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Indonesia’s first balloon park to debut in South Tangerang
Funtopia balloon park will be opened at Bintaro Xchange Mall in South Tangerang from Aug. 17 to 30, displaying balloons of different characters.
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An inflatable playground in Central Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Indonesia will have its first and largest balloon amusement park, Funtopia, at Bintaro Xchange Mall, South Tangerang, from Aug. 17 to 30. (shutterstock.com/kirov1976/File)
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untopia balloon park is scheduled to open at Bintaro Xchange Mall in South Tangerang for 14 days from Aug. 17 to 30, as part of the park’s series of events in several cities.
A result of collaboration between online travel booking platform Traveloka and Beyond Screen productions, a subsidiary of Double Tape event organizer, Funtopia will have eight balloons of different characters, including Mighty Mushroom, Candy Cane, Old Octopus and Crown Castle. Each has different shapes, colors, obstacles and activities.
The park, which claims to be the first and largest balloon park in Indonesia, aims to create an outdoor arena where children can play together with their families.
Mia Lukmanto, CEO and founder of Beyond Screen productions, expressed her concerns about children’s use of gadgets. “Parents’ creativity in providing activities as replacements for children’s screen time is essential, as physical activity is significant in stimulating their intelligence,” Mia said in a press release.
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Mia added that she realized children's interactions with their surroundings, especially with families and nature, play an important part in their budding creativity. "Not only preschool children, but children of all ages, including their parents,” Mia said.
Funtopia at Bintaro Xchange Mall will open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (weekends), 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. (weekdays) and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (national holidays). The park will then move to Bandung, West Java, in September and Surabaya, East Java, in October.
Tickets can be purchased online with prices starting from Rp 70,000 ($4.79) per person. (wir/wng)
