Jeonbuk State 119 Safety Experience Center
A destination-scale safety training park in Imsil where families practice fire, earthquake, traffic, evacuation and first-aid responses through staged physical scenarios
Families with school-age children, disaster-preparedness learning, active safety training, preschool safety programs and visitors who prefer doing over looking
A 100,000-square-metre campus divided into five theme facilities, including Disaster World, Thrill World, Kids World, water-safety areas and a first-aid center
The center works because safety is treated as muscle memory: visitors roll in a car simulator, move through smoke, feel earthquake and typhoon forces, and practice escape methods instead of only reading instructions
Safety is taught as something the body has to remember
The General Disaster Experience Building moves quickly from explanation into physical rehearsal. Visitors use extinguishers and indoor hydrants, escape through simulated fire and smoke, experience earthquake intensities and typhoon winds, and sit through a car-rollover scenario as part of traffic-safety training
That sequence changes the purpose of the visit. A fire drill is not a display about evacuation; it asks participants to move when visibility is poor. An earthquake is not a video clip; the floor itself reproduces different intensities. The lesson is built around what a person does under pressure
The standard disaster course lasts about 100 minutes, with three scheduled sessions a day. It is designed for elementary-school-age visitors and older, and the current fee is 2,000 won per person
Thrill World turns escape equipment into a course
The Emergency Escape Experience Building uses more physically demanding equipment. Participants descend an exterior life line, use evacuation devices, cross a single-rope bridge and practice movement in situations framed around isolation, height and emergency escape
The course also includes aircraft-safety training and climbing or rescue elements. In good weather, the outdoor components make the distinction from Disaster World clear: one building concentrates on common disaster response, while this one asks visitors to negotiate the equipment and movement used to get out
Thrill World also runs in roughly 100-minute sessions and is aimed at elementary-school students and older. Its fee is 4,000 won, and simple clothing and running shoes are part of the practical requirements
Kids World shrinks the problem to preschool scale
Children aged five to seven have a separate route in the Children Safety Village. Nine buildings are built at roughly two-thirds scale for preschoolers; outside, children practice stepping-stone and traffic-light crossings, while indoor activities include an interactive water-safety game and a safety playground with obstacles and a slide
The point is not to push preschoolers through the adult course. The scenarios are rebuilt around their eye level and run in 70-minute sessions, with parents joining the weekend program. The village therefore gives the campus a genuine age structure rather than treating โfamilyโ as one undifferentiated audience
Jeonbuk opened the center in 2013 as a provincial safety institution, and its scale remains unusual: five theme facilities spread across roughly 100,000 square metres. The campus model lets one institution separate preschool learning, general disasters, high-angle escape, first aid and water safety into different forms of practice
Before you go
Programs are session-based and should be reserved before arrival. The most important choice is not how long to wander around the campus but which training track matches the participantโs age and comfort with physical activity
Some activities can be restricted for pregnant visitors, adults aged 65 or older and visitors with disabilities for safety reasons. Weather can also alter parts of the outdoor escape program
- Hours
- The center operates 09:00โ18:00 and is closed Mondays, January 1, Seollal and Chuseok. Experience programs run at fixed session times, so the booked program time matters more than general opening hours
- Admission
- Fees depend on the program. General Disaster Experience and Kids World are 2,000 won per person; Thrill World is 4,000 won. Other programs, including water-safety courses, have separate fees
- Access
- Reserve programs online before visiting; same-day participation is possible only when space remains. Wear simple clothing and running shoes for active courses. Age and safety restrictions vary by program
- Transit
- For visitors without a car, use Imsil Station or Imsil Bus Terminal as the regional arrival point, then take a taxi for the final leg. The centerโs own directions do not publish a local bus-to-gate route