Incheon Airport to Open 'Racing Theme Park' Integrating Sports and Games in 2025

Tourists are racing at Jeju 9.81 Racing Park.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] A 'Smart Racing Park' that combines sports and games based on information and communication technology (ICT) will be established at Incheon Airport.

Incheon International Airport Corporation announced on the 25th that Monolith Co., Ltd., which operates Paradise City and 'Jeju 9.81 Racing Park,' will invest 85 billion KRW to create the 'Smart Racing Park' on 73,000㎡ of the International Business Complex (IBC-1). The target opening date is 2025.

The Smart Racing Park at Incheon Airport is a theme park facility where visitors can experience sports and game activities such as 'Gravity Racing' based on ICT. There are a total of six tracks, each 1.5 km long.

The main content, Gravity Racing, features vehicles independently developed by Monolith Co., Ltd., allowing drivers to enjoy speeds of up to 40 km/h. It is characterized by the addition of online game elements based on augmented reality (AR) technology. Gravity Racing provides an immersive and thrilling experience unlike traditional kart racing facilities, where players can use items appearing in online racing games during actual vehicle races and compete with opponents' lap records.

Incheon International Airport Corporation expects that once the Smart Racing Park is fully operational around 2025, it will create new annual visitor demand exceeding one million, including overseas arrivals, transit passengers, and domestic tourists from the metropolitan area.

By creating synergy with the successfully operating Paradise City complex resort facility in the existing Incheon Airport 1st International Business District, it is anticipated that a tourism cluster connecting Incheon Airport Terminals 1 and 2 to the 1st International Business District will be completed.

Kim Kyung-wook, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation, said, “The Smart Racing Park is expected to generate new aviation demand to overcome the COVID-19 crisis while providing innovative entertainment that can only be enjoyed at Incheon Airport for overseas arrivals and domestic tourists.” He added, “Going forward, Incheon Airport plans to transform into a cultural, artistic, and tourism hub that creates value beyond an airport based on differentiated content unique to Incheon Airport.”

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