Holidaymakers 'cheated' by Ancol theme park

Holidaymakers 'cheated' by Ancol theme park

JAKARTA (JP): Many holidaymakers, including those from out of
town, say they feel cheated by the closure of Dunia Fantasi theme
park, a fact they only learned after paying their entrance fees
to Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta.

One case in point was Ratih, a 30-year old who came with her
family all the way from Makassar, South Sulawesi to spend the
long school Ramadhan holiday.

Ratih said she went to Dunia Fantasi (Fantasy World) on
Saturday with six members of her family, and paid Rp 40,000 for
the entrance tickets.

The announcement that it is closed until Dec. 21 is only
posted on the Dunia Fantasi gate, not at the main Ancol gate
where would-be visitors purchase tickets.

"The management should place the announcement at the front
gate," Ratih said.

She said she never read anything about the closure in any
newspaper that the theme park proprietors claimed had printed the
announcement.

Many other would-be visitors were also caught unawares by the
closure on Saturday.

The management of Dunia Fantasi said the theme park was closed
on Nov. 27 for a major overhaul of all its facilities. It is
scheduled to reopen on Dec. 22.

The place will open on time ahead of the Christmas, Idul Fitri
and New Year's holidays, always a busy time for the theme park.

Jakarta's other theme park, the smaller Taman Ria Senayan in
Central Jakarta, is open for business as usual.

The Indonesia in Miniature Park (TMII), another popular site
for holidaymakers, is cutting back on its opening hours, closing
two hours earlier than usual at 3 p.m. every day. (04)