Resort

For the first time, a Korean rose has received the top prize in a global rose contest. The International Rose Competition in Gifu Prefecture in Honshu, Japan selected the Perfume Everscape, a rose developed at Everland, as the winner in four categories, including the Gold Medal, the highest award. Now in its 20th year, the Gifu International […]

From 197 delicate grams to 80-plus sturdy kilograms — that is how much growing Fu Bao, the panda born two years ago at Panda World in Everland Zoo’s Zootopia, has done so far. Zootopia, by the way, is a portmanteau of zoo and utopia(Zoo+Utopia). It is no exaggeration to say that a Zootopia fandom was […]

Everyone has their own way of dealing with the summer heat. Some want to play with water in the sun, others prefer to get their mind off the heat with tasty food and drinks, while still others would rather learn or experience something cool. At Caribbean Bay and Everland in August, Korea’s premier theme parks […]

Each Korean summer brings with it plenty of heat and humidity. Families eagerly seek weekend and vacation activities that are both fun and cool enough to beat the heat. Last month we reported on Caribbean Bay’s Mega Wave Festival, so this month it is time to see what neighboring Everland has on offer. Having begun […]

As reported here recently, Korea’s top theme park Everland has decided to expand into the metaverse. The grand opening on the Roblox platform was on June 17, allowing virtual visitors to experience Everland’s major rides and attractions. What’s the metaverse? What is the metaverse and what is Roblox? US-based Technological research and consulting firm Gartner […]

This cool summer, many people are doing a lot of enjoyable activities for the first time in 3 years. All around the world there is news of one water amusement park after another reopening its doors to the public. Similarly, Caribbean Bay is full steam ahead and is holding its summer festival for the first […]

Golf is growing in popularity, partly because people are realizing the benefits to overall health and well-being of this outdoor low-impact sport, and also because it was one of the few activities possible during the last two years of social distancing caused by the pandemic. Recent years have seen more people from newer generations drawn […]

There has been a lot of buzz about the metaverse, which companies have joined the platform, and what people can do there. The metaverse is sometimes described as an “all-encompassing and persistent virtual world where we shop, play, work, communicate and watch entertainment,” or even a “virtual theme park.” This depiction explains many of the […]

Everland’s Rose Festival began in 1985 as Korea’s first flower festival and marks its 37th anniversary this year. Everland will hold its Rose Festival for a month starting May 13. The theme park in Yongin, located about an hour’s drive from Seoul, has held an annual celebration of the flower, the symbol of romance, welcoming […]

What are things that people miss about summer holidays? Lying in a hammock by a palm tree while gazing at the sea or sipping a cocktail at a beachside café must surely be high on the list. These things are now possible at Caribbean Bay’s newly opened Mar Caribe Bayside Café. Since Caribbean Bay opened […]