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I've been to both and prefer Mall of America over KOP, Mall of America is a much better lay out, its 4 stories of shopping and food courts in circles around a fairly large theme park with many rides and fun activities.
KOP is just a large Mall or Two of them stuck together..
They both pale in comparison to Montreal's underground city that has 32 kilometers of shopping and food courts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_City,_Montreal
But you're the one stating things that clearly aren't true. If WEM is more heard of, then why does it have about 28.2 million visitors per year while MOA has around 40 million visitors per year?
No I'm not. WEM IS more famous around the world. Obviously MoA is going to get more visitors. It's in a metro three times as large. And if you look at the number of people within a day's drive, there are many times more people compared to WEM. What is "clearly not true" is that almost nobody has heard of WEM. People fly to Edmonton from overseas basically just to go to the mall. It's a lie to say that almost nobody has heard of WEM.Again, take up your issue with west336. He's the one who started the lie that almost nobody has heard of WEM. It's also a lie that MoA gets twice as many visitors (it's about 40m to 29m per year). I think someone else in this thread said that.
No I'm not. WEM IS more famous around the world. Obviously MoA is going to get more visitors. It's in a metro three times as large. And if you look at the number of people within a day's drive, there are many times more people compared to WEM. What is "clearly not true" is that almost nobody has heard of WEM. People fly to Edmonton from overseas basically just to go to the mall. It's a lie to say that almost nobody has heard of WEM.Again, take up your issue with west336. He's the one who started the lie that almost nobody has heard of WEM. It's also a lie that MoA gets twice as many visitors (it's about 40m to 29m per year). I think someone else in this thread said that.
The metro i'm sure doesn't have alot to do with it.. There are only about 3.5 million people in MPL/SP area. Alot of those visitors are also coming from around the world you know. And I doubt more people know about WEM than MOA. Just my opinion.
The metro i'm sure doesn't have alot to do with it.. There are only about 3.5 million people in MPL/SP area.
There are only 1 million people in the metro Edmonton area. So the metro population has a lot to do with it. And in talking with my friend who lived in Minneapolis for a year, there's not a whole lot to do there. Edmonton has the Rocky Mountains less than a three hour drive for example.
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Alot of those visitors are also coming from around the world you know. And I doubt more people know about WEM than MOA. Just my opinion.
I'm sure more Americans know about MOA than WEM, but in Europe and Australia WEM has been well-known since 1981. It is a lie to say almost nobody has heard of it like that other guy did. Why would MOA be more famous than WEM internationally? What does MOA have over WEM? I've been to both, and MOA pales in both size/scope and variety of things to do compared to WEM. So there is no reason I can think of why it would be more famous. It's only more famous in the United States, not in any other country.
Wow that's really cool! I had no clue that Montreal had this, Thanks for posting this i love discovering interesting things in different cities over the web
Toronto also has a massive underground mall called the PATH. It has approx. 1300 stores with nearly 5 million square feet of leaseable retail space (the 4 million in the link is about 10 years out of date). It is the world's largest underground shopping complex as per Guinness Book of World Records.PATH (Toronto) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are only 1 million people in the metro Edmonton area. So the metro population has a lot to do with it. And in talking with my friend who lived in Minneapolis for a year, there's not a whole lot to do there. Edmonton has the Rocky Mountains less than a three hour drive for example.I'm sure more Americans know about MOA than WEM, but in Europe and Australia WEM has been well-known since 1981. It is a lie to say almost nobody has heard of it like that other guy did. Why would MOA be more famous than WEM internationally? What does MOA have over WEM? I've been to both, and MOA pales in both size/scope and variety of things to do compared to WEM. So there is no reason I can think of why it would be more famous. It's only more famous in the United States, not in any other country.
What do you mean there isn't alot to do in Minneapolis?!
I never said there was anything MOA has over WEM. But you can't deny that MOA is more popular in, and most likely outside of The USA. How do you know that less people know of MOA outside of the USA though?
King of Prussia mall never tried to be a 'destination' mall like Mall of America, it grew organically. If people talk it up, it's only because Philadelphia's huge market allowed it to grow so much. It does feature a few steak houses and there are a few hotels in the area. It is a great asset to Philadelphia, but it was never intended to draw tourist traffic. The main reason to go to King of Prussia Mall is to shop, but then again I can't imagine why else one would go to a mall, certainly not for a roller coaster.
As for the whole ongoing debate about the fame of the West Edmonton Mall, lol of course they heard about it in Australia, being that Canada and Australia share having Queen Elizabeth II as their monarch. What's news in one place is news in the other... the West Edmonton Mall is otherwise unknown to most of the world and to most Americans. MOA got lots of press when it opened, I definitely think it is the better known mall, both in this country and throughout the world; except for within the British Empire, of course.
What do you mean there isn't alot to do in Minneapolis?!
I never said there was anything MOA has over WEM. But you can't deny that MOA is more popular in, and most likely outside of The USA. How do you know that less people know of MOA outside of the USA though?
For one thing WEM has been around 10+ more years than MOA, so it's had more time to get famous. As for which is more famous, neither of us can say for sure, but WEM is a lot more famous in Europe and Australia. I'm speaking from first-hand experience. In fact, in those places WEM is the only thing most people know about Edmonton. What makes you think MoA is more famous internationally? What is there about the mall that would make it more famous?Again though, take up your issue with west336, not me.
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I had no clue that Montreal had this, Thanks for posting this i love discovering interesting things in different cities over the web 
