Kidzania is an air conditioned indoors miniature world of jobs and fun activities, a scaled down city for children with buildings, roads, a transport system, businesses and a shopping alley. After Bangkok sightseeing Kidzania provides for a great day out for kids, where they can choose from a wide variety of activities and jobs in a fun and secure environment.
Checking in
The experience starts at the ticket booth area which looks like an airport check in. Each kid receives a map of Kidzania and a check for 50 Kidzo’s, the Kidzania currency. Each child is also given a security bracelet which will sound an alarm when the child leaves Kidzania without its parents.
First activity after entering Kidzania is to go to the bank and cash the check or open a savings account. They can then either choose a job and work and earn Kidzo’s or spend it on products, services or earn a degree at Kidzania university. Through the day kids go from business to business, trying out working various professions and activities or go shopping in a department store, getting a haircut or taking driving lessons. At the end of the day the child can decide to keep the money for a next visit or spend it in the Paragon shop and buy something.
Most activities are best suited for children of 4 years and older. There is a play area for the youngest. At most of the activities a professional photographer takes photos of the posing children that can be bought later. Across town are a few restaurants and stands selling drinks, candy and popcorn.
Kidzania’s main town square
Activities
At Kidzania children have a host of jobs and activities to choose from. Children go in alone to perform the activities, while their parents wait outside.
Outside each activity is an information board that lists capacity, duration, required age or length and economy, the cost or payout in Kidzo’s. At some activities children pay Kidzo’s to participate like the hamburger shop where the eat the hamburger they have prepared while at others they receive pay after completing the job.
A few of the activities that the kids can do is take a ride on an open tour bus to see the city, go for an eye check at the eye care center, go to the beauty salon, barber shop, dental clinic or fortune teller. At the driving school kids learn traffic rules and practice in a driving simulator and then receive their Kidzania drivers license.
Professions
In Kidzania kids have a choice of over 80 jobs to try. Before starting to work kids can attend Kidzania university and earn a degree, which will increase the pay they receive at various jobs. Young staff will exp