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Show ismffl MDin)ri&, m&Ws dtefeiyrft By JENNIFER LOWE Orange County Register too.. An estimated 150,000 curiosity- - BLUUMlINUiUIN, Minn. hey came they saw they got 1 - wfc)fH- Ck- thmiioh chrmnina n-- CAAlrArc cfrpompH TiiAcHav th. ttr Kfi nimMall tl)e miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. t- Cfinnnina nam av nlnnno 4 h "7 mili;nn-w1..a.-- f, of center and its key attraction, the 7-- - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 13, 1992 Thursday, August taws 1 50,000 Snoopy, by Buena Park, Califs Knott's Berry Farm. "When I grow up, I want to tell my kids I was the very first to go to Knott's Camp Snoopy," said Charlotte Campbell, 10, of Hopkins, Minn., among the first of hundreds in line when doors opened at 9:30 a.m. Screams soon echoed beneath the indoor park's glass roof as riders plunged down a log flume ride. "We're doing the rides first but then going shopping," said Brian Turley, 33, a general contractor from Indianapolis who had worked on the mall. Officials of the mall's managing partner, Melvin Simon & Associates Inc. of Indianapolis, have said the mall could not succeed without Camp Snoopy, the largest amusement park in a U.S. mall. Whether shopaholics will sheath their credit cards to play or will step into the three-levmall have been key questions among industry analysts. At times, the theme park teemed. By 1:30 p.m., the 16 rides had carried 20,000 visitors, Camp Snoopy General Manager Tom said. The crowd waited up to an hour for the more popular rides. "It's crazy," said Tsanchi Li, 30, shaking his head at the long line for Knott's tickets. A graduate student, Li drove with his wife and two children from Lafayette, Ind. about 600 miles to see the mall. -- Lines snaked everywhere. - Page D3 "When I grow up, I want to tell my kids I was the very first to go to Camp Snoopy." Charlotte Campbell, 10, Hopkins, Minn, among first in line when doors opened at Minnesota's Mail of America 100-foot-hi- gh ride-goe- About 200 sports fans waited outside Oshman's Super Sports USA for Minnesota Twins pitcher Scott Erickson to sign autographs. Inside the sporting-good- s store, potential buyers queued to test everything from golf clubs to skates. Meanwhile, 42 cash registers whirred, company president Alan 70,000-square-fo- in-li- Lubetkin said. Midwesterners also formed rs AP Photo j v - ' i" u.klk VTIIIWII AMAloa mucilba m Ul . u... num. .mil " . , ...!!'! rf ' ,1" - v, .'.JUiiA,,.,. .. JUJJ.JJBm1.. . . lUWtllJUMli'aJ'J'W-i- at " a. 1. 4 .' ir 7 ' aW . Y va VCa 9ft) Vi. .' YARD SALE ' Many Items Including: Battenburg Duvetts Potpourri Collectibles it," said shopper Julie Goforgh, 39, of Long Beach, Calif., flashing her charge plate. She had traveled to the area to visit her sister. Not all stores bustled. Laurie Liati watched shoppers pass by her cart, Love From Minnesota, which offers food items made in the state. "I don't think people are going to buy. They don't want to carry stuff," she said. A full walk Fitz T t . & Floyd I SATUROAY FRIDAY AUGUST 1W2 0 r,-- ,. AP Photo rmn nf tlu mllar mxlar at Imm. in opened its doors to the public. Camp Snoopy occupies seven acres in mall in Bloomington, Minn. lxlaal Cwu okaaa P&tnff after the JjXe center of the llTruttt'a finnnBV TliaftiAV re ORIGINAL SP0RTIFIC tail! ITS RIPIN6 SNIAKiRS ,t 'lenyiadOeJcolaranrJ ;. MDonadtoplnng 1 P J' 0 ' jr J - 2 i iZ X I ' i . . i miiiHpofl Ifoe lace system "Mind VOMENS $59.95 a i snoe . E""-'- ' r' V "' tot "I heel counter ".. aocktoarimarcf! IVQ support ' 4 '"' '. uce hole 0 ' iyy I II . ' - mKZ. SMSrwr torsuppon I KEn-a- d - .; 11 J ' t I ?!iPnp White, Black Or Brown ' Markdowns Great For Hiking Camping Or Riding will be taken at the register. FOR EXAMPLE COMPARABLE PRICE EVERYDAY OUTLET PRICE PANT 34.00 18.00 TOP 45.00 24.00 SKIRT 33.00 16.00 3.20 8.80 JACKET 70.00 40.00 22.00 NOW 9.90 1 i TL i yoatuM.ig (Sale does not include our fall group, our denim pants or our basics DouMeilcrail II of Spring and Summer Sportswear is now 45 OFF our regular low prices. Quantities are limited to our current stock on1 hand so shop today for best selections. Regularly priced from 8.00 TO 44.00. $69.95 ' EVA ptdoWmidiole Pykettes Annual Clearance Sale is going on now! Our entire selection MENS J t2il K i ji J Q0M)O 7:1kril 'l. -- a spot rest StSaSiiScSd1 a. AntiUe 0xjt , cow Mall of America 350-sto- 11 JV TV fell f .1 X1 TaJ " Banbury Lane "VI r--" I FV ;, - J .... rfi . a ., ' - ; , By afternoon, visitors sprawled on the carpeted mall aisles, sipped coffee in food courts and downed beer in a sports bar on the top floor. Still, they talked of returning. "I never leave home without Le-Bo- uf kM tKa Uall anH RlluunlnnrfaU'c riht oantar nnrhftr lha aiih alla laftt j ui ilhlMl'lw far hi iw wiwwiiiiiiijuuiv a, iijiift wiikii hiiviivi iiiv owiui aiwa vi tiiv moil i.mvj j opened Tuesday in Bloomington, Minn, to a crowd of 150,000 people. about 3 miles. Mall officials said they expected a busy weekend but were uncertain about crowds in future months. large lines outside Bloomingdale's and Macy's department stores new to the area market to open instant charge accounts. "It's amazing how many people have Nordstrom cards," said Scott Skougard, an assistant manager at Nordstrom, also a retail newcomer to the upper Midwest. el i ot around all levels of the mall is in black II 'I Orem 10 am to 6 pm-Mo- nday FACTORY OUTLETS 64 West Center Street through Saturday. Closed Sunday 224-655- 5 and navy.) |