Yongin Korean Folk Village Night Pass and Mystery Game Review

Hi, this is Ijjingne. Today I visited Korean Folk Village in Yongin. I remember going when I was young, but it has been more than 10 years, so the memory was hazy. I am leaving a lot of information, performances, things to do, and tips here so you can use them before visiting.

Driving will probably be the convenient option. Parking is a day pass with no time limit: KRW 3,000 for large vehicles and KRW 2,000 for small vehicles. Disabled visitors get a 50% discount.

There are several kinds of tickets. I booked the night free pass, available from 3 PM on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, for KRW 21,700 per adult. If you want to ride all the attractions and join the internal performances or events, such as when visiting with children, a full-day pass is recommended. If you care more about performances, events, walking around, and taking photos, like on a date, the night pass is recommended. The biggest reason is the rides. Korean Folk Village has several free rides, but once you see them, there are not many that feel aimed at adults. Adults can ride them, but they look mostly child-oriented. The carousel or mini roller coaster seemed like the most plausible choices. If you are not planning to ride, I did not feel there was enough to keep you there for a very long time. Most rides felt geared toward children.

As soon as you enter, the food grabs your attention. I got distracted and bought a few things. First, at the first place visible on the left near the entrance, I had a tornado potato for KRW 5,000. It was crisp, warm, and better than I expected.

A little farther in, there was a place advertising that many celebrities had visited, so I bought a cup of misugaru there. This was probably also KRW 5,000.

The misugaru was very rich and tasty. After filling up right after entering, we walked around at an easy pace.

If you walk straight from the entrance, there is a gate ahead that feels like you are entering the real folk village. In front of it was a place where you could write a wish and hang it on a tree. I carefully wrote mine and hung it high on the tree.

I entered at 4 PM, and from the moment I went in, announcements were saying that a servant selection contest would start at Satto's house at 4:30 PM. I ran over there. It felt like a mini event. They picked six servant candidates from the audience and had them compete in several games. It was very funny and fun to watch, and the host was good.

Before the servant contest started, the Korean Folk Village beggar mascot showed off a sling bag trick. He was genuinely good. If you want to see the sling bag trick, a deep bow, flying kicks, and more, make sure to go.

After it ended, I successfully lined up and took a photo with the beggar character.

After taking the photo, I was wondering what to do next and noticed Joseon Murder Investigation. It operates only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 13:00 to 21:00. Since we visited on a Sunday, I asked if we could join without a reservation, and they said the last time slot was available, so we made an on-site reservation. We were lucky, because they said on-site reservations are not usually available on many days. We had about two hours after booking, so we headed to the Ghost Exhibition and the rides.

On the way toward the Ghost Exhibition and rides, there was a very pretty bridge, with a moon model far away. I could tell it would be a great photo spot once the lights came on at night, so I planned to come back later and passed for the moment.

After crossing the bridge and going a little to the right, the Ghost Exhibition appears first. It is divided into Hall 1, Hall 2, and Hometown of Legends. I scare very easily, so I decided to try only Hall 1 first. The decorations were a bit childish, but the atmosphere and temperature felt eerie enough to give me chills. My friend called it childish, but I did not agree. I left after only Hall 1. Adults may find it childish, while children may find it scary.

Inside, explanations of the spirits are written out, and each one has a button. When you press it, that spirit moves. I pressed only one and immediately gave up.

On the way from the Ghost Exhibition toward the rides, we ran into a cat. It looked very thin and fierce.

This is the ride feeling I mentioned earlier. There are many rides, but most feel like smaller versions for children: mini Viking, mini roller coaster, mini gyro drop, all mini. We thought about riding the bumper cars, but when we saw that the waiting line was only children, we decided to leave. Even for the popular ones, the wait seemed to move within about 20 minutes.

After looking around the ride area, we went into a jjajangmyeon place near the amusement park entrance. It was good for a simple meal. The upper bowl was the large size and the lower one was regular. The menu also had jjamppong, guobaorou, tangsuyuk, and more.

To explain two of the experiences here, Salgwiok and Hyeolansikgwi are horror experiences. Both operate only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. You need to reserve in advance, and on-site reservation is possible if spaces remain. Salgwiok is a real horror experience for KRW 13,000. Hyeolansikgwi is a walk-through experience where everyone moves together while listening to stories about curses and spirits, and it costs KRW 8,000. Hyeolansikgwi also operates when it rains.

There is also Yeonbun, the special night-opening performance. Yeonbun tells a Joseon-era love story through traditional performance, LED performance, and shadow art.

This photo was taken exactly 1 hour before Yeonbun started. It begins at 20:00, but from 19:00 people were already sitting in the middle area. Among the events I saw that day, Yeonbun seemed the most popular.

This was 10 minutes before the start, and there were no seats. If you want to watch Yeonbun, I recommend arriving 1 hour to 30 minutes early.

The sky color was beautiful too, with a pink evening sky.

My Joseon Murder Investigation slot was at 20:00, so I could not watch Yeonbun. Before the activity, I bought glutinous rice taffy for KRW 4,000. It was chewy and tasty, and I recommend it. It did not feel like wasted money.

When the time came, we gathered in front of the government office. After the experience, it felt somewhere between an escape room and Crime Scene. You become a secret royal inspector, listen to the case, investigate the scene, hear statements from suspects, question them yourself, and finally identify the culprit and the murder weapon. I found it very fun.

But we did not catch the culprit. The constable guiding us said this round of Joseon Murder Investigation was extremely difficult. If you like escape rooms, Crime Scene, or mystery games, I strongly recommend it.

By the time Joseon Murder Investigation ended, it was around 21:00 and very dark. We returned to the bridge we had seen earlier, looked at the moon again, and walked back along the street decorated with pretty lights.

Near the entrance, there was a photo spot using shadows. Everyone was waiting in line, but we were too tired and skipped it. It was still very pretty.

That is the end of my Korean Folk Village review. I recommend going with an afternoon ticket on a weekend, when there are many performances and experiences.

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