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Japan Opens Kids Career Theme Park

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:40 pm
by CujoSR
From Reuters:

Kids career theme park opens

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02:54
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Oct. 8 - Children learn how to put out fires, be a flight attendant and flip hamburgers at a Japanese theme park.

Translations:
SOUNDBITE Kazuko Saito, Nurse and parent, saying (Japanese):
"I hope my daughter found a job which suits her."

SOUNDBITE Takuya Saito, 12-year-old participant saying (Japanese):
"I tried to be a construction worker and fire fighter. Now I think it's OK to do such jobs"

Re: Japan Opens Kids Career Theme Park

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:49 pm
by BRWombat
CujoSR wrote:From Reuters:

Kids career theme park opens

Rough Cut
02:54
Click Here For Video

Oct. 8 - Children learn how to put out fires, be a flight attendant and flip hamburgers at a Japanese theme park.

Translations:
SOUNDBITE Kazuko Saito, Nurse and parent, saying (Japanese):
"I hope my daughter found a job which suits her."

SOUNDBITE Takuya Saito, 12-year-old participant saying (Japanese):
"I tried to be a construction worker and fire fighter. Now I think it's OK to do such jobs"
Brilliant! Think of the possibilities here -- Disney has a labor shortage, so... get kids to do the work, call it entertainment, and charge them for the privilege!!

Re: Japan Opens Kids Career Theme Park

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:12 pm
by tacoboy
that is honestly really cool.
i like how they didn't have a theme park employee section
i bet if they did the kids would leave crying :twisted: