LegoLand Three Years After Opening, 630,000 Visitors Last Year... One-Third of 2 Million Target

"Compared to Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival, a Meager Report Card"

Legoland Korea (Legoland) in Chuncheon City, Gangwon Province, has marked its third year since opening, but the number of visitors has fallen far short of the target.

According to data received by Yoon Min-seop, a Chuncheon City councilor from the Green Justice Party, from Chuncheon City on the 5th, last year Legoland had 632,871 visitors. This is 21,120 fewer than the 653,991 visitors recorded from May to December 2022, the year Legoland opened.

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Before Legoland opened, Gangwon Province and Chuncheon City expected about 2 million visitors annually, anticipating the creation of 9,000 jobs and an induced production effect of 600 billion KRW. However, the number of visitors fell far short of these expectations.

Councilor Yoon evaluated, "In 2023, when the COVID-19 situation was completely resolved, the number of visitors actually decreased. Compared to the bustling winter festivals in the province, such as the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Festival, which attracted over 1.5 million tourists recently, the results are embarrassingly poor."

He also pointed out, "Legoland was created with a rosy blueprint, promising a significant role in the local economy despite the waste of several hundred billion won of taxpayers' money and numerous controversies. Looking at last year's visitor numbers, it is simply pathetic, and I can only sigh when considering what help Legoland actually provides to the local economy."

Meanwhile, the number of visitors to major tourist attractions in Chuncheon City, excluding Legoland, was recorded as follows: Nami Island Resort 1,504,063, Samaksan Lake Cable Car 555,407, Gangchon Rail Park 487,618, Soyanggang Skywalk 283,568, National Chuncheon Museum 243,993, and Jade Garden 160,024.

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