Legoland Korea (Korean: 레고랜드 코리아) is a theme park in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It opened on May 5, 2022. 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.

History

Gangwon Province and Merlin Entertainment Group signed an MOA on the Legoland Korea Resort Development Project on September 1, 2011. 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." The theme park officially opened on May 5, 2022.

Park locations

Miniland

City/RegionImageDescription
Seoul SeoulFeaturing 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 BusanFeaturing models of Marine City, Haeundae Beach, Sajik Baseball Stadium, Port of Busan, Yeongdo Bridge, Jagalchi Market and Haedong Yonggungsa
Gangwon ProvinceFeaturing models of Alpensia Ski Jumping Stadium, Naksansa and Jeongdongjin
GyeongjuFeaturing models of Bulguksa, Anapji, Seokguram, Cheomseongdae and Bunhwangsa
North Chungcheong Province North Chungcheong ProvinceFeaturing models of Guinsa
Jeju Province Jeju ProvinceFeaturing a model of Seongsan Ilchulbong and Cheonjiyeon Waterfall

Rides and attractions

A panoramic view of the resort

Bricktopia

AttractionOpenedDescription
Monkey Climb2022Drop tower with a motor and gear, but with the occupants pulling up the rope
Brick Party2022Carousel
LEGO NINJAGO Live20224D Experience Puppet Show
Creative Jungle2022
DUPLO Express2022
DJ's Dizzy Disco Spin2022
LEGO Creative Workshop2022
Robotic Play Centre2022
Build & Test2022
LEGOLAND Lookout2022

Brick Street

AttractionOpenedDescription
LEGO Factory Adventure Ride2022Trackless Dark ride Tours Lego Factory

LEGO Castle

AttractionOpenedDescription
Merlin's Challenge2022
Builder's Guild2022
Merlin's Flying Machines2022Flying Machine Ride
The Royal Joust2022
The Dragon2022Legoland Korea's only thrill ride: the track is 526 m long. In the beginning, it travels through the castle like a dark ride.
DUPLO Play – Royal Stables2022

LEGO City

AttractionOpenedDescription
Coast guard Academy2022
Driving School2022
Junior Driving School2022
Wave Racers2022
Palace 4D Cinema2022
LEGOLAND Express2022Train attraction to tour the entire Legoland Korea Resort Park
LEGO CITY Airport2022
Fire Academy2022Attraction to drive a fire truck to the scene of a fire to extinguish a hypothetical fire
The Wharf2022

LEGO NINJAGO World

AttractionOpenedDescription
LEGO NINJAGO The Ride2022Attraction that take place every certain time by boarding the Ninja Ride and travel along a set route to defeat the enemy
Kai's Fire Spinners2022
DUPLO Play – Ninjago Dojo2022
Cole's Rock Climbing2022One-meter-long rock-climbing
Jay's Lightning Drill2022Whac-A-Mole

Pirate Shores

AttractionOpenedDescription
Splash Battle2022
Anchors Away2022
Treasure Hunt2022Attraction to find treasure with holograms for a limited time
Castaway Camp2022
DUPLO Play – Swabbies Deck2022

Legoland Hotel

Legoland Korea Hotel
Inside of Legoland Korea

The Legoland Hotel is open 24 hours a day.

Criticism and issues

Legoland Korea has been marred by debt and financial issues. 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. 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.

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