Everland

Last weekend I went back to an amusement park just outside of Seoul called Everland. I went as part of a church trip to help out with the kids which doubles up as a chance for them to interact with foreigners and practise speaking in English for the day. I did the same trip last year so when I was invited back again this year, I jumped at the chance because I knew it would be a lot of fun. The morning is spent with a small group of children that you take around the park and are responsible for and then after lunch, which everyone eats together, the foreigners are free to go off and do their own thing. Brilliant.

Everland is a great amusement park. It's centered more around the overall atmosphere of the park than the quality or 'thrill' of the rides, as it only has two big roller coasters. But I love the atmosphere there and although I've never been to Disney, I imagine it's comparable. It has the same kind of vibe. The music, the scenery, the parades, the staff dressed up walking around and greeting you. It all just fills you with such a nice feeling inside.

The only downside to Everland is how busy it gets. It's ridiculous. The queues for every single ride are insane. We were told the the waiting time for T-Express (the 'biggy' and apparently the steepest wooden roller coaster in the world!!) would be one hour and a half so considering all the other rides were about an hour wait we didn't think it was 'too' bad. But we actually ended up waiting in line for two and a half hours. I literally wanted to throw myself off the thing by the time we finally got on it!

I'm not sure anything is worth that long a wait so I won't be cliche about it but it is a great roller coaster and it definitely wasn't a disappointment even after waiting so long. I'd actually forgotten how good it was from the year before. If only the queue wasn't so long, I would have gone on again!