Things to Do in Abu Dhabi · Family & Kids

KidZania Abu Dhabi

The kid-run city, capital edition — careers, currency and independence at Yas Mall

Family Family & Kids ✓ Self-guided · No booking needed

📍 Location Yas Mall, Yas Island

🕒 Timings Mall hours; sessions roughly 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

🎟️ Entry Fee Around AED 150 per child (adults nominal)

⏱️ Duration 3–4 hours

🌅 Best Time Weekday mornings; rainy-hot days when parks lose appeal

🚇 Getting There Inside Yas Mall — combine with any island day

📖 About

The capital's KidZania runs the proven formula at Yas Mall: a scaled city where children work Etihad flight decks, hospital wards, fire stations, courtrooms and kitchens, earning kidZos to spend — a role-play economy that teaches by stealth while parents decompress in the café.

The Abu Dhabi edition leans local — Etihad aviation, ADNOC service stations, national institutions in miniature — grounding the fantasy in the city kids see outside.

Its practical role in a Yas itinerary: the half-day pressure valve. When theme-park fatigue hits or the youngest can't face another queue, KidZania absorbs an afternoon while older siblings finish Ferrari World across the bridge.

⭐ Highlights

Etihad cockpit and cabin-crew academies
Dozens of role-play professions with a working economy
Independence format for ages ~4–14
Inside Yas Mall — a built-in park-day alternative
Air-conditioned reliability

💡 Insider Tips

Popular careers queue by late morning — arrive at opening.
Split-family tactic: KidZania littles + Ferrari World bigs, reunite at the food court.
KidZos bank between global KidZanias — Dubai savings spend here.
Session wristbands manage pickup security; keep your half.