Key Summary
- About 50,000 people visited Everland’s Panda World in roughly 10 days after baby panda Shubao was introduced to the public.
- Everland has extended viewing hours for Shubao from about one hour a day in the first week to 3 to 4 hours now.
- The twin pandas Ruibao and Huibao are scheduled to move to China in the third week of December.
- Everland plans pre-quarantine procedures for the twins starting on the 13th and will limit public viewing until the final scheduled public day on the 11th of next month.
- The resort is also preparing farewell events, special programs, and related merchandise centered on the panda family.
Main Story
Everland in South Korea has seen a surge of panda-related visitors following the public debut of baby panda Shubao. According to Samsung C&T Resort Division, which operates the park, roughly 50,000 people came to Panda World over about 10 days after Shubao was first shown to the public on the 30th of last month.
The resort said it has increased the daily viewing window for Shubao. During the first week, visitors could watch the cub for around one hour a day, but that has now been expanded to three to four hours. Shubao has been moving around more actively beside its mother, Aibao, as it broadens its range of movement. Visitors have also given the cub nicknames based on its behavior, including references to its active swimming, playing alone, and steady temperament.
Interest has also remained high in the twin pandas Ruibao and Huibao. Everland said about 100,000 people visited Panda Second House over the month after the relocation schedule for the twins was announced. The two pandas are expected to go to China in the third week of December.
Before their departure, Everland plans to conduct pre-quarantine procedures for about a month starting on the 13th. Public viewing will continue only in a limited form until the last scheduled viewing day on the 11th of next month. The park will also operate a panda family video screening program on the large outdoor display at the Four Seasons Garden through that date.
Everland said there is now about one month left for visitors to meet the five-member panda family in Korea. The resort added that it plans to hold both offline and online farewell events during the remaining period.
Additional programs are scheduled around the twins’ final days at the park. A special zookeeper talk concert will be held on the 11th and 12th at the Cafe Jungle Camp restaurant, featuring keepers Kang Cheol-won, Song Young-kwan, Lee Se-hyun, and Oh Seung-hee, who will share their experiences caring for the twins.
Everland also plans themed content and products linked to the pandas. The video program will include images of Ruibao, Huibao, Shubao, and Fubao, along with fan-selected photos and videos and growth footage of the twins and Shubao. The resort is wrapping up its “Ruibao & Huibao’s Journey Across Korea” project, which began in June, and will release graduation-themed items on the 20th, including photo albums, gowns, mortarboards, plush keychains, and flower-bouquet dolls. Rewards tied to stamp collection over about five months will include a completion certificate and commemorative medal. Food items such as drinks, desserts, a popcorn bucket decorated with twins stickers, and dim sum inspired by the pandas’ black-and-white coloring are also being prepared.
Separately, Everland keeper Song Young-kwan and photographer Ryu Jeong-hoon have opened preorders for two photo essay books about the twins’ daily lives. Everland said the books entered real-time bestseller lists at major online bookstores, including Kyobo Book Centre, Yes24, and Aladin, on the first day of preorders.
Background
The supplied text indicates that Everland’s panda-themed visitor interest has centered on the public appearance of Shubao and the upcoming transfer of the twin pandas to China. No additional background was provided.
Items Requiring Further Verification
- The reported visitor counts of 50,000 over about 10 days and 100,000 over about one month are attributed to Everland/Samsung C&T Resort Division and were not independently verified in the text.
- The exact timing of the twins’ transfer to China is described as the third week of December, which should be confirmed by the relevant parties.
- The planned pre-quarantine period starting on the 13th and the final public viewing date on the 11th of next month are future-facing schedule details that may change.
- The claim that the two preorder books reached real-time bestseller lists at major online bookstores was stated by an Everland official and was not independently corroborated in the article.