Yangcheon-gu to Completely Transform 9 Old Children's Parks into Themed Playgrounds

This Year, 9 Children's Parks Transformed into Unique Playgrounds like Eunhasu, Don Quixote, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of Oz... Separate Rest and Exercise Spaces Created for Children and General Residents, Revamping into Multi-Generational Spaces... Three Children's Parks Themed on The Little Prince, Marine Creatures, and Treehouse Scheduled to Open at the End of This Month

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced plans to completely renovate nine aging children's parks this year into distinctive ‘theme playgrounds’ designed to stimulate children's imagination, creativity, and sense of adventure.

The existing children's parks, scattered in small-scale residential areas, were mainly equipped with monotonous combination play structures due to limited space, making it difficult for each park to have its own unique character.

Accordingly, the district is promoting the ‘Theme Playground Creation Project’ targeting 23 aging children's parks by 2025, having completed renovations on nine parks by last year. This year, the remaining three parks will be completed and opened within this month, and by the end of the year, a total of nine aging children's parks in Sinwol-dong (4 parks), Sinjeong-dong (3 parks), and Mok-dong (2 parks) will be transformed into playgrounds with various unique themes.

The three parks set to reopen at the end of this month after renovations are Munhwa Children's Park in Sinwol 4-dong, Kkotdongsan Children's Park in Sinwol 2-dong, and Jinju Children's Park in Sinjeong 4-dong. The theme of Munhwa Children's Park is the classic fairy tale ‘The Little Prince,’ reborn as a fairy tale space with combination play structures reminiscent of baobab trees, play equipment featuring fox and rose illustrations, and a boa constrictor shade. Kkotdongsan Children's Park, themed ‘Treehouse,’ installed a treehouse combination play structure utilizing the park’s steep terrain and large trees beloved by children. Jinju Children's Park, themed ‘Sea Creatures,’ features a shark-shaped combination play structure, an octopus-shaped net play facility, and floor mats evoking waves, creating a refreshing ocean-themed playground.

Separately, the district is focusing on renovating nine children's parks by the end of the year, each with its own distinctive theme. First, Doldari Children's Park in Sinwol 1-dong will embody the park’s name ‘Stone Bridge’ as the night sky ‘Milky Way,’ placing a combination play structure shaped like the infinity symbol ‘∞’ represented by stars, surrounded by star-shaped play equipment to stimulate children's imagination.

Ogu Children's Park in Sinjeong 4-dong is planned with the theme of ‘Rodeo Street,’ Yangcheon-gu’s representative fashion-specialized street. It is expected to become a local landmark by incorporating unique and exotic designs such as a play space with vivid colors and a curved circular walking path reminiscent of a runway.

Handu Children's Park in Mok 3-dong, located in Mok-dong, draws inspiration from Mok-dong’s origin as a Joseon Dynasty horse ranch, selecting the story of ‘Don Quixote’ as its theme. Various play facilities will be installed to foster children’s adventurous spirit and imagination, including a running track expressing the dynamism of horseback riding, a horse-shaped combination play structure, a windmill swing, and a horseshoe passage.

Additionally, Bangadari Children's Park in Sinwol 5-dong will be themed ‘Peter Pan’ to protect children’s pure innocence; Gangwol Children's Park in Sinwol 6-dong will feature the ‘Moon Surface (Crater)’ inspired by the beauty of the moon in the park’s name; and Geumsil Children's Park in Sinwol 7-dong will be developed as a playground themed on ‘The Wizard of Oz.’

Shin-i Children's Park in Sinjeong 3-dong will be themed ‘Aladdin’s Magic Lamp,’ Hongik Children's Park in Sinjeong 4-dong will be based on the Dangun myth motif ‘Bear and Tiger,’ and Majang Children's Park in Mok 4-dong will be renovated as a horse-themed playground, like its name, establishing new local attractions that stimulate children’s dreams and imagination.

Furthermore, the district emphasized that the ‘theme playgrounds’ will be reborn as ‘spaces considerate of all generations,’ from children to seniors. Since children’s parks, mainly located in densely populated residential areas, are used not only by children but also as rest and leisure spaces for nearby residents, they experience rapid facility aging due to high usage relative to their size and have relatively insufficient resting areas. To address this, the district plans to secure separate play areas exclusively for children and rest and exercise spaces for general residents when creating theme playgrounds, establishing a pleasant environment that everyone can enjoy together.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “The Yangcheon-style theme playgrounds will be reborn as attractive spaces that awaken our children’s imagination and creativity, rather than the existing dull and uninteresting playgrounds,” adding, “Furthermore, we will proceed with the project without delay so that these parks can become shared spaces where various generations coexist.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.