Kidzania Signage

Creating Signage for a Brand New City – KidZania Manila

Signage for Kidzania. KidZania is the newest attraction for kids in Metro Manila. It is a massive indoor activity area that replicates the real world and allows children to role play real jobs. There are establishments like a university, a fire station, a fast food joint, a salon, etc. that are built exactly as they appear in real life – only it’s 2/3 the actual size.

When kids enter the complex, they are given a security ID and a check that they can covert to KidZos, the local currency. They can work in 100 different scenarios and experience being a fireman, a radio jockey, a broadcaster, an airline pilot, a stewardess, a fast food crew, a doctor, and many others. They earn wages for each completed work and they can either save or spend it, just like in real life.

KidZania partnered with established brands like Inquirer, McDonalds, Cebu Pacific, Cream-O, Goldilocks, etc. in order to create realistic establishments around the complex. Around the theme park there’s a university, a radio station, a broadcast center, a court hall, a firefighter’s station, a hospital, a bakeshop, construction sites, etc. Each establishment has an attendant – a KidZanian employee who will brief the kids on what to do and how to act in the role they selected. Each establishment is complete with actual tools of the trade and even uniforms.

The theme-park aims to educate children through interactive role play. Real life principles are applied and kids are taught how to use them. KidZania hopes to prepare kids for a better world by teaching them adult concepts such as responsibility, accountability and hard work at a young age and in a playful environment.

KidZania is a totally kids friendly environment. Parents are not allowed in the establishment area but they are assured of their kids safety because every kid wears a RFID (radio frequency identification) bracelet that is matched with the parent’s own RFID bracelet. A child is not permitted to leave the facility unaccompanied by a parent with the matching ID. CCTVs and medical emergency facilities are also available around the complex to attend to any security and emergency needs. Attendants also carry medical kits with them and are trained for basic first-aid.

KidZania is a 1-billion education-oriented theme park owned and operated by Play Innovations, Inc, a subsidiary of ABS-CBC Corporation. Play Innovations acquired the local franchise from the privately-held Mexican company which started KidZania in Santa Fe, Mexico in 1999. KidZania has since expanded to other countries with close to 20 locations worldwide. The mother company plans to open more KidZania locations around the world in the coming years.

In the Philippines, Play Innovations hope to customize KidZania to be more relevant to the Filipino market by adding activities related to the agriculture and fisheries sector and activities related to disaster-preparedness.

M&G Global Ads was commissioned to create the various acrylic signage around this kid city. As a leading sign maker, it was an honor for us to be awarded with this project and be part of a game changing theme park for kids.

Since each establishment was sponsored by different brands, we created stainless signage and acrylic signage depending on the need of an establishment. We also created school signs and hospital signs around the area and added to the overall realistic feel of the place by creating stickers for various establishments. As a signage maker it was overwhelming but exciting because it felt like creating an entire city from the very beginning. Even if the establishments were just 2/3 the size of their real-world counterparts, the signage we made were all realistic in scale and closely resembles what anyone would see outside.

KidZania Manila is located in Park Triangle at 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The soft opening will be on August 7, 2015 and special introductory ticket prices cost P750 for children ages 4-14 and P420 for toddlers and adults. After October 8, 2015 they’ll implement regular ticket rates at P900 for kids aged 4-14 and P500 for adults and toddlers. They are open from 9AM to 4PM on weekdays and 9AM to 8PM on weekends and holidays.

Signs could stand out. A-frame signs notifying individuals to essential modifications or updates could be positioned in locations that interfere with typical strolling instructions, like a primary pathway or the entryway to a flight.

New signs give something brand-new to take a look at. If a park has actually had the very same check in the very same area for several years, long time site visitors might quit seeing them. Yet a brand-new check in a comparable location every period could stand out also if the details on it is very comparable.

Signage strengthens branding. Any type of message to park visitors is a chance to interact the park’s aesthetic identification, also if it’s simply standard details. The exact same font style, shades or logo design need to be utilized on all signs, or at the very least remain regular throughout themed locations. A main mascot/icon could share limitations regarding exactly how high or little motorcyclists need to be.

Signs could be altered. Various conditions could call for various messages, so the optimal sign services need to have the ability to be conveniently altered.
If you’re taking into consideration upgrading your sign services for sporting activities centers or theme park prior to the brand-new period, please call us to begin a discussion concerning just how we could assist.

Signs might be researched intently. At some parks, the prominent trips could have lines that go for greater than a hr. That implies park visitors will basically be doing anything they could to waste time in line, consisting of reviewing the very same transfer as well as over as well as maybe reviewing the message with fellow relative or line-goers.

New signs look much better. A brand-new park map could be extra aesthetically attractive compared to one that has actually been weather-beaten, sun-bleached or graffitied. A map could additionally be re-imagined for existing layout fads – showcasing images of trips; custom-made animes; an extra-large range; or various shades for various motif locations.

While it’s very easy to see signage as something simply practical to route visitors to various locations, it likewise could be an important part of your destination’s brand name, and also a best means to connect favorably with your site visitors.
Signs allow individuals understand where they are or where they should go, such as various tourist attractions or locations. They inform individuals where to locate standard solutions, like restrooms or emergency treatment terminals. They signal visitors to momentary adjustments, like a flight that’s shut or a program that’s terminated. They provide safety and security details like called for trip elevation, and also aid with group control by informing individuals to go into right here and also leave there.
M&G Global Ads Inc. has the ability to assist amusement park establish or fine-tune their signage method, beginning with a sign stock that evaluates the physical problem and/or efficiency of the existing signage bundle and also suggests means to enhance or boost it for the brand-new period. These could be performed in individual by means of a website browse through or from another location utilizing modern technology. We could after that think of alternatives to freshen or update customized sign remedies to fit any kind of budget plan.
Below’s why producing a signage method could assist your tourist attraction make a distinction in 2018:
Educated visitors more than happy visitors. Signage reduces prospective complication for brand-new site visitors or even long time customers. Recognizing where you are as well as where you’re going maintains everybody favorable and also pleased. Though park personnel could provide instructions, several visitors might not look for assistance till they’re currently discouraged.

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Summary

Reviewer

Gherlyn

Review Date

2015-07-29

Reviewed Item

Kizania Signs & Signage

Author Rating

5