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KidZania Dubai is an 'edutainment' center for children located on level two of The Dubai Mall that provides play and education in a fun and innovative manner. KidZania provides an innovative, unique, and safe learning experience where kids can do what comes naturally to them, which is role-playing by simulating activities usually done by adults in daily life. It is a 7,000sqm scale model of a real city with entertainment and education, encompassing over 70 real activities for kids between four and 16 years old.
What is KidZania?
- KidZania Dubai opened its doors in 2010 and brought forth a colorful venue for kids to discover their interests through play and learning. It is a mini city inside Dubai Mall that comprises over 80 role-playing activities for children from 4 to 16 years.
- Children can learn about different professions like Education, Health, Media, and Food & Beverages. This makes their experience both fun and educational. They can be a floor manager at a TV studio or a scientist in a lab, earning kidZos for their work. Families spend an average of 4 to 5 hours enjoying the range of activities available.
- Similarly, in the real world, kids do 'work' and either receive compensation for what they do or pay in order to shop or be entertained. The indoor edutainment center is constructed at a scale appropriate for kids and possesses the very same functions of an actual city by employing paved streets, traffic, a working economy, and common destinations in the guise of 'establishments'. Kids put on real-life uniforms and perform realistic career functions in a way that is engaging and meaningful.
Activities in KidZania
- Education The University gets the children ready for further studies, where they get to earn a degree in their field of choice and earn additional KidZos in the respective careers in KidZania.
- Entertainment Kids get to be the center of attention at the Metropolitan Theatre of KidZania, which plays various shows throughout the day.
- Food & Beverages There are plenty of places to grab a bite to eat and drink in KidZania, like a real city. Kids can get hands-on with the cooking.
- Health KidZania Hospital familiarizes children with many aspects of healthcare, including anatomy, empathy, bedside care, surgery, and the nursery room, where they are taught about the tender care of newborn babies.
- Industry Children learn about fermentation and pasteurization and become mini chocolatiers. The Milk Factory familiarizes children with the world of the dairy sector and shows them how to assume different roles at the Bottling Plant.
- Media Small reporters are created in the Radio Station!
- Retail Financial awareness continues in the Department Store, where the cashier and stock manager roles impart finance skills to children.
- Services The service industry is the heartbeat of society. The Hotel greets children into the world of hospitality, from reservation and guest check-in to serving and housekeeping.
- Transportation All kids who arrive at KidZania must check in and collect their city map at the check-in counters, and they can also come back and discover how a real airport and airplane work.
- Games: Young visitors can test their sporting skills on the table foosball and billiards available in the Games Room, where they can chill with new friends they have made through their stay at KidZania
