Amusement parks to hold diverse Halloween events

Everland will hold Horror Safari World from Sept. 4 to Nov. 1. / Courtesy of Everland By Chung Ah-young Halloween, which falls on Oct. 31, was not a common celebration in Korea until recent years, when more people started joining in the holiday spirit, dressing up for costume parties, decorating their houses and watching horror films. Major theme parks around the country are now joining in the excitement and are holding various Halloween events. Everland, the nation's largest theme park, will hold Halloween & Horror Nights from Sept. 4 to Nov. 1, as one of its autumn events. This year, the park will offer more diverse events to cater to different age groups. For young visitors, it will hold a costume play, a safari adventure and a flash mob that will feature zombies. From the opening night, the park will provide a special makeup service that will transform visitors into various supernatural figures, from Dracula to witches and pumpkin ghosts, and provide them with 200 pieces of costumes at Madame Zombie Boutique. The makeup service costs between 10,000 won and 100,000 won, while the costume rental costs between 10,000 won and 15,000 won. Lotte World Adventure will hold the Happy Halloween Party from Sept. 5 to Nov. 1. / Courtesy of Lotte World In the Zombie Grave Experience Zone, visitors can take 3D photos while exploring haunted houses. During the festival, the park will also hold the Horror Safari World, featuring zombie characters, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with additional 5,000 won. Every night at 6 p.m., various zombie characters, from police officers and soldiers to nurses and students, will appear in a flash mob on the Walking Dead Square. Visitors will be able to take photos with the zombies. The Halloween kids' party, 3D video projection mapping show and parades will delight children and families. The magic shows, featuring comedian Kim Jong-seok in his signature funny costume, will be held every Saturday from Sept. 12 to Oct. 31. The 3D projection mapping show "Ghost Mansion" will feature a 70-by-23-meter projection, music and special effects. The Four Seasons Garden has been adorned with chrysanthemums, silver grass and pumpkin installations in celebration of Halloween. Lotte World Adventure, one of the largest amusement parks in the nation, will hold the Happy Halloween Party from Sept. 5 to Nov. 1. This season, the park will hold diverse parades as well as events that combine horror and humor. Lotty and Lorry, the park's mascots, will be featured in Lotty's Halloween Party Parade. Various performances, such as "Comic Zombie Mime," "Win Over Pumpkin Man," "Phantom Magician" and "Halloween Musical Show" will both thrill and entertain spectators. Meanwhile, "Tomb of Horror" will also thrill visitors as they pass through a graveyard bridge full of zombies, steel-barred windows and a dark maze. Lotte Halloween packages are available with up to a 40 percent discount.