<P> Mall of America opened its doors to the public on August 11, 1992 . Even before opening, the mall had earned several nicknames, including "The Megamall", "Sprawl of America", "Hugedale"--in reference to the four major "dale" shopping malls within the Twin Cities: Rosedale, Southdale, Ridgedale, and (defunct as of 2010) Brookdale--and simply, "The Mall". </P> <P> Mall of America became the largest shopping mall in total area and largest in total store vendors in the United States when it opened . The Mall of America's 42 million annual visitors equal roughly eight times the population of the state of Minnesota . As of 2015, the mall employed over 11,000 workers year - round and 13,000 during peak seasons . </P> <P> In 2003, after a protracted six - year legal battle between Simon Property Group, the managing general partner of the property, and the Ghermezian brothers / Triple Five Group, over majority ownership of the site, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Ghermezians, effectively transferring control and planning authority of the mall back to the creator of the concept . The dispute stemmed from a 1999 purchase of Teacher's Insurance's 27.5% equity stake by Simon Properties, giving them majority ownership . The Ghermezians claimed they were never told of the deal and sued Simon, citing fiduciary responsibility . On November 3, 2006, the Ghermezians gained full control of Mall of America by spending US $1 billion . </P> <P> On May 18, 2008, the Mall of America received a tax break for a proposed $2 billion expansion . The bill gave the city of Bloomington the ability to increase taxes on sales, lodging and food and beverages to finances a parking ramp at the mall . On March 24, 2012, the Triple Five Group announced the start of a $200 million expansion that would build into the north parking lot of the mall . The plans called for an additional hotel and an additional 200,000 square feet (19,000 m) of retail space . The project broke ground in the fall of 2013 and began opening in stages in the summer of 2015 . In March 2014, ground was broken on the mall's north side for the $104 million, 14 - story JW Marriott hotel, owned and financed by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community . In 2018, it was announced that MOA had proposed to build an indoor water park, with a cost between $150 to $200 million for the project . </P>

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