west Edmonton mall walk through West Edmonton Mall is a large shopping mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that is owned, managed, and operated by Triple Five
The movie theatre you walked in, there used to be a giant animatronic dragon that blows out real fire up top of the dome but later took it down due to being expensive for maintenance.
The fire blowing was cut out for the rest it's life before it was taken down. One of the reasons why it was taken down because it was building up dust and debris, right over the main stand. Since no one took the time to clean it, it was a health hazard so they took it down for good.
I'm surprised this place has stayed open for about 30 to 40 years because here in the States, numerous malls have become abandoned due to the increase of online shopping in the past decade.
@Michael Antonio yeah I keep hearing this but I live in Charlotte NC and not a single mall near me has closed even with covid and all the crime and murders in the malls.
Larger and more experiential malls seem to be doing better, especially in Canada where the weather is less predictable. Amazon doesn't yet have a way for people to hit the pub, play mini golf and ride a rollercoaster while buying shoes.
I’m visiting WEM for the first time but I do have some questions. • 1 any good boba places • 2 any stores not worth the visit • 3 does the food court have a big variety? • 4 is the water park worth the visit or the rides? • 5 any scary places not to be around?
there are 4 boba places There are over 900+ stores prob more than 1000 over 75 resturaunts Water Park and Rides are CRAZYYYY There are 2 haunted houses and that's about all the scary places...
37:00 You might wondering, "why is there so much open space for such a small ride?" well... there used to be another ride to actually used all that space. The Perilous Pendulum. Used to be fun to look outside when it went upside down. 40:34 Cookies by George is STILL THERE! I remember each visit to West Ed (what I called the mall), it was a requirement to always visit there before leaving.
(Edit) Just a bit of a nit-pick to the owners of the Mall. On the inside, it's a very nice looking well maintained mall, but on the outside, seeing all that rust everywhere and corrosion and such. Yeah, they need to fix the exterior because if they don't all the nice stuff on the interior could be compromised and could spell permanent closure of the mall.
being born and raised in the Annapolis valley n.s., spent 12 years in the Canadian Airforce where I traveled the world extensively, lived many years in southern ontario, several years on Vancouver island, and 16 excruciatingly painful years in Edmonton Alta...never aqain will revisit Edmonton...it was quickly forgotten...cold, dry, dreary, flat, waterless, barren landscape, with pityfull meaningless settlements void of of any significant culture, but, if thats your cup of tea, Alberta awaits.
Hey I went to galaxy Land In the mall and this weirdo was in a roller coaster ride, then He unbuckled his seatbelt for the ride. 5 seconds after he hopped off, the ride took of. He could of died! I LOVE WEM! best mall in canada hands down!
If I were you, I would definitely go to Chef Tony’s near the west end of Edmonton. It’s a really good dim sum restaurant. It offers cheap prices, yummy food, and good quantities of their dishes! If you can’t go there for any reason, I recommend going to the Chinese dim sum restaurants near downtown! They also offer dim sum, but in my opinion, the prices and food don’t really top Chef Tony’s
@@jamescalvin9566 Oh really ? Thanks for the heads up... I was just about to send an email to my financial advisers .."Dewy, Cheetum and Howe... I thought I heard the young man in the video say "1.5 million dollars" I need to get my hearing checked : (
The movie theatre you walked in, there used to be a giant animatronic dragon that blows out real fire up top of the dome but later took it down due to being expensive for maintenance.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN EPIC TO SEE ,DID THE DRAGON HAVE A NAME ?
@@travelnorthamerica I think it was name Excalibur. It was cool, it blew fire so close you could feel the heat on the second floor
What happened was a guy dies from it so they took it down :(
@@bjpm7718 no, high maintenence it was like 40 feet off the ground, the fire got no where near anyone
The fire blowing was cut out for the rest it's life before it was taken down. One of the reasons why it was taken down because it was building up dust and debris, right over the main stand. Since no one took the time to clean it, it was a health hazard so they took it down for good.
Excited to be going back for spring 2020!
How’d that work out for you lol
Harrison Steed just abt to say tgat
Hahahaaaa
R.I.P bc of covid💀
I'm surprised this place has stayed open for about 30 to 40 years because here in the States, numerous malls have become abandoned due to the increase of online shopping in the past decade.
@Michael Antonio yeah I keep hearing this but I live in Charlotte NC and not a single mall near me has closed even with covid and all the crime and murders in the malls.
This place is insanely packed all hours of every day. Its more of a cultural piece now then an actual mall.
Larger and more experiential malls seem to be doing better, especially in Canada where the weather is less predictable. Amazon doesn't yet have a way for people to hit the pub, play mini golf and ride a rollercoaster while buying shoes.
Yeah but it’s f*cking huge so that’s probably why it hasn’t closed
In defense it not only the stores galaxyland and other things you cant just buy online
Nice video
I live in Edmonton and this is the best mall ever
Is it still busy !!
@@jamescalvin9566 yea it’s pretty busy but not too bad
Thank you for sharing I live faraway now use to leave Edmonton from 1 years old to 25 years thank u. I miss it
I miss the west Edmonton mall so much.we want to the west Edmonton mall in
2016 with Pam,Darryl,Sean and kalan.
How's Darryl doing these days?
Oh how the mall has changed over the years! For example, 15:30 used to be a beautiful fountain, now just a stage:(
I love my hometown of Edmonton and I really miss West Edmonton mall I should go back there
haven't been there in 3 years i imagine its change
This is neat. Last time I was here was back in 2003. Good memories.
I go here every year where do u live
@@obdukeletal6355 I live in Prince George, BC.
wow, I forgot about the hockey rink. It looks pretty much the same there as it did 30 years ago. Place is gigantic.
❤
I have been there it's sooooo fun!
I live in Edmonton
I live in Europe and I will probably never go there but gotta admit this is amazing
I’m visiting WEM for the first time but I do have some questions.
• 1 any good boba places
• 2 any stores not worth the visit
• 3 does the food court have a big variety?
• 4 is the water park worth the visit or the rides?
• 5 any scary places not to be around?
there are 4 boba places
There are over 900+ stores prob more than 1000
over 75 resturaunts
Water Park and Rides are CRAZYYYY
There are 2 haunted houses and that's about all the scary places...
lol I went there yesterday for my friend's birthday, we went to the waterpark, it was so much fun, you should go there.
I spent the happiest time of my life here in 1987.
NO DOUBT IT WAS A AMAZING EXPERIENCE BACK THAN
Freaking huge! Malls!
Lol, I live about 10 mins away from West Edmonton mall and sometimes forget that it's a tourist destination
lol
don’t forget cross iron mall too
Its on my list
37:00 You might wondering, "why is there so much open space for such a small ride?" well... there used to be another ride to actually used all that space. The Perilous Pendulum. Used to be fun to look outside when it went upside down.
40:34 Cookies by George is STILL THERE! I remember each visit to West Ed (what I called the mall), it was a requirement to always visit there before leaving.
the west edmonton mall walking at imax theatre and dragon is gone?
dragon blows out real fire and walking in west edmonton mall💙😎
I wish live! There!
Dude great video honestly! Where are you going next.
WEST COAST !
(Edit) Just a bit of a nit-pick to the owners of the Mall. On the inside, it's a very nice looking well maintained mall, but on the outside, seeing all that rust everywhere and corrosion and such. Yeah, they need to fix the exterior because if they don't all the nice stuff on the interior could be compromised and could spell permanent closure of the mall.
being born and raised in the Annapolis valley n.s., spent 12 years in the Canadian Airforce where I traveled the world extensively, lived many years in southern ontario, several years on Vancouver island, and 16 excruciatingly painful years in Edmonton Alta...never aqain will revisit Edmonton...it was quickly forgotten...cold, dry, dreary, flat, waterless, barren landscape, with pityfull meaningless settlements void of of any significant culture, but, if thats your cup of tea, Alberta awaits.
I miss the mall I haven’t been here since 2019
You made this film in October 2019. In three months, the world will lose its freedom
Hey I went to galaxy Land In the mall and this weirdo was in a roller coaster ride, then He unbuckled his seatbelt for the ride. 5 seconds after he hopped off, the ride took of. He could of died! I LOVE WEM!
best mall in canada hands down!
meanwhile in america malls are dying and depressing even the mega malls
@@rmanga4171 canada at top
Was this before Corona because right now you can't enter the same mall without a mask?
Holy! Freaking! Gosh never! See! Largest! Malls! Never!
Are this mall open 24 hours,
Yo I think me and my Family are planning to go to Edmonton when Covid is over for vacation so I need recommendations on where to go, got any?
Yeah
Go to Wem
That's funny don't you know Canada has already began it's fell to Communism we'll be in lockeddown until the process is complete
If I were you, I would definitely go to Chef Tony’s near the west end of Edmonton. It’s a really good dim sum restaurant. It offers cheap prices, yummy food, and good quantities of their dishes! If you can’t go there for any reason, I recommend going to the Chinese dim sum restaurants near downtown! They also offer dim sum, but in my opinion, the prices and food don’t really top Chef Tony’s
I expected it to be like the eaton centre. Packed with people lol
I went on a Monday night because when its packed its so hard to move and film ,and see the stores
Less busy easier to film :)
Very different vibe than Eaton Centre. WEM is much larger and more suburban, so it probably appears less busy during the day.
My man walking like a gta player (no offence)
how the heck did i find out this even exists?
this look like heaven
oh right....coaster studios
Wat city this mall is in
Edmonton
do you have to pay to get all this views
John Osama no UA-cam is a free platform
I was her!
Dam.... I can get approval for a 1.5 million dollars...... I might ask if the owner would consider selling
What are you talking about lol
Last year it was valued at 1.5 billion
@@jamescalvin9566 Oh really ? Thanks for the heads up... I was just about to send an email to my financial advisers .."Dewy, Cheetum and Howe...
I thought I heard the young man in the video say "1.5 million dollars"
I need to get my hearing checked : (