Opened in 1966, Ancol Dreamland is at present the largest incorporated tourism region in South East Asia, and is the largest and most popular leisure park in all of Indonesia. Located in Jakarta along Jakarta's waterfront, the park was built on reclaimed beach land and offers many activities to tourists.

The Dreamland has a theme park called Fantasy World (Dunia Fantasi or Dufan). The park has over forty main rides and attractions and is divided into eight areas, Indonesia, Jakarta, Amerika (America), Eropa (Europe), Asia, Yunani (Greece), Balada Kera (Monkey Parody) and Hikayat (Fantasy). Some of the majr attractions here are the Halilintar twisted roller coaster ride, the Niagara flume ride, Kicir-Kicir (Power Surge), Perang Bintang (Star Wars), Meteor Attack and Tornado.

The Dreamland has many other attractions; one is the Atlantis Water Adventure, which is based on the legendary city of Atlantis. The water park has a wave pool, a continuous flowing river pool, a rainbow ball pool and two children's pools, among other attractions here. There is also the SeaWorld, opened in 1996, was the largest aquarium in South East Asia at the time and is larger than Singapore's Underwater World. It plays host to the popular antinessa tunnel as well as the alligator pool, shark pool, main pool and sea friends pool.

Dreamland also has many entertainment centres, the Jaya Bowling Centre and the Executive Golf Fun are some spots. The Executive Golf Fun is a 33 hectare golf course with 18 holes and includes a pro-shop, an executive room, a meeting hall and many restaurants. There is also the Art Market where you can find and buy many crafts and paintings by local artists. Here you can also see many of the artisans at work on their masterpieces.

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