- Kidzania
Kidzania is a new family
entertainment center, a child-sized replica of a real city, with buildings, shops and theaters, as well as vehicles andpedestrian s moving along its streets. In this city, children, aged 2 through 15, learn about the adult world, and the value ofmoney and work, by experiencing up to 70 different professions."Kidzania" is the brainchild of Mexican
entrepreneur Xavier López Ancona, chief executive ofLa Ciudad de los Niños . The first "Kidzania" opened in 1999 in Santa Fe Shopping Mall inMexico City . The second opened in May inMonterrey , also inMexico . The third "Kidzania" is located in Lalaport,Tokyo ,Japan .The newest "Kidzania" opened in November 2007 in Pacific Place, a new shopping mall in
Jakarta ,Indonesia . This is the first of its kind inSoutheast Asia .More are scheduled to open in
Dubai and also inSeoul in 2008.External links
* [http://www.kidzania.com/ An official website] (warning:
Flash animation -heavy)
* [http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/659/feature.asp An article about Kidzania in the Japanese Metropolis magazine]
* [http://www.kidzania.co.id/ Kidzania Jakarta official website]
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