Yongin Everland, Seoul Korea

Yongin Everland Theme Park is the first and largest family theme park opened in 1976 in Yongin, a city in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea. It also ranked top ten in the world for amusement park attendance.  The original name of Everland is ‘Yongin Jayeon Nongwon’, the company change the name to Everland to make the name more recognizable to international audience. Everland is operated by Sumsung Everland,which is a subsidiary of the Sumsung Group.

Everland offer 5 main Festivals with more than 30 kinds of attractions full of high thrilling and exciting entertainments and fun all year around.

Everland Theme Park view

Various attractions in Everland Theme Park

Everland is divided into 5 sections: American Adventure, Magic Land, European Adventure,  Zoo Topia and Global Fair. 

American Adventure is the Themes from American history and are presented in this section 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 1950's and its music scene. The Double Rock Spin is a main attraction as live bands play near the Rolling X-Train, a roller coaster located within the park.

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.  

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. this flower garden also known as Four Seasons Garden. Four Seasons Garden is decorated with beautiful flowers arranged in a French garden style. Surrounded by Holland-style architecture, the gardens are the stage for seasonal flower festivals (tulips from April to June, lilies from July to August and chrysanthemums from September to October), laser shows and musical fountain shows.

Zoo Topia 

Safari World

Herbivore Safari

The Zoo Topia section of the park is the where guests can find the ever-popular Safari World and Herbivore Safari. In safari world, white tigers, tigers, lions and bears roam around freely. It providing guests with an up-close look at these amazing creatures. In Herbivore Safari, visitors can even feed some of their favorite animals like elephants, giraffes, camels and ostriches.

Global Fair is a home to a large bazaar decorated with reproductions of castles from France, Middle Eastern countries, Spain, India and Russia. It 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.

Along with its main attractions, Everland also includes a zoo and a largest water park in South Korea which known as Carribbean Bay. Carribbean Bay included outdoor zone and indoor zone. Outdoor zone will not open whole year due to the weather conditions such as winter and rainy seasons. The outdoor and indoor zones are divided into 5 distinct zones:

 Wild River, Sea Wave, Aquatic Center, Fortress & Bay Slide.

Operating Hours

Weekdays 10:00-18:00 / Saturdays 10:00-20:00 / Sundays, public holidays 10:00-19:00 * Operating hours vary by month. Tickets Type Adult Teenager Children/Senior Note One-day Ticket 40,000 won 34,000 won 31,000 won Free admission to Hoam Gallery for the day and extra charges for coin-operated rides, rental, animal rides, and special exhibitions No online purchase is available for Night Tickets or Two-day Tickets No double discount option including the use of discount cards is available for Two-day Tickets Night Ticket 33,000 won 28,000 won 25,000 won Two-day Ticket 64,000 won 55,000 won 50,000 won Type Adult Teenager Children/Senior Note Day ticket (One-day ticket) 33,000 won 28,000 won 25,000 won No online purchase is available for admission tickets. Night Ticket 26,000 won 24,000 won 22,000 won

* Children: ages 36 months-12 / Teenager: ages 13-18 

* Nighttime tickets are available starting from 17:00.

Baby Stroller Rentals Available (Rental fees: 4,000 won / 10,000 won for twins) Directions

Subway + Bus 1) Gangnam Station (Seoul Subway Line 2 or Sinbundang Line), Exit 5 or 10. Take bus 5002 to Everland. (Travel time: 50 min) 2) Gangbyeon Station (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 1. Take bus 5800 to Everland. (Travel time: 50 min) 3) Sadang Station (Subway Lines 2, 4), Exit 2 or 3. Take bus 1500-2 to Everland. (Travel time: 80 min). City Bus In Yongin or Suwon, take bus 66 or 66-4 to Everland. From Yongin Bus terminal. Take bus 5002 or 5800 at the bus stop in front of Hotel Cinema.