KidZania Manila

{{Short description|Family entertainment center in Taguig, Philippines}}

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{{Infobox amusement park

| image = Kidzania-manila-logo.jpg

| name = KidZania Manila

| opening_date = {{Start date and age|2015|08|07}}

| closing_date = {{End date and age|2020|03|11}} (unofficially closed due to COVID-19 restrictions)
{{End date and age|2020|08|31}} (official closure)

| location = Park Triangle, North 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines

| coordinates = {{coord|14.55348|N|121.05454|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| general_manager = Ma. Rosario Bartolome (KidZania Philippines Governor)

| theme = Educational entertainment

| slogan = "Get ready for a better world."
"Where kids do big things."

| operator = Play Innovations, Inc.

| owner = ABS-CBN Corporation (73%)
KidZania (27%)

| season = year-round

| visitors = 360,000 (FY 2016){{cite news|url=http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=election-related-ads-boost-abs-cbn-earnings-in-2016&id=142481|title=Election-related ads boost ABS-CBN earnings in 2016|author=Imee Charlee C. Delavin|date=March 21, 2017|newspaper=BusinessWorld Online|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402035419/http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=election-related-ads-boost-abs-cbn-earnings-in-2016&id=142481|url-status=dead}}

| area = 6,000 m² (ground area)
8,000 m² (gross floor area)

| status = closed

}}

KidZania Manila was an indoor family entertainment center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was an ABS-CBN Corporation-owned franchise{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/22/20/after-5-years-kidzania-manila-to-cease-operations|title=After 5 years, KidZania Manila to cease operations|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=July 22, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020}} of KidZania, a Mexican chain of family entertainment centers which allowed children aged 4 to 14 to work in adult jobs and earn currency. KidZania Manila was opened to the general public on August 7, 2015, making it the 11th KidZania in Asia and the 20th in the world. It was closed permanently on August 31, 2020, after five years, due to the losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.{{cite web|url=http://touch.publimetro.com.mx/noticias/kidzania-abre-su-decimosegunda-ciudad-de-los-ninos-en-manila/mogB!RO2X8twxl7Y/ |title=KidZania abre su decimosegunda Ciudad de los Niños en Manila 6|publisher=Publimetro |access-date=July 29, 2015}}{{cite news|title=Paradigm shift in teaching: KidZania Manila empowers the young…with fun?|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/155086/paradigm-shift-in-teaching-kidzania-manila-empowers-the-youngwith-fun|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=March 26, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Here we go with KidZania Go! KidZania Manila introduces the educational entertainment concept to Filipino academe|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/167673/here-we-go-with-kidzania-go|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=August 4, 2014}}{{cite news|first=Darwin|last=Amojelar|title=PH franchise holder of KidZania seeking tax perks for P1B play city in BGC|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/business/81639/ph-franchise-holder-of-kidzania-seeking-tax-perks-for-p1b-play-city-in-bgc|publisher=Interaksyon|date=February 27, 2014|access-date=December 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219104105/http://www.interaksyon.com/business/81639/ph-franchise-holder-of-kidzania-seeking-tax-perks-for-p1b-play-city-in-bgc|archive-date=December 19, 2014|url-status=dead}} As of 2025, the former location of KidZania Manila is currently occupied by The Street at BGC, owned by MCC Space Development Inc..

KidZania Manila formerly featured the front fuselage of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airplane, formerly operated by Northwest Airlines,{{cite web |title=Get ready for a better world with KidZania! |url=https://lopezlink.ph/employee-news/27-employee-news/6549-get-ready-for-a-better-world-with-kidzania.html}} as evidenced by the fleet number. It was repainted in Cebu Pacific colors{{cite web |title=CEBU PACIFIC AIR TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO KIDZANIA MANILA |date=November 20, 2014 |url=https://kzjournal.kidzania.com/2014/11/20/cebu-pacific-air-to-launch-flights-to-kidzania-manila/}} and contained multiple flight simulators inside for the pilot job.{{cite web |title=Top 10 Attractions at Kidzania Manila |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/08/15/15/top-10-attractions-kidzania-manila}}

The nose of the plane protruded out of the building at a diagonal angle, with the rest of the aircraft inside the structure. The aircraft has since been removed.