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Mall of America is 20 years old
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Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 7:51
| And we actually went there on it's opening day. We had just moved to the Twin Cities so I could start grad school at the end of August. Our kids were 18 months old and 3.5 years old. We spent a fair amount of time over those first months at Camp Snoopy, which is now named something else. There was no aquarium at that time, otherwise we would have gone there too. It was also my first time shopping at Nordstroms, and I fell in love with that store. I didn't have a lot of money at that time, probably a good thing.
They said on the news this morning that 40 million people visit MOA every year! It's not a place I would ever travel to visit, but it was nice to live so close. |
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| We used to go fairly often, but haven't been there now for a few years.....too much walking!! |
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| Amazing! I wasn't there opening day, but was there within the first year, and each year after for several years (as I had a software user's group meeting that took me from Nebraska to Minneapolis each summer). It was just unbelievable! I'm in northern MI now, and although I make the trip back to MN to visit my son and family every couple of months, we rarely go to MOM. My step-daughter has talked us into shopping there a couple of times during the past 4+ years, but Gary and I don't really like the crowds well enough to be convinced often. Now that Emi is out of high school, visits to MOM will probably be very very rare. It's hard to believe that it's been there 20 years now! |
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I remember when it was built, and I also went to Minneapolis many times for work.
It touted itself as the largest Mall in the US, based on its square footage of land, but it really was an indoor amusement park surrounded by a "frame" of limited retail space. Lots of walking around and up and down escalators in a square circle to get from store to store. |
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| DS & I made a day trip there one of the first years I was here in Iowa. We weren't really impressed because it is so big. I am sure it is a teen girls dream mall. |
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| I live very close to it and rarely if ever go. Too big! |
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| I preferred Rosedale Mall. More stores. Better all around. |
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| Shopping is not a favorite thing for me, but when we went to Iowa for a Winnebago Rally a few years ago, one of the side trips we took was to the Mall of America. I can only say that it was an experience worth having; just amazing to see so many people and so much stuff, reminded me of a state fair. Seeing the Cabella's on the way there definitely was a show stopper. |
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| I used to drive by it every day on my way to work when it was under construction - very interesting to watch. I also used to go there once in a while when that was the only Macys in Mpls. Now that Daytons became Marshall Fields became Macys I rarely go there. Plus Macys isn't what it used to be. I do go to Rosedale occasionally and it certainly doesn't have more stores than MOA. Mostly I shop online. |
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| I've never been a mall lover. Bigger is worser AFAIC. Although I'm not close to it, I've never been to MOA and don't plan to go there. Been to Rosedale Center a few times when I did some work there and it's not bad but again, too big for my shopping needs and no desire to hang around there either. FWIW, Rosedale Center has 150-160+/- stores while MOA has 520+/-+. Used to be that more stores=more competition and that would mean better prices and service. Not since the concept of the "mall" happened! I preferred the Apache Plaza and Brookdale sized shopping centers if I had to go to a mall. But they're both history. Both sites are now home to Walmart stores as the anchor in the developments. |
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| We live about 60 miles from it. I've been there three times, twice to meet someone and once to take my GD, Steph, to the aquarium. I detest shopping, and it is way too big to find anything worth going for, to me. Give me my super WalMart in my hometown any day. |
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| Rosedale and HarMar are my "go to" malls. Even the restaurants and theaters at Mall of America don't attract me. I suspect it is mostly out of towners who shop there--no one I know visits it more than once or twice per year. |
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| My husband and I went to a Cushman meet in Farmington a few years back and the women had a day trip to the mall. It was the first time I had seen the double buses, don't know the correct term for them but very interesting. They impressed me more than the mall. |
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Here's a story. We were visiting in Denver and decided to
take a side trip to MOA. We'd never been to Minn. and had
heard that MOA was something special. My friend is a shopoholic and I wanted to see the shark exhibit. Well,
it was a nice 1800 mile drive...to and from. The amusement
park was impressive. Like someone said, waaay too much
walking. We have a zillion malls here in California...this one was just bigger. After visiting SeaWorld and the Monterey Aquariam, the shark exhibit was a disappointment.
We did discover the Aquamassage machines which are heavenly.
Minnesota is a beautiful state. The rest areas are a treat.
Our hotel was across the street. My most fun was watching
the planes land... flying right by our window. |
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| When it first opened it was full of very unique and interesting stores. My son's first Christmas I had the best time shopping there. Presently it is like every other mall, and Mpls has a dearth of them. It is still large but nothing unique to make it worth the trip or traffic hassle. I would NEVER, never go on a week-end. There are actually thousands who fly in or make it a destination on their vacation. SAD!! Now that they could not keep Camp Snoopy I would be surprised if we ever go again. |
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| My comp quit working and I finally got a new one. When we lived in Bismarck one of my DD friends won a trip for 4 to the MOA. The kids were about 9 years old. It had to be taken before school started and I was the only parent that could take them. I had only driven in Minneapolis one time before and I was following my husband then. One of the kids had an Aunt and Uncle who lived down there and he helped guide me a little bit. There were 2 girls and 2 boys who went. The package included 2 night stay in a Double Tree Inn, tickets to Camp Snoopy, tickets for the Aquarium and food at the Rain Tree Forest Cafe. I can't remember if there was anything else. I know this isn't very nice but I let the kids do anything they wanted at the hotel. The first thing one kid did when we got there was spill a bag of chips on the floor. We kind of made a disaster out of the room. The kids had a lot of fun. When we went to Camp Snoopy it was on the last day and I knew I had to drive the 400+ miles back to Bismarck and I was tired. I layed down on one of the benches and went to sleep. One of the security guards came over and asked me if I was OK. The kids got a laugh out of that. All in all we had a good time. |
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