Ep. 75: Deck the Mall

Ep. 75: Deck the Mall  [12/18/2024]
Clayton Omberg, Mall of America’s Internal Maintenance Manager, joins this episode to take us on a visual tour of Mall of America’s holiday décor.  Dan, Chris and Clayton share stories of what it takes to decorate the largest Mall in America and how they did it in record time this year.  Spoiler alert, 5 nights to decorate 5.2 million square feet!  They share stories of their favorite décor, nerd out on how many trees, bulbs, giant toys and miles of hanging twinkling lights they install and share some of their favorite holiday traditions along the way. 

2:55 How long it takes to decorate Mall of America
4:40      Atrium décor description—Enchanted snowflakes, Nutcrackers + large Jack in the Box
11:00   Decorating Nordstrom Court + hidden Easter Eggs on the giant bulbs
13:42   Rotunda décor including 2-44’ tall tree’s with 1,200 branches
16:30  10 miles of twinkling lights hang throughout.  What happens when a bulb burns out?
18:55  Holiday décor by the numbers
23:26  The science and plan of taking the décor down and the massive storage unit
24:11  Clayton, Chris and Dan share favorite holiday treats, traditions, meals and movies

To learn more about Holiday Decor at Mall of America visit https://mallofamerica.com/press-release/28114
Guests: Clayton Omberg, Internal Maintenance Manager at Mall of America
Hosts:  Daniel Jasper, Chris Grap
Presented by Bloomington Minnesota Travel and Tourism the official destination marketing organization for the city of Bloomington, Minn.