Grapevine Mills

Grapevine Mills

Location	Grapevine in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
Opening date	October 30, 1997
Developer	Simon Property Group
Management	Simon Property Group
Owner	Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services	200+
No. of anchor tenants	21+
Total retail floor area	1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2) (139,354 m²)
No. of floors	1
Website	http://www.grapevinemills.com/

Grapevine Mills is a large shopping mall located in Grapevine, Texas, which is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Grapevine Mills currently totals over 1,600,000 square feet (150,000 m²) in size. The mall also includes a Bass Pro Shops, although not connected physically. Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997 and is currently one of the largest malls owned by The Mills platform of Simon Property Group. The mall features over 20 anchors and over 200 specialty retailers, as well as a variety of theme restaurants, casual dining and cutting-edge entertainment venues. Grapevine Mills is located within a major retail area just east of Lake Grapevine and two miles (3 km) north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It is the second of the Mills' "Landmarks" to have a racetrack floorplan and also one of the two "Landmarks" to have a movie theater located adjacently outside the mall. The 30-screen AMC Theatre is located across the Entertainment Entry (#5) near the "Stockyards" food court. On January 24, 2011, JCPenney announced they would close many of their outlet locations including the one at Grapevine Mills. However, the store converted it into a regular JCPenney anchor store instead.^{[citation needed]}

Anchors & Majors

• AMC Theatres (108,733 sq ft (10,102 m²)., 30 screens)
• Bed Bath & Beyond (40,340 sq ft (3,748 m²))
• Burlington Coat Factory (100,102 sq ft (9,300 m²))
• The Children's Place (20,106 sq ft (1,868 m²)., formerly located in a smaller 5,133 sq ft (477 m²). location)
• Dr Pepper Starcenter (78,344 sq ft (7,278 m²))
• Forever 21 (24,203 sq ft (2,249 m²))
• Group USA (23,257 sq ft (2,161 m²))
• JCPenney (106,207 sq ft (9,867 m²)) (Formerly JCPenney Outlet Store)
• Legoland Discovery Centre (44,000 sq ft (4,088 m²))
• Marshalls (29,397 sq ft (2,731 m²))
• Last Call Neiman Marcus (33,429 sq ft (3,106 m²))
• Nike Factory Store (20,150 sq ft (1,872 m²))
• Old Navy (23,329 sq ft (2,167 m²))
• Pacific Sunwear
• Rainforest Cafe (22,602 sq ft (2,100 m²))
• Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (34,982 sq ft (3,250 m²))
• Sea Life Centres
• Sears Outlet (22,934 sq ft (2,131 m²))
• Sun & Ski Sports (30,127 sq ft (2,799 m²))
• Vanity Fair Outlet

2011 Mall Attractions expansion

In 2010, Grapevine Mills Mall owner Simon property group announced that Merlin Entertainments would add a Legoland Discovery Center inside the mall. Legoland Discovery Center opened on March 25, 2011 and has 45,000 square feet (4,200 m²) inside the former space that occupied the Woodward Skatepark. Lego-themed attractions include an interactive dark ride, a 500 seat 4D cinema, Lego Kingdom, and a interactive tour based on a Lego factory. The Legoland also features play areas for kids, a cafe, and a Lego shop.

Also under the management of Merlin Entertainments comes the construction of the Sea Life Center aquarium. The aquarium is being constructed just across from the new Legoland in the former space of the Gameworks arcade. According to the Sea Life aquarium website, the aquarium will feature over 30 different displays, a 360-degree underwater ocean tunnel, more than 5,000 different creatures, and a shark tunnel. The aquarium is slated for a July 12, 2011 opening.

Former Stores

• American Wilderness: became Woodward Skatepark
• Gameworks
• Just for Feet: now NIKE Factory Store
• Off Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills: became Forever 21
• Polar Ice: Opened early 2000s, became Dr Pepper Starcenter
• Sports Authority
• Steve & Barry's (48,763 sq ft (4,530 m²))(closed beginning of 2009 with liquidation of chain)
• Virgin Megastore (27,490 sq ft (2,554 m²)) (closed end of 2008)
• Western Warehouse (20,130 sq ft (1,870 m²)) (closing in 2009 with liquidation of chain)
• Books A Million (closed beginning of 2012)

See also

• List of shopping malls in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

External links

• Grapevine Mills