Kids' indoor activity in Jeju City: Draw & Show at Theme Park Toon

Traveling around Jeju with kids, it's sometimes surprisingly hard to figure out where to go. Especially when the weather is iffy or the schedule is all outdoor spots, the kids start to wear out.

On this trip, we had some time left on the last day before our flight, so we stopped by Theme Park Toon. Honestly, at first I thought, 'what even is this place?' but it turned out to be a fun, easy place to look around with the kids. There's a good variety of indoor experiences too, so if you're looking for things to do in Jeju Island with kids, it's worth a visit.

Theme Park Toon on Eunsu-gil: colorful from the front door

The entrance is colorful enough to really grab kids' attention. There are big character sculptures and a garden-like area, so it's great for photos even before you go in.

When you travel Jeju, you end up visiting a lot of nature spots, so a place with such a different vibe made the kids feel like it was something new. We had a lot of experience-based stops on this trip already, but the kids still couldn't just walk past a place like this, haha.

Theme Park Toon admission prices and the XR add-on

Admission is ₩18,000 for adults, ₩16,000 for teens, and ₩13,000 for children (36 months–13 years). The XR experience can be used once if you add ₩7,000 to your ticket.

Kids under 36 months get in free, and seniors, national merit recipients, people with disabilities, military members, and Jeju residents get a ₩2,000 discount off admission — good to keep in mind!

Cookie making at Theme Park Toon: 18,000 won per person

There's also a cookie making experience here. It walks you through everything — the ingredient intro, rolling the dough, shaping it however you want, baking, and packaging.

Both kids and adults can join, and it's ₩18,000 per person, ingredients and packaging included. If you're visiting with kids, adding an experience like this instead of just looking around seems like it'd be fun.

Storybook entrance and webtoon photo zone

From here, the mood completely changed. The entrance felt like stepping into a giant book, with such vivid colors that the kids were immediately curious! The forest, flowers, and trees were rendered in 3D, so it felt like passing through a secret door into a fairy tale. Even before really touring the theme park, I was already excited to see what came next.

Inside, there was a photo zone that looked exactly like a scene straight out of a webtoon (Korean web comic). It wasn't just flat illustrations — the characters and props popped out in 3D, which made it surprisingly fun to take photos.

Even I, who doesn't know much about webtoons, enjoyed looking around.

The entrance grabs your attention right away! Past the big character greeting you at the door, the atmosphere shifted completely. With bright yellow accents and walls full of various characters on display, it really felt like stepping into a webtoon world. The kids were busy spotting characters everywhere the moment we walked in.

Why we skipped the T-shirt studio (PRINT ROOM)

On one side there was also a T-shirt studio (PRINT ROOM), a space where you can pick a design and make your own T-shirt. Maybe because there were so many colorful character designs, the kids wanted to do it the second they saw it.

We were short on time that day because of our next schedule, so unfortunately we didn't get to try it. The kids kept saying they were disappointed, so next time we visit Theme Park Toon, I definitely want to try it.

Theme Park Toon snack corner: menu and prices

In the middle of the route there's a snack corner where you can take a short break. They sell everything from drinks to ice cream to simple snacks. There were character-shaped ice creams the kids liked, plus flavors like hallabong (Jeju tangerine) and strawberry.

Walking around with kids burns a lot of energy, so grabbing a snack midway and then continuing the tour seemed like a great idea.

The snack corner menu was more varied than I expected. There's a New York hot dog for ₩4,500 and a pita bread sandwich for ₩5,000, along with character-shaped bread, ice cream, and drinks.

Bottled water is ₩1,000 and soda starts at ₩1,300, so prices weren't too heavy for a snack corner inside a tourist attraction. It's a good spot for a quick bite when the kids get hungry mid-tour.

The snack corner wasn't just packaged snacks — there was also bread baked fresh into character shapes right there. So cute!

Turning a family photo into cartoon characters

What the kids found most amazing here was the experience where your photo transforms into a cartoon character. You take a photo, wait a bit, and then our likeness appears as a cartoon character in one of many frames on the wall. At first it was fun just going frame by frame going 'where did we end up?'

Our family photo got the cartoon treatment too! It captured our features better than expected, and we all burst out laughing the moment we saw it. It was fun getting to become the main character inside the screen ourselves.

There was another space like this too. The walls were filled with cute characters and the screen kept moving, so it really felt like being inside a cartoon world. The colorful visuals kept changing, which was perfect for grabbing the kids' attention.

Best of all, the space was big enough that the kids could run around excitedly without worrying about bothering anyone. They ran around for a while and lost track of time watching the constantly changing screens, haha.

Once we got to this area, the mood shifted completely. Light reflected from ceiling to floor, and the whole space unfolded dramatically, like stepping into a futuristic city. Round screens scattered around played character videos, and with the constant reflections in the mirrors, the space felt much bigger than it actually was.

Third floor: the Black Rubber Shoes wall and Draw & Show

Coming up to the 3rd floor, the first thing that greeted us was Black Rubber Shoes (검정고무신). The wall was covered with familiar cartoon scenes, and since I enjoyed that cartoon as a kid, it was a nostalgic surprise. Seeing Giyoung and Gicheol brought back old memories and felt like a little trip down memory lane.

On the 3rd floor there's also Draw & Show, a space where kids can join in directly. You draw a picture at the table, and it appears on the screen, moving as if it's come alive — an interactive experience.

The kids first picked a character they liked. You can choose from several — cat, bird, mouse, and more — so even choosing was fun for them. After picking a character, you color it directly on the screen with your hands. There were plenty of color options, so the kids picked their favorite colors one by one and colored quite intently.

Since it's drawing directly on a large touchscreen rather than on paper, even young kids could join in without difficulty. Once finished, the character you designed appears on a big screen — and seeing their own drawing come alive made the kids marvel even more.

The kids liked this way more than similar activities we've tried at regular kids' cafés. The characters' movements are surprisingly dynamic — the way they bounce around is so cute that I kept watching too. Since it was a character they made themselves, the kids ran around excitedly trying to spot their own creation.

Drawing, touching the screen, chasing after a character you made yourself — these are exactly the kinds of experiences that make me want to recommend this as a place to go with kids in Jeju.

Avatar ON, the screen that copies your movements

Another fun space was Avatar ON! It's an experience where your movements are reflected in real time onto an on-screen character. Wave your arms or dance in front of it, and the character moves along with you exactly.

The kids started with small, curious movements, but later were dancing and flailing their arms around excitedly.

Photo zones, from a giant claw machine to a school set

Then we came across a giant claw machine photo zone! At first I thought it was an actual claw machine, but it turned out to be a photo zone where a person becomes the 'plush toy' and climbs inside the machine to take pictures, lol.

There were really so many photo zones throughout. One space lets you tuck yourself between the pages of a giant comic book for photos, and another lets you pose with characters like the cover subject of a magazine. Rather than plain photo spots in front of a wall, these were designed to feel like actually stepping into a scene from a cartoon, and the kids had fun striking poses.

On one side there was a space that felt like an entire cartoon set brought to life. From the window to the bed to the desk, it's all real furniture, but the colors and linework were done in a cartoon style, so being inside really felt like becoming a character in a comic.

There was also a space made to look like a whole school. From the lockers to the classroom to the principal, cartoon scenes were recreated as real spaces, so it was fun spotting each detail one by one.

There was also a space themed around a specific webtoon. Scenes from 'A One-Line Young Lady, Perhaps' were recreated as an actual set, so it felt like stepping right into the webtoon. You could sit in the recreated background and take photos, so even kids who don't know the webtoon enjoyed looking around.

The Bread Barbershop room the kids recognized instantly

This was the Bread Barbershop-themed space the kids recognized right away! There was a barbershop set recreated just like the show, plus a photo zone made to look like a jail cell. It wasn't just character displays — you could actually go inside, play pretend, and take photos, so the kids played here for quite a while.

There was also a separate exhibition space that older kids might find more interesting, showcasing webtoon works. It ranged from displays showing the characters and story of each work to photo zones where you can pose with the characters. The mood was completely different from the bright, cute character areas at the front.

I especially liked a photo zone designed so a character's dress seemed to extend into the real space, and took a photo there. With not just things to look at but hands-on experiences and photo zones as well, there was more variety than I expected — I'd especially recommend this to anyone looking for things to do in Jeju Island with kids.