Master Plan for Taman Safari Indonesia

(eap) Taman Safari, the operator of nine animal and amusement parks and four safari resorts in Indonesia, has commissioned the Los Angeles-based experience design company Legacy Entertainment to plan and design new experiences and attractions for its leisure facilities. The focus is to be on a master plan for the Taman Safari Bogor facility – the group’s very first location, which has been in operation since April 1986 and is located around an hour’s drive from the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

“Taman Safari Bogor is an icon of Indonesia,” emphasizes Taylor Jeffs, President and Chief Creative Officer of Legacy Entertainment. “Everyone who grew up in and around Jakarta has a deep nostalgia for that park. Our team is honoured to be entrusted with the task of enriching the park – which has been offering visitors a much beloved experience for nearly 40 years – with next-generation excitement.”

“Located in a lush valley near the Gede Pangrango Mountain, Taman Safari Bogor is perhaps the most beautiful site I’ve encountered in my two decades in the business,” Jeffs continued. “Not only are we working together to solve all of the operational challenges that have popped up over the last forty years, but we are also implementing next-generation designs, both in terms of animal habitats and cinematic-scale immersion.”

According to Jeffs, Legacy’s new designs for the site will significantly deviate from the ordinary: “Since the Hagenbeck revolution [Note: Carl Hagenbeck was a German merchant of wild animals who created the modern zoo in the late 1800’s, with animal enclosures without bars to better present their natural habitats] virtually all zoos and safari parks have sported an international theme, with zones and architecture aiming to recreate international locales. Our goal is to put the spotlight back on the animals at Taman Safari Bogor, and to create a new visual storytelling medium that honors and celebrates these magnificent creatures.”

Further details about the masterplan for Taman Safari Bogor will be revealed later this year. ■