

The previous Saks Fifth Avenue outpost was reconstructed for a new wing with a new Dining Pavilion. Saks Fifth Avenue shuttered in 2014 as part of a strategy implemented to improve profit margins substantially by electing to shutter nearly thirty five percent of its entire base over the course of several years. Lord & Taylor shuttered in 2006, after being repositioned. Burdines-Macy's simply became Macy's in 2005. Burdines merged with Macy's in 2003, and in 2004, the hotel was purchased by a group headed by the Bank of Scotland and was renamed The Florida Hotel & Conference Center. Lord & Taylor replaced Parisian in 2002, and the east wing was expanded again with Central Florida's first and only Nordstrom. Then, in 1998, Gayfers transitioned into Parisian, whereas Dillard's added a second floor to their newly consolidated store at the east end, closing the other store on the southeast side that was razed for a new wing featuring Burdines, which opened in 1999. In 1996, Belk became Saks Fifth Avenue, while the Sheraton hotel was sold to Adam's Mark. Maison Blanche was rebranded by Gayfers in early 1992 as a result of Mercantile Stores. Dillard's opened two stores in 1991 at the east end filling the two remaining anchor pads. Robinson's converted to Maison Blanche in August 1987, and the Crowne Plaza rebranded as a Sheraton Plaza in 1988.

A year later, store acquisitions and consolidations started varying the anchor lineup. Many of the mall’s design features were borrowed from other DeBartolo malls like Aventura Mall for many expansions and Coral Square for its layout and space frame ceiling. DeBartolo and owned in partnership with Pratt Hotel Corporation of Dallas Texas), followed by Robinson's in September of that year. The mall opened on March 12, 1986, with Sears, JCPenney, Belk and the Crowne Plaza hotel (built by E.J.

History Entrance to the mall's food court in 2015 The Florida Mall attracts over 20 million visitors annually, including domestic and international tourists to the Orlando area. The mall offers various services to shoppers including valet parking, currency exchange, and package and baggage check. The Florida Mall features a 105,000-square-foot (9,800 m 2) Dining Pavilion that contains a total of 25 restaurants. The mall offers various dining options including 25 quick-service restaurants and 8 sit-down restaurants. The Florida Mall contains numerous smaller stores and entertainment venues including the only American Girl and Disney Store locations in the Orlando area. Attached to the mall is The Florida Hotel & Conference Center, which contains 511 rooms. The mall is one level and is anchored by Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Dick's Sporting Goods, and the Crayola Experience. The Florida Mall has a gross leasable area of 1,718,000 square feet (159,600 m 2) and contains over 250 stores, making it the largest mall in Central Florida. The Florida Mall is located at the southeast corner of the intersection between US 17/ US 92/ US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) and SR 482 (Sand Lake Road) and is situated near the junction of SR 528 (Beachline Expressway) and Florida's Turnpike. The mall is close to Orlando International Airport and many other Orlando attractions including Universal Orlando Resort, Walt Disney World, SeaWorld Orlando, and International Drive. The Florida Mall is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, Florida south of the city of Orlando.

With 1,699,571 sq ft (157,900 m 2) of gross leasable area and 294 retailers, it is one of the largest single-story malls in the United States and the largest mall in Central Florida. Penney Company) starting in 1979-1984 it is currently managed by Simon Property Group, which owns 50%, having fallen to Simon following the 1996 merger of Simon and DeBartolo Realty into Simon DeBartolo Group. The facility was developed by a Joint Venture of Eddie DeBartolo of DeBartolo Realty & JCP Realty, Inc. The mall features JCPenney, Dillard's, Macy's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Sears, in addition to the Crayola Experience. The Florida Mall is a super regional enclosed shopping mall located south of Orlando in unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States, on the southeast corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Sand Lake Road it opened in 1986. Parking lot, valet parking with 9,220 spaces ħ, 37, 42, 107, 108, 111, 418, 441 at the Florida Mall SuperStop and JCP Realty, Inc.ġ (2 in Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, Dillard's, Old Navy, H&M, Zara and Crayola Experience, 12 in Florida Hotel)
