Hooray for McDonald Philippines and KIdzania Manila

In psychology and ethology, play is a range of voluntary, intrinsically motivated activities normally associated with recreational pleasure and enjoyment.Play is most commonly associated with children and their juvenile-level activities, but play can also be a useful adult activity, and occurs among other higher-functioning (non-human) animals as well.

And here's the perfect place to watch out for your kids to play! Manila KidZania is coming to the Philippines soon! This one-of-a-kind play city will be located in the heart of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

And now McDonald’s Philippines is happy to announce its partnership with KidZania Manila, an educational play city for kids which will open in 2015.

KidZania Manila will feature McDonald’s Burger Shop where kids age 4 to 12 years old will learn the ingredients that go into every McDonald’s Cheeseburger and each step of the process in making it. The training that kids will undergo is the same standard procedure that ensures Quality, Service and Cleanliness delivered to every customer and each meal enjoyed in any McDonald’s around the world.  It’s definitely a fun experience where kids develop their skills and teach them the values of responsibility, hard work and discipline.

Urbano, one of the 5 Kidzania's mascot

This partnership strengthens McDonald’s commitment to children’s well being as it continuously paves ways to provide enjoyable and enriching experience for families, the McDonald’s way.  

photo from Kidzania Cairo

McDonald’s Philippines President and CEO Kenneth S. Yang shares, “We are definitely excited about this partnership as it strongly adheres to our commitment to Filipino families especially kids. We have existing programs that are especially designed for our youngest customers such as Kiddie Crew, a summer program wherein kids are trained like a McDonald’s crew and enjoy fun activities and creative workshops.

We have Family Fun Days that we regularly hold in-store and the annual McHappy Day that encourages families to go out, play and enjoy a morning of fun run and various activities. Now that McDonald’s Burger Shop will open at Kidzania Manila, it is yet another innovative way to have a fun activity for kids which at the same time teach them essential life skills and values. We are looking forward to hear their good stories as they enjoy their experience at the Burger Shop.”

my kids with Ronald McDonald

“Like KidZania, McDonald’s is a brand that loves and is loved by kids around the world,” said Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, Governor of KidZania Manila and President and CEO of Play Innovations Inc. “We’re very excited to have them as an ally in giving children a truly realistic, immersive experience.  Our goal is to empower kids in a fun way, by letting them experience how a community works, how to make and manage money, and how to cooperate and work with other people—all of which are necessary for success in the adult world.”

  

Be sure to watch out for the opening of McDonald’s Burger Shop at KidZania Manila where kids can develop their skills, learn important values and meet new friends while having an awesome time!  

KidZania is a safe and interactive, award-winning edutainment centre where children can lead independent lives and get to understand the world of grown-ups better, by being grown-ups themselves.

There are over 80 different roles to choose from including that of surgeons, firefighters, chefs, engineers, models, actors, artists, radio hosts, photographers, television hosts, jewelry designers and mechanics among others, making each visit to KidZania a new and exciting experience for children.

For more information about KidZania, visit www.KidZania.com, follow us at Facebook.com/KidZaniaOfficial, or on Twitter KidZania.