West Edmonton Mall (WEM)
Second most visited mall in Canada!
There are 800 stores and services.
Mall attractions:
It contains World Waterpark, the world’s 4th largest indoor waterpark with the world’s largest indoor wave pool.
Galaxyland which is North America’s largest indoor amusement park featuring over 27 rides and play areas for all ages. It also contains 3 1/2 acres of family-friendly rides such as Hungry Hungry Hippo Feeding Frenzy and featured wall games such as Monopoly Rollerball and Potato Head Spud Squirt.
Has 100 dining venues, two hotels, an ice palace where you can watch hockey teams practice or you can rent skates when the rink is free. There is also adventure golf, indoor shooting range and dinner theatres.
Getting around the mall can be daunting but the street names are themed. For example, Brbn(Bourban) Street has a New Orleans flavor with clubs, restaurants and the area dimly lit to simulate a nighttime atmosphere.
Another themed area of the mall is Europa Boulevard and Chinatown, which has an Asian theme.
Every day there are approximately 90,000 to 200,000 shoppers!
Come early, get a parking spot – there are only 20,000.
Its a very interesting place to visit!
