100 minutes of ghost-story hunting at a darkened Lotte World

A large-scale immersive experience in which audiences explore a darkened theme park alongside actors and shape the story themselves is set to make its debut.

Lotte World Adventure announced Tuesday it will stage Dark Adventure, a large-scale horror immersive experience set across the entire park, on Nov. 21 and 22. Developed in collaboration with immersive experience production company Black Haven, the event invites participants to step inside a ghost story and investigate its mysteries firsthand — all within a theme park that has closed for the night.

Dark Adventure unfolds against the backdrop of a fictional online community called the Ghost Story Investigation Unit, where users share urban legends. A figure known as the Ghost Story Master — said to have performed every ghost ritual in South Korea — is active in the community. The story begins when an anonymous post appears recruiting 99 people to verify one final ghost story at Lotte World Adventure, and the participants converge on the park.

The experience is designed as an interactive journey in which participants converse and engage directly with actors as the narrative unfolds. One session will be held each day, for a total of two. Each session accommodates 99 participants, divided equally among three courses — A, B and C — with 33 people per course. All three courses share the same fictional universe but follow distinct storylines.

Each session runs 100 minutes in total, including a pre-show. The Nov. 21 session begins at 10 p.m. and the Nov. 22 session at 9 p.m. Participants may enter the park up to three hours before their session starts to enjoy rides and performances before taking part in Dark Adventure.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday on the Lotte World Adventure official website, priced at 72,000 won ($53). Participants must be at least 16 years old. Further details are available on Lotte World's official social media channels.