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I'd also imagine the owners of a high-powered race car also needs it to be a smooth ride over time to prevent pieces from shaking apart. I'm sure TTD2 rides fine now but so did the Thunderbolt models when they opened and now... I just rode one of the newest Zamperla Double Helix at 6 months old, a small ride they've had 40 years to perfect, and it already rode like, if not worse, than the 38-year-old version the other side of the country.

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Things did not go too well apparently for Everland's 'newest attraction'. The ride was originally for over 130cm guests as long as you were under 90kg. But after only 3 days opening, apparently due to collision injuries at the bottom with the speed of guests it now has a very restrictive 130-160cm height limit and under 60kg weight limit. Changed to: Edit: Tried to find videos on youtube and first result was this short where the person got diagnosed with concussion after riding:

Visited Gyeongju World on Saturday. We had been in the city to visit the historical sites and stay at a pool villa. We went to Gyeongju World in the middle of a three-day weekend, and although the crowd didn't look too bad, lines were very long so mostly just took pictures. Opening crowds didn't look too bad but by the time we were in the park. Draken, Valkyrie, and the new RMC Raptor lines were already spilling out of their areas. Most of the new rides are all located in the same area so all the crowds surged to the right so we went to the left and grabbed a few smaller or older rides. The place still looks as well kept asmy visit when Draken first opened. Time Rider, the new Intamin hotness sadly didn't open in May, but it's opening will be late June. Early bird tickets will be on sale soon but when the Raptor had that sale they sold out in 30 seconds. It was already 33C when we visited so I'll wait for the new hotness and literal hotness to disappear before I head out to try it. Heading into Draken Valley to check out where all the new rides are. Valkyrie is a new family shuttle coaster. It starts with a backwards climb, two forward loops and then a backwards loop. With one train only and 3 laps the line was 80 minutes but the children wanted to ride it. I think even on quieter days line can still be long due to capacity but thankfully like many new rides.... ... Gyeongju World have benches installed in all their new ride lines. A great addition I wish more parks had. This was Wizard's Race to replace the old double helix power coaster. I don't know how Zamperla did it but somehow they made this new replacement rough in 6 months and a slam into the brakes that made me think it was the same as the 30 year old one it replaced. The park like all Korean parks sells fold out stools for people. Some people made sure to get their money's worth even when benches were available. Draken line was spilling out but out of all 5 coasters is the only one that can really people eat and keep the crowds moving. I didn't ride this time, I've done plenty in the past and was with a family group. Was tempted to ride Klake but line was also a minimum wait of 90 minutes. Some photos of the new RMC Raptor, Skoll & Hati. Really torn on missing this credit and my first ever RMC but the line never dropped below at least 120 minutes and it didn't feel fair to leave all the family behind. I also figured I'll be back late fall/early winter or sometime soon since I really want to try out a Coaster Wheel and the coaster will hopefully be around for a long time to get that ride in.

Everland announced a new attraction for Summer 2025. One of the world's busiest theme parks will have an inflatable water slide on the theme park side, not the water park side. Source

Didn't some of the Zamperla swings at Six Flags also have issues shaking? The ride was supposed to be open by this weekend but Lotte have extended the closure to 11 days and now the website lists it as closed until Monday. Edit: Ride is still closed until at least June 22. Ogres Flume has also been closed for over a month. Source

Enter the world of Titans! KONG X GODZILLA: The Ride Only at LOTTEWORLD – December 2025! SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Source No details have been announced about where or what kind of ride. I tend not to post until there's some evidence on construction walls or park announcements, but presumably this will be going where the park's indoor rapids used to be, because rumors online have been saying a Godzilla I.P. ride would be replacing it for over a year now.

^ Pure speculation, but wasn't Backdraft next to what is now Minion's Land? Since that closed down, if I were to guess where they'd put it, it'll use part of that building.

Gyengju World have announced the retirement of their drop tower today: Source Had planned on hitting the park to try out the new RMC Raptor, but waiting for the Intamin Swinging Ferris Wheel for 2025 to open, since I've always wanted to try out one of those.

Dropped by the park to try out the new roller-coaster. Ride was up and down all day. People in station got fast passes but if you were anywhere in the queue and got kicked out, you were out of luck even with a 60-minute wait so we saw a lot of frustrated people. Legoland Factory and Ninjago were also up and down throughout the day. Dragon was running one train, factory was sending one car empty (maybe one car is marked for fast-pass riders?), and Royal Joust only had one side so a capacity of four people (I wish this ride was also children only) so it was a low capacity day. Another TPR member mentioned there has been a very negative reaction to fast-passes in Korea, especially with Legoland and we did see some guests confronting employees at rides which is a little sad when it's something beyond their control or pay grade. I think it's because most Korean parks offer only single-use, very limited and very expensive passes, so you almost never see them pass you in line whereas Legoland offers reserve and ride style so when we lined up for Dragon, the line crawled because you had one train and needing to accomodate the fast-pass people. Something I'm used to from other parks but it seems the Korean population not so much. Everyone seemed to head to the new ride at opening, we hadn't even cleared security, the line was already at one hour, and most people were still only just getting into the park. Later in the day the line had dropped to 40... But it closed just as we arrived. We opted to go eat since it usually takes an hour to get food, by the time we were done eatind it had reopened and after another attempt to wait in line we did get a ride. A little frustrating, there was a lot of queue jumping, and even though there was free lockers at the end to store belongings, a lot of people seems to take loose belongings to the platform. Later in the day, we almost made it to the station before we were kicked out of the line. We came out and they were evaccing people off the brake run in harnesses, and with only an hour left before closing, I didn't see them reopening. Son was frustrated he'd almost made it and lost time, but he was ok, we have annual passes and can come back, but saw some others carried out in tears, which is a shame for them to end their day. Instead, we headed over to the dragon since it'd dropped to a 20-minute line, but with one train waited 35. They did let him jump back in line 3 minutes before closing and rode the last train of the day, so at least he got some credits for the day. May 3rd-6th will be a four-day weekend and the busiest time of the whole year for theme parks, so hopefully Legoland will have the issues fixed before then.

The rumored 'Panda World 2/Panda expansion' has now been confirmed by the park for 2025. Since the park is home to twin cubs who are reaching the age of independence, they will be expanding the exhibit to have more enclosures. No word on if this investment means there is any deal in place to keep the pandas past the age of 4. Previously, Fu Bao, the first Korean born panda was returned to China once the age limit was hit. Source

Legoland has released a preview of the new roller-coaster, confirming the Lego dragon will have a real fire effect. There'll be a pass-member-only grand opening Thursday from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. We visited the park recently before the ride opens since we're happy to visit before and after and avoid the crowds of people wanting to be first: Park opens 11 a.m. but I'd really not recommend arriving around then. There was a single employee running security and bag check and it didn't open until just 10 minutes before opening so the bottle neck caused a huge line without shade. Same for restaurants, a lot of them had only one server taking orders, and menu didn't tell you if something was sold out. We lost 30 minutes in one line to find no plain ice-cream and another to reveal no slushies (25C heat that weekend). Restaurant waits were far greater than any of the ride lines, the LEGO burger area seemed pretty packed. Pasta Pizza buffet is also probably not going to return, the Bricktopia Lounge cafe/Lego conveyor belt building area conversion looks pretty permanent. Apple Fries are also no more, it's a waffle stand now but apple cinnamon flavor will live on in the sundaes and waffles there. Ride availability was much improved though. No half shift rides and most rides running both sides/towers. The Driving School was thankfully once again preparing guests in pre-show room during ride cycles and not waiting for previous cycle to end causing 5 minute gaps. Not sure if Ninjago Live is dead but the theater had no showings. Considering the Ninjago roller-coaster opening and the park is currently operating Ninja Spring festival, it seems now would be the time it was running. Duplo playground has had construction walls around it and the whole canopy roof has been removed. No word on the future of the site but it's still listed on the map. Miniland should maybe have been built indoors like some of the other newer parks. For a park only a few years old, Miniland seems to be suffering under the Korean weather. One of the areas was actually broken, the crane had collapsed onto some of the buildings and broken models, subway trains no longer moved, and a lot of vehicles or trains were missing and no longer moving about on the exhibit making it one of the most static Minilands I've seen. Interactive segments were also not working (shipyard dock crane) or just completely missing pieces and broken. LEGO Castle area was playing Prince of Thieves OST (There's only one Disney if you're younger than me). Not really note-worthy but I have a lot of nostalgia for it, and it was a nice change from the usual same 'Castle theme' they play over and over.

Confirmed opening April 11th:

^It's the existing Sky Roller. Legoland Germany also has one, and it was also on a future plan for Legoland Korea's Ninjago area, but so far, only the roller-coaster has been built.

As of today, Fantasy Springs will allow people to line up for the rides without the need for standby passes. I kind of hope this means the recent culture of everyone standing around frantically tapping screens will disappear again, always seemed a shame to be in one of the most beautiful parks and people too busy refreshing their screens throughout the day to fully enjoy it.