In the southern regions, plum and cornelian cherry blossoms are starting to bloom one by one, signaling the start of the spring travel season. While many would love to rush out and greet spring, various obligations often hold us back. In that case, why not take a light trip to a nearby theme park? To welcome spring, theme parks are launching festivals filled with the scent of the season. Flowers are just the beginning?there's plenty of festive excitement as well. Everland has kicked off its Tulip Festival in collaboration with Sanrio Characters, and Lotte World is turning yellow with Pikachu taking over World Adventure. Start your spring journey by visiting the spring festivals at these theme parks.

Everland Tulip Festival Opens in Collaboration with Sanrio Characters

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Seoul Land (archival photo)

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The long-awaited, vibrant spring can now be experienced at the 'Everland Tulip Festival,' featuring around 1.2 million fresh spring flowers of over 100 varieties.

At the Everland Tulip Festival, you can enjoy Korea's first original Sanrio Characters performance and a variety of character content alongside colorful spring flowers. It's expected to be the hottest spot this spring for families, couples, and friends looking for a spring outing or date destination.

Running until June 15, this year's Tulip Festival follows a story where Sanrio Characters gather for a Flower Carnival. Visitors can immerse themselves in themed zones, attractions, performances, food, and merchandise, experiencing fantastic character content that stimulates all five senses.

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In addition to last year's popular Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Cinnamoroll, Pochacco, and Pompompurin, rising stars among the MZ generation such as Hangyodong, Kerokerokeroppi, and Usahana have been added, bringing the total to nine Sanrio Characters you can meet.

Character experience zones have been expanded throughout the park?from the main entrance to the gardens?including Four Seasons Garden, Global Fair, Magic Land, and the Festival Content Zone, maximizing immersion from the moment you enter Everland until you leave.

The main festival stage, the Four Seasons Garden (about 10,000 square meters), features 11 Sanrio Characters themed zones, where you can enjoy each character’s story in a cute and entertaining way amidst beautiful, vibrant spring flowers.

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At the Windmill Stage, a giant 7-meter-tall Cinnamoroll sculpture (ABR) and themed food trucks offer limited daily servings of Cinnamoroll-shaped popcorn buckets and soda-flavored ice cream.

At the Carnival Game Zone for rising star Hangyodong, you can participate in a lucky roulette game to win character merchandise.

In front of the large LED screen, a signature photo spot recreates Hello Kitty's face as a giant three-dimensional topiary using beautiful fresh spring flowers, expected to be a big hit.

Especially here, Korea’s first original Sanrio Characters performance is held daily, drawing much anticipation from Sanrio fans.

You can also enjoy My Melody’s Flower Balloon Garden, Pompompurin’s Flower Circus, and Pochacco’s Marching Band Garden. Kuromi’s Fortune Telling Garden, located at the Alpine Entrance Festival Content Zone, connects story and experience at Kuromi’s Fortune Station, offering an even more expanded character experience.

There are also attractions where you can experience Sanrio Characters in new ways. In Magic Land, the Cinnamoroll themed zone features the Sky Dancing ride?an aerial carousel resembling clouds and Cinnamoroll. Nearby, Cinnamoroll cotton candy and popcorn are also sold.

There is a wide variety of Sanrio Characters themed food and merchandise. The Garden Terrace, famous for its beautiful spring flower scenery, transforms into a Sanrio Characters themed restaurant, offering 13 new character menu items from meals like Cinnamoroll beef stew, Hello Kitty chicken salad, and Kuromi berry donuts to snacks and beverages.

With the opening of the Everland Tulip Festival, Four Seasons Garden bursts into bloom with about 1.2 million vibrant spring flowers of over 100 varieties, including tulips, daffodils, and muscari.

At Sky Garden Path, the metropolitan area's first plum blossom themed garden, you can enjoy 11 types and about 700 plum trees, including Mancheophongmae, Yulgokmae, and Yongyumae, as well as various spring flowers, blooming in sequence depending on the flowering status.

Recently launched, the 'Garden Pass' subscription service allows you to experience a variety of plant content and programs?flowers, forests, gardens?renewed each month throughout the four seasons.

Employees at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province are experiencing the safari walking exploration program 'River Trail Adventure,' which opens on the 21st. River Trail is a program where visitors walk along the waterway between Everland's two popular safaris, Safari World and Lost Valley, to get up close and vivid experiences with wild animals such as lions, giraffes, and elephants. Yonhap News Agency

You can also experience the 'River Trail Adventure,' where you walk across a newly installed giant floating bridge between Safari World and Lost Valley, observing wild animals such as lions, giraffes, and elephants up close, by reserving in advance on the website.

To celebrate the Tulip Festival, Everland’s signature day and night performances will be held in succession, including a multimedia fireworks show blending thousands of fireworks with mapping videos, lighting, and sound.

Lotte World is opening a new chapter in theme park collaborations by partnering with the globally beloved Pok?mon IP. Following the launch of the spring festival "Pok?mon World Adventure: Spring Camp" on April 2, new themes will be introduced for the summer and fall seasons as well.

Pok?mon World Adventure invites guests to become Pok?mon trainers and explore the Spring Camp. The festival unfolds across 10 themed zones throughout the park, allowing visitors to travel as explorers through the Pok?mon World. Each zone will capture the unique characteristics of various Pok?mon in impressive detail.

First, the attractions?the heart of any theme park?are being transformed with a "Monster Ball" concept. Guests can board attractions decorated as Monster Balls, Master Balls, and more, meeting a variety of Pok?mon across 10 different ball-themed rides.

Lotte World Spring Festival Pok?mon World Opens

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Nearby, themed zones allow guests to snap photos with popular Pok?mon. Notably, familiar favorites like Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and the star Pikachu will make appearances.

Visually immersive themed zones are also a highlight. On Magic Island, the outdoor area by Seokchon Lake, four Pok?mon-themed zones bring the world of Pok?mon to life. The "Main Bridge" leading to Magic Castle transforms into a "Pok?mon Meadow" at night, sparkling with countless lights for a 3D effect.

The Magic Castle wall displays vibrant jungle-themed mapping, while the ground glows with colorful lights. Pok?mon silhouette banners hang from the streetlights on either side of the Main Bridge, adding fun as guests search for hidden Pok?mon throughout the park. To the left of Magic Castle, "Bulbasaur's Hill" becomes a lively photo zone with real plants, softly illuminated by green lights at night.

Magic Castle, the symbol of Lotte World, transforms into a special space sure to delight Pok?mon fans. The second floor becomes a meticulously detailed Pok?mon experience zone, where guests can browse various props and interact with characters in the world of Pok?mon.

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The third floor is set to unveil a mysterious, secret space, further piquing guests' curiosity. The Magic Castle interior themed zones will open separately on March 8, along with the launch of the "Spring Camp Mission Tour," which enhances the immersive experience of each Pok?mon zone. Guests can purchase an explorer's notebook and embark on a journey to complete missions throughout Pok?mon World.

There is also a dedicated space for another popular Pok?mon character, Snorlax. At the Meeting Plaza, "Snorlax's Field" will feature a massive 3.5-meter-tall Snorlax balloon as its centerpiece. Snorlax, known as the largest character in the Pok?mon world, will be the highlight of this themed zone. Other must-see spots for fans include the "Winnie Beanie Photo Zone" where you can meet Charizard in a blaze of fire, and "Phantom's Cave" on Adventure's fourth floor.

This Pok?mon collaboration doesn't end with the spring festival. New seasonal festivals will be held in summer and winter, encouraging repeat visits from Pok?mon fans. Kwon Osang, CEO of Lotte World, said, "Through the synergy of Lotte World Adventure's unique IP and the mega IP of Pok?mon, we will further expand our offerings and provide richer, more immersive content experiences for both domestic and international guests."

Seoulland is launching a spring festival packed with new flower-themed attractions. From March 22 to June 8, the "Flowers Festival" will be held, featuring unique flower-themed experiences only available at Seoulland, such as cherry blossoms, snow blossoms, fireworks, and more?a festival overflowing with the spirit of spring.

This year's Seoulland Flowers Festival offers flower-themed photo zones and unique "flower" festivals, including cherry blossoms, snow blossoms, and fireworks.

Seoulland Spring Festival Flower Festival

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At the Lotus Fountain in Samcheonri Hill, you can enjoy the "Flower Popup Exhibition" and the "Samcheonri Lantern Festival," which features beautiful flower lantern photo zones from around the world. The romantic garden, filled with flowers, also hosts a Flower Camp popup event.

At the Flower Camp popup, visitors can enjoy a healing exhibition with flowers and participate in a collaboration with leading stationery company Amos, including a glass deco experience and an eco-friendly flower seed planting event using disposable cups.

In addition, during the cherry blossom season in April, a romantic "Cherry Blossom Road" will be created. In Christmas Town, decorated year-round, you can experience "snow blossoms" in spring with artificial snow falling nightly from the 8-meter-tall Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and lights.

That's not all. Seoulland Flowers Festival also features a variety of flower-themed performances. The road show "Flowers Up!" with flower fairies parading throughout Seoulland, the street mime show "Flowers Balloons," and the high-class violin concert "Flower Fantastic Music Show" will all provide beautiful, flower-like moments.