Everland

Everland is South Korea's largest theme park. Located at the Everland Resort in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do, it receives 5,85 million visitors annually[2] and was ranked nineteenth in the world for amusement park attendance in 2018.[2] Along with its main attractions, Everland includes a zoo and water park known as Caribbean Bay. Everland is operated by Samsung C&T Corporation (formerly known as Samsung Everland, Cheil Industries), which is a subsidiary of the Samsung Group.

Everland
LocationEverland Resort, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Coordinates37.295632°N 127.203999°E / 37.295632; 127.203999
OwnerSamsung C&T Resort & Construction Group
Opened1976[1]
Previous namesFarmland
Operating seasonyear-round
Visitors per annum5,85 million[2]
Area250[3]
Attractions
Roller coasters5
Websitehttp://www.everland.co.kr/
Everland
Hangul
Revised RomanizationEbeoraendeu
McCune–ReischauerEbǒraendǔ

This park was formerly called "Jayeon Nongwon" which roughly translates to "natural farm."[4] Its former English name was "Farmland."[5]

History
  • 1972 Planning of Yongin Forest Complex
  • 1974 Yongin Forest Complex was named Yongin Natural Farm
  • 1976 Opened under the name of Yongin Natural Farm (the largest theme park in Korea ever since).
  • 1985 Rose Festival Open
  • 1986 the tenth anniversary of its opening
  • 1993 Accumulated entry of 40 million people
  • 1996 개장 20주년, 캐리비안베이 개장
  • 1996 In March, the existing name, Natural Farm, renamed the current name Everland.
  • 1996 Caribbean Bay Open in July
  • 2006 Everland Resort BI Change
  • 2006 the 30th anniversary of its opening
  • 2016개장 40th anniversary, 20th anniversary of the opening of Caribbean Bay.

Ticket fee
Adult teen child
1day 56,000won 47,000won 44,000won
1day

(4pm~)

 46,000won 40,000won 37,000won
2days 87,000won 73,000won 69,000won

Themed areas

Everland is divided into five zones: Global Fair, Zoo-Topia, European Adventure, Magic Land and American Adventure.

Global Fair

Global Fair is primarily a place for food, souvenirs and pictures as visitors make their way into and out of the park. There are many shops, and restaurants as well as services such as stroller rental and lockers.

Zootopia

Zootopia is an animal-themed portion. There is a petting zoo, pony rides, and animal shows. There is a small zoo with birds, polar bears, sea lions, penguins, bears, lions, tigers, primates and more . A safari bus ride is available which shows animals such as ligers and bears roaming in a contained habitat. The visitors stay in the bus. Amazon Express is a raft ride, where most visitors get splashed. The petting zoo provides animals such as goats and sheep to pet. Kosik, one of Zoo-Topia's elephants, made headlines when he demonstrated an ability to imitate Korean words.

European Adventure

European Adventure has many restaurants in European styles. The architecture imitates European styles. There is a flower garden encircled by a train, games and arcades. A favorite attraction here is the Mystery Mansion where visitors can shoot at the ghosts. In March 2008, a ride named "T Express" was added. It is the first roller-coaster in Korea to be constructed out of wood.

Magic Land

Magic land is an elaborate array of buildings and rides. There is a portion called Aesop's Village where the characters and themes are primarily drawn from the fables of Aesop. The Ferris wheel provided views of the whole park until it closed in 2011 to allow for more rides. There is a log flume, a futuristic flying ride, and a robot ride. With the rides, there are restaurants and stands.[6]

American Adventure

Themes from American history are presented in this portion of the park. There is one western themed ride located in this section called ‘Rodeo’.

In Rock Ville the theme is the 1950s and its music. The Double Rock Spin is a main attraction as live bands play near the Rolling X-Train, a roller coaster in the park.

Attractions

Roller coasters
Ride Year Opened Manufacturer Description
T Express 2008 Intamin AG South Korea's highest, fastest, longest, steepest roller coaster. South Korea's first wooden coaster.

It has world's steepest wooden roller coaster record (77 degrees, 2009)

Eagle Fortress (now defunct) 1992 Arrow Dynamics South Korea's first suspended coaster. Limited to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) by a trim brake on the drop when opening, but now reaches 52 miles per hour (84 km/h) since the trim brake was eliminated.
Rolling-X Train 1988 Arrow Dynamics (Trains built by Vekoma) Built for the celebration of 1988 Seoul Olympics. Two loops and two corkscrews. Former name was "Fantasy Express"
Herky & Timmy's Racing Coaster 2005 Vekoma A Family roller coaster placed in Aesop's village.
Dragon Coaster 1987 Zamperla A two circuit powered roller coaster.

T Express
T Express
Main article: T Express

The T Express, debuted in 2006, is the first wooden roller coaster and the largest of any kind in South Korea. The T Express is the 6th longest wooden coaster in the world at 5,838 feet (1,779 m) long. The steepest point is the first drop, and the slope here is 77 degrees. Its name comes from the logo of conglomerate SK Corporation's SK Telecom service.

Jigu Maul (Global Village)

The Jigu Maul (literally means "Global village") was established in August 1985 as the first dark boat ride in South Korea. It shows worldwide traditions, cultural customs, scenery with dolls and iconic miniatures from more than 18 countries[7] such as it's a Small World at Disneyland Park in California. However, Due to safety reasons, it was torn down in 2016. There is a children's playground called "Hide Away" in the current location.

Characteristics of Jigu Maul

Festival

Everland hosts the Tulip Festival from March to April each year. At the festival, visitors can enjoy various spring attractions such as Everland representative photo spot 'magic tree', the streets that look like they have moved from French flower market, and 'Aesop's umbrella street'. In addition, there are special performances for anyone, such as musicals and parades.[8][9]

Attendance
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018Worldwide rank
6,600,000[10]6,169,000[11]6,884,000[12]6,570,000[13]N/A7,303,000[14]7,381,000[14]7,423,000[15]7,200,000[16]6,310,000[17]5,850,000[2]19
  • View of a crouching tiger from a Safari Adventure bus
  • The skyline ride (like a ski lift) is a popular way to get from one section of Everland to another
  • Children riding on the camel at Everland
  • A scene of the animal nursery at the zoo at Everland
  • A meerkat at zootopia at Everland
  • Everland at dusk

See also

References
  1. "History of the Resort". everland.com. Samsung Everland. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. "TEA/AECOM 2018 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. "Everland". everland.com. Samsung Everland. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. "Akshaya India - Leading Travel Agents | Tour Operators in Chennai, Bangalore, Nellore and Hyderabad". akshayaindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. Discussion about name (in Korean)
  6. "Everland Theme Park | live your passion..." Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. everland. everland. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
  8. "Everland Tulip Festival".
  9. "Dreaming theme park Everland". grandculture(http://www.grandculture.net/).
  10. "TEA/AECOM 2008 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  11. "TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  12. "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  13. "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  14. "TEA/AECOM 2014 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  15. "TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  16. "TEA/AECOM 2016 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  17. "TEA/AECOM 2017 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

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