Inside the Dubai Mall is a tiny replica of a real city where kids can role-play adult professions, from firefighters to car dealers and much more. From fighting “fires” and investigating “criminals” to flipping burgers and selling cars, let your little ones role-play in realistic settings at KidZania.

KidZania spread over 7000 sq.m is a facsimile version of a real city for kids aged 4 – 16 to impart real-life skills through fun and role-play with over 80 real-life activities. It helps equip a child with managerial abilities, joint effort, originality, and communal skills that aren’t taught in a classroom.

KidZania, a children’s edutainment global indoor theme park, is located on the 2nd floor of the Dubai Mall in Downtown Dubai. The theme park replicates the trappings of a real city with complete infrastructures such as buildings, vehicles, and cemented roads, a buoyant economy and business establishments such as supermarkets, restaurants, real estate, hospitals, Industries, entertainment houses, transport and logistics, Automobile shops and beauty salons.

Many of these facilities are owned and sponsored by prominent brands such as McDonald's, Coca Cola, Kellogg’s, Colgate, DHL, Dettol, Kinder, Waitrose, Pizza Express, etc. This adds an aura of authenticity to the experience and offers youngsters practical training on adaptability and managerial skills.

Children can go into the KidZania by registering and buying the ticket at the Emirates desk at KidZania International airport. The special tag given at the airport prevents kids from leaving the premises without their escorts. Each child is given 50 KidZos cheques on entering the KidZania, which he/she can deposit or encash at Al Hilal bank to 50 KidZos, the official currency. Kids can spend it like real money at either supermarket or restaurant or beauty salon.

Kids can earn KidZos or money by opting for a job of their choice. Over 60 jobs such as dental, aviation, beautician, doctor, builder, etc amuse youngsters. Information board at the respective arena reveal what the activity or Job is about, duration of the activity and details like whether you will earn KidZos or pay KidZos to participate in the activity.

Adults alone, without kids, are not allowed to enter KidZania. While Kids aged 4-16 yrs enjoy the above activities in KidZania, the infants aged below 4 yrs, derive pleasure from the Fun First Nursery, a KidZania initiative.

Fun First Nursery offers activities that improve the physical and thinking skills of 2 yr old infants. Kids between 2 -4 yr are provided unmatched care and expert guidance with a focus on play-based learning and a range of fun activities. Trained adult helpers who are referred to as “Zupervisors’ provide supervision and support for all activities and at all times.

Highlights

• Kidzania Dubai is an award winning edutainment park. Your kids can come over and pretend working in more than 40 departments, earn money, and spend as per their wishes.
• One of the best places in Dubai for improving your kids' managerial abilities, joint effort, communal skills, and originality.
• Spread over 7000 square meters, this place is a scaled replica of a realworld city including replicas of buildings, vehicles, roads, houses, transports, hospitals, industries, and logistics that attracts kids in between 2 - 6 years to learn, earn, and enjoy everything in a real world scenario with lots of others.
• Your kids will need to open a bank account and then deal with KidZo’s (money) collected from the work they do during their day out with their friends.
• When kids indulge in a wide range of activities, adults spend time chilling out at adult facilities, dine at restaurants, and shop souvenirs from various stores.
• Kidzania hosts all sorts of celebrations for childrens in its premises giving you a once in a lifetime experience of themed parties.

Accessibilities

• Wheelchair Accessible

How To Reach

Kidzania located at Dubai Mall can be reached from the Airport by either taking a bus, train, and taxi. The quickest way to reach Dubai Mall from Dubai Airport is by engaging a car, which takes 14 minutes and charges around Rs. 850-1100 (45 AED - 58 AED).

One can reach Dubai Mall Metro station from Dubai Airport by boarding the Red Line metro from the airport's terminal 3 (T3) or terminal 1 (T1). Feeder buses from Dubai Mall metro ply visitors directly to Dubai Mall.

Visitors can also reach Dubai Mall from Metro station through Metro Link Bridge, an 828 m air-conditioned walkway with 5 travelators in either direction. Metro train ride costs between Rs. 60 – 85 and takes 33 minutes. From Dubai Airport, Line 27 Bus transport tourists to Dubai Mall for Rs. 110 -170 in 32 minutes..

Best Time To Visit

The best time for visitors’ to visit KidZania, Dubai is during the period between November and February, when the weather is not scorching hot. Weekends, National holidays like Eid or Ramadan, etc witness huge crowds and serpentine queues.

For your child to explore KidZania without constraints and enjoy more activities and earn more Kidzos, plan your trip to Kidzania on a weekday and early in the morning.

Tips for Visiting Kidzania Dubai

• Plan your trip to Kidzania on a weekday. It is better to avoid Weekends and National holidays to ensure to avoid long queues and inordinate delays.
• Arrive early so that you can complete buying tickets at check-in-counters without any hassle. 
• An easy way to save both money and time is by booking tickets online. You not only save money through online deals but avoid waiting time at counters.
• For your child to experience maximum enjoyment, make sure you and your child are dressed comfortably. Also, wear comfy sports shoes that do not hinder when you're walking around.
• To optimize your child’s earnings, pick up activities that have shorter queues and more earning potential such as dentistry. 
• Avoid spending your child’s Kidzos on her lunch. Ask him/her to opt jobs at Pizza Express, McDonald's, etc, where they can prepare their own meal. He/she will not earn any kidZos but can gain priceless experience and have fun.
• Guardian or Parent must accompany a child at all times inside KidZania if he/she is under 120 cm.
• Adults can leave his/her child inside the park, leave the arena and re-enter without paying only 2 times in a single visit. But a child is not allowed re-admission if he goes out of the KidZania without repayment.
• KidZania does not allow outside food and beverages.
• Visitors are not allowed to bring in pets inside the park.
• Tourists are not permitted to smoke or chew gum inside the park arena.