Okpo Land closed in 1999 as the Asian financial crisis ended a new Korean amusement park

Okpo Land was an amusement park in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It opened in 1996 (some sources say May 1997) with attractions including a Viking pirate ship, bumper cars, a roller coaster called Fantasy Express, a merry-go-round, a roller skating rink, a four-seasons sledding slope, Sky Cycles duck ride, a mini train, Space Fighters, plus an arcade, swimming pool, sauna, and hot tubs. The entrance sign featured Disney characters and the park had mascots of a father bear and a little bear.

Okpo Land closed in 1999, just two to three years after opening. The closure is often attributed in local lore to a series of fatal accidents, particularly the death of a child who fell from the duck sky cycles ride. However, the legitimacy of these claims is disputed — the accidents may have occurred after the park had already gone out of business. A more likely explanation is the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis (known in Korea as the IMF crisis), which devastated consumer spending and made it impossible for a newly opened park to sustain operations.

After closure, the abandoned park became a filming location for the 2002 film Jungle Juice and a gathering place for survival clubs. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering purchased the property in November 2006 for 5 billion won. The remnants were demolished in 2011 for a hotel development that never materialized. The site also saw two post-closure incidents: a student fell from ride rails in January 2000 (the owner paid 7 million won in damages), and a man was found dead on the rails in September 2001, suspected death due to credit card debt.