Kidzania is a global job experience theme park and provides children spaces to experience various jobs such as teacher, doctor, movie star, chef, pilot and more. At Kidzania, children ages 1 to 14 have opportunity to experience real world occupations and test for themselves. Children receive KidZania currency, Kidzo, as a salary for each job, which helps them to understand the value of work. The Kidzos earned by themselves can be used to save money at bank or to buy goods at stores in Kidzania.

Kidzania opened in 1999 in Mexico City and now operates in 29 locations worldwide. KidZania CEO, Lopez Ancona, would like to expand its focus beyond entertainment to include media, games and content generation for the next 20 years of KidZania. López Ancona’s vision for Kinezis combines well-being, health, and sports in an indoor facility that can be adapted to different regions.

As the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, KidZania closed to the public. KidZania in South Korea (Seould and Busan) whcih closed in March welcomed visitors again on April 6 2020, while KidZania in Japan (Tokyo and Koshien) reopened on June 1 2020. KidZania Jeddah and Cairo in Middle East also reopened June 21 and July 21 2020. Meanwhile, KidZania Singapore and KidZania Manila sadly will cease its operations given the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (click KidZania Singapore and KidZania Manila for the more info).

All the above reopened KidZania have implemented extensive health and safety measured under the cooperation with their local government and public health institutions. For example, they have reduced business hours, limited capacity in facilities, regular temperature screening and social distancing in queues within attractions.