H-1 Christmas, Visitors To Ancol Dreamland Park Reaches 89 Thousand

JAKARTA - The number of visitors to Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta, on Sunday, December 24 or D-1 Christmas has reached 89 thousand, a two-fold increase compared to normal days. "At 18.00 WIB, there were 89 thousand (visitors). Yesterday (Saturday, 23/12) there were 52 thousand Ancol visitors. Usually, during regular weekends, the average number of visitors is 35-40 thousand," said Ancol Dreamland Corporate Communications Taman Ancol Ariyadi Eko Nugroho to ANTARA, Sunday, December 24. Aryadi said, the majority of visitors chose to travel in coastal areas such as Pantai Indah and Pantai Lagoon. While the most crowded recreational units visited on H-1 Christmas are Seaworld, Dunia Fantasi (Dufan), and Ocean Dream Samudra. The tourist attraction managed by BUMD PT. Jaya development Ancol Tbk targets the number of visitors as many as 600 thousand people or an average of 60,000 per day during the Christmas holiday period and the new year from December 23, 2023 to January 1, 2024.

To anticipate the surge in visitors, Ariyadi said Taman Impian Jaya Ancol collaborated with the police so that the safety and comfort of visitors during the tour could be guaranteed. "In this Christmas and New Year's week we have support from the police. We also have a task force that routinely patrols the recreation area," he said. During the Christmas and New Year holidays, Ancol also held a series of interesting events, including music events along the coast involving a number of capital artists such as Noah to The Changcuters, as well as various interesting entertainment attractions provided in various recreational units. Previously, the manager of Taman Impian Jaya Ancol said the tourist attraction managed to exceed the target of visitors, namely 9 million tourists in 2023 following the government' policy of lifting the status of the implementation of community activity restrictions (PPKM) in March. President Director of PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol Tbk Winarto said the total visitors from January to November 2023 at Taman Impian Jaya Ancol reached 9.8 million people. The performance growth recorded by Ancol in November 2023 made optimistic management able to achieve new targets for the number of visitors reaching 11 million people by the end of 2023.