Everland Resort is a theme park in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea.
Everland is South Korea's largest theme park. With 6.6 million
visitors, Everland ranked thirteenth in the world for amusement park
attendance in 2011. 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.
The name of the park is of note, as the name "Everland" is English.
In Korean, the name is approximated as "Ebeoraendeu" – in other words,
there is no authentic Korean name for the park. This park was formerly
called "Jayeon Nongwon" which roughly means "Natural Farm".[citation needed] Its former English name was "Farmland".
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. It is also the steepest, with the first drop
inclined at 77 degrees. Its name comes from the logo of conglomerate SK Corporation's SK Telecom service.
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Characteristics and records of T Express (2008)
- South Korea's first wooden roller coaster
- World's steepest wooden roller coaster (77 degrees)
- Drop: 57 metres (187 ft) (7th in the world)
- Attraction time: 3 min (the longest in Asia, 7th in the world)
- Air time: 12 times (the most air times in South Korea)
- Altitude: 56 metres (184 ft) (the highest in Asia, 3rd in the world)
- Maximum Speed: 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) (the fastest in Asia, 8th in the world)
- [+] Gravity Force : 4.5g
- [-] Gravity Force : -1.2g
Jigu Maul (Global Village)
The Jigu Maul (literally means "Global village") is established in August 1985, as the first dark boat ride in South Korea and shows worldwide traditions, cultural customs, sceneries with dolls and iconic miniatures from more than 18 countries such as it's a Small World at Disneyland Park in California.
Characteristics of Jigu Maul
- Europe has dolls reprensenting Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, England, Spain and Sweden.
- The Arctic and North Pole features dolls representing Scandinavia.
- America has dolls reprensenting Brazil, Mexico and United States with a miniatured Golden Gate in San Francisco, Times Square and Statue of Liberty in New York.
- Africa has wild animals with natural forest and dolls representing Egypt, South Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya's ethic group of Maasai people.
- Asia has dolls representing India, China with a miniatured Tiantan (Temple of Heaven) in Beijing, Japan with Matsuri folkdancing, Korea with traditional percussion performance named Samulnori and fan dancing named Buchaechum at a miniatured Namdaemun in Seoul.
Everland
Everland is divided into 5 distinct 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 special services such as stroller rental and
lockers.
Zoo-Topia
Zoo-Topia is an animal themed portion. There is 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 such as ligers
and bears 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 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
here provided a spectacular view of the whole park until it closed in
2011 to allow for more rides. There is also a log flume, a futuristic
flying ride, and a robot ride. With the rides, there are many
restaurants and stands.
American Adventure
Themes from American history are presented in this portion of the
park. There are 2 Wild West rides, including the "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 located within the park.
Roller coasters
- T Express (2008) Manufacturer By Intamin AG
South Korea's highest, fastest, longest, steepest roller coaster. Also South Korea's first wooden coaster. It has world's steepest wooden roller coaster record (77 degrees, 2009)
- Rolling-X Train (1988) Manufacturer By
Arrow Dynamics (Trains built by Vekoma)
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.
Caribbean Bay
Caribbean Bay is South Korea's largest (2010) water park.
The outdoor zone is not open all year due to weather conditions (Winter
and Rainy Seasons). The aquatic center(inside) opens all year. It is divided into 5 distinct zones.
Wild River
Wild River (opened in summer 2008) is a zone for more advanced water
play. It has 6 water tube slides including the Tower Bumerango.
Sea Wave
Main attraction in the Sea Wave zone is the Wave Pool. It generates
2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) artificial waves. It also has a sandy rest zone.
Aquatic Center
Aquatic Center is an indoor zone in Caribbean Bay. It has several
normal pools, 3 water slides, indoor wave pool, spas, and saunas. It is
open all year.
Fortress
Fortress is a water-themed ride. It has streaming pool (called "Lazy Pool"), a Surfing Ride, an Adventure pool and spas.
Bay Slide
Bay Slide is a water ride located within the park. It has 6 tube rides and 3 water bobsleighs.
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