Festival Bay Mall
Encyclopedia
Festival Bay Mall is an enclosed shopping mall
located on International Drive
in Orlando
, Florida
, United States
. Opened in 2002 as a property of the Belz
Factory Outlets, it is owned by FB Orlando Acquisition Company, LLC and managed by Paragon Outlet Partners LLC. The mall is 860000 square feet (79,896.6 m²) in size with Bass Pro Shops
, Vans
Skatepark, Ron Jon Surf Shop
, and Shepler's Western Wear as anchor store
s. It also comprises several entertainment venues, including a Cinemark movie theater, a 13700 square feet (1,272.8 m²) indoor playground for kids, and a glow-in-the-dark miniature golf
course.
. It was originally planned to open in 2000, but the opening was delayed until 2002. Initial plans called for the mall to be 1100000 square feet (102,193.3 m²) in size, but it was scaled back to 865000 square feet (80,361.1 m²).
In 2004, plans were announced for a surfing
park, named Ron Jon Surfpark, to be built inside the mall. This project was never opened, due to the fact that the schematics for the pool were put in backwards.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located on International Drive
International Drive
International Drive is the main tourist strip of Orlando, Florida, located several miles southwest of proper Downtown Orlando in the southernmost limits of the city...
in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Opened in 2002 as a property of the Belz
Belz Enterprises
Belz Enterprises is a major American-based developer of hotels, retail, and commercial properties, including shopping malls.Belz operates throughout much of the country. They are most notably known for owning and operating the Peabody Hotels in Memphis, Little Rock, and Orlando...
Factory Outlets, it is owned by FB Orlando Acquisition Company, LLC and managed by Paragon Outlet Partners LLC. The mall is 860000 square feet (79,896.6 m²) in size with Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise. Bass Pro Shops is known for a large selection of hunting, fishing, and other outdoor gear.-History:The owner, John L...
, Vans
Vans
Vans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
Skatepark, Ron Jon Surf Shop
Ron Jon Surf Shop
Ron Jon Surf Shop is a retail store founded in 1959 in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, by Ron DiMenna. The store specializes in surfing and bodyboarding equipment, and their Cocoa Beach, Florida, store is currently the largest surfing shop in the world...
, and Shepler's Western Wear as anchor store
Anchor store
In retail, an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant is one of the larger stores in a shopping mall, usually a department store or a major retail chain....
s. It also comprises several entertainment venues, including a Cinemark movie theater, a 13700 square feet (1,272.8 m²) indoor playground for kids, and a glow-in-the-dark miniature golf
Miniature golf
Miniature golf, or minigolf, is a miniature version of the sport of golf. While the international sports organization World Minigolf Sport Federation prefers to use the name "minigolf", the general public in different countries has also many other names for the game: miniature golf, mini-golf,...
course.
History
The mall was planned and developed by Belz EnterprisesBelz Enterprises
Belz Enterprises is a major American-based developer of hotels, retail, and commercial properties, including shopping malls.Belz operates throughout much of the country. They are most notably known for owning and operating the Peabody Hotels in Memphis, Little Rock, and Orlando...
. It was originally planned to open in 2000, but the opening was delayed until 2002. Initial plans called for the mall to be 1100000 square feet (102,193.3 m²) in size, but it was scaled back to 865000 square feet (80,361.1 m²).
In 2004, plans were announced for a surfing
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
park, named Ron Jon Surfpark, to be built inside the mall. This project was never opened, due to the fact that the schematics for the pool were put in backwards.