If reports are to be believed, Korea will house the world’s first Robot theme park. According to Korea Herald, the robot magic kingdom will be part of a giant residential and industrial complex called Robot Land in Incheon, one of South Korea’s largest cities. The Korean government has just authorized Incheon to build the park, which will cost 784.5 billion won (about $687 million). The bidding process for this park lasted for several years with $596 million coming from private investors, about $46 million from the central government, and about $46 million from the local government. The Robot Land website says the theme park will feature various robot entertainment including exhibitions of robot characters from films and cartoons; reconstructions of robot-oriented movie sets like “Minority Report,” “I,Robot,” and “Matrix”; a robotic-arm ride; an aquarium where visitors can watch and manipulate robotic fish; rides; and even droid cashiers and performers.

The 110 acre project besides the theme park and residential area will also house office buildings, a Seoul National University robotics research center, a stadium for robotics competitions, and robot-themed shopping centers. The project when ready is expected to attract 2.8 million visitors annually, and create 18,000 related jobs in the theme park alone.
A great ambitious project, this theme park promises to be the ideal amusement park of the future.




Via – [Luxurylaunches]

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