EVERLAND: EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY

EVERLAND: EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY

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 8.6 million visitors, Everland ranked tenth in the world for amusement park attendance in 2007. 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. Some say the park is a low-scale copy of Disneyland, noting the architecture, scale, themes, and general atmosphere.

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 "Ja Yeon Nong Won" 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 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.

Characteristics & Records of T Express (2008)

South Korea's first wooden roller coaster

World's 2nd steepest wooden roller coaster (77 degrees)

Drop : 57m (7th in the world)

Attraction time : 3min 00sec (the longest in Asia, 7th in the world)

Air time : 12 times (the most air times in South Korea)

Altitude : 56m (the highest in Asia, 3rd in the world)

Maximum Speed : 104km/h (the fastest in Asia, 8th in the world)

[+] Gravity Force : 4.5g

[-] Gravity Force : -1.2g

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 provides a spectacular view of the whole park. There is also a log ride, 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

Ride     Year Opened   Manufacturer Description

T ExpresS (2008) 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)

Eagle Fortress (1992)  Arrow Dynamics - South Korea's first suspended coaster. Limited to 40 miles per hour (64km/h) by a trim brake on the drop when opening, but now reaches 52 miles per hour (85km/h) since the trim brake was eliminated.

Rolling-X Train (1988) Arrow Dynamics (Trains built by Vekoma)     Built for the celebration of 1988 Seoul Olympics. Two loops and two corkscrews. Former name was "Fantasy Express"

Herky & Timmy's Racing Coaster (2005)       Vekoma           A Family roller coaster placed in Aesop's village.

Dragon Coaster (1987) Zamperla      A two circuit powered roller coaster.