The park utilizes a 'forest exploration' narrative where visitors progress through zones as part of an interactive story.
Many of the animal exhibits are designed to be open-concept, allowing birds and small mammals to move freely within specific zones.
It is specifically designed for indoor comfort, making it a common destination for families during extreme weather conditions in Gyeonggi-do.
The facility emphasizes animal habitat replication through specialized lighting and temperature control systems.
Visitors are often guided through the animal interactions by staff who provide specific biological facts about the species on display.
Zoolung Zoolung Ilsan Big Market is an indoor animal theme park that prioritizes close-range interaction between visitors and exotic wildlife. The facility is designed as an immersive 'animal forest' where visitors walk through various themed zones inhabited by mammals, birds, and reptiles. Unlike traditional zoos, the space lacks large predator enclosures, focusing instead on smaller species like capybaras, meerkats, toucans, and fennec foxes. Guests follow a structured path through the interior, which uses climate-controlled environments to replicate natural habitats. It is located on the basement level of the Lotte Mart Big Market building in Ilsanseo-gu. The facility integrates educational storytelling into the animal encounters. Interaction is supervised by zookeepers to ensure both visitor safety and animal welfare.
The interactive bird sanctuary zone, where visitors can have small birds land on their arms under staff supervision.
Wear comfortable, closed-toe walking shoes as the path traverses varying floor textures.
Bring a light layer, as the humidity and temperature are strictly regulated for the animals and may feel cool to humans.
Plan your visit for a weekday if possible to experience shorter wait times for the interactive feeding stations.
Attempting to feed animals outside of designated feeding sessions or without staff authorization.
Closed on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month, following the Lotte Mart mandatory holiday schedule.
Strictly follow zookeeper instructions regarding animal touching; do not use flash photography as it startles the wildlife.
