# Grapevine Mills

Grapevine Mills is a shopping mall in Grapevine, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Grapevine Mills currently totals over 1,781,628 square feet (165,518.7 square meters) in size.
Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997, and is one of the largest malls owned by The Mills platform of Simon Property Group. The mall features over 20 anchors and over 200 specialty retailers, as well as a variety of theme restaurants, casual dining and cutting-edge entertainment venues.
Grapevine Mills is located within a major retail area just east of Lake Grapevine and two miles (3km) north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. It has a racetrack floor plan and the AMC Dine-In Grapevine Mills 30.
It is the second-largest mall in Tarrant County, Texas, with North East Mall being largest.

## History

Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997 as a joint venture between The Mills Corp. and Simon DeBartolo. It was one of the first malls to use the "Mills experience", which involved bringing in major department stores and outlet stores as anchors, as well as off-price retail chains and large stores that offer a wide range of products. Mills-owned malls also had "Entertainment Zones" that included restaurants, games, and movie theaters. In 1999, the Polar Ice rink opened at the mall.
In July 2002, Simon Property Group sold its shares in the mall. In November 2002, the ESPN X Games Skate Park opened at the mall. In January 2007, Mills Corp accepted a $1.35 billion buyout offer from Brookfield Management. The following month, Simon Property Group offered $1.6 billion for the company and Mills accepted the higher offer. As part of the acquisition, Simon Property Group took over the 38 malls owned by the Mills Corp. at the time, including Grapevine Mills.

### Legoland

In 2009, Grapevine Mills Mall owner Simon Property Group announced that Merlin Entertainments would add a Legoland Discovery Center inside the mall. It opened on March 25, 2011, with 35,000 square feet (3,300 m$^2$) inside the space that had housed Woodward Skatepark. Lego-themed attractions included an interactive laser ride, a 3D movie and a play area for kids. In October 2011, the city council approved an expansion of Legoland at the mall.

### Aquarium

In May 2010, the mall announced plans to build the Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium. It was constructed across from the new Legoland in the former space of the GameWorks video game arcade. It opened on July 12, 2011. At the time of opening, the aquarium had over 30 displays, a 160,000 gallon tank with a tunnel for guests to walk through and a tide pool where visitors could interact with certain animals.

### Renovation

In 2012, the city of Grapevine approved $14 million for renovations of the mall. The mall's new look was based on the newly renovated Opry Mills mall in Nashville. Renovations began were completed in 2016. New stores were added, such as Michael Kors, Under Armour, Coach, and H&M.

### 2017–present

In January 2017, FieldhouseUSA, an indoor sports facility, opened at Grapevine Mills. In February 2019, the first Peppa Pig World of Play store in the United States opened at Grapevine Mills. On May 11, 2022, Meow Wolf announced that a new experience would open in the mall.

## Department stores and anchors

* AMC Grapevine Mills 24 (108,733 sq ft (10,102 m$^2$))
* American Freight (22,934 sq ft (2,131 m$^2$))
* Burlington Coat Factory (100,102 sq ft (9,300 m$^2$))
* Camille La Vie (23,257 sq ft (2,161 m$^2$))
* The Children's Place (20,106 sq ft (1,868 m$^2$), formerly located in a smaller 5,133 sq ft (477 m$^2$) location)
* Forever 21 (24,203 sq ft (2,249 m$^2$))
* Fieldhouse USA
* H&M
* Legoland Discovery Centre (44,000 sq ft (4,088 m$^2$))
* Lunar Mini Golf
* Marshalls (29,397 sq ft (2,731 m$^2$))
* Neiman Marcus Last Call (33,429 sq ft (3,106 m$^2$))
* Nike Factory Store (20,150 sq ft (1,872 m$^2$))
* Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
* Old Navy (23,329 sq ft (2,167 m$^2$))
* Rainforest Cafe (22,602 sq ft (2,100 m$^2$))
* Ross Dress for Less
* Round One
* Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue (34,982 sq ft (3,250 m$^2$))
* Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium
* Sun & Ski Sports (30,127 sq ft (2,799 m$^2$))
* VF Outlet

### Former department stores and anchors

* Woodward Skatepark: became Legoland Discovery Center
* ESPN X Games Skatepark: became Woodward Skatepark
* Jekyll & Hyde Club: became ESPN X Games Skatepark
* GameWorks: became Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium
* Just for Feet: became Nike Factory Store
* Off Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills: became Forever 21
* The Sports Authority (closed in August 2016 with liquidation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy)
* Steve & Barry's (48,763 sq ft (4,530 m$^2$))(closed beginning of 2009 with liquidation of chain)
* Virgin Megastore (27,490 sq ft (2,554 m$^2$)) (closed 2009)
* Western Warehouse (20,130 sq ft (1,870 m$^2$)) (closed in 2009 with liquidation of chain)
* Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill
* Dr Pepper Starcenter: now Round One
* JCPenney Outlet Store (closed in 2013, became Fieldhouse USA)
* Bed Bath & Beyond (40,340 sq ft (3,748 m$^2$))