 13-18 3-12
General Admission Day KRW 20,000 KRW 17,000 KRW 15,000
Night KRW 18,000 KRW 15,000 KRW 13,000
One-Day Unlimited Pass Day KRW 36,000 KRW 32,000 KRW 29,000
Night KRW 30,000 KRW 26,000 KRW 23,000

Attractions

Seoul Land has five themed areas containing rides, arcades, obstacle courses, and other attractions. Many of the rides are themed with popular animation characters, such as Larva.[7][8][9]

May 5, 2015

World Plaza

Adventure Land

Fantasy Land

Tomorrow Land

Samchulli ("Thousand-Mile") Hill

Exhibits

Seoul Land hosts a variety of temporary exhibits. These have included:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Seoul Land, the ultimate playground". KBS World Radio website. 2011-06-21.
  2. ↑ Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee (2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-470-59154-3.
  3. ↑ Martin Robinson; Ray Bartlett; Rob Whyte (2007). Korea. Lonely Planet. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-74104-558-1.
  4. ↑ David Bennett (1998). Roller coaster: wooden and steel coasters, twisters, and corkscrews. Chartwell Books. p. 169. ISBN 0-7858-0885-X.
  5. ↑ Paul W. Beamish (2000). Asia-Pacific cases in strategic management. Irwin/McGraw-Hill. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-07-239545-7.
  6. ↑ "Seoul Land official website - ticket costs". 2015-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Seoul Land official website (Korean)". 2015-02-20.
  8. ↑ "Seoul Land official website (English)". 2015-02-20.
  9. ↑ "Seoul Land official website Attractions list (English)". 2015-02-20.
  10. ↑ "Sudden Attack at the Seoul Land Website". 2015-02-20.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Roller Coaster Database Roller Coaster List for Seoul Land". 2015-02-20.
  12. ↑ "Rudolph 2 Loop Coaster at Roller Coaster Database". 2015-02-20.
  13. ↑ "Seoul Land Crazy Mouse at Roller Coaster Database". 2015-02-20.
  14. ↑ "Thrills and Romance Abound in Top Three Theme Parks - Official Korea Tourism Organization". 2015-02-20.
  15. ↑ "Black Hole 2000 at Roller Coaster Database". 2015-02-20.
  16. ↑ "Columbia Double Loop Coaster at Roller Coaster Database". 2015-02-20.
  17. ↑ Park, Soo Bin (2012-06-05). "South Korea surrenders to creationist demands". Nature. 486 (7401): 14. PMID 22678257. doi:10.1038/486014a. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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