Gyeongju World, where a recent ride accident occurred, will close temporarily for five days to conduct a detailed safety inspection of all facilities.
According to Gyeongju World on the 12th, operations will be suspended from today through the 16th to conduct detailed safety inspections of all facilities with an outside expert institution and to provide employee safety training.
Gyeongju World said, "In connection with the recent facility issue, we decided on a temporary closure to conduct a companywide detailed safety inspection of facilities through an outside expert institution and to provide employee safety training, with customer safety as the top priority," and added, "We offer our deepest apologies to our customers."
Operations are scheduled to resume on the 17th.
Admission tickets reserved for dates during the closure period will be refunded in full, 100%, with no fees.
During the closure, the California Beach water park operated by Gyeongju World will run as normal.
On the 9th, an empty gondola on the Ferris wheel fell and then collided in succession with two other gondolas carrying passengers.
On the morning of the 11th, a roller coaster carrying 24 passengers stopped for about 10 minutes when a safety device activated just before entering a steep drop section.
All riders safely returned to the ground with the help of safety staff. Gyeongju City is investigating the cause of the accident.