Why NOW picked itFor anyone spending Halloween night in Busan who wants a theme park. On the 31st the park stays open until 11 p.m., with the cosplay contest at 5 p.m. and the EDM party at 9:10 p.m. as the highlights.
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Lotte World Adventure Busan stays open until 11 p.m., with a horror cosplay contest at 5 p.m. and an EDM party at 9:10 p.m. that opens with a zombie flash mob. The autumn festival Zombie World, which turns the park's mining-town zone into zombie territory, runs through Nov. 22.
Cosplay at 5 p.m., the party at 9:10
On Halloween day, Oct. 31, the park extends its hours to 11 p.m.
At 5 p.m., a horror cosplay contest with a total prize of 3 million won takes place on a runway in front of Lorry Castle. The people on stage are contestants chosen through pre-registration, dressed as ghosts, zombies, devils and monsters.
At 9:10 p.m., the Horror Night EDM Party starts at Royal Garden Plaza. Sirens sound, a zombie flash mob appears, and a DJ set, horror performances, lasers and sparkular effects follow.
Underland, a mining town taken over by zombies
Zombie World reworks the park's mining-town zone, Underland, with a zombie storyline. The plot follows the search for a cure in a village overrun by zombies, so each spot, from the zone entrance to Big Daddy's lab, is staged differently.
Beneath the Giant Digger, an escape experience called Gwimun-Z Protocol asks you to find clues within a time limit. Gwimun: Cave of Evil Spirits, which looks like an abandoned mine, keeps running too.
A siren at 6, shows at 7 and 8
Every day at 6 p.m. a siren sounds in Underland and zombies appear across the zone. At Zombie World Photo Time you can take pictures with them; it does not run on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
At 7 p.m. comes Zombie World: The Beginning, about the start of the zombie virus and Big Daddy's cure experiments, and at 8 p.m. Big Daddy Zombie Night, which adds rock-musical elements. Both shows are off on Tuesdays.
Before you go
The park is in the Osiria Tourism Complex in Gijang-gun, Busan. Ticket prices, regular opening hours and directions are on the official Lotte World Adventure Busan website, where you can pick your date.
The night escape mission Z-TRACK Season 2, held on the night of Oct. 23, is already over. What you can still do is Zombie World, which runs through Nov. 22.
The Giant Digger in the Underland area of Lotte World Adventure Busan (taken by day in June 2022; not a photo of this event). Gruturgi / CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
