Monimo RUSH — known to a generation of coaster fans as T Express — is the ride that put South Korea on the world coaster map. Racing through the hills of Everland in Yongin, south of Seoul, the Intamin prefabricated wooden coaster opened on March 14, 2008 as the country’s first wooden roller coaster, and it has ranked among the best in the world ever since.
In April 2026 the ride got a new name: Samsung Financial Networks announced on April 14, 2026 that T Express would become Monimo RUSH, after Samsung’s Monimo finance app, with the rename taking effect on April 27, 2026. New name, same legendary ride.
Key Stats
| Height | 183.8 ft (56 m) |
| Drop | 150.9 ft (46 m) |
| Length | 5,384 ft (1,641 m) |
| Speed | 64.6 mph (103.9 km/h) |
| Duration | About 3:00 (including lift) |
| Max vertical angle | 77° |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Manufacturer / Model | Intamin — Prefabricated Wooden Coaster |
| Opened | March 14, 2008 (as T Express) |
| Capacity | 1,500 riders per hour |
Asia’s Biggest Wooden Coaster
The statistics are remarkable for a wooden ride. Monimo RUSH is Asia’s longest, tallest, fastest and steepest wooden coaster, and its 77-degree first drop held the world record for steepest wooden coaster drop from June 2009 until March 2013. Even today it sits near the top of the steepest coaster drops in the world among woodies, and its 5,384 feet of track earn it a place among the longest roller coasters anywhere.
The ride is tied with Sweden’s Wildfire as the tallest wooden coaster in the world at 56 meters — a testament to Intamin’s prefabricated track system, which laser-cuts nine laminated layers of Finnish fir into rails far smoother and more precise than traditional hand-built wooden track.
History and the 2026 Rename
Designed by the German engineering firm of Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, the coaster opened in Everland’s European Adventure zone, themed as a scenic alpine railway. Its original name came from a sponsorship by SK Telecom’s T brand; the 2026 deal handed naming rights to Samsung’s Monimo app, which also gained in-app features showing Everland wait times, attraction operations and parking availability.
Ride Experience
From the 56-meter crest, the 77-degree drop is genuinely startling — near-vertical territory that wooden coasters almost never touch. What follows is a relentless out-and-back charge across the hillside: enormous banked turns and a parade of airtime hills that lift riders out of their seats twelve times per lap. Three 36-passenger trains push capacity to about 1,500 riders per hour, and the prefab track keeps the ride glass-smooth season after season.
Golden Ticket voters and traveling enthusiasts routinely rank it among the world’s elite wooden coasters — for many, it alone justifies the trip to Yongin.
FAQ
Why was T Express renamed Monimo RUSH?
A sponsorship change. SK Telecom’s T-brand deal gave way to Samsung Financial Networks, which renamed the ride Monimo RUSH after its Monimo finance app on April 27, 2026.
How steep is Monimo RUSH?
Its first drop falls 150.9 feet (46 m) at 77 degrees — the steepest wooden coaster drop in the world from 2009 to 2013, and still the steepest in Asia.
Is Monimo RUSH the biggest wooden coaster in Asia?
Yes. At 183.8 ft tall, 5,384 ft long and 64.6 mph, it is Asia’s tallest, longest, fastest and steepest wooden coaster.
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