It was an ABS-CBN Corporation-owned franchise[2] of KidZania, a Mexican chain of family entertainment centers which allowed children aged 4 to 14 to work in adult jobs and earn currency.

It was closed permanently on August 31, 2020, after five years, due to the losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

[citation needed] KidZania Manila formerly featured the front fuselage of a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airplane, formerly operated by Northwest Airlines,[7] as evidenced by the fleet number.

It was repainted in Cebu Pacific colors[8] and contained multiple flight simulators inside for the pilot job.

[9] The nose of the plane protruded out of the building at a diagonal angle, with the rest of the aircraft inside the structure.