{"id":20494,"date":"2021-04-15T19:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T10:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=20494"},"modified":"2023-02-16T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:35:51","slug":"look-back-45-years-ever-changing-everland-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/resort\/2021-04-look-back-45-years-ever-changing-everland-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at 45 years of ever-changing Everland, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20494\" class=\"elementor elementor-20494\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3255ed0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3255ed0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-299eb7a1\" data-id=\"299eb7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f272c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f272c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Korea\u2019s largest theme park Everland turns 45 this month, almost a half-century. The park has been leading Korea\u2019s leisure trends at the forefront of the sector, recording many bests and firsts. Celebrating its 45th anniversary, let\u2019s take a look back at some of the major milestones in the lifetime of this most stunning family attraction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb8155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb8155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beginning as Yongin Farmland<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc4f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc4f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everland first opened its doors on April 17, 1976 on the outskirts of Seoul as \u201cYongin Farmland.\u201d The goal for this 66-hectare property was to become an amusement park where the whole family could have fun, and it was comprised of a family recreation park, botanical gardens to enjoy and learn about nature, and a free-range animal park complete with a children\u2019s petting zoo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb61d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb61d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-1-1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">An overview of Yongin Farmland in its early days.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca2e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dca2e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The family recreation park first offered nine rides including Jet Coaster, a carousel, sports cars, boat rides, chair swings, and spinning teacups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53b929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d53b929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34606\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-2-1-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Left: A test run of the Jet Coaster, one of the early roller coasters.\nRight: Introduced in 1979, the Festival Train takes passengers on a journey around the beautiful Four Seasons Garden.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ee7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The zoo featured Asia\u2019s first safari park to house freely prowling lions. The possibility of seeing real wild lions roaming around drew many thousands of visitors each day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b00eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b00eaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-3-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTMtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34605\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-3-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-3-1-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Yongin Farmland had 880,000 visitors in the first year.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2fcee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2fcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yongin Farmland attracted crowds of happy people ever since it opened. Korea in the 1970s did not yet have a well-developed leisure and family entertainment culture, and Yongin Farmland broke new ground by providing a space of nature and rest for adults to escape from the then-common six-day workweek, and a world of fantasy and innocence for children to explore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6146301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6146301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A new place for new leisure activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a98fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a98fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The zoo continued to develop in the 1980s into a space for edutainment where visitors could learn about and experience the wonder of animals. The Asia-first lion safari was expanded to add tigers and bears. In 1996, a newly created savanna safari was also added, and the entire safari collection was renamed Safari World. It is definitely Everland\u2019s most popular attraction, with the total number of visitors since 1976 having amounted to 84 million.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c338b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75c338b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34607\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-4.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-4-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The tiger safari opened in 1980.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319831a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319831a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1985, Yongin Farmland played host to Korea\u2019s first-ever rose festival, heralding the era of flower festivals that soon swept the nation. As well as becoming famous for holding Korea\u2019s best floral extravaganza, the amusement park went beyond the mere visual, transforming itself through performances, parades and events, into a feast for all five senses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ded58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"85ded58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-5.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-5.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-5-300x118.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With the success of the rose festival in 1985, others began for tulips in 1992, chrysanthemums in 1993, and lilies in 1994. All of them have been popular with families and dating couples.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57f8c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57f8c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1988, Yongin Farmland was reborn as an all-year-round leisure space with the opening of a sledding slope. Snow sledding gained huge popularity from the day of its opening, especially as a stress-free and fun winter leisure activity that the whole family could enjoy. The success of the sledding slope had a significant impact on the energizing of a wider Korean winter leisure culture. Since then, the slope has been open every winter under the new name the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/want-bust-winter-boredom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snow Buster<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49237ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49237ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-6-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzQ2MDksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9ldmVybGFuZC00NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5LXBob3RvLTYtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-6-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-34609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-6-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/everland-45th-anniversary-photo-6-1-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Korea\u2019s first dedicated snow sledding hill drew thousands of people to slip, slide and crash down the slippery slope.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799f910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799f910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is how Yongin Farmland, opened as an amusement park for the whole family, provided visitors with new kinds of fun and became Korea\u2019s top leisure space.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/look-back-45-years-ever-changing-everland-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the second half of this series<\/a>, we will look at its transformation into a world-class theme park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korea\u2019s largest theme park Everland turns 45 this month, almost a half-century. 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