According to the Koryo Tours website, the DPRK will once again be performing Arirang in 2008. This time around, American tours have been extended by a full day. Where as previous tours ran from Saturday to Tuesday, now they will run from Tuesday to Saturday (matching the days that Air Koryo flies to Beijing).
I saw the Mass Games in 2005 with Kim Jong Il himself (official coverage, Simon’s coverage). It was quite an experience. You will never see anything like it.
Traditionally the Mass Games have only been held on big holidays (typically on notable anniversaries: 10,15, 20, etc.) This is now the fourth year in a row that Arirang will be performed (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), a show that was first performed in 2003 (I think).
To the Americans out there: it is not illegal and will not put you on any kind of watch list.
Warning: flooding in October has interrupted trips the last two years!
