More than 40 of the most popular brands across various industries will be setting up shop in KidZania Manila, a P1- billion children’s theme park set to open at the Bonifacio Global City this summer.

Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, KidZania Manila’s state governor, said the number of brand sponsors in the Manila site is the most among the other KidZania sites on opening day.

Currently, KidZania Manila has 44 industry partners, including Cebu Pacific, Bank of the Philippine Islands, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Shell, Purefoods, Philippine Daily Inquirer and ABS-CBN.

By the end of the year, Kid- Zania Manila expects more than 60 brands to set up establishments in the child-sized city.

Other industry partners that will be offering role-playing activities at the park are A-1 Driving, ABS-CBNmobile, ABS-CBN Publishing, ABSCBN Sports, Centro Escolar University, Champion, Nestle Chuckie, Jack ‘N’ Jill Cream-O, DZMM, First Gen, Goldilocks, Green Cross, Healthy Options, Holiday Inn, Honda, Johnson’s Baby, Lady’s Choice, LBC, Magnolia, Mercury Drug, Milo, MOR 103.1, National Book Store, O Shopping, Oishi, Pascual, Penshoppe, Pet Express, Pioneer Insurance, Powerade, SKYcable, Sky Zone, Star Magic, Star Music, Toy Kingdom and Yellow Cab. (Excerpted from www.abs-cbnnews.com)