Everland has a new rollercoaster

My new co-worker Marie (who, by the way, seems to be settling in well) had her birthday celebrations yesterday at Korea's actual best theme park: Everland.

I'd been there several times before with my family, but this was the first time I'd had the opportunity to ride Everland's newest rollercoaster addition. The T-Express (named due to its sponsers, T-World, who make your swipey subway T-money card) is Korea's first wooden coaster, opened to the public in March this year. It is truly a sight to behold. Behold:


The ride up to the top was incredibly smooth, twisting you round the corner to prepare you for the world's steepest wooden coaster drop of 77 degrees (see the one on the right hand side). It was immense. All drops and turns were totally exhilarating, reaching a top speed of 64.6 mph, and you really felt like you were coming out of your seat on the fast dips. It was also great only being strapped in at the lap rather than having a cumbersome over-the-head safety bar.

Definitely the best rollercoaster I've EVER ridden.

Another ride of note was "Let's Twist" recently opened this year as well. We actually rode this one at night, so as the wheel lifted us high above ground level while the rotating arms simultaneously flung us about we were we able to take in the beautiful views of the star-lit countryside^^


The weather was perfect for a Saturday afternoon visit, and we hardly had to queue more than forty minutes for any ride. It was pretty impressive that all 11 of us managed to stick together all day, and the dak kalbi went down well afterwards!