Legoland Korea Resort

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.^[1]

Legoland Korea Resort

Entrance
Location	Jungdo Island, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province
Status	Operating
Opened	May 5, 2022; 3 years ago (2022-05-05)[a]
Owner	Merlin Entertainments
Operated by	Merlin Entertainments
Theme	Lego
Area	70 acres (280,000 m2)
Attractions
Total	Over 40
Roller coasters	1
Water rides	3
Website	https://www.legoland.kr/

History

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

Miniland

City/Region	Image	Description
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		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		Featuring models of Guinsa
Jeju Province		Featuring a model of Seongsan Ilchulbong and Cheonjiyeon Waterfall

Rides and attractions

A panoramic view of the resort

Bricktopia

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	Carousel[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

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

LEGO Castle

Attraction	Opened	Description
Merlin's Challenge	2022	[5]
Builder's Guild	2022	[5]
Merlin's Flying Machines	2022	Flying Machine Ride [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

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

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

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

Legoland Korea Hotel

Inside of Legoland Korea

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

Criticism and issues

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

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