Everland and Legoland Bustling... Over 500,000 Searches for Amusement Parks in May

Navigation 'Tmap' Numbers Revealed

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] Since the social distancing measures were lifted in May, the navigation application 'T map' recorded over 500,000 searches for major amusement parks. Everland, which has held the top spot for years, along with Chuncheon Legoland, gained popularity.

According to T map Mobility on the 5th, from May 1 to 31, the total number of route guidance requests on T map with major nationwide amusement parks such as Everland, Legoland, Lotte World, and Seoul Land (combined top 1 to 10 by search volume) as destinations was 497,814. This is 54% higher than May 2019 (323,529), before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compared to the period when social distancing was in effect due to COVID-19, it was 60% higher than May 2021 (311,054) and 132% higher than May 2020 (214,610), the early stage of the pandemic.

T map Mobility analyzed that the increase in searches for major amusement parks was also influenced by the opening of Lotte World Adventure Busan (Lotte World Busan) in March this year and the global theme park Chuncheon Legoland Korea Resort (LLKR, Legoland) in May.

Among amusement parks last month, Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province ranked first with 58,811 searches, and Legoland, which officially opened on Children’s Day, May 5 this year, ranked second with 41,709 searches.

Following were Seoul Land in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province with 39,413 searches, Lotte World Adventure in Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul with 32,300 searches, and Anseong Farm Land with 30,092 searches. Lotte World Busan, which opened to visitors on March 31 this year, followed with 22,739 searches.

Everland’s recent May search volumes were 59,665 in 2019, 30,579 in 2020, and 32,009 in 2021, maintaining its position as the number one amusement park in search volume.

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