Incheon Robotland to open by early 2013

Incheon Robotland, Korea is a unique and one-of-a-kind theme park project that will allow guests to experience fun and fantasy with robots as soon as 2013.
Robotland will include more than 26 rides and attractions, including roller coasters, a river rapids adventure ride, a drop shot and a 4D cinema. Various informative and non-informative shows and pavilions are also planned. A robot parade and cabaret is an example of some of the entertaining ways that robots will be added to replace traditional theme park shows.
Robotland will be split up into four sections, or "lands", designed to cater for everyone from keen robot fanatics to serious thrill seekers and everybody else in between.
The first zone will be called Robot Kingdom, and will include a Tomorrow Today experience that is designed to introduce society to the future of robots.
Kidbot Village will cater for children and pre-teens, focusing on smaller attractions such as a family coaster and Robot Tune Town.
The third zone is to be called Robotopia, which will include an exhibit that allows guests to experience high-tech robotic engineering while they ride the Robo Coaster and stroll through Silver Robot Town.
The last zone to make up the park will be named Fun City, mainly focusing on entertainment facilities. A large Robot Taekwon V Tower will be the centrepiece of Fun City.
A robot education centre, games arena and convention centre is also planned for the park.
Park representatives believe that Robotland will be a "fourth generation" theme park, explaining that theme parks have evolved and developed in their thematic focuses over time. Disneyland, for example, is a first generation park focusing on a dream and fantasy world, while Sea World is a second generation park, focusing on animals and nature. Epcot, with its high-tech and space focus, is a third generation park.
Robotland's unique design is expected to attract approximately 2.8 million visitors per year.
The company is now in the process of trying to find sponsors and investors in order to partially fund the park's construction, which is due to begin in November. An opening is planned for April 2013.
Ashley Irvine, Editor-in-Chief, ThemeParkNewsDirect.com