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| Location | Orange County, Florida, United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°26′45″N81°23′44″W / 28.44592°N 81.39554°W /28.44592; -81.39554 |
| Address | 8001 SouthOrange Blossom Trail Orlando, FL 32809 |
| Opening date | March 12, 1986 (1986-03-12) |
| Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and JCP Realty, Inc. |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group (50%) |
| Stores and services | 300 |
| Anchor tenants | 12 (11 open, 1 vacant) |
| Floor area | 1,699,571 sq ft (157,900 m2)[1] |
| Floors | 1 (2 in Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, Dillard's, Old Navy, H&M, Zara, Crayola Experience, former Forever 21, and Primark, 12 in Florida Hotel) |
| Parking | Parking lot,valet parking with 9,220 spaces[2] |
| Public transit |   7, 37, 42, 107, 108, 111, 418, 441 at the Florida Mall SuperStop |
| Website | Official website |
The Florida Mall is a super regional enclosedshopping mall located south ofOrlando in unincorporatedOrange County, Florida, United States, on the southeast corner ofOrange Blossom Trail andSand Lake Road; it opened in 1986. The mall featuresJCPenney,Dillard's,Macy's,Dick's Sporting Goods,Primark, andSears, in addition to theCrayola Experience, along with junior anchorsH&M,Zara, andOld Navy.There is one vacant anchor store that was onceForever 21. There is also one anchor store under construction that is set to be aRound1 arcade.
The facility was developed by a Joint Venture ofEddie DeBartolo of DeBartolo Realty & JCP Realty, Inc. (Subsidiary of J. C. Penney Company) starting in 1979-1984; it is currently managed bySimon Property Group, which owns 50%, having fallen to Simon following the 1996 merger of Simon and DeBartolo Realty into Simon DeBartolo Group. With 1,699,571 sq ft (157,900 m2) ofgross leasable area and 294 retailers,[3] it is one of the largest single-story malls in the United States and the largest mall inCentral Florida.
The Florida Mall is located in an unincorporated area ofOrange County, Florida south of the city ofOrlando. The mall is close toOrlando International Airport and many other Orlando attractions includingUniversal Orlando Resort,Walt Disney World,SeaWorld Orlando, andInternational Drive. The Florida Mall is located at the southeast corner of the intersection betweenUS 17/US 92/US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) andSR 482 (Sand Lake Road) and is situated near the junction ofSR 528 (Beachline Expressway) andFlorida's Turnpike.[1][2]
The Florida Mall has agross leasable area of 1,718,000 square feet (159,600 m2) and contains over 250 stores, making it the largest mall inCentral Florida. The mall is one level and is anchored byDillard's,Macy's,JCPenney,Sears,Dick's Sporting Goods, and theCrayola Experience. Attached to the mall is The Florida Hotel & Conference Center, which contains 511 rooms. The Florida Mall contains numerous smaller stores and entertainment venues including the onlyAmerican Girl andDisney Store locations in the Orlando area. The mall offers various dining options including 25 quick-service restaurants and 8 sit-down restaurants. The Florida Mall features a 105,000-square-foot (9,800 m2)Dining Pavilion that contains a total of 25 restaurants. The mall offers various services to shoppers includingvalet parking,currency exchange, and package and baggage check. The Florida Mall attracts over 20 million visitors annually, including domestic and international tourists to the Orlando area.[1][2] As of June 2025, the mall is also home to one of only 8 (soon to be 5)Sears stores remaining in the United States.
The mall opened on March 12, 1986, withSears,JCPenney,Belk and theCrowne Plaza hotel (built by E.J. DeBartolo and owned in partnership with Pratt Hotel Corporation of Dallas Texas), followed byRobinson's in September of that year.[4] Many of the mall’s design features were borrowed from other DeBartolo malls likeAventura Mall for many expansions andCoral Square for its layout andspace frame ceiling. A year later, store acquisitions and consolidations started varying the anchor lineup. Robinson's converted to Maison Blanche in August 1987, and the Crowne Plaza rebranded as aSheraton Plaza in 1988.Dillard's opened two stores in 1991 at the east end filling the two remaining anchor pads. Maison Blanche was rebranded byGayfers in early 1992 as a result of Mercantile Stores. In 1996, Belk becameSaks Fifth Avenue, while the Sheraton hotel was sold toAdam's Mark. Then, in 1998, Gayfers transitioned intoParisian, 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 featuringBurdines, which opened in 1999.Lord & Taylor replaced Parisian in 2002, and the east wing was expanded again with Central Florida's first and onlyNordstrom.[5] Burdines merged withMacy's in 2003, and in 2004, the hotel was purchased by a group headed by theBank of Scotland and was renamed The Florida Hotel & Conference Center. Burdines-Macy's simply became Macy's in 2005.
Lord & Taylor closed in 2006.[6] Saks Fifth Avenue closed in 2014. The Saks Fifth Avenue anchor store was reconstructed for a new wing with a new Dining Pavilion. The old food court was reconfigured to include more retail and dining space.Champs Sports andFootaction (now closed) were added next to the existingFoot Locker store.[7] In August 2014, it was announced that the Nordstrom anchor store would close.[5][8] In June 2015, Nordstrom was redesigned forDick's Sporting Goods and theCrayola Experience.
The Lord & Taylor anchor store was demolished in 2007 and redeveloped into a new outdoor plaza with storesForever 21,H&M andZara in 2009, withAmerican Girl being added in the Fall of 2014.
In 2017,Shake Shack opened at the mall.[citation needed]
In early 2019, the mall hosted theCirque du Soleil touring showLuzia under the big top.[9] This limited engagement was the first time Cirque's iconic big top has been raised in the Orlando area.
In 2023, Forever 21 relocated its store from across American Girl to a smaller space next to the Dining Pavilion.
On August 29, 2024, Primark opened in the old Forever 21 location.
In March 2025, it was announced that the entire Forever 21 chain was closing. Their new anchor store closed on May 1, 2025.[10]
In 2025, a portion of the Sears store was leased toRound1.Round1 began construction on one of their arcades in the former Sears space in 2025. The Sears store will continue to operate on a smaller footprint. Round1 is set to open in 2026.[11]
Right next to the mall stretchesSR 528 (Beachline Expressway) which has an interchange withUS 17/US 92/US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) at exit 4. The exit is only few exits away from theOrlando International Airport. The mall is also accessible from exit 254 ofFlorida's Turnpike, which connects to Orange Blossom Trail.
The mall is serviced byLynx buses (links) 7, 37, 42, 107, 108, 111, 418, and 441 at the Florida Mall SuperStop. The Florida Mall SuperStop has direct bus service from several points in the Orlando area includingLynx Central Station inDowntown Orlando,Kissimmee, Orlando International Airport,SeaWorld Orlando, andUniversal Orlando Resort.[12][13]
