Research: Mall of America?

[Liar]

That thing in Minneapolis. Supposedly huge.

I'm using it as a set in the smut novel I'm working on, but I haven't been there, so I don't really get a good feel for the place. It's the first, and one of the few non fictional locations in the story. All I get from checking out their website is that it's got four levels with at least one Starbucks on each, a lot of stores and some sort of park in the middle.

Anyone been there and can give me more of an impression of it than a presentation?

 

[Guest]

That thing in Minneapolis. Supposedly huge.

I'm using it as a set in the smut novel I'm working on, but I haven't been there, so I don't really get a good feel for the place. It's the first, and one of the few non fictional locations in the story. All I get from checking out their website is that it's got four levels with at least one Starbucks on each, a lot of stores and some sort of park in the middle.

Anyone been there and can give me more of an impression of it than a presentation?

ive nothing to say about the mall of america...however, i do believe that you should get your ass over here and we'll drive you up there.

 

[Liar]

ive nothing to say about the mall of america...however, i do believe that you should get your ass over here and we'll drive you up there.

Yeah! If only to visit a the state where a massage therapist can't boink her hubby.

 

[R. Richard]

That thing in Minneapolis. Supposedly huge.

I'm using it as a set in the smut novel I'm working on, but I haven't been there, so I don't really get a good feel for the place. It's the first, and one of the few non fictional locations in the story. All I get from checking out their website is that it's got four levels with at least one Starbucks on each, a lot of stores and some sort of park in the middle.

Anyone been there and can give me more of an impression of it than a presentation?

I have been there once, some time ago. It has, IIRC, something like 4.5 levels. There were, IIRC, some coffee shops on a sort of half level in one corner. It is a huge place, but I don't recall a park in the center. I do seem to recall a kiddie play area in the center, but I would not call it a park.

The place is huge and there are LOTS of shops on each level. With so many levels and so many shops, there are some duplications. There are several electronics specialty stores, several ladies shops that seem to cater to the same clientele, etc.

Apparently the Mall of America does not have a shop that sells a maul. Pity really.

 

[Guest]

you can get married at the mall of america.
i guess i could see that as an option if i were straight and had limited choices

 

[tolyk]

West Edmonton Mall is better

 

[Guest]

Liar, here's a link to Mall of America information.

http://www.mallofamerica.com/about_moa_guest_services.aspx

The place is enormous. You cannot get through it in a weekend.

* Cost to build - $650 million
* Economic impact - Mall of America contributes more than $1.8 billion in economic impact activity annually to the state of Minnesota
* Gross leasable space - 2.5 million square feet
* Gross building area - 4.2 million square feet
* Number of stores - More than 520
* Sit-down restaurants - 20
* Fast food restaurants - 30
* Specialty food stores - 36
* Movie screens - 14
* Employees - 11,000 year-round, 13,000 during summers and holidays
* Parking spaces - 12,550 on-site
* Walking distance around one level - .57 miles
* Total store front footage - 4.3 miles
* Key attractions include The Park at MOA™, Underwater Adventures® Aquarium, LEGO® Imagination Center, Dinosaur Walk Museum, A.C.E.S. Flight Simulation, NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears.

Did you know?

* 258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
* If Mount Rushmore was divided into individual monuments, a president could reside in each of the Mall's four courts
* Mall of America is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747s
* Seven Yankee Stadiums can fit inside Mall of America
* If a shopper spent 10 minutes browsing at every store, it would take them more than 86 hours to complete their visit to Mall of America
* There is no sales tax on clothing in Minnesota

 

[Liar]

* 258 Statues of Liberty could lie inside the Mall
* If Mount Rushmore was divided into individual monuments, a president could reside in each of the Mall's four courts
* Mall of America is big enough to hold 32 Boeing 747s
* Seven Yankee Stadiums can fit inside Mall of America

Yeah, I've heard those before. A character even mentiones selected trivia.

“32 jumbojets,” Nadja said when they had stepped off the bus and stood in front of the behemoth of a building, taking in the sight.

“Pardon?”

“I read it somewhere; they could squeeze in 32 big-ass planes in there if they knocked out all the walls. And there are, like, urban legends of people who have lived in there for years and never seen daylight.”

“So, place is big, is what you’re saying?”

“Well, yah.”

“Fuck me sideways, I hadn’t noticed.”

Nadja jabbed him in the side. “Don’t get cheeky on me, or I’ll never fuck you sideways.”

So numbers I've got aplenty. No, what I'd need is a vitual tour of the place. maybe there's a HL mod of it or something similary geeky?

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I've heard those before. A character even mentiones selected trivia.

So numbers I've got aplenty. No, what I'd need is a vitual tour of the place. maybe there's a HL mod of it or something similary geeky?

I found this site - does this help?

http://bigeyeinthesky.com/Default.asp?CID=Mall_of_America&AIR=True

 

[yui]

Yeah, I've heard those before. A character even mentiones selected trivia.

So numbers I've got aplenty. No, what I'd need is a vitual tour of the place. maybe there's a HL mod of it or something similary geeky?

Sideways? <perking up>

Sorry, can't take you there. Could do you other places, but not so much there. Sorry.

 

[Liar]

I found this site - does this help?

http://bigeyeinthesky.com/Default.asp?CID=Mall_of_America&AIR=True

Groovy. Thanks.

 

[Liar]

Sorry, can't take you there. Could do you other places, but not so much there. Sorry.

Well, let me know where you could do me, and I'll make an extra effort.

 

[Liar]

Beginning to find some good pics of the place via Google. It looks brighter than I'd imagined. And easier to navigate. Might have to rethink some plot...

 

[minsue]

Beginning to find some good pics of the place via Google. It looks brighter than I'd imagined. And easier to navigate. Might have to rethink some plot...

All American shopping malls are bright, though I don't know about easy to navigate. Wide aisles and walkways, but some are like casinos in that they try to keep you from finding the exit door.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

There is an amusment park inside it with rollercoasters and everything. That's all I know.

 

[Selena_Kitt]

I've been there. Yes, there is a rollar coaster. It's not The Magnum or anything (but the Magnum isn't the Magnum anymore... man, I'm old) but it's definitely a coaster... it passes right over your head while you're sitting in the food court...

We ate in the Food Court and hung out there on an unexpected layover once... huge ... ginormously huge... couldn't have even thought about covering the whole thing... there was a big Lego-construction thing going on, but I don't know if that was usually there or not... lots of interesting things made out of Legos, that was fun to peruse...

I remember they had Cinnabons (yum)... and my FIL got four orders of fries with salt and vinegar on them from some interesting little place in the Food Court...

that's all I really remember...

 

[AchtungNight]

I too am a fan of the Mall of America. I fought an army of the undead in there in an online RPG a long time ago.

 

[Guest]

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[Tom Collins]

The only thing I know about the place is that they have the only direct consumer QVC (an American television shopping channel) outlet there and they frequently broadcast live from the store so if you go in there you might wind up being seen nation wide by a bunch of bored people looking to buy shit off the tv.

 

[Liar]

Just one question: If two grown men got into an all-out berserk fist fight in the middle of a walkway, what do you think would plausibly happen?

a) Everybody get the hell out of the way, and let them sort it out.
b) Bystanders and nearby store employees rush them and pile them to the ground while waiting for security.
c) Security is on their asses in 5 seconds, armed with "Hey you, stop that...please."
d) Security is on their asses in 4 seconds, tazers, maze and/or big, mean telescope truncheons ready for action.
e) Security is on their asses in 3 seconds, waving guns about.

 

[R. Richard]

Just one question: If two grown men got into an all-out berserk fist fight in the middle of a walkway, what do you think would plausibly happen?

a) Everybody get the hell out of the way, and let them sort it out.
b) Bystanders and nearby store employees rush them and pile them to the ground while waiting for security.
c) Security is on their asses in 5 seconds, armed with "Hey you, stop that...please."
d) Security is on their asses in 4 seconds, tazers, maze and/or big, mean telescope truncheons ready for action.
e) Security is on their asses in 3 seconds, waving guns about.

I would thnk that a) would be the most probable. I don't remember any extreme sense of people wanting to get involved. There are security guards who would most likely get involved only if the fight took place in front of a doughnut shop.

 

[Guest]

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[Tom Collins]

Just one question: If two grown men got into an all-out berserk fist fight in the middle of a walkway, what do you think would plausibly happen?

a) Everybody get the hell out of the way, and let them sort it out.
b) Bystanders and nearby store employees rush them and pile them to the ground while waiting for security.
c) Security is on their asses in 5 seconds, armed with "Hey you, stop that...please."
d) Security is on their asses in 4 seconds, tazers, maze and/or big, mean telescope truncheons ready for action.
e) Security is on their asses in 3 seconds, waving guns about.
f) People ring the fighter afer getting out of the way and watch the display of machizmo, young mothers squeeling like idiots and young bucks chanting "Fight, fight, fight". Security would show up after a few seconds (10-20 I would think) and try to pry them apart while calling the real cops.

*cheeky grin*

 

[yui]

Well, let me know where you could do me, and I'll make an extra effort.

I could do you most anywhere. We might need to narrow things down a bit.

 

[bouncnballs]

MOA...That's what we locals call it.

When referring to the MOA's location, please be aware...it is in Bloomington. It is NOT in Minneapolis...aka MURDERapolis.

The Mall of America sits directly on the former site of Metropolitan Stadium, the first Twins ballpark. In fact, there is a bronze homeplate in it's exact location somewhere on the floor of The Park.

What else would you like to know? If you're serious, email me. I live within walking distance of the Mall and go there often!

tcbouncnballs@yahoo.com