Caribbean Bay
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Caribbean Bay is an indoor / outdoor water park
located in Yongin
, South Korea
. Opened in 1996, it is the largest indoor / outdoor water park in the world, covering a total area of about 242321000 sq yd (78.2 sq mi; 202.6 km²). Coordinate is 37°17′49.00"N 127°12′02.00"E
The Caribbean Bay park reproduces a typical bay in the Caribbean Sea
. Caribbean Bay is part of the Everland
park, and is located adjacent to the Everland
theme park, but requires a separate admission fee. Caribbean bay is located on the outskirts of Seoul.
With the opening in 2008 of its newest attraction, the "Wild River Zone", Caribbean Bay expanded its capacity by 30%. The park includes a wave pool
, the world's longest lazy river
ride, a sandy pool, a wading pool for young children, various water slide
s, and a salt sauna.
The children pool also has a baby pool which is very shallow for adults but perfect for babies. The children pool is not that shallow for adults but perfect for kids.
Caribbean Bay has received "Must-see Waterpark Awards" from International Association of Amusement Park Attractions.
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Main Facilities: Spa & Sauna, Indoor Wave Pool, Quick Rider (indoor tube & water slide)a
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Main Facilities: Wave Pool, Diving Pool, Wave Village, Sandy rest zone
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Main Facilities: Tube Ride, Water Bobsleigh, Bobsleigh Village
Main Facilities : Flowing Water Pool, Surfing Ride, Adventure Pool
Main Facilities: Tower Bumerango, Tower Raft, Wild Blaster, San Juan Restaurant
Water park
A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...
located in Yongin
Yongin
Yongin is a major city in the Seoul National Capital Area, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population of nearly 1 million, the city has developed abrutly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the country. Yongin is home to Everland and...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Opened in 1996, it is the largest indoor / outdoor water park in the world, covering a total area of about 242321000 sq yd (78.2 sq mi; 202.6 km²). Coordinate is 37°17′49.00"N 127°12′02.00"E
The Caribbean Bay park reproduces a typical bay in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
. Caribbean Bay is part of the Everland
Everland
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park, and is located adjacent to the Everland
Everland
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theme park, but requires a separate admission fee. Caribbean bay is located on the outskirts of Seoul.
With the opening in 2008 of its newest attraction, the "Wild River Zone", Caribbean Bay expanded its capacity by 30%. The park includes a wave pool
Wave pool
A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's. Wave pools are often a major feature of water parks...
, the world's longest lazy river
Lazy river
A lazy river is a water ride found in many amusement parks or water parks. They are also found at some resorts and recreation centers. It usually consists of shallow pool that flows similarly to a river....
ride, a sandy pool, a wading pool for young children, various water slide
Water slide
A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...
s, and a salt sauna.
The children pool also has a baby pool which is very shallow for adults but perfect for babies. The children pool is not that shallow for adults but perfect for kids.
Caribbean Bay has received "Must-see Waterpark Awards" from International Association of Amusement Park Attractions.
Aquatic Center
The Aquatic Center is an indoor waterpark zone in Caribbean Bay. It has several pools including a wave pool and diving pool. It also has 3 water / tube slides. Its indoor location means it is open all year. It also operates a beauty zone, sauna, hot springs like jjimjilbangJjimjilbang
A Jjimjilbang is a large, gender-segregated public bathhouse in Korea, furnished with hot tubs, showers, Finnish-style saunas, and massage tables, similar to a Korean sauna or mogyoktang. Jjimjil is derived from the words meaning heated bath...
s in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Main Facilities: Spa & Sauna, Indoor Wave Pool, Quick Rider (indoor tube & water slide)a
Sea Wave
The Sea Wave is famous for its large outside wave pool. It generates 2.4m artificial waves. It is the highest wave pool (tied with Ocean World V ) in South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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Main Facilities: Wave Pool, Diving Pool, Wave Village, Sandy rest zone
Bay Slide
Bay slide zone is for water slides. It has 6 tube slides and 3 water bobsleighBobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
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Main Facilities: Tube Ride, Water Bobsleigh, Bobsleigh Village
Fortress
Fortress is for fun water play it has world's longest streaming pool (at the construction time) called 'Lazy Pool'. Adventure pool splashes 2.4 ton of water at once.Main Facilities : Flowing Water Pool, Surfing Ride, Adventure Pool
Wild River
The Wild River (opened at 2008) is an extreme water play zone. It has 5 tube slides, 1 Boomerang Go. Wild Blaster is flume ride-like tube slide but more extreme and wet. Tower Raft is large tube slide track that 4 people can ride at once. Tower Boomerang Go is one of the most extreme water attraction in South Korea waterparks. Tubes slide down a 90-degree slope.Main Facilities: Tower Bumerango, Tower Raft, Wild Blaster, San Juan Restaurant