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Shopping in Edmonton
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West Edmonton Mall has over
800 stores, 7 major attractions, 58 entrances, 20,000 parking spaces, 26
movie theatres and 23,500 employees. The scale of West Edmonton Mall is
astonishing. In floor space, it takes up 493,000 square metres - that's
110 canadian football fields, or 115 American football fields!! This makes
West Edmonton Mall the largest shopping centre in the world, and gives the
centre two listings in the Guiness Book of Records: Largest Shopping Mall
in the world, and Largest Car Park in the world.
Major attractions include:
- Galaxyland - This is a carnival midway taken to the extreme. With 25
rides and attractions, and a Galaxy Kids playpark, it would be a great
attraction, but then there's the Mindbender. 14 stories tall, this is the
world's largest indoor triple loop roller coaster. It is number #1 in the
world for G-force pull, too, making it a ride to remember.
- World Waterpark - This five acre indoor water amusement park is kept
at a constant balmy 30°C (86°F), and includes 20
activities, miles of waterslides, bungy jumping for the courageous, and The
Little Caribbean playground for the tots. The focal point, however, is the
world's largest wave pool - try catching a wave!
- The Ice Palace - Dubbed "the Oilers' second home", the Ice Palace is a
full, National Hockey League-sized indoor ice rink, nestled in the heart of
the shopping centre, that regularly hosts the Edmonton Oilers hockey team's
practice sessions. There are public sessions and the rink can be privately rented.
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