Amusement park in Gwacheon, South Korea
37°26′3.17″N
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37.4342139°N 127.0199750°E
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Seoul Land
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The park in 2015
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Location
| South Korea, Asia
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Opened
| 1988
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Visitors
| 3.5 million/year
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Status
| operating
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Website
| English page
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Seoul Land
(
Korean
:
서울랜드
) is an
amusement park
opened in 1988,
[1]
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 m
2
is
green space
, the rest being packed with attractions.
[2]
Description
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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 Type
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Adult
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Youth
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Child
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19 and up
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13-18
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3-12
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General Admission
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Day
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KRW
20,000
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KRW
17,000
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KRW
15,000
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Night
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KRW
18,000
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KRW
15,000
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KRW
13,000
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One-Day Unlimited Pass
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Day
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KRW
36,000
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KRW
32,000
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KRW
29,000
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Night
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KRW
30,000
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KRW
26,000
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KRW
23,000
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Attractions
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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
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Adventure Land
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- Shooting Range
- Ninano Go Kart
- Remote Control Boats
- Sky Adventure (Beginner)
- Sky Adventure (Challenger)
- Flume Ride
- Den of Lost Thieves
- Tikitoc
Train
A small, steel roller coaster for children. It runs about 16 km/h (10 mph).
- King Viking
A
swinging gondola
-type ride. This type of ride is well known in South Korea, and
Lotte World
and
Everland
have similar rides.
Character Town (Fantasy Land)
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- IQ Arcade
coin-operated
video game arcade
- Midway Games
coin-operated
video game arcade
- Turning Mecard Go! Bumper Car
(for children)
- Peter Pan
- Kambu Airplane
- Arpo Swing
- Larva Twister
- Canimal Circus
It is a 360-degree revolution rides, and it turns around back and forth. (over 130cm)
- Water Walk
- Action Zone
- Character 3D Theater
- Convoy Race
(for children)
- Musical Carousel
- Turning Mecard Racing
- World Cup
Ten soccer ball-shaped dishes round and round in the sky. (over 130cm)
- Kartrider Bumper
- Big Merry-Go-Round
- Cloud Bread
(for children)
- Vroomiz Hill
(for children)
- Tobot Train
(for children) The
Saseum Sseolmae
("Reindeer Sleigh") is a powered, steel roller coaster made by
Zamperla
and designed for children. One ride is 56 seconds long. It opened in 1990 and still operates.
[11]
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Tomorrow Land
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- X Flyer
A
Kamikaze
ride made by
Vekoma
.
- Zeppelin
- Rock Cafe
- Crazy House
- Motion Theater
- Super Wings
- Alice Wonder House
- Time Machine 5D 360
- Frog Hopper
(for children) A miniature
Double Shot
-style tower-based ride for children.
- Mini Viking
(for children) A
pirate-ship
-style ride for children.
- Crazy Mouse
Wild Mouse roller coaster
. Steel coaster made by
Senyo Kogyo
The top speed is 28 mph and one ride is 1 minute and 22 seconds.
[11]
[13]
- Sky X
One of the most popular rides at Seoul Land, Sky X requires reservations and has additional charges. On the ride, groups of two or three people are raised 50 meters off the ground by cable and then dropped.
[14]
- Shot Drop
A tower-based ride similar to the
Double Shot
.
- Black Hole 2000
Steel coaster made by
Senyo Kogyo
with two
corkscrews
, seven drops, and top speed of 85 km/h (52.8 mph). One ride is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long, 15 seconds shorter than the
T Express
at
Everland
. It opened in 1990 and still operates.
[11]
[15]
- Columbia Double Loop Coaster
Also known as the "Galaxy Train", the Double Loop Coaster is a steel coaster made by
Senyo Kogyo
. It has two
loops
, and one ride lasts 2 minutes and 15 seconds. The top speed is 52 mph. It opened in 1988 and still operates.
[11]
[16]
Samchulli ("Thousand-Mile") Hill
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- Outdoor Pool
- Larva Sledding Hill
- Best Kids
(for children)
- Archery Range
- Top Spin
Called "
Dokkaebi
Wind" in Korean, this is a standard
Top Spin
, comparable to the Double Rock Spin at
Everland
. The highlight of this attraction is rotating air in six consecutive times. You can feel the thrill while driving 6 times continuously in the air. (over 140cm)
Closed attractions
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- Sudden Attack
This is a real-life simulation of the "Warehouse" map from the
FPS
game
Sudden Attack
, which is popular in Korea.
[17]
- Dragon Tank
- Hutos Media Town
Currently refurbished into Best Kids.
- Haunted House
Exhibits
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Seoul Land hosts a variety of temporary exhibits. These have included:
- Early 2008: a
Creation Science
exhibit, organized by the Korea Association for Creation Research (KACR), which was visited by over 116,000 visitors during its three-month run.
[18]
See also
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References
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Seoul Land
.