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Coordinates: 39°252N 125°4529E / 39.04778°N 125.75806°E / 39.04778; 125.75806
 

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Kaeson Youth Park
Location North Korea
Coordinates39°2′52N 125°45′29E / 39.04778°N 125.75806°E / 39.04778; 125.75806
Opened1984[1]
Operating seasonYear-round
Area40 ha[1]
Attractions
Roller coasters1

The Kaeson Youth Park (Korean: 개선청년공원) is an amusement park located in Pyongyang, North Korea. The park, located near the Kim Il Sung Stadium and in the west foot of Moran Hill was opened in 1984, the park was opened as part of the Triumphal Arch dedication.[2] It included a carousel, fun house and amusement park rides like the Ferris wheel, comprising an area of 40 hectares (99 acres).[1]

In April 2010 the park was renovated, after which it was visited by Kim Jong Il.[3][4] It was reported that riding all 10 amusements in the park costs 1,600 won.[3]

Aflying roller coaster, imported from Italy, opened in 2010.[5] As of 2013, the rides on offer also included bumper cars, teacups, a swing ride and a double shot-like vertical drop.[6][7]

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  1. ^ a b c "VNC Asia Travel - Pyongyang". Vnc.nl. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  • ^ "Kaeson Youth Park - Pyongyang | amusement park".
  • ^ a b Yoshihiro Makino (December 6, 2011). "Kim Jong Il inspects Pyongyang amusement park". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  • ^ "The Eerie Amusement Parks of North Korea" by Dahlia Rideout DivineCaroline.Com Archived January 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Barry Neild (August 20, 2011). "The happiest place in North Korea". cnn.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  • ^ "North Korean Golf Open 2013 — North Koreans get a rare dose of state sanctioned..." dprk-golf.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
  • ^ "North Korean Golf Open 2013 — Joseph Stalin meets Walt Disney". dprk-golf.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
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