Group plans to build theme park in Lombok

A consortium is planning to build an amusement park similar to Disneyland in the tourism area of Mandalika in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

The groundbreaking event for the project, based on a 1,250-hectare site, is scheduled to take place on Oct. 19 and will be attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

“This is hoped to revive investment in Mandalika after the opening of Lombok International Airport,” West Nusa Tenggara Investment Board chief Lalu Bayu Windia said Saturday as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.

The project is a joint investment of several companies including Rajawali Group, the owner of Novotel Hotel on Aan Beach, a Taiwan investor aiming to develop healthy tourism and Media Nusantara Citra, which will be in charge of the theme park development.