Area of the West Edmonton Mall, Canada is over 6 million sq feet or 570,000 meters sq. [14], On 11 July 2004, the mall suffered millions of dollars in damage when a severe storm of hail and rain caused roofs to fail and drains to overflow. Bathrooms were introduced to a more convenient location, as well as a rooftop balcony on top of the bathrooms for social gatherings. West Edmonton Mall is home to more than 800 stores and services including nine world-class attractions, two hotels, over 100 dining venues, the widest variety of one-of-a-kind retailers, and entertainment for all ages. The Mall of America however, consists of 4.87 Million sqft., and 555 individual retail spaces; making it’s retail capacity almost half of West Edmonton Mall’s, and it’s area 430,000 square feet smaller. The renovations included new paint jobs to the Corkscrew slide, the hand rails, and the Blue Thunder Wave Pool. The project will also include the addition of a 200,000 square-foot parkade with 1,000 parking stalls and valet service. The West Edmonton Mall Transit Centre is a major transit centre on the south side of West Edmonton Mall, outside mall entrance 48. [20] In late 2019, the park announced a new partnership with Hasbro, with several rides and attractions being rebranded with Hasbro toy brands. The Brick is on the lower level currently, while Mayfield Toyota plans to open in the upper level in 2021. The Hudson's Bay store at the mall in 2005. It closed for the summer and reopened in December 2017.[26]. A brass man sculpture is located in the Phase I food court, A statue of three oil workers is located outside of the Phase I food court, Europa Boulevard: Eclectic shops in an area designed to look like a European streetscape. 2. West Edmonton Mall covers a gross area of about 490,000 m2 (5,300,000 sq ft). Downtown to Lewis Farms", Strathcona Canadian Pacific Railway Station, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Edmonton_Mall&oldid=990444004, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from May 2011, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2016, Articles using Infobox station with markup inside name, Pages with no open date in Infobox station, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Red's (closed June 2006, now Ed's Bowling), World's largest triple loop indoor roller coaster. [10] It was the largest indoor shopping centre in the world until 2004,[3] and was named such in the Guinness Book of Records. West Edmonton Mall consists of 5.3 Million sqft., with around 800 individual retail spaces. 5 days ago Over a Quarter Million pieces used, and weighing over 1400 lbs, it took 1350 man hours to put together... Continue this thread Most of the renovations were completed in 2014, however some areas of the mall continue construction, such as Park Lane and Chinatown.[33][34]. Torrid West Edmonton Mall. [12], West Edmonton Mall first opened its doors to the public on 15 September 1981. As the prototype for mixed-use entertainment facilities, West Edmonton Mall is a place where people come to shop, play, and stay. 1. World's largest parking lot with more than 20,000 spaces, and over 10,000 overflow spaces. Phase III was completed in September 1985, adding both the waterparks and more, ballooning the mall's size to a whopping 5.2 million square feet … This space was formerly a. Most bungee jumps in 24 hours record while indoors was set by, Dinner Theatre: Jubilations Dinner Theatre offers original Canadian three-act musical comedies along with a four-course dinner. Galaxyland was originally known as "Fantasyland;" however, during a court battle with the Walt Disney Company, West Edmonton Mall changed the park's name to Galaxyland in July 1995 after completing major renovations. The Mall's stores, attractions, and services combine to form the most comprehensive retail, hospitality and entertainment complex on Earth. [41], West Edmonton Mall was the object of a controversy in 2011 when, after arresting a woman for trespassing, security staff were caught on video allegedly assaulting her.