Kidzania Jakarta
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| Slogan: | "Get ready for a better world." |
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| Type: | Family Entertainment Center Family Entertainment Center A family entertainment center , often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small children to teenagers, and often entirely indoors or associated with a larger operation such as a theme park... |
| Location: | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Website: | kidzania.co.id |
| Characters: | Urbano, Vita, Bache |
Kidzania Jakarta is an educational indoor theme park located in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Opened in November 2007 at the Pacific Place Jakarta
Pacific Place Jakarta
The Pacific Place Jakarta is an international shopping mall located in the Sudirman Central Business District, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia. The building is divided into 3 different sections: the six-floor Pacific Place mall, the One Pacific Place office center, and the three tower The Ritz-Carlton...
, Kidzania Jakarta is the first of the Kidzanian franchises to open in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
and somewhat larger than its Monterrey equivalent. It was the fourth ever Kidzania
Kidzania
KidZania is a Mexican chain of family entertainment centers currently operating in 10 locations allowing children to work in adult jobs and earn currency.-Overview:...
theme park to be built. Just like its Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, and Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
(La Ciudad De Los Ninos) predecessors, Kidzania Jakarta had similar establishments such as Flight Simulator
Flight simulator
A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and various aspects of the flight environment. This includes the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of their controls and other aircraft systems, and how they react to the external...
, but unlike its predecessors, Kidzania Jakarta excludes some other establishments like a Garage and some activities on similar establishments. Upon entering Kidzania Jakarta (somewhat different of things received during entry, but mostly similar to other tenants), one is given a boarding pass, a map of the city, and a 50 Kidzos (the official currency of Kidzania) paycheck upon entry. Inside, one can work on over 70 different professions. Some establishments require children to pay a significant amount of Kidzos. If one runs out of money, they must work in establishments that offer salaries
Salary
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis....
in a significant amount of Kidzos. A security bracelet is required during entry so that parents can find you if you are lost, and can only be removed upon return to Jakarta.
Hours of operation
During its first days of operation, Kidzania Jakarta opened at these times:Monday-Friday:
- Morning session: 9am-2pm
- Afternoon session: 3pm-8pm
Weekends, National and School Holidays:
- Morning session: 10am-3pm
- Afternoon session: 4pm-9pm
As of late 2008, Kidzania Jakarta opens at:
Monday-Thursday:
- 7 hour session: 9am-4pm
- 5 hour session: 11am-4pm
Friday-Saturday & Holidays: Follows earlier Monday-Friday schedule.
2009 changes
In its first two years of operation, Kidzania Jakarta underwent major changes within establishments. The latest major change in establishments occurred on June 8, 2009, when Kidzania Jakarta opened the Research & Development Centre which is sponsored by Cosmos. Creativity is important for this establishment, as the main goal for this establishment is to develop new ideas for electronics in daily life. The second establishment is the Coffee Factory, which is sponsored by local coffee manufacturer Kapal Api. In this establishment, children will learn about the process of making an instant coffee.Previously, Kidzania Jakarta did not have any local governments like real life cities. But on May 13, 2009, Kidzania Jakarta launched its first "Congrezz" government. The government's job is to maintain the Kidzanian Spirit and to give recommendations to the Ministry of City Culture and Technology of Kidzania for things either liked or disliked by Kidzanians. 14 members were chosen and inaugurated by June 22, 2009. They were chosen by SMS polling and the direct polling all over 5 establishments of Kidzania, where visitors could elect their competent leaders into a "Congrezz" position. The selected contestants were inaugurated by Mr. Moh. Riza Chalid, the president of Kidzania Indonesia.
The first period of Kidzania Congrezz includes 14 "CongrezzKids" who have a good achievement grade at school and their social community around Jakarta and nearby cities:
- Eagan R. Pangestiarso (Eagan)
- Duta Noor Vijaya Rianto (Bonie)
- Zaneta Naomi (Neta)
- Janice Tjioe (Janice)
- Joshua Martin Limyadi (Josh) [non-active member]
- David Theo Halim (David)
- Grace Glory Herianny (Gege)
- Maghfira Ramadhanty (Afie)
- Nadine K. Saadha (Nadine)
- Quinsha J. Haq (Queen)
- Khonsa Khoiriyyah (Khonsa)
- Tracy Anabella Hermansyah (Tracy)
- Rischa Indira Sabrina (Rischa)
- Shahnaz Medina (Nanaz)