Busan News

부산시 · Ulsan City announced that from the 16th, the Donghae Nambu Line between Busan Bujeon Station and Ulsan Taehwagang Station will operate 6 more a day on weekends and holidays. This increase is due to the opening of 'Lotte World Adventure' in the Osiria Tourist Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan on the 11th, which is expected to increase the number of passengers using the metropolitan train. In fact, since March 31, when Lotte World partially opened, the number of weekend and holiday metropolitan train users increased by 65% at Osiria Station and 17% at Taehwagang Station. In particular, the number of visitors is expected to increase with the full opening starting this weekend. Vehicles will be increased 6 times a day, 3 times a day, up and down, on weekends and holidays. Accordingly, the total number of flights per day on weekends and holidays will increase from 86 to 92. The increased time is 8:48 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. from Bujeon Station to Taehwagang Station. The directions from Taehwagang Station to Bujeon Station are 10:20 am, 2:32 pm and 5:30 pm.

부산시 · The theme park Lotte World Adventure, a key facility in the Osiria tourist complex, opened on the 31st. Lotte World Adventure held an opening ceremony on the afternoon of the 30th and unveiled 17 kinds of amusement facilities, including Giant Digger and Giant Splash, which were introduced for the first time in Korea. The Lotus Magic Forest Parade, which is made by seven vehicles and dancer characters with colorful costumes and group dances, is also ready to welcome visitors. It is the first time in 10 years that an amusement facility has been operated in Busan since the closing of Mi World in Gwangalli in 2013. To prevent congestion in the early days of the opening, Lotte World will limit the number of visitors per day to 6,000 through online reservations from March 31 to April 10. You can also get a 15% discount if you use public transportation. Waiting time has also been reduced by non-face-to-face admission systems such as mobile app ticketing and ticket office operation exclusively for unmanned ticketing. In June, a pedestrian overpass connecting Osiria Station on the Donghae Line and Lotte World Busan will be completed. If you walk 500 meters from the station, you can reach Lotte World.

부산시 · More than 10,000 new coronavirus infections (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Busan for eight consecutive days due to the spread of Omicron mutations. According to the Busan Metropolitan Government's health authorities, 10,890 people were infected with COVID-19 from midnight to 2 p.m. on March 1, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 214,649. In Busan, 12,816 confirmed cases were reported on May 22, and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time in eight consecutive days until May 1. Twenty people died the day before, including one in their 90s, seven in their 80s, three in their 70s, five in their 60s, three in their 50s, and one in their 30s. Nineteen of them have underlying diseases, eight have not been vaccinated, four have not been vaccinated, and eight have been vaccinated. As of midnight on March 1, 56 patients were seriously ill. The total number of confirmed cases in Busan last week (February 20-26) was 77,762, or 11,108 a day. Compared to the total number of infected people (39,371) and the average number of infected people (5,624 per day) in the previous week (February 13-19), the figure nearly doubled. Last week, the average infection reproduction index was 1.32, and the infection detection rate in Korea was 99.6 percent.

Lotte World Adventure Busan, which has been postponed several times, will officially open on March 31. Lotte World Adventure Busan announced on the 25th that it will officially open on the 31st of next month and introduce 17 amusement facilities. Adventure Busan is 48,000 pyeong in the theme park zone of Osiria Tourist Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan. The Osiria Tourist Complex Theme Park Zone is about 150,000 pyeong, and various facilities such as Lotte World Adventure Busan and shopping mall luge F&B facilities will be built in combination. Lotte World Adventure Busan's representative facilities are the first roller coaster giant digger and water coaster giant splash to be introduced in Korea. The Giant Digger is expected to give a special thrill by descending along the 1,000m track at a speed of up to 105km per hour and a height of up to about 40m. In addition, Giant Splash is expected to impress not only users but also those who watch it as it is a ride that changes the current at a speed of up to 45 meters and up to 100 kilometers per hour. Lotte Adventure Busan will provide a variety of attractions, including differentiated performances and parades, along with various amusement facilities. Lotte World Adventure Seoul's representative character, Roti Lori, will be presented in Busan. An official from Lotte World Adventure Busan said, "We plan to focus all our capabilities on helping Adventure Busan establish itself as a representative of local tourism culture, and we will carry out strengthened quarantine and disinfection activities in line with the COVID-19 situation so that users can use the facility with confidence." [Google_Maps_WD id=784 map=387]