Wannado City
Location | Sunrise, Florida, U.S. |
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Status | Defunct |
Opened | Spring 2004 |
Closed | January 12, 2011 |
Owner | Grupo CIE |
Slogan | Where kids can do what they wanna' do. |
Operating season | Year-round |
Area | 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) |
Website | www.wannadocity.com at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010) |
Wannado City was an indoor
Careers in which the "kidizens" could participate included but were not limited to firefighter, police officer, lawyer, physician, TV reporter, singer, actor, and model. They could also use issued money, "Wongas", to set up bank accounts.
Due to financial problems, alongside lack of business, Wannado City was sold by Stampler Auctions on January 11, 2011. Wannado City closed on January 12, 2011 and was replaced by a new wing of stores called "Fashion Row" in 2013. [1]
Overview
Money system
The system functioned by the idea of participation in different activities, gaining capital and spending their earnings in luxurious locations such as the
Careers
The city hosted numerous job occupations available for selection. Children could star in their own television newscast, join the city's fire or police department, the Miami Herald and the Spirit Airlines Flight Academy. The city also hosted a theater, circus, hospital, movie studio, recording studio, courthouse, bakery, dentistry office, public park, library, mine, and an archaeological/paleontological site, among other locations.[2]
Security
Upon arrival, the children and parents were given RFID security bracelets. Throughout the park there were computer stands where a person would place their bracelet against a scanner and details of any known individual's location were shown.
References
- ^ "Wannado City moves up closing to Jan. 2". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ "Park Map". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22.