Wannado City - Where Kids Do What They 'Wanna Do'!
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Can't decide what you want to be when you grow up? Well now you can try out one or all your aspirations in a day, at a theme park called Wannado City. The best part is, you don't have to get any special training or go to school.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Wannado City is a 140,000 Sq.Ft. theme park (about the size of three football fields) where everything is just like the real world . . . Except that it is run by kids.The doctors, lawyers, firemen, nurses, circus performers and even policemen that are busy giving traffic and speeding tickets, are all under the age of 15! With over 120 professions to choose from, kids can be almost anything they want to be!
Upon entering the city, each kid receives a check for Wongas, Wannado's official currency. They then have the option of depositing the money in their own 'bank' account or spending it at the shops
They also have the option to earn more Wongas by getting 'jobs'. In this world, if you are broke, jobs are easy to find and with each career lasting between 15-40 minutes, money is fairly easy to make!
After a hard day's 'work', (or even before), kids can wind down on the rollercoaster and other rides and then go have a relaxing dinner, at one of the many fine-dining restuarants. (all kid-friends of course!)
While kids are being 'grown-ups', parents can either relax in specially designated lounges, proudly watch their kids fulfill their dreams, or even play the role of normal people. Imagine giving your dad a traffic ticket - That sure sounds like fun! If you want to check out more details about this imaginary world check out: www.wannadocity.com.
sources:about.com, wannadocity.com
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- hollyisawsomealmost 10 yearshow cool
- happypug12almost 10 yearsI don't know what I want to be.
- leap411almost 10 yearsOr maybe I could program my own video game!
- leap411almost 10 yearsI want to be a lawyer! Or maybe a crime investigator, or a microbiologist. Maybe my best friend can pursue her dream of being an marine biologist!
- leap42mdalmost 10 yearsbut is there any water 🐬🐢
- happypug12almost 10 yearsOh my gosh, my dream come true! What do you want to be when you grow up?
- cheetahluveralmost 10 years:O Cool, but sometimes you just got to be a kid, that period of life is really important.
- bibliophilealmost 10 yearsWow.. it looks fun... I wish I could go there...
- leap411almost 10 yearsIt really does look fun!
- swimmer_girl02almost 10 yearssame here
- nikukyualmost 10 yearsWe have this sort of place in Japan too. I've went there a LOT of times and I like being a D.J, TV announcer, fashion designer, firefighter, and much more!
- analisealmost 10 yearsAlso, the doctor place looks like the one in the giver!
- analisealmost 10 yearsI can imagine giving my dad a speeding ticket and saying "Hey, dad. Your going one mile above speed limit. I know that's accepted in New York but you're gonna have to pay me 1000 here. SORRY!" :D Oh, the fun I could have!
- peacheslaruealmost 10 yearslol