is a privately held mexican chain of family entertainment centers currently operating in 16 locations worldwide allowing children to work in adult jobs and earn currency . kidzania has received more than 31 million visitors since its opening making it one of the fastest growing global edutainment brands in the world . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 locations 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links overview edit kidzania lisbon 2014 mock court kidzania bangkok 2015 every kidzania is themed as a child sized replica of a real city including buildings shops and theaters as well as vehicles and pedestrians moving along its streets . in this city children aged 4 through 14 work in branded activities from bottling coca cola working in a crest sponsored dentist office working at a mcdonalds restaurant 1 painting with corpora o industrial do norte washing hands with p & g s safeguard soap and using airline tickets from american airlines emirates and saudia . 2 the children earn kidzos kidzania s currency while performing the tasks and the money is kept in the kidzania bank for children to spend at the gift shop and on kidzania activities . 1 inside every kidzania facility around the world children wear electronic bracelets that allow parents to keep track of their kids remotely . 3 the blending of marketing has led the morning news to dub kidzania as advertainment stating there is little that s pretend and the play revolves around following instructions from the adult zupervisors . 1 children also make up the governance of kidzania with a 14 member group . bollywood actor shah rukh khan owns a 26 % share in kidzania india and helps promote the brand in india . 1 history edit kidzania was created and developed by the mexican entrepreneur xavier l pez ancona the current kidzania ceo . 4 5 the first kidzania opened in september 1999 in santa fe shopping mall in mexico city and was named la ciudad de los ni os the city of the children . 4 corporate sponsors funded 55 % of the initial investment . 1 in 2007 kidzania hired entertainment strategist andrew darrow as executive vice president to expand the operation . citation needed cammie dunaway joined in late 2010 as the chief marketing officer . 2 kidzania at westfield london cost 20 million to build . 6 in partnership with british airways it is operated by joel cadbury and ollie vigors through their longshot ltd company . 6 7 8 locations edit kidzania mexico city opened in september 1999 as la ciudad de los ni os rebranded kidzania la ciudad de los ni os kidzania monterrey opened in may 2006 kidzania tokyo opened in october 2006 franchise kidzania jakarta opened in november 2007 franchise kidzania koshien opened in march 2009 franchise kidzania lisbon opened june 2009 franchise kidzania dubai opened january 2010 franchise kidzania seoul opened february 2010 franchise kidzania kuala lumpur opened february 2012 franchise kidzania santiago opened may 2012 franchise kidzania cuicuilco in mexico city opened june 2012 kidzania bangkok opened march 2013 franchise kidzania mumbai opened april 2013 franchise kidzania kuwait opened june 2013 franchise kidzania cairo opened september 2013 franchise kidzania turkey istanbul opened february 2014 franchise kidzania jeddah opened january 2015 franchise kidzania s o paulo opened january 2015 franchise kidzania london 9 opened june 2015 franchise kidzania manila 10 opened august 2015 franchise kidzania moscow 11 opened in 28th of january 2016 in largest europe shopping mall aviapark franchise kidzania busan south korea opened in april of 2016 . this is the second kidzania in south korea . kidzania singapore opened april 12th 2016 franchise kidzania delhi ncr india opened in may 2016 kidzania doha qatar is scheduled to open in 2015 mix kidzania oita is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania central hokuriku is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania eastern hokuriku is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania western hokuriku is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania paris is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania kagoshima is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania rome is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania beppu is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania pensacola is scheduled to open in 2016 kidzania matsuyama is scheduled to open in 2017 kidzania okazaki is scheduled to open in 2017 kidzania p tzcuaro is scheduled to open in 2018 kidzania chiry is scheduled to open in 2018 awards and recognition edit kidzania was voted the world s top family entertainment center by the iaapa international association of amusement parks and attractions and 2009 global leisure operator of the year . 12 from 2011 to 2015 kidzania has been recognized as one of the best mexican companies las mejores empresas mexicanas a recognition promoted by banamex deloitte m xico and tecnol gico de monterrey . 13 references edit a b c d e deri smith mike 11 april 2011 . state of play . the morning news online magazine . retrieved 18 april 2011 . a b rubinstein dana 19 may 2011 . playing grown up at kidzania . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 20 may 2011 . nathaniel parish flannery kidzania and a new generation of entrepreneurs in mexico forbes 7 18 2012 a b rebecca mead when i grow up the theme park chain where children pretend to be adults . the new yorker january 19 2015 jude webber lunch with the ft xavier l pez ancona financial times august 1 2014 a b jonathan prynn kidzania new 20m mini city inside westfield mall will let children work for treats london evening standard 16 july 2013 stuart jeffries kidzania the mini city where children are in charge the guardian 26 october 2014 christopher thompson longshot to back uk kidzania financial times february 26 2012 kidzania london harnesses the power of role play & fun learning in 19th global location kidzania journal . kzjournal.kidzania.com . 2015 06 25 . retrieved 2016 02 03 . kidzania manila homepage . kidzania.com . retrieved 2016 02 03 . kidzania moscow homepage . kidzania.ru . retrieved 2016 03 04 . former nintendo and yahoo executive recruited to kidzania as u.s. president global marketing head . prweb.com . 2010 10 04 . retrieved 2016 02 03 . empresas reconocidas las mejores empresas mexicanas . mejoresempresasmexicanas.com . retrieved 2016 02 03 . external links edit official website an article about kidzania in the japanese metropolis magazine new kidzania theme park to be developed the brunei times las mejores empresas mexicanas the best mexican companies coordinates 19 21 40 n 99 16 49 w 19.36106 n 99.2802 w 19.36106 ; 99.2802 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kidzania & oldid 737221940 categories kidzania theme parkstourist attractions in mexico1999 establishments in mexicohidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2015use dmy dates from september 2010coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk 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