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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fame: World's largest shopping and entertainment complex.

Statistics:
  • Total Area: 49 hectares (121 acres), equivalent to 104 Canadian (115 American) football fields, or 5,300,000 ft^2.
  • Total Construction Cost: CDN$1,200,000,000.00.
  • Parking: Over 20,000 vehicles, World's largest.
  • Annual Visitors: 20,000,000.
  • Light Fixtures: 325,000.
  • Entrances: 58.
  • Stores: Over 800.
  • Restaurants: 110.
  • Employment Opportunities: 23,500.
  • Indoor Lake: World's largest.
  • Indoor Wave Pool: 2 hectares (5 acres), World's largest.
  • Indoor Amusement Park: 37,160 m^2 (400,000 ft^2), World's Largest.
  • Bungy Jumping: World's only indoor location (inside the water park).
  • Hotel: 354 rooms, 118 of which are "themed".
  • Movie Theatres: 19. Visit the W.E.M. site too find out more.


  • Comments

    1. Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:25 am
      West Edmonton Mall to become Canada's Newest Province !

      Mall to elect its own 4 Members of Parliament. Further news follows...

    2. Sun Nov 24, 2013 12:35 am
      They might have trouble finding senators... there is minimum age requirement.

    3. Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:22 am

      Annual Visitors: 20,000,000.



      That IS amazing, actually.

    4. Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:23 am
      Senators will be no problemo, they can just lie about where they are from.

      While we speak, K D Lang is recording the Provincial Anthem of The West Edmonton Mall.

      It's title is: Where The Sun Dont Shine .

    5. Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:26 am
      "fuddleduddle" said

      It's title is: Where The Sun Dont Shine .


      That's a little inaccurate. Plenty of sky lights in the mall.

    6. by Thanos
      Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:29 am
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

    7. Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:35 am
      Province of West Edmonton Mall already his its motto "Where The Sun Dont Shine on its provincial licence plates.
      They are really striking, dayglo lime-green.

    8. Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:25 am
      "Thanos" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

      Not true. They also have two sex shops and three tattoo shops. Far from your average mall. 8)

    9. by avatar Hyack
      Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:38 am
      "wildrosegirl" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

      Not true. They also have two sex shops and three tattoo shops. Far from your average mall. 8)

      And just which one do you frequent the most??? 8)

    10. by avatar Xort
      Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:47 am
      The make up of the average mall is now 90% women's clothing / apparel, and cellphone stores.

      Rather than a delightful mix of everything, it's just clothes and cell phones.

    11. Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:07 pm
      "wildrosegirl" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

      Not true. They also have two sex shops and three tattoo shops. Far from your average mall. 8)

      Are they clustered around the submarine base?

    12. by avatar BRAH
      Sun Nov 24, 2013 7:53 pm
      "Thanos" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.


      :|

    13. Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:45 pm
      "Hyack" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

      Not true. They also have two sex shops and three tattoo shops. Far from your average mall. 8)

      And just which one do you frequent the most??? 8)
      Depends on the day. 8)

    14. Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:47 pm
      "Jabberwalker" said
      If it's like practically every other mall I've been to in my entire life then 90% of the stores in WEM sell nothing but women's shoes.

      Not true. They also have two sex shops and three tattoo shops. Far from your average mall. 8)

      Are they clustered around the submarine base?

      Nope. Cinnabons.

      All sorts of sweet stuff in that corner. :lol:



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