Mega Storm Now Open at Everland Resort
PGAV Destinations-designed Attraction Achieves New Records at Top Korean Destination
(St. Louis, MO – January 19, 2016) – Mega Storm is one of the latest PGAV Destinations-designed attractions to open at the Gyeonggi-do Province, Korea-based Everland Resort.
Mega Storm is a Proslide HydroMAGNETIC® Tornado attraction located within Everland’s water park, Caribbean Bay. The family raft ride marks the third of its kind in the world, leveraging innovative technology to propel the raft uphill, finalizing in a steep drop into the ‘tornado,’ sending guests oscillating back and forth. The theming of the entry building and queue leverages the massive, iconic ‘tornado,’ as signage, set pieces, and more are being ‘swept’ towards the giant funnel.
“It’s been fantastic to work with the Everland team in realizing this great new attraction,” said Jeff Havlik, VP at PGAV Destinations and lead design consultant. “2016 will be a thrilling year as we continue to develop new attractions for millions of guests at the Everland Resort.”
About PGAV Destinations
PGAV Destinations is a global leader in the planning and design of unique destinations. Now in its fifth decade, the practice has evolved to become the ideal destination-consulting partner, skilled at developing growth-oriented master plans and translating those plans into successful projects. No other firm offers such an integrated approach to destination planning.
PGAV’s key clients include industry leaders such as Delaware North Companies, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the Biltmore Companies, Bass Pro Shops, Ameristar Casinos, Universal Studios, The Gettysburg Foundation, the Saint Louis Zoo, and many others. Recent assignments include planning and design at many of the world’s “must see” destinations, including the Grand Canyon, Biltmore Estate, Space Shuttle Atlantis, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, the Georgia Aquarium, the Hoover Dam, and SeaWorld Adventure Parks. www.PGAVDestinations.com
About Everland Resort
Everland Resort includes six major destinations: Everland theme park, Caribbean Bay water park, Home Bridge nature-themed lodging facility, Speedway (Korea’s largest motor racing track), Glen Ross Golf Club, and the Hoam Art Museum and Transportation Museum. Since the opening in 1976, Everland has been a theme park providing a wide range of attractions and special events that can be shared with family, friends and couples. Such attractions include ‘Safari World,’ introduced in the 70s, the ‘Snow Sled’ in the ’80s, and ‘Caribbean Bay’ in the 90s, ‘Aesop’s Village’, along with ‘Lost Valley’ which in 2013. Lost Valley is the only attraction in the world where visitors can connect with animals both on land and water. The latter was the first Aesop-based theme park in the world which opened in 2005.
For five consecutive years Everland Resort has been awarded with the Innovative Operation Prize for Customer Satisfaction in the Republic of Korea. These awards have qualified Everland to be a part of the Customer Satisfaction Hall of Fame. In addition, Everland has been selected as the Top Enterprise in the Theme Park area by the Korea Standard – Service Quality Index (KS-SQI) for ten consecutive years (by the Korea Standard Association in 2009), and won the BIG E Award, given by The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) during the parade held in 2005. In January 2008, Everland was rated the 8th most influential brand out of 100 international brands by Brand Stock, a specialized company in charge of the evaluation of the brand values. Caribbean Bay won the Must See Waterpark Award, given by The IAAPA in 2008 and won the Executive Board Award, given by the World Waterpark Associates (WWA) in 2015. http://www.everland.com/web/multi/english/everland/main.html
