Ciputra prepares new leisure park

Ciputra prepares new leisure park

JAKARTA (JP): Within the next 10 years Jakarta will have one of the largest integrated leisure parks in Asia located in Ancol Dreamland, North Jakarta.

Prominent businessman Ciputra, who is developing the area in the northern part of Jakarta through his company PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, said yesterday that new tourist facilities are being planned for Ancol Dreamland.

"For instance, Dunia Fantasi, an amusement park in Ancol Dreamland, will be doubled from its current size. We also plan to set up a family center and a shopping center combined with the existing recreation center," he said.

He said that another shopping center, indoor recreation center, four new hotels, a convention and exhibition center, food court would be built on a 35-hectare site currently being used as a golf course.

The project, scheduled to start next year, is expected to cost Rp 1 trillion (US$428 million) over 10 years, he said.

Pembangunan Jaya, which is controlled by the city administration, announced last year that it would reclaim 300 hectares of the Ancol coast over the next 10 years to expand Ancol Dreamland.

Ancol Dreamland was established on 550 hectares of swampland in the Ancol area, which was converted by Pembangunan Jaya in the 1960s. (icn)