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West Edmonton Mall

With 5.3 million sft, 650+ shops, 100+ F&B outlets, nine attractions and two hotels, West Edmonton Mall (WEM) in Edmonton (Canada) is unquestionably the mall amongst malls. There is always something to do.  When it opened in 1981, at 1.14 million sft, no one could imagine what it would become.  WEM has six of the world’s largest attractions, including the largest indoor amusement park and indoor triple loop rollercoaster, largest indoor lake and indoor wavepool, largest indoor bungee tower and the largest parking lot.  Other malls, especially in Dubai, are trying to copy WEM but are still way behind.  WEM is my favourite and we hope that Bangalore’s Neomall at least comes close.

Menlyn Park

Menlyn Park near Pretoria in South Africa is one of the best malls I have visited.  With 1.27 milion sft, 300+ shops, 37 F&B outlets and nine attractions, this mall is full of energy. Although the mall also boasts of the world’s first rooftop drive-in movie theatre, where you can even opt to sit in one of six vintage cars, I love the events arena and the play park.  There is so much to do for kids of all ages, parents in the area are thankful their kids never get bored of Menlyn Park. This mall gets more than 20% of its revenues from non-rental income.

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