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April 10, 2017 The Mall of America The Mall of America welcomes more visitors each year than Walt Disney World, the Grand Canyon and Graceland combined. The early 1.)________ who thought the mega-mall would be a “mega-disaster,” have happily been proved wrong. In 1982, Minnesota’s baseball and football teams, the Twins and the Vikings, moved from the Met Stadium in Bloomington to the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis. Losing the two teams, gave the cityof Bloomington 78 acres of prime real 2.)______. The land was located only a mile and a half from the Minneapolis/St. Paul 3.)________ Airport and at the 4.)______ of four major highways. A vision for the Mall of America was born. In 1986 the Ghermezian brothers signed an 5.)_______ todevelop the nation’s largest retail and entertainment complex. The Ghermezian’s had just completed building the world’s largest 6.)_____ and entertainment center, the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada.On June 14, 1989 ground was broken and three years of 7.)______ began. The Mall of America opened its doors on August 11, 1992. On that date, the 4.2 million square foot complex was 71 percent 8.)_____ with 330 brand new stores open for business. It was the first time in history that the department store giants, Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, and Sears were all together under one roof. 9.)_____ the fact it is known for its awesome shopping (it now has more than 520 stores), the Mall of America is more than just a shopping mall. It is a retail and entertainment experience. You can see a movie at the fourteen screen movie theater. If you like 10.)_____ parks, you’ll love Camp Snoopy, the nation’s largest indoor theme park. You can take a ride on the 74-foot Ferris wheel or experience the rush of theFlume. The new Timberland Twister will take you on a fast spinning quarter-mile ride through the park. Explore life underwater at Underwater Adventures, a 1.2 million gallon walk-through aquarium.