PUBLISHED ONAugust 17, 2017 9:00 AM
SINGAPORE, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrate Indonesian Independence day with Joko Widodo at Madame Tussauds Singapore. The world famous wax attraction officially launched the world's first figure of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. To ensure the figure has truly captured his resemblance, President Joko Widodo spent hours sitting with Madame Tussauds team last October to take over 200 measurements, identify exact eye and hair colour to create an exact likeness.
First wax figure of President Joko Widodo launched in Madame Tussauds Singapore
Born in 1961 in Surakarta (also known as Solo), central Java, Indonesia, President Joko Widodo was a governor of Jakarta from 2012 - 2014. He was elected the 7th President of Indonesia in October, 2014. Apart from implementing Jakarta Health Card (KJS) and Jakarta Smart Card (JKP) for citizens, President Joko Widodo is committed to enhance Indonesia's infrastructure and achieve target during his term in office. In 2014, he was listed by Fortune as one of the 'The World's 50 Greatest Leaders' and featured on the international cover of TIME Magazine's October issue.
He and his family were pleased and pleasantly surprised with the finished figure when they came and meet President's wax double in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong to launch his figure. The Wax Figure of President Joko Widodo can only be viewed in Madame Tussauds Singapore and Hong Kong.
President Joko Widodo will join other world leaders like President Soekarno, the former President of Indonesia, as well as prominent political leader such as Mahatma Ghandi in the World Leaders area of Madame Tussauds Singapore.
Media contact details:
Merlin Entertainments
Florence Maail, Marketing Manager, Madame Tussauds Singapore
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Tel: +65 6715 4077
About Madame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is the ultimate celebrity experience and the world's best known and most popular wax attraction. There are currently 21 Madame Tussauds attractions around the world. Each of the attractions is unique and tailored to the host city and visitor demographic to feature both local as well as international figures. These attractions are continually endorsed by celebrities, sports stars, royalty and global politicians.
Founded in London in 1835, Madame Tussauds' amazing wax figures are so high quality and so lifelike that even the celebrities themselves do a double take when they see them -- and all in stunning interactive themed sets designed to excite, amaze, and surprise, including some with unique animated features! And, with no bars, ropes or barriers around the figures, visitors will have no problem believing that they really are standing beside their heroes and the photographs taken with favourite stars will be a special memory for ever.
The result of 200 years of expertise and painstaking research every figure takes Madame Tussauds' gifted sculptors a minimum of three months to make, and costs more than $300K (Singapore dollars). Most contemporary figures are also produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves and are the result of hundreds of separate measurements, hours matching skin tone, eye and hair colour -- with every individual hair inserted separately. Celebrities and film studio wardrobe departments often supply clothing for their figures, or designers will reproduce significant or iconic outfits as exact replicas, only for Madame Tussauds. Inclusion in one of Madame Tussauds attractions around the world is seen as a huge honour and recognition of an individual's contribution, status and achievement.
About Merlin Entertainments plc
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment. Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates more than 111 attractions, hotels and holiday villages in 23 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its almost 63 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and 26,000 employees (peak season).
Merlin currently has different brands in Asia including Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND Parks and Resorts, Sealife and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Visit https://www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.
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