First look at South Korea’s massive entertainment resort

A huge entertainment complex operated by the Mohegan Native American tribe has soft opened at the International Business Centre III near Incheon International Airport, South Korea.

The Mohegan tribe is based in Connecticut where its economy is largely driven by gaming operations in the United States.

Spanning a land area equivalent to 64 soccer fields, the Incheon facility required an investment of approximately KRW 2 trillion (US$1.5 billion).

Splash Bay

The first phase of the INSPIRE Entertainment Resort includes three hotel towers with 1,275 rooms, South Korea's first multi-purpose arena, MICE facilities including the largest ballroom in Korea, signature restaurants - including the world-famous Michael Jordan’s Steak House - and Aurora, a 150-metre-long digital entertainment street featuring super-large LED screens.

Following the soft opening, INSPIRE Mall - an integrated cultural space combining shopping, dining and entertainment - is due to open in the first quarter of 2024.

Discovery Park, an outdoor entertainment facility covering approximately 100,000 sqm; an international food court in collaboration with Glow Seoul, along with Splash Bay’s water attractions, Korea's largest digital immersive content exhibition centre and an indoor children’s playground, are expected to open in the second quarter of 2024.

Digital Street

“This is a momentous occasion for Mohegan, marking both a historic partnership for our tribe and a new echelon for our system of premier integrated entertainment resorts around the world,” said James Gessner Jr., chairman of the Mohegan Tribe and the Mohegan Management Board.