From Kung Fu Panda land and Wizarding World of Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios Beijing to Super Nintendo World and Legoland New York, new theme park attractions
- Adrenaline junkies have a lot to look forward to when they start travelling again, with new theme parks opening in Beijing, Seoul, and New York state
- Zip line into Godzilla’s jaws, brave 80-degree drops on the Velocicoaster and experience the 10-storey free-fly John Wick: Open Contract roller coaster in Dubai
The coronavirus may have closed theme parks around the globe in 2020, but there has been plenty going on behind the scenes, from the creation of a new Disney castle in Hong Kong to the addition of new worlds at Universal Japan and Epcot Florida, to completely new parks in China and South Korea.
New theme parks to look forward to
Lotte’s Magic Forest, Busan, South Korea
This spin-off from Seoul’s popular indoor theme park Lotte World has a completely different look and feel from the original. Four times larger and set both indoors and out, it has a European concept and an emphasis on nature, with an animatronic cuckoo clock, a talking tree, oversized topiary animals and fantastical water gardens.
Six zones will house more than a dozen family-friendly rides, interactive games and two high-octane roller coasters. It’ll be especially pretty in the evening, when it’s gardens are lit up in a galaxy of fairy lights. The park was due to open last year but is now shooting for a mid-2021 debut.
Universal Studios, Beijing