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‘Samnak Ecological Park Children's Water Playground’ Reopens After 6 Years!

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The Samnak Ecological Park water playground returns to citizens after six years, featuring diverse facilities and content.

Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that the Children's Water Playground within Samnak Ecological Park will open at 12:30 PM on July 26.

○ The water playground is designed to offer citizens a cool and safe summer experience in the city amid intensifying heat waves. It will operate for 30 days from July 26 to August 24.

A commemorative event to celebrate the reopening after six years will take place on July 26 at 3:00 PM, attended by Mayor Park Heong-joon, Sasang-gu Mayor Cho Byung-gil, local figures, and Busan citizens.

The facility has been built as a multifunctional space equipped with pools, a lazy river, various recreational features, and visitor amenities.

○ [Recreational Facilities]

• ●3 swimming pools

• ●1 lazy river*

• ●3 air slides**

• ●1 large tube slide

• ●4 toddler pools (climbing pool, spinning sled, bubble pool, water soccer field)

○ [Convenience Facilities]

• ●Cooling shelters (40m)

• ●Large tents (40m)

• ●50 Mongolian tents

• ●Restrooms and showers

The water playground operates in three daily sessions, with each session limited to 1,500 visitors. Only children of elementary school age and younger are eligible to use the facility, and entry requires accompaniment by a guardian.

○ Session Times

• ●1st Session: 10:00–12:00

• ●2nd Session: 12:30–14:30

• ●3rd Session: 15:00–17:00

• ●Closed every Monday

○ Parking is available near the cultural plaza at Samnak Ecological Park and at the temporary lot near the inline skating rink.

Admission is free, and participation is available via advance reservation or on-site first-come, first-served basis. Detailed information can be found on the official website of the Samnak Ecological Park Children's Water Playground (wlsland.com).

○ Advance reservations open at 3:00 PM today (July 24), with 1,000 slots available via reservation and 500 on a walk-in basis.

○ For more details, visit the official website or contact the Sasang-gu Culture and Sports Division (051-310-4912, 4911).

Meanwhile, since the closure of Hwamyeong Ecological Park in 2019 and the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the outdoor swimming pool at Samnak Ecological Park was shut down, leaving residents in western Busan with few water play options during the summer.

○ In response, the city secured an emergency supplementary budget of 4.5 billion KRW to address the shortage of public water playgrounds in western Busan, while Sasang-gu actively collaborated in constructing and preparing for the reopening.

Mayor Park Heong-joon expressed his hopes that the reopening of the Samnak Ecological Park water playground after six years will provide citizens with a refreshing retreat and cherished summer memories. He added, “We will continue enhancing child-friendly infrastructure to make Busan the happiest city for children.”