KMK: Everland

Everland is one of the three big amusement parks in the Seoul metropolitan area. I went with a few friends several weeks ago on a brilliant, but slightly cloudy, Saturday morning.
The folks at Everland have decked out their staff in all white probably to help reflect the hours of sun pounding down on them. However, I still can’t fathom the reason for the cutesy animal ears. Some of custodians roll around on roller blades which, I bet, makes scraping up gum off the ground that much more fun!
Those custodians really do their job well, because the first thing I noticed is how clean everything was. You can eat off the Everland ground which is good for that little kid who picked up his fallen ice cream and proceeded to munch away despite being well over the ten second rule.
Don’t let all the ultra pastel flowery cuddlesome decor fool you, Everland indeed caters those in need of their roller coaster fix. The kiddies need that cutesy stuff to fawn over and buy in the gift shops.

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words amusement park? Yep, you guessed it: ques. Ques for days or what felt like days, but was actually just hours. Still, the waiting is definitely the downside of Everland. Too bad I found out that we could have asked for specific ride times for some of the major attractions.


Everland is a sprawling fun park with hills that just don’t quit. You could probably get a nice workout just getting to and from all the rides you want to check out.


The ride above seemed like a medieval torture device. First it looped you up to the top, and then it began to shake the people like pepper out of a pepper grinder. I heard nothing, but screams and saw nothing but smiling faces.

I forget the name of this particular ride, but it was all buildup and no payoff.

See that wooden monstrosity in the back? That ride was the shiznat.

The T-money ride even had a lounge for the worn out mothers and fathers to watch their dear ones ride the ride of their lives. Did I mention they had wireless computers hooked up too?






Best ride ever at Everland. However, bring lunch for the looooooong line.



There was also a small petting zoo as well as a jungle safari tour.



The safari park ride is probably the best bet in the park, we
ll the parakeets came a close second. Being a window away from a wild lion sure does make the toes curl.







Here inside the parakeets would swarm anyone with feed in their hands. Good fun!









If you’ve got the time to spare, get your butt down to Everland and enjoy the experience!