Viral Video Wahana Tornado In Dufan Stops, This Is Ancol Management Explanation

Tornado Dufan (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The management of Taman Impian Jaya Ancol clarified a viral video about Tornado rides in Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) stopping which occurred on December 24, 2022, not Saturday, December 31.

Tornado ride video in Dufan reportedly died suddenly while being taken by dozens of passengers went viral after being first uploaded to Instagram by an anonymous account @jelas_media.

In the video, visitors who ride Tornado Dufan's ride are caught helpless and just hanging over.

The uploader of the video on the anonymous Instagram account is still unknown. He said that many visitors who were riding Tornado Dufan's ride panicked. Ancol Dreamland Park Communications Corporation Ariyadi Eko Nugroho, Saturday, explained that the vehicle security system was functioning properly. The vehicle security system stopped the game for safety.

"It works to stop the game instantly when the sensor monitors something that is not smooth during operations," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

After the ride stops, officers can immediately evacuate visitors in about five minutes. "So that all the players can survive without injury," he said.

At 17.00 WIB on December 24, 2022, said Eko, the rides have been able to return to normal to this day.

Ancol management makes the safety of visitors a priority during recreation in the Ancol area during the year-end holidays. Ancol has prepared 278 operational security personnel.

This number does not include a joint security force of 625 personnel consisting of the Police, TNI, Satpol PP, Transportation Service (Dishub), Transportation Service (Dinkes) and firefighters (damkar).

Ancol management also prepared six points of First Rescue Post on Accident (P3K), six police post points within the Ancol area, eight "life guard" posts along the coast and five COVID-19 Task Force post points to ensure the safety of visitors during the year-end holidays.

In addition to Pos P3K, Ancol also alerted three ambulance units during an emergency (emergency) in the recreation area.

Especially on New Year's Eve, the Ancol area closed after the fireworks display at 01.00 WIB in the morning.