Entertainment venues ready for school holiday rush
Entertainment venues ready for school holiday rush
Leony Aurora, Jakarta
Entertainment venues in the capital are gearing up to welcome the
school holiday with special programs, although most involve
higher ticket prices.
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah in East Jakarta plans to highlight
the school holiday with the screening of new release Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban all through July with a ticket price
of Rp 40,000 (about US$4.26).
"We will run the film three times a day at the IMAX theater,"
the park's spokesman Purnawijaya Alibasa said on Thursday.
The third Harry Potter film was shot on 35- and 70-millimeter
film, and the one to be shown in the 800-seat IMAX theater is the
latter, ensuring better picture quality.
Aside from that, the park will hold a handicraft and food
bazaar from July 4 to July 18, during which the entrance fee will
be discounted by 25 percent and shows on the grounds by 10
percent to 50 percent.
It also plans to stage the Pinocchio operetta on June 27.
Visitors to Taman Safari in Bogor will be able to enjoy a new
cowboy show, titled Wild Wild West, from June 20.
"It will have action scenes such as shootouts and men falling
from high places," spokesman Yulius Suprihardo told The Jakarta
Post recently.
The half-hour show, billed as the first in Indonesia, involves
36 actors and actresses plus live animals, namely horses, border
collie dogs and vultures. The cowboy show will be performed twice
a day, even after the holidays are over.
The park has recently raised its ticket prices, from Rp 25,000
for adults to Rp 30,000. "But now all visitors can watch the
dolphin show without paying extra," said Suprihardo.
Fantasy World and Sea World in Ancol, North Jakarta, will
apply holiday prices, which are higher than workday prices, with
the first charging Rp 60,000 from June 19 and the latter Rp
25,000 starting June 28.
Students who rank among the top three in their class will be
eligible to enter Sea World free of charge in July, providing
they produce their most recent report card.
Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta is not putting on extra
attractions during the school holiday. "We just have the regular
attractions, like elephant and horse riding and guided tours,"
said Maskana, a public relations officer there.
Nevertheless, with entry costing as little as Rp 3,000 for
adults and Rp 2,000 for children between the ages of three and
12, the zoo has proven to be the most favored among families,
with more than 5,000 visitors per day being recorded at holiday
time.