On a recent trip to Orlando we had some time to go and look around the Florida mall (just under 2hours to be exact) which is nowhere near enough time to do everything you want to do!
They have lots of stores that we just don't have in the UK such as Macy's, Sears, Sks Fifth Ave, Pottery Barn, Sephora, and Forever 21 to name just a small few and it is easy to get so excited by some of these stores that you could easily spend the whole day in there and still need to come back to go into stores that you missed previously!
Upon entering you'll notice that everywhere is very clean and the floor is tiled all nicely and it is actually not very busy (weekday -around 2pm ish) but whether it would be very busy at weekends I'm not sure!
The stores are all laid out on either side with little stalls sometimes down the centre with lots of benches to sit and rest at dotted around.
The mall has lots of places to eat and you can get a takeaway or have a full service meal depending on what kind of food you are after etc. I ate from a takeaway which served sub rolls and it was very tasty and not expensive either at just under $4 for the roll and a large drink
The beauty of Florida Mall is that a lot of the stores have discounts in them so you can always find a bargain! The most amazing store I found was the M&M world shop - filled with goodies and absolutely loads of different coloured M&M'S that you can't get here in the UK - brilliant!
Overall there are over 260 stores so I'm sure something for everyone and best of all parking is free! To actually get to the mall it would be best if you had your own car as if you didn't I'm not sure it would be that easy to get to, especially if you were staying in one of the Disney or Universalhotels. However if you can get to it or the opportunity comes up to make a visit I would highly recommend that you go as even those who don't like shopping are sure to like it here as without lots of crowds it is a very nice chilled out shopping experience.
The mall is open 10am - 9pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm - 6pm on Sundays.
The mall address is: 8001 South Orange Blossom Trail Orlando FL 32809
Sounds a heck of a lot bigger than any of the American Malls I've ever tried to deal with... in all honesty I felt like death was around every corner at Meadowhall, so one of these places is probably far beyond my capabilities! Jim
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04.04.2008 08:40
Very interesting. I'd better not go there unless I've got a lot of dosh to dispose of!
24.03.2008 13:30
Sounds a heck of a lot bigger than any of the American Malls I've ever tried to deal with... in all honesty I felt like death was around every corner at Meadowhall, so one of these places is probably far beyond my capabilities! Jim
24.03.2008 13:07
Love to go to America, very helpful review