Everland

Infobox Korean name
title=Everland Resort

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hangul=에버랜드 리조트
rr=Ebeolaendeu Rijoteu
mr=Ebǒlaendǔ Rijot'ǔ|

Everland Resort is a theme park in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea.Everland is South Korea's largest theme park. In 2007, Everland ranked tenth in the world for amusement park attendance [http://www.connectingindustry.com/downloads/pwteaerasupp.pdf] . Along with its main attractions, Everland also includes a zoo and a water park known as Caribbean Bay. Everland is operated by Samsung Everland, which is a subsidiary of the Samsung Group.

Everland is often compared to Disneyland by those who have visited both parks, as some consider the architecture, scale, themes and general atmosphere to be very similar. [http://www.nypost.com/seven/08142007/entertainment/travel/at_a_theme_park_in_korea__everythings_strangely_familiar_small_world_travel_jason_cochran.htm]

The name of the park is of note, as the name is "Everland" of English origin. In Korean, the name is approximated as "Ebeulaende" - in other words, there is no authentic Korean name for the park.

Zones

Everland is divided into 6 distinct zones; Global Fair, Zoo-Topia, European Adventure, Magic Land and American Adventure. Caribbean Bay water park requires an additional ticket, and is not open all year due to weather conditions.

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 special services such as stroller rental and lockers.

Zoo-Topia

Zoo-Topia is an animal themed portion. There are a petting zoo, pony rides, and animal shows. There is also a small zoo with polar bears, sea lions, penguins, bears, tigers and primates. A safari bus ride is available which shows animals roaming in a contained habitat. The visitors are caged up in the bus. Amazon Express is a raft ride, where most visitors get wet to varying degrees. 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 various European styles. The architecture imitates different European styles. There is a flower garden encircled by a train, games and arcades. A favorite attraction here is the Mystery Mansion in which visitors can shoot at the ghosts. In March 2008, a new ride named, "T Express" was added. It is the first rollercoaster in Korea to be made entirely 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 here provides a spectacular view of the whole park. There are also a log ride, futuristic flying ride, and robot ride, along with restaurants and arcades.

American Adventure

Themes from American history are presented in this portion of the park. There are old west rides, including "Eagle's Fortress" thrill ride, and the 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.

Much of the show My Love Patzzi was filmed at Everland.

Everland Speedway

Everland Speedway is South Korea's first racing track. The speedway has held racing events of various scales. It also gives opportunities to experience and enjoy race car driving for ordinary people with no previous racing experience.

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.everland.co.kr Everland Official Homepage]