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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangyongdae Funfair. Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House. ^ "Why is North Korea Building a Mammoth Size "Folklore Park"?".^ North Korea builds Theme Park about Korean History 마감단계에 이른 평양민속공원건설".^ "The Eerie Amusement Parks of North Korea" Archived at the Wayback Machine by Dahlia Rideout DivineCaroline.Com."Kim Jong Il inspects Pyongyang amusement park". ^ Yoshihiro Makino (December 6, 2011).^ "Kim Jong Un Scolds Mangyongdae Funfair Staff".Mangyongdae – The Last Funfair in North Korea, accessed May 9, 2012 ^ Sŏn'gun, the military first policy may be relevant in this context, as may assignment of a senior military officer to the task of sprucing the funfair up because the park is used, or, at least, has been used for recreation by members of the Korean People's Army and their families.^ "The most depressing theme park ever"."Is this the world's most depressing theme park?". ^ "Kim Jong Un Visits Mangyongdae Amusement Park as Land Management Conference Held « North Korea Leadership Watch".Kim Jong-un used the occasion to emphasize the requirement that officials have the spirit of serving the people and must abandon outdated ideological points of view and outmoded work-styles. Kim Jong-un ordered Choe Ryong-hae, Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, and others, to spruce up the funfair and bring it into compliance with the requirements of the Sŏn'gun era. The dismal atmosphere and run-down condition of the funfair were severely criticized by Kim Jong-un, during an inspection in May 2012. There is a merry-go-round and a ridable miniature railway. It had a roller coaster, which, while operational, was in poor repair. It has been alleged that there is a lack of genuine customers with many visitors being bussed in to the attraction. In fall, 2011 the funfair was reported to have little or no Korean patronage. It has an area of 70 hectares including a funfair and wading pool.
The Mangyongdae Funfair is an amusement park located in Mangyongdae-guyok, 12 kilometers from Pyongyang, North Korea. For municipality outside of Pyongyang, see Mangyongdae-guyok.