The Lost World Castle
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EtaTandela
Jakarta, Indonesia412 contributions
Apr 2022 • Family
Part of it still under construction
Its a good place to go if you love to take photos, can see the mt
Merapi but unfortunately when we went there, if foggy so we can't see the mountain clearly.
The weather also not too hot compare to Yogyakarta City.
We tried the slider down the aisle, its quite fun. Cost IDR 10.000/Slide
Its a good place to go if you love to take photos, can see the mt
Merapi but unfortunately when we went there, if foggy so we can't see the mountain clearly.
The weather also not too hot compare to Yogyakarta City.
We tried the slider down the aisle, its quite fun. Cost IDR 10.000/Slide
Written April 15, 2022
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Olga W
11 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
When you decide to build your unintentionally surrealist children’s theme park in the lava flow zone of an active volcano, safety is not your main concern. The creators of Lost World were perhaps more carried away by the survivalist sentiment of Lord of the Flies or sparking that magical childhood place that lies between fear and creativity, much like Alice in Wonderland or Peter Pan. Nonetheless, if you want to find out if your Paw-Patrol addicted 4 year-old will survive the apocalypse, this is probably the best, and most fun testing ground you can have. If, by the end of the experience your child is still intact, both physically and emotionally, they will likely be life-worn veterans, capable of writing their first novel. At least they will have had the chance to pet a bunny, cowering under a paper-maché triceratops carcass, or ridden a pony for 10 metres from one culturally inappropriate teepee to another. They could have gotten a taste of what it’s like to be typically British and role-played having themselves a wee barbecue at the pine lodge under the snow-covered apple blossom trees. Worst case scenario, your child can simply crank their Instagram game to level 10. Force your child to pose with angel wings or on a rainbow swing, precariously perched motorcycle, tetanus-sprinkled crashjeep and more. The motorcycle, for instance, is accessed by a rickety wooden ladder about 6 feet in the air. The lady holding it nods her head vigorously, repeating, “safety, safety.” If your child should happen to slip and fall off on the castle wall-side however, they unlock the bonus obstacle course of what appears to be a defunct roller-coaster, or perhaps just the rusty ghost of the most awesome slide never to exist. For a dollar, you can pay a resigned barn owl on a leash to perch on your child’s arm. He’s entirely lost his instinct to peck your child’s eyes out by this point and is even starting to wonder how many people are following him on Instagram. He considers smiling for the next one.
And then there’s the pirate ship, the beating heart of the whole operation. The emblem of the multiple ways your child could be maimed or killed by any one feature of the park. It may be under construction, but don’t let the cast-aside water pumps, discarded pirate skeleton rib cages, cigarette packages, or electrical wiring strewn across the deck dissuade you from exploring its magnificence. Be prepared for the bemused glances of the construction workers shaded under their rice paddy hats and wearing flip flops in the equatorial heat of the bone-dry death pool surrounding said ship. Only they know why they are digging an infinite hole deeper and deeper in the middle of the pool pit. Yar, climb aboard the ship if ye dare, and wonder if your child will be tempted to shimmy up a skimpy rope ladder to the mast, or will they simply fall through one of the generous gaps in the side of the ship? Don’t forget to cast a knowing look up at the paper-maché white horse observing it all from above, leaning over the Lost World walls like a drunk at a bar, wishing the waitress would come so he could order a mojito already. The faster he gets his mojito, the faster he can forget that he lost his sad rope tail, leaving only a generous metallic anal stump in its place.
Hey, do you ever get hungry at theme parks? Perhaps you want to sit and chow down on some fries and chicken wings at a depressing cafeteria with office chairs after your bathroom break? No worries, you can just use the high-pressure rectal hose from the bathroom stall to rinse your E.coli fingers prior to your dining experience, since there is no sink to be found on the park grounds. Or soap for that matter. But why soap if you have no sink, silly? Even in this detail, the lurking reminder of your child’s morbidity and mortality is ever present. If your child survives the physical challenges of the park, they will still have to survive the hygienic curve ball that is thrown to them and somehow manage to avoid the classic scourge of diarrheal illness.
Does this not seem like enough to you, you animal? If so, why don’t you try it dressed like a 100 year-old Korean? Doesn’t make sense to you? Shut up already and stop thinking because the costume can be rented for a dollar or something from a cardboard box behind the depressing cafeteria and beside the Iron Throne.
In summary, this is possibly the weirdest place I have ever had the pleasure of avoiding my children die in. I wouldn’t go back but I have no regrets, except that I didn’t rent a Korean costume and take a selfie on the Iron Throne.
I tip my hat to Lost World castle for crossing cultural barriers and uniting us all in our purposeful confusion. Pretty much nobody there could properly explain to you what on earth just happened, yet we all inherently understand what it is we need to do there.
And then there’s the pirate ship, the beating heart of the whole operation. The emblem of the multiple ways your child could be maimed or killed by any one feature of the park. It may be under construction, but don’t let the cast-aside water pumps, discarded pirate skeleton rib cages, cigarette packages, or electrical wiring strewn across the deck dissuade you from exploring its magnificence. Be prepared for the bemused glances of the construction workers shaded under their rice paddy hats and wearing flip flops in the equatorial heat of the bone-dry death pool surrounding said ship. Only they know why they are digging an infinite hole deeper and deeper in the middle of the pool pit. Yar, climb aboard the ship if ye dare, and wonder if your child will be tempted to shimmy up a skimpy rope ladder to the mast, or will they simply fall through one of the generous gaps in the side of the ship? Don’t forget to cast a knowing look up at the paper-maché white horse observing it all from above, leaning over the Lost World walls like a drunk at a bar, wishing the waitress would come so he could order a mojito already. The faster he gets his mojito, the faster he can forget that he lost his sad rope tail, leaving only a generous metallic anal stump in its place.
Hey, do you ever get hungry at theme parks? Perhaps you want to sit and chow down on some fries and chicken wings at a depressing cafeteria with office chairs after your bathroom break? No worries, you can just use the high-pressure rectal hose from the bathroom stall to rinse your E.coli fingers prior to your dining experience, since there is no sink to be found on the park grounds. Or soap for that matter. But why soap if you have no sink, silly? Even in this detail, the lurking reminder of your child’s morbidity and mortality is ever present. If your child survives the physical challenges of the park, they will still have to survive the hygienic curve ball that is thrown to them and somehow manage to avoid the classic scourge of diarrheal illness.
Does this not seem like enough to you, you animal? If so, why don’t you try it dressed like a 100 year-old Korean? Doesn’t make sense to you? Shut up already and stop thinking because the costume can be rented for a dollar or something from a cardboard box behind the depressing cafeteria and beside the Iron Throne.
In summary, this is possibly the weirdest place I have ever had the pleasure of avoiding my children die in. I wouldn’t go back but I have no regrets, except that I didn’t rent a Korean costume and take a selfie on the Iron Throne.
I tip my hat to Lost World castle for crossing cultural barriers and uniting us all in our purposeful confusion. Pretty much nobody there could properly explain to you what on earth just happened, yet we all inherently understand what it is we need to do there.
Written July 5, 2019
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Saniscaya
Bekasi, Indonesia229 contributions
Jun 2019 • Family
Really, don't just bring a cellphone. If you have bring a tripod so you can take pictures of yourself (not a selfie) properly. This place is all about taking pictures. It's not a historical place, it's not a natural place, but's a really good place to enjoy the slopes of Merapi the fun way. Came there mid day with a scorching sun but you can feel the mountain breeze in between.
The complex it self is still unfinished, they are working on more photo spots.
Overall it's a nice experience and a nice place to hunt for the best social media profile picture or just a post.
The complex it self is still unfinished, they are working on more photo spots.
Overall it's a nice experience and a nice place to hunt for the best social media profile picture or just a post.
Written June 30, 2019
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Ronny G
Cikarang, Indonesia108 contributions
Dec 2020
Recognised this place was under construction some two years ago. Inside, construction works still going on.It offers ordinary attractions. The background Merapi view was stunning and became the main attraction to me. Health protocol was very good on paper, very poor in terms of implementation. The staffs and security did no actions to visitors who took the face mask off their face ! The safety is terrible, made me lost words in this lost world !
Written January 12, 2021
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Juninho2
Jakarta, Indonesia95 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
Actually a fun place to take some selfies, spending about 30 min there. Moderate entrance fee. Still some construction, but no problem, as it is a kind of permanent improvement of the site. If you are anyway there, e.g. because of the jeep tour (which is recommendable), just visit it.
Written February 11, 2018
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Katy W
19 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
What a weird little place. It's as if somebody who was a fan of Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and the Medieval times decided to throw them all together and make an attraction out of it, then open it to the public when only half-finished. 25k entry and 2k parking is the baseline cost for this place, but then if you want photos with particular props at the entrance you have to pay 10k for each one. There are lots of objects inside people were posing with for free though - tipi's, a wooden horse, flower garden, the castle of course...
We were not impressed at being pulled over by a dodgy-looking toll station just down the road, which charged us 6k for who knows what? I wouldn't have a problem with it, except nobody else (i.e. the locals) was getting pulled over. Just another way for them to squeeze money out of tourists I suppose.
Complaint aside, it was a very unique experience and well off the beaten track - we were the only Caucasians there. Only a 20 in drive from the Mt Merapi Museum which made for a fun afternoon out.
We were not impressed at being pulled over by a dodgy-looking toll station just down the road, which charged us 6k for who knows what? I wouldn't have a problem with it, except nobody else (i.e. the locals) was getting pulled over. Just another way for them to squeeze money out of tourists I suppose.
Complaint aside, it was a very unique experience and well off the beaten track - we were the only Caucasians there. Only a 20 in drive from the Mt Merapi Museum which made for a fun afternoon out.
Written September 19, 2018
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Hans
1 contribution
Dec 2020
It was very enjoyable, I would suggest to bring a camera to make some memories. It is a good themepark.
Written January 4, 2021
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299hartaw
Tangerang, Indonesia324 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
Like the name, The Lost World...I am also lost for words on how to describe howhorrible this place is.
This place is 100% not safe for children. Many places bear high risk of children falling and hurting themselves. And this place is dirty and not mantained at all. In short, we are lost...no wonder we end up here. Really not worth it to come here. Do not waste your time.
This place is 100% not safe for children. Many places bear high risk of children falling and hurting themselves. And this place is dirty and not mantained at all. In short, we are lost...no wonder we end up here. Really not worth it to come here. Do not waste your time.
Written December 31, 2018
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rizka
Bandung, Indonesia33 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
new place, still in the process of renovation so it's a bit of a place to take pictures. not ok in my opinion.
Written December 13, 2018
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Dewi K
Balikpapan, Indonesia165 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
Only Rp. 25k to enter The Lost World. In the beginning area, there are some spot to take picture but we have to pay more. If ur a backpacker, they could be ur secondary photo spot. Bcoz u have to enter more & u can find so many instagrammable photo spot without pay.
Written November 3, 2018
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