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Review of KidZania London

Before I went into Kidzania I thought it was an ov...

Before I went into Kidzania I thought it was an overpriced pointless kids activity. However I was pleasantly surprised by the set up.
We went on a Saturday afternoon at 3pm for 4 hours. There were no queues to enter and the security within the complex is brilliant. All group members wear a watch which tags your last activity and time.
Upon entering you are given 50 kidzos and you can spend or earn kidzos. Earning the kidzos is fairly easy, top tip - try and go to the least popular ones without queues to get more money and save time. Try and time your activities especially if you only have 2 hours.
I was rather disappointed with the smoothie making, this costs 12 kidzos and you pretend to make a smoothie and at the end you get given a packaged innocent smoothie straight from the fridge. The chocolate factory wasn't any more impressive. Again 12 kidzos, you make an inedible chocolate then collect your chocolate bar on the way out. This happens to be a wrapped chunk of cadburys dairy milk. Not a bar!
The least impressive was the glitter tattoos at 15 kidzos which took the man 10 seconds to spray on.
Anyhow as this is a child's world and not an adults world I shouldn't be so harsh. I took 4 seven year old, 1 ten year old and 1 twelve year old. All had a marvellous time, at first entering it was overwhelming however once they grasped the earning money, getting a bank account and spending they loved it. After about 30 minutes they were able to remember where's what and were happy to run around like maniacs making money.
Everyone had a great time, and they all want to return again soon. Even the 12 year old enjoyed it, although a lot of the activities are a little young for her.
I would say the best age group is from 6-10. Not many activities for under 5's.
A good day out, best time is from about 6pm when there are no queues as most people have left.
Although the ticket price seems pricey to start if you consider you can have your face painted, glitter tatoo, make a burger, smoothie, ice cream, and a wrap and gave lots of fun your ticket price has been covered.
Will definitely be returning.