Seoul Land is an

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opened in 1987, in

Gwacheon Gwacheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang. Seoul Subway Line 4 passes through the city. Various attractions usually associ ...

, a city in

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province,

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. It is located in the

Seoul Grand Park Seoul Grand Park is a park complex to the south of Seoul, South Korea, in the city of Gwacheon (과천시). Facilities at Seoul Grand Park include hills and hiking trails, Seoul Grand Park Zoo, Children's Zoo, a rose garden, Seoul Land amusement ...

complex. It opened just before the

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. It has about 40 rides, including

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s and movie theaters. Seasonal festivals are held in the park. It is smaller than

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 and was ranked nineteenth in the world for amusement park attendance in 2018. As of 2 ...

, but closer to Seoul, about one hour away from downtown. Approximately 3–3.5 million people visit the park each a year. Roughly a third of its 300,000 m² is green space, the rest being packed with attractions.

General Information

Seoul Land, Seoul Grand Park, and the main branch of the

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are all located in the

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: 20150331최광모238

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

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World Plaza

* Kids Land (for children) * Game World coin-operated video game arcade

Adventure Land

* 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). * Sudden Attack This is a real-life simulation of the "Warehouse" map from the FPS game

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, which is popular in Korea. * King Viking A swinging gondola-type ride. This type of ride is well known in South Korea, and

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and

have similar rides.

Fantasy Land

* 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 * Dragon Tank * 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

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and designed for children. One ride is 56 seconds long. It opened in 1990 and still operates.

Tomorrow Land

* X Flyer * Zeppelin * Rock Cafe * Crazy House * Motion Theater * Super Wings * Tilt 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

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. Steel coaster made by

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The top speed is 28 mph and one ride is 1 minute and 22 seconds. * 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. * Shot Drop A tower-based ride similar to the Double Shot * Black Hole 2000 Steel coaster made by

with two corkscrews, seven drops, and top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). One ride is 2 minutes and 45 seconds long, 15 seconds shorter than the

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. It opened in 1990 and still operates. * Galaxy Train Also known as the (Columbia) Double Loop Coaster, the "Galaxy Train" is a steel coaster made by

. 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.

Samchulli ("Thousand-Mile") Hill

* Outdoor Pool * Larva Sledding Hill * Hutos Media Town (for children) * Archery Range * Haunted House * Top Spin Called "

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Wind" in Korean, this is a standard

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, comparable to the Double Rock Spin at

. 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) Seoul Land hosts a variety of temporary exhibits. These have included: * Early 2008: a

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exhibit, organized by the Korea Association for Creation Research (KACR), which was visited by over 116,000 visitors during its three-month run

References

External links

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Roller coasters detail at rcdb.com
* Seoul land official homepage {{Korea Amusement parks Buildings and structures in Gwacheon Tourist attractions in Gyeonggi Province Amusement parks in South Korea 1987 establishments in South Korea Amusement parks opened in 1987