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Lotte World

Coordinates: 37°31′N 127°06′E / 37.51°N 127.10°E / 37.51; 127.10
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Lotte World
LocationSincheon-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°31′N 127°06′E / 37.51°N 127.10°E / 37.51; 127.10
StatusOperating
OpenedJuly 12, 1989 (1989-07-12)
OwnerLotte Corporation
Themeindoor planet ride[1][2]
Operating seasonYear-round
Attendance7.3 million[3]
Area128,246 m2 (1,380,430 sq ft)
Websitewww.lotteworld.com
Lotte World
Hangul
롯데월드
Revised RomanizationLotdewoldeu
McCune–ReischauerRottewŏldŭ
Lotte World, seen from the Lotte World Tower
Lotte World & Lotte World Tower
Map
Map

Lotte World or Lotte World Adventure (Korean: 롯데월드 어드벤처) is a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of a large indoor theme park,[4] an outdoor amusement park called "Magic Island", an artificial island on a lake linked by monorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, an observation tower, a Korean folk museum, sports facilities, and movie theaters. Opened in July 1989, Lotte World receives approximately 7.3 million visitors each year.[3] Lotte World's sister theme park, Lotte World Adventure Busan, opened in March 2022.[5]

General information

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Lotte World is located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is made up of two main sections, the outdoor amusement park Magic Island,[6] and Adventure (indoors).[7]

Lotte World is open all year long, without any holiday closings. Its operating hours are from 10 am to 9 pm. Depending on weather conditions (below 0 °C or above 30 °C, wind speed over 7~14m2, rain over 0.2mm) some Magic Island attractions may be closed.[8]

Ticket fee. Exit
Adult Teenager Child Baby (under 48 month)
1 Day 62,000 KRW (47.12 USD) 54,000 KRW (41.04 USD) 47,000 KRW (35.72 USD) 15,000 KRW (11.40 USD)
After 4 PM 50,000 KRW (38.00 USD) 43,000 KRW (32.68 USD) 36,000 KRW (27.36 USD) 15,000 KRW (11.40 USD)

Opening

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Construction started on Lotte World Adventure in 1985.[9] It opened at 11 a.m. on July 12, 1989. Magic Island opened on March 24, 1990. It is located near Jamsil Station on Seoul Subway Line 2 and Seoul Subway Line 8. In the early days, there was a market and a New Country Supermarket. In 1990, the New Country Supermarket was absorbed by Lotte Shopping and changed its name to Lotte Department Store in Jamsil in 1998.

In Seomyeon, Busan, there was Lotte World Sky Plaza, which started construction in 1992 and opened in 1996. It was not profitable due to the lack of a free pass and annual membership system. In 1999, it was demolished due to safety issues with the Sky Plaza and Loop. Busan Lotte World Sky Plaza has now been replaced by Lotte Cinema multiplex theaters.

The initial hours of operation were 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., but the hours have since changed from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. since 1998 when marketing was conducted, stating "every day until 11 p.m." Lotte World rose 20 percent when sales at other theme parks in Korea fell about 20 percent during the IMF bailout.

There are more than 40 different kinds of amusement facilities, including Gyro Drop and Atlantis. There are large-scale fantasy parades at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day, except Monday. On December 12, 2007, the total number of visitors exceeded 100 million. In 2012, foreign tourists accounted for 10 percent of the total. Lotte Department Store Jamsil branch and duty-free shop are also famous tourist attractions. In the Seoul metropolitan area, it is considered one of the top three entertainment facilities along with Everland and Seoul Land. In 2011, it ranked 11th in the world in number of visitors, with 7.58 million visitors.

In May 2013, Lotte World Underland, a theme zone with the theme of a goblin village, was opened on the first basement floor. The 4D Shooting Theater, Media Zone, and restaurants were located in Underland as well.

In the case of Magic Island, there was a high-altitude series of high-altitude fighter jets, high-altitude parachutes and high-altitude wave rides in the 1990s. Now, there are a gyro attractions consisting of Gyro Drop, Gyro Swing, and Gyro Spin.

Lotte World Ice Rink, which measures 36 m × 65 m (118 ft × 213 ft) on the third basement floor of Adventure, is a skating attraction. On the west side of Adventure was Lotte World Swimming. KidZania, a children's vocational theme park, is located here.

Lotte World opened the Gimhae Lotte Water Park in Jangyu-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do from 2014 to 2015. In October 2014, Lotte World Aquarium was opened within Lotte World Mall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. In 2016, Lotte World Kids Park was opened in Eunpyeong Lotte Mall.

In 2021, the Busan Lotte World Magic Forest Theme Park, also known as Osiria Theme Park, was opened at the Dongbu Mountain Tourist Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan.

Live shows

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The illusionist Loran at the Magic Theatre
  • Magic Theatre: The « Magic Theatre » is a theatre of about 200 seats, featuring magicians and illusionists from Korea, as well as several other countries around the world. One of those was the Canadian illusionist Loran,[10] who was featured from July to December 1997, accomplishing more than 700 performances. Loran is an international artist whose magic is hallmarked in a Medieval-Gothic style.
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  • Lotte World was one of several locations used for filming the Korean drama Stairway to Heaven, namely the carousel, ice rink and as the seat of Cha Song-joo's family business.[11]
  • The South Korean boy band H.O.T. shot the video for their single "Candy" in Lotte World.[12]
  • Lotte World was one of several locations used for filming the Korean drama Hyde Jekyll, Me.[13]
  • Lotte World was featured on the South Korean variety/reality show Welcome, First Time in Korea?.[14]
  • The British K-Pop girl group KAACHI filmed their music video "Get up" in Lotte World.[15]

See also

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General:

References

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  1. ^ "Introduction to Lotte World". Lotte World official website. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Lotte World: What to Do at the World's Biggest Indoor Theme Park". Theme Park Insider. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hi Seoul, Soul of Asia – Amusement Park, Theme Park, Overview". Seoul Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  5. ^ Jinwoo, Ahn (2022-03-22). "'동화 속 왕국' 롯데월드 부산 31일 공식 개장" ['kingdom in Fairy tale ' Lotte World Busan officially opened on the 31st]. Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. ^ "경향닷컴 | Kyunghyang.com". Kyunghyang Shinmun. 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. ^ "LotteWorld | lotteworld.com".
  8. ^ Lotte World Adventure (2023-09-24). "Today's Park". Lotte World Adventure.
  9. ^ "[테마파크 경영 돋보기]롯데월드, 엔데믹 속 빛나는 '실내 테마파크'". 더벨뉴스 (in Korean). June 1, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "LORAN Illusion Home Page". www.loranillusion.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  11. ^ "Korean TV Drama: Stairway to Heaven". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  12. ^ "'여기는 롯데월드' 꿈의 나라 모험의 세계, 어느덧 사반세기" ['This is Lotte World', the world of adventure, the land of dreams, already a quarter of a century ago]. Newsis (in Korean). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2023 – via Naver.
  13. ^ "SBS '하이드 지킬, 나' 롯데월드가 배경이 된 이유" ['Hyde Jekyll, Me' Why Lotte World was the background]. PD Journal [ko] (in Korean). 15 January 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  14. ^ "'어서와 한국은 처음이지?' 웨일즈 삼형제의 놀이공원 방문기" ['Welcome, First Time in Korea?' A visit to the amusement park of the three brothers in Wales]. Baby Times (in Korean). 16 September 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. ^ "KAACHI Releases Teaser Video For Their Next Single 'GET UP'". Allkpop. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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