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Legoland Korea Resort

Coordinates: 37°53′02″N 127°41′49″E / 37.883889°N 127.696886°E / 37.883889; 127.696886
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Legoland Korea Resort
Entrance
LocationJungdo Island, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province
StatusOperating
OpenedMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)[a]
OwnerMerlin Entertainments
Operated byMerlin Entertainments
ThemeLego
Area70 acres (280,000 m2)
Attractions
TotalOver 40
Roller coasters1
Water rides3
Websitehttps://www.legoland.kr/

Legoland Korea (Korean: 레고랜드 코리아) is a theme park in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It opened on May 5, 2022, and is the first and only Legoland on an island. Legoland Korea Resort covers 280,000 square meters (3.01 million square feet), making it the 2nd largest in Asia behind Legoland Malaysia Resort which covers 76 acres of land.[1]

History

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Gangwon Province and Merlin Entertainment Group signed an MOA on the Legoland Korea Resort Development Project on September 1, 2011.[2] A representative of Gangwon Province noted, "Legoland Korea, if opening, will attract two million tourists annually, create 9,800 jobs and boost local tax revenue by 4.4 billion won."[2] The theme park officially opened on May 5, 2022.[3][4][a]

Park locations

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Miniland

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City/Region Image Description
Seoul Seoul Featuring models of Gyeongbokgung, Blue House, Seoul City Hall, N Seoul Tower, Namsan cable car, Gwanghwamun Plaza, 63 Building, Lotte World Tower, Jongno Tower, Namdaemun, Dongdaemun and National Assembly (South Korea)
Busan Busan Featuring models of Marine City, Haeundae Beach, Sajik Baseball Stadium, Port of Busan, Yeongdo Bridge, Jagalchi Market and Haedong Yonggungsa
Gangwon Province Featuring models of Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium, Naksansa and Jeongdongjin
Gyeongju Featuring models of Bulguksa, Anapji, Seokguram, Cheomseongdae and Bunhwangsa
North Chungcheong Province North Chungcheong Province Featuring models of Guinsa
Jeju Province Jeju Province Featuring a model of Seongsan Ilchulbong and Cheonjiyeon Waterfall

Rides and attractions

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A panoramic view of the resort

Bricktopia

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Attraction Opened Description
Monkey Climb 2022 Drop tower with a motor and gear, but with the occupants pulling up the rope[5]
Brick Party 2022 merry-go-round[5]
LEGO NINJAGO Live 2022 4D Experience Puppet Show[5]
Creative Jungle 2022 [5]
DUPLO Express 2022 [5]
DJ's Dizzy Disco Spin 2022 [5]
LEGO Creative Workshop 2022 [5]
Robotic Play Centre 2022 [5]
Build & Test 2022 [5]
LEGOLAND Lookout 2022 [5]

Brick Street

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Attraction Opened Description
LEGO Factory Adventure Ride 2022 Trackless Dark ride Tours Lego Factory[5]

LEGO Castle

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Attraction Opened Description
Merlin's Challenge 2022 [5]
Builder's Guild 2022 [5]
Merlin's Flying Machines 2022 Flying Machine Attraction [5]
The Royal Joust 2022 [5]
The Dragon 2022 Legoland Korea's only thrill ride: the track is 526 m long. In the beginning, it travels through the castle like a dark ride.[5]
DUPLO Play – Royal Stables 2022 [5]

LEGO City

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Attraction Opened Description
Coast guard Academy 2022 [5]
Driving School 2022 [5]
Junior Driving School 2022 [5]
Wave Racers 2022 [5]
Palace 4D Cinema 2022 [5]
LEGOLAND Express 2022 Train attraction to tour the entire Legoland Korea Resort Park [5]
LEGO CITY Airport 2022 [5]
Fire Academy 2022 Attraction to drive a fire truck to the scene of a fire to extinguish a hypothetical fire [5]
The Wharf 2022 [5]

LEGO NINJAGO World

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Attraction Opened Description
LEGO NINJAGO The Ride 2022 Attraction that take place every certain time by boarding the Ninja Ride and travel along a set route to defeat the enemy [5]
Kai's Fire Spinners 2022 [5]
DUPLO Play – Ninjago Dojo 2022 [5]
Cole's Rock Climbing 2022 One-meter-long rock-climbing[5]
Jay's Lightning Drill 2022 Whac-A-Mole[5]

PIRATE SHORES

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Attraction Opened Description
Splash Battle 2022 [5]
Anchors Away 2022 [5]
Treasure Hunt 2022 Attraction to find treasure with holograms for a limited time [5]
Castaway Camp 2022 [5]
DUPLO Play – Swabbies Deck 2022 [5]

Legoland Hotel

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Legoland Korea Hotel
Inside of Legoland Korea

The Legoland Hotel is open 24 hours a day.[6]

Criticism and issues

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Legoland Korea has been marred by debt and financial issues.[7][8] It has also been criticized for its high admission and parking fees for a relatively small park. Since its opening, the actual number of visitors has been significantly lower than the projected two million.[9] Furthermore, there has been additional criticism in regards to the park location on Jungdo Island, which was built over an ancient archaeological site, causing permanent damage. The island was home to a massive site of rare relics going back 5,000 years.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b A soft opening occurred earlier on April 2, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Korea's own Legoland to open next May". September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hong-goo, Gee (July 18, 2013). "Legoland Korea starts countdown for formal contract". The Maeil Business Newspaper. Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Hae-rin, Lee (March 28, 2022). "Legoland to open in Chuncheon May 5". The Korea Times. Korea Times. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Legoland Korea Resort opens as the tenth Legoland worldwide". InPark Magazine. May 9, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Rides & Attractions".
  6. ^ "LEGOLAND® Hotel".
  7. ^ Park, S. Nathan (November 10, 2022). "A Theme Park Crisis Is Wrecking South Korea's Bond Market". Foreign Policy. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  8. ^ Lee, Ho-Jeong (October 24, 2022). "Legoland Korea rocks debt markets and surprises government". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Jang, Won-Seok (November 2, 2022). "Gloomy future of Legoland Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Kim, Hong-nam (September 7, 2022). "Legoland, but at what cost?". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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