The long but never forgotten history of the attractions, rides, slides, stores, and more at the Greatest Indoor Show on Earth!
There will be lots to celebrate at the soft launch of Virtual Land on Saturday, Sept 11, 2021. Far more than just tossing on a VR headset, Virtual Land, located in West Edmonton Mall, will feature immersive and challenging environments … Continue reading Virtual Land Opening Sept 11, 2021
In the late 90’s, what was presented as the Phase 4 expansion of West Edmonton Mall was completed. This ‘expansion’ differed from the others in that it didn’t actually add additional footprint to the mall. In the early 1990’s, the … Continue reading Phase IV Expansion
Keeping pace with the previous expansion, Phase 3 of West Edmonton Mall opened to the public in 1985. Once again, exactly two years after the launch of Phase 2. However, many of the attractions included in this phase were not fully completed … Continue reading Phase III Expansion
Nearly two years to the day after the mall’s grand opening, the Phase 2 expansion of West Edmonton Mall was completed. The first of what would be three new expansions to the mall drove home the reality of how iconic the mall would eventually become. … Continue reading Phase II Expansion
Opening of West Edmonton Mall On September 15 1981, Edmonton had a population of just a hair over 500,000 people. However, after this date, this relatively unknown northern city located in Alberta, Canada would be changed forever. Once a location with no international … Continue reading History of West Edmonton Mall
The Raging Rapids was a lazy river water slide in The World Waterpark in West Edmonton Mall. The slide was a lazy river style ride, which consisted of two paths. Both started and ended in the same location, but the … Continue reading Raging Rapids
The Cannonball Run, often simply referred to as The Cannon Ball, was a slide located in The World Waterpark in West Edmonton Mall. Olive green in color, it was the only ride during its time with a free fall drop … Continue reading Cannonball Run
Geronimo’s Jump was a series of three slides in the World Waterpark, West Edmonton Mall. The slides were identical in length and design, and were positioned side by side. This made them prime choices for a race to the bottom. … Continue reading Geronimo’s Jump
The Thunderbolt, formerly named White Lightning, was a slide in West Edmonton Mall’s World Waterpark. The slide opened along with the rest of the park in 1986 as White Lightning. Throughout its life it received several paint job updates, a … Continue reading Thunderbolt (White Lightning)
West Edmonton Mall was home to a very unique attraction: a pair of Audiokinetic Sculptures, known to most as Ball Machines or Rube Goldberg Machines. The first, and larger sculpture, was entitled Ball City. The second was not titled. A conveyor-belt … Continue reading Ball Machines
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