i still think about this place 😩😭 us soflo kids had such amazing childhoods

just randomly remembered wannado city im only 22. What a core memory this place was

I miss this so much this is exactly what children need rn

This gave me so much nostalgia, I remember going to this place and becoming a firefighter for a day then a airplane pilot, it was so fun and a truly unique place.

I was literally at Sawgrass today and was thinking about Wannado City. Came home and was curious as to why it closed down and found this video. You brought back so many memories and nostalgia with this video, I miss this place so much ToT

*OMGGGG THATS ME IN THE YELLOW SHIRT* 8:14 😂😂😂 HOLY CRAP I WAS 10 years old I'm 27 years old. Now Great times...Good Memories my mom spotted me in the video, funny how Life works that was the Video Journalism job now I'm a video editor/film maker! 😂

i think about wannado city like once a week the theme lives in my mind i have so many core memories here open it back up 😭

I remember sneaking under the back of the circus tent & finding very realistic bar bells,large stack of wannadollars & other props made of styrofoam,🤡 thanks for bringing us back in time!!!! very cool video!!!

I just rediscovered this from my childhood and am now getting unjustifiably angry that it's gone.

I have such distinct memories of this as a child. Doing the firefighter job was so much fun... you started at the fire station where you would be trained by the adult firefighters then go down this spiral slide that was so fast that it would shoot you out of the bottom onto a mat. You would then go onto a firetruck and be driven to a different part of the city where you had to put out a simulated fire using real water hoses. I can't help but think that if they simply built this in Orlando instead it would have been even more popular and be around to this day.

All I gotta say is this was a stable in my childhood. While it was definitely a privilege, I have so many awesome memories. So unique, so detailed. There was nothing that compared. I hope this comes back

Man thank you for this. A trip down memory lane and so much nostalgia

Man this video was exactly what i was looking for and then some. I was just looking to find the jingle but loved the backstory too. Nostalgia can be a funny thing i guess.

this breaks my heart actually

i need this back. as a 23 year old idk what to do with my career

0:33 Woe that zoobooks commercial brought me back memories. Damn. Trippy.

Awesome video! talk about bringing back memories! I always wondered the main reason Wannado City couldn't be financially stable. You said Monday-Thursday the place was probably non existent, since it's market is 100 percent for kids. And it's not like video games (Chucky cheese, Gameworks) where you enjoy going back to beat your high score and it's not as much of a headache for a parent. But the fact that it's educational and (I assume I'm speaking for most kids who attended Dade-county/Broward county schools) did not have ONE field trip here is blasphemy! That could've easily been a way to keep this place thriving. After just visiting Italy recently I was astounded to see all the kids on school field trips enjoying the Vatican and the Colosseum (both educational). So for them to think that us kids wouldn't have killed to go to wanna do city and learn about future jobs is a bummer to say the least. The place was always affordable from what my parents have told me who are middle-class. So really disappointing they didn't seize that opportunity. Would love to know anyone's viewpoints on this!

i loved this place, i remembered it the other day it felt like a fever dream but finding this video was so great and nostalgic, but i never knew how much other stuff was there! like i remember the wonka place and the publix, hospital, the fair, but i had no idea about the broadway stuff! i would have loved to do that when i visited when i was little

Some of the best memories I had as a child were at wannado city. So lucky it was 20 minutes from where I lived

Cool documentary dude! I have a lot of memories from this place.

I remember going with Riverland Park elementary in broward county Florida the in 2000s. Now I’m 27 years old, at the time I was 8 or 9 years old when i went there in 2004-2005. I had fun inside the wonka chocolate factory making a random custom made candy bar then I was apart of a fashion show modeling. I had so much fun. This will always be in my memories until I’m gone.

Lmao wannado city was the hardest hit city by the ‘08 crash

Great video! I'm even more nostalgic about this place now. Too bad it's gone.

I was there once. I’m from Ireland and my family were on holiday in Florida in 2005. My uncle and cousin took me and my brother and sister out there one day. I remember everything so cool!!! So sad to hear it’s since closed down.

I still have the merch that my parents bought my brother and I when we visited. It's such a core memory

My son still,talks about this place. He loved it and we loved being able to let h8m explore and still be able to check on him. It was an amazing place.

I was in 4th grade when it opened… Thank you for bringing back so many memories and explaining why it closed 😭

Wow--what a blast from the past! I was actually hired (for real) by WannaDo City to head up their IT department about a month before the place closed. Didn't really get to start work when the doors were locked...

My younger brother worked at Wannado City. He sadly passed away 5 years ago- he had a cup from when he worked there, that I had gotten after he passed. Still have it.

Loved this place so much. It would have made it if they put it in a better location

This was such a rollercoaster of emotions i miss this place sm😢

Ughhh I miss this place so much !!! Bring it back!!

100 jobs Is wild, I remember being obsessed with the archeological dig as a kid id go there every time as well as fire fighting and the supermarket, I remember there was a candy factory as well I had no idea there was that much variety.

this was in my hometown, i went there twice as a child

Picture me in 2008 8 years old, rolling up to sawgrass mills incredibly excited to finally get to experience wannado city, and they had closed literally the week prior, i had no knowledge of this. I don’t think I’ve ever been more crushed in my life. I wanted to experience wannado city so bad ;(

I used to go to a camp in the summer and they would always take us to wannado city at the sawgrass mall and i had some of the best memories ever of my childhood here .. i'm 23 now.. oh how time flies.

I Wish more people covered this place . They had a hair salon , atms , Publix so Muchhhh . Need a part 2

I went there once when I was a kid. I’ll never forget it!

i loved this place growing up!! 😭💞 i was an abc workshop kid, so i only went here on field trips ~ i think i still have their WDC fanny pack!

The main mistake he made was not building his own facility for it, paying rent is always a killer

I remember going here once and enjoying the Coca-Cola bottling plant attraction and the dig site, however, my one regret was that I never got to go into the Wonka factory. I still have the old Wonga bills in a box of knick-knacks from my childhood.

I miss this place so much more every year… I wish my little sister grew up in this time and got to experience this magical place 🥺scratch that, I think EVERY kid would’ve benefitted from going here at least once a month

I loved this place! Still do. Wish they were open- my daughter wouldve loved it even more :(

I was devastated because I was about 11 when they opened, and never went. Moved out of state for 4 years and when I came back they were closing. They expanded the Forever 21 and opened several stores in its place. WannaDo City seemed to be fun and as I got older (by 2008-2010) of course I aged out of going but wanted to take my little cousins for a good time. Sawgrass has completely expanded since. There’s a hotel there, outdoor luxury stores and even a parking garage. I need them to put a Macy’s or any other major dept store in there. Sawgrass still gets insane traffic. A lot of tourists with suitcases 🤣

one of the best childhood trips ever. i went in 05. i remember everything, from breaking out of the silicone jail bars to delivering a baby. will never forget WannaDo

Idek why I just thought about wannado city. I’m 23 going to 24 and I had the theme song playing in my head while I was about to sleep. I legit couldn’t go back to sleep because I thought I might forget it. Was def curious on why they stopped it completely. I went about 1 time I can’t even remember it completely but it was really cool.

I remember being in a theatre production at Wannado City of The Three Little Pigs and I played the Big Bad Wolf. I remember chasing the pigs through the audience rows in our masks and tails as part of the show. Chaos in the best way. BRING WANNADO CITY BACK!!

This place was the best as a kid! Thanks for the deep dive!

BRO I AM FROM THE NORTH EAST AND I WENT HERE WITH MY COUSINS WHEN I WAS 12. I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT EVER SINCE.

Great video thanks for the nostalgia !

thank you for making this video!!! i miss this place soooo much

I remember getting thrown in prision, breaking out, getting taken to court and running off with other jits money 💀 real florida jit core memories..

3:15 never thought my picture as a child would show up on a random youtube video about wannado city lol

I miss it so much! I wish my kids could go here now.

Great video bro brought back many memories

I went there 2 times as a kid. I miss it so much

Thank you for making this video! Ive been having flashbacks of this place, it was such an awesome place to experience as a kid!!! 🩷🥹

Nothing left of Wannado City? I've got two Wango bands

I used to go here all the time as a kid 😢

South Florida kids remember going to fields here 😢

We had an annual pass and would bring our daughter there. It was a great place!

I used to go there whenever I went to US on vacation. I loved it so much cause my country could never

I’m 22 but I wish this place and Barbie’s dreamhouse came back😭

I went to wannado once and it was so fun… wish i could go again

This place was so fun Idk how it failed I remember it so well

Let's hope this vid blows up now

I remember being there every weekend when I was a kid and I still have my wannado bucks

Crazy how this place without a business great idea I remember when I was a kid I went with my brother and I can remember it just like yesterday I miss those days

I’m crying thank you for making this oh my god

Omfg I grew up in FL and lived close to Sawgrass! shit brings back memories 😂

This is the original roblox roleplay game.

I wanted to go there so bad as a kid but my mother couldn’t afford it.

I was one of those little goblins running around - I have the besttt memories! IYKYK

Great place poor business plan. Loved taking my oldest kid there

That theme song how it’s still stuck in my head.

who else worked here as a teenager and now find yourself watching this on 2023

I remember everyone was getting lice from this place.

Publix is a dead end job, I feel sorry to the people who would end up there.

Ah man this was my first job! 1 time for Wannado City 🎉

I used to love this place then my dad told me they turned it to a dinosaur museum thing and I was so sad :(

What happened to the factory and the fire truck it was so much fun

I’ve lived in Miami my whole life I think I was just poor because I wanted to go but never went

I went there once and was so said to find out it got closed down

I remember sneaking out of jail lmfao smhh

perfect timing!

i miss it

I clapped cheeks at wannado city

some kid being a cop broke my sisters arm at wannado maybe it’s for the best it shut down

I THOUGHT IT WAS A DREAM OMG

Lol, oooh the stories I could tell you as a former employee, hmu if you want any inside scoop

You gotta do boomers next

If I win the lottery I’m Opening one!!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻😭😭😭😭

wannado city taught me ACAB

Love your Spanish

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Damn game works and boomers 😢

i remember making chocolate bars! 😋

Thanks George Bush