Seoul Land Explained

Seoul Land
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Location:South Korea, Asia
Opened:1988[1]
Visitation Num:3.5 million/year
Status:operating
Website:English page
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Seoul Land
Hangul:서울랜드
Rr:Seoul raendeu
Mr:Sŏul raendǔ

Seoul Land is an amusement park opened in 1988, 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.[2] It has about 40 rides, including roller coasters and movie theaters. Seasonal festivals are held in the park.[3] It is smaller than Everland, but closer to Seoul,[4] about one hour away from downtown. Approximately 3–3.5 million people visit the park each a year.[2] [5] [6] Roughly a third of its 300,000 m2 is green space, the rest being packed with attractions.[2]

Description

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:[7]

Admission TypeAdultYouthChild
19 and up13-183-12
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.[8] [9] [10]

World Plaza

Adventure Land

Character Town (Fantasy Land)

Tomorrow Land

Samchulli ("Thousand-Mile") Hill

Closed attractions

Exhibits

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=jhjnetz13&logNo=223099660422
  2. Web site: Seoul Land, the ultimate playground. KBS World Radio website. 2011-06-21.
  3. Book: Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee. Frommer's South Korea. 2010. Frommer's. 978-0-470-59154-3. 156. registration.
  4. Book: Martin Robinson. Ray Bartlett. Rob Whyte. Korea. registration. 2007. Lonely Planet. 978-1-74104-558-1. 118.
  5. Book: David Bennett. Roller coaster: wooden and steel coasters, twisters, and corkscrews. 1998. Chartwell Books. 169. 0-7858-0885-X.
  6. Book: Paul W. Beamish. Asia-Pacific cases in strategic management. 2000. Irwin/McGraw-Hill. 978-0-07-239545-7. 308.
  7. Web site: Seoul Land official website - ticket costs. 2015-02-20.
  8. Web site: Seoul Land official website (Korean). 2015-02-20.
  9. Web site: Seoul Land official website (English). 2015-02-20.
  10. Web site: Seoul Land official website Attractions list (English). 2015-02-20.
  11. Web site: Roller Coaster Database Roller Coaster List for Seoul Land. 2015-02-20.
  12. Web site: Rudolph 2 Loop Coaster at Roller Coaster Database. 2015-02-20.
  13. Web site: Seoul Land Crazy Mouse at Roller Coaster Database. 2015-02-20.
  14. Web site: Thrills and Romance Abound in Top Three Theme Parks - Official Korea Tourism Organization. 2015-02-20.
  15. Web site: Black Hole 2000 at Roller Coaster Database. 2015-02-20.
  16. Web site: Columbia Double Loop Coaster at Roller Coaster Database. 2015-02-20.
  17. Web site: Sudden Attack at the Seoul Land Website. 2015-02-20.
  18. Park . Soo Bin. South Korea surrenders to creationist demands . 10.1038/486014a . 22678257. Nature . 486 . 7401 . 14 . 2012-06-05. free .

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