DEAD MALL SERIES : Palm Trees and Broken Dreams : West Oaks Mall : Ocoee, Florida

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  • @ThisisDanBell
    @ThisisDanBell  2 года назад +7

    Attention! Completely remastered episodes of the Dead Mall Series are now being archived in 4K at ruclips.net/channel/UCfCM_TfrSDMkkMpKuLNWuXA. The remasters have gone through an extensive AI Enhancement process as well as proper sound mixing and colorization. This Dead Mall Series Remastered project has been made possible through viewer support on Patreon. Go over now and watch in glorious 4K. ENJOY!

  • @christiec4446
    @christiec4446 6 лет назад +221

    Am i the only one who finds Dans voice very soothing? Hell i could listen to his voice all day long...

    • @leonaleona1628
      @leonaleona1628 6 лет назад +2

      Christie C I agree

    • @kimmykat9
      @kimmykat9 6 лет назад +2

      Best RUclips voice !!!!

    • @JMShearer
      @JMShearer 6 лет назад +5

      That's part of what keeps me coming back, too.

    • @yeahokaycoolcool
      @yeahokaycoolcool 6 лет назад +1

      He has a really nice voice lol

    • @QuadroNVS
      @QuadroNVS 6 лет назад +5

      A broadcasters voice for sure

  • @TrueRetroflection
    @TrueRetroflection 6 лет назад +248

    Our boi missing that _S B A R R O S L I C E ._

    • @CharlesB9496
      @CharlesB9496 6 лет назад

      it looks just like TROTW mall from the sbarro video

  • @RachelD386
    @RachelD386 5 лет назад +58

    Dan laughing at his own jokes always brings a smile to my face 😋

  • @SomeHoe69
    @SomeHoe69 3 года назад +20

    This mall used to be so busy, its surreal seeing it like this. Some of my earliest memories in life are in that mall, and it kills me on the inside a little bit.

  • @mrchicken388
    @mrchicken388 6 лет назад +101

    "Dead Mall Girls" sounds like a great band name.

    • @EddieGaster
      @EddieGaster 6 лет назад +1

      Please welcome to the stage "Dead Mall Girls".

    • @CJ-rf9jm
      @CJ-rf9jm 5 лет назад

      Would fit a punk band perfectly.

    • @1MHCS
      @1MHCS 4 года назад

      I was like, someone must have picked up on that.

  • @azoe6764
    @azoe6764 5 лет назад +457

    You know it's bad when the Bath and Body Works leaves

    • @genevievegentry7209
      @genevievegentry7209 5 лет назад +13

      Amanda Zoe it’s still there lol

    • @vasmajority45
      @vasmajority45 4 года назад +4

      Especially when those cars are gone from the middle of the walk way saying sign up to win it

    • @sstills951
      @sstills951 4 года назад +4

      You know its bad when I tell you to shut the hell up

    • @Alyk1912
      @Alyk1912 4 года назад +4

      You literally comment about Bath and body Works in each of these videos don’t you LOL? 😂

    • @robertharwood9927
      @robertharwood9927 4 года назад +3

      Bath and Body works is still there. I was at West Oaks Mall about 2 weeks ago. I used to live in Ocoee too.

  • @ExxotikGaming
    @ExxotikGaming 4 года назад +46

    I always used to go to this mom as a kid with my mom to watch a movie and ride the merry-go-round. Eventually, it got less and less safe with gangs starting to hang out at dusk and nighttime, and eventually there was a point where we stopped going. A while back, a bunch of high school gang members took over the mall and had a standoff with police throughout the whole night, and it still hasn’t gotten any better. Anyone living in the area knows this is not a good place to be at - far too dangerous and just not nice anymore, at all. Pretty sad to see, when you think about it.

    • @quirkyaxis1070
      @quirkyaxis1070 3 года назад

      Didn’t expect to find you here

    • @ReyAriel
      @ReyAriel 3 года назад +4

      Sadly I knew those high schoolers, the word got out and it spread all over school, nonstop it was talked bout in and out what happen was crazy, plus I use to live infront of it 🤦🏻‍♂️, u r right bout the nighttime it used to almost be a drug ring or there will be fights once in a while but after the mall started dying thats when all of this starting happening, sad to see all go downhill

    • @LethaWolfStudios
      @LethaWolfStudios 6 месяцев назад

      I’ve been working at the Dillards Clearance for the last few weeks. Anytime I go out into the mall during my lunch break it’s usually just quiet with an exception of the DMV office and the food court.

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 6 лет назад +136

    The forgotten and abandoned hangouts of our teen years

    • @icecreamforcrowhurst
      @icecreamforcrowhurst 4 года назад +2

      Yup, it’s a Gen X wasteland. Gen X is the forgotten generation, and speaking as a member of that generation I’m ok with that. I wouldn’t trade my childhood for today’s. But yes, the nostalgia brought on by these vids is strong.

  • @KylesDigitalLab
    @KylesDigitalLab 6 лет назад +542

    it's a great day when dan bell uploads

  • @graysongraves1686
    @graysongraves1686 6 лет назад +32

    i grew up going to this mall and have been waiting for it to appear in the series. that carousel probably hasnt moved an inch in a long time lol. me and my sister would always argue over who got to ride the dragon. 😫 thanks dan for the nostalgia and the gentle reminder that my childhood is dead! love your work.

  • @canadude6401
    @canadude6401 6 лет назад +73

    5:00 "Come GROW Your Business With Us. Space Available." The only thing growing in these malls is mold.

    • @zuhei
      @zuhei 4 года назад

      😂😂😂 Sad but true!

    • @inactiveaccount6884
      @inactiveaccount6884 4 года назад +2

      Come GROW Your -Business- Mold And Other Disgusting Health Violations With Us. Space Available.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 года назад +1

      Don't forget regret, discontent, and dread.

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 года назад

      Lack of ventilation and that Florida humidity, I can smell it already!

  • @jakerez4666
    @jakerez4666 5 лет назад +43

    Love the slowed Zapp & Roger and Billy Ocean !

  • @JonManProductions
    @JonManProductions 6 лет назад +244

    I work at a HomeGoods store that just recently went through a refurbishment this past fall, and now watching your videos I fully understand why such a thing is so important in today's businesses: If the store looks depressing and old, no one will shop there.

    • @haleyleyley8951
      @haleyleyley8951 5 лет назад +18

      If it looks depressing, the aesthetic kids would go in them

    • @princesspink5110
      @princesspink5110 5 лет назад +1

      For example kmart depresses me so i dont go there lol looks old yellowy

  • @ThePurpleSwordfish
    @ThePurpleSwordfish 6 лет назад +171

    I live on the same street as this mall and it was once the most happening place in Ocoee. Now, it's a shell of its former self and we're all rooting for the new owners to turn it around, one way or another. It was a blast to see you cover this mall and you did a great job of pointing out some of the challenges it faces.

    • @FridgeToThe
      @FridgeToThe 6 лет назад +1

      PurpleSwordfish I see it becoming a mixed use development with apartments, restaurants, retail and maybe offices.

    • @FridgeToThe
      @FridgeToThe 6 лет назад +2

      Yeah I used to go to this mall a lot because it was close to the Florida Turnpike. It used to be a nice mall and was much nicer than the mall in my hometown.

    • @PeterBellefleur
      @PeterBellefleur 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah don't expect a Moonbeam capital mall to do anything other than slowly wither away. If I didn't know any better, I would think the company was shell company for dead mall youtubers creating places to film.

    • @steelersbby51
      @steelersbby51 6 лет назад +4

      It's so crazy because it was only 6-7 years ago when it really started to decline. I think the groves in WG played a part in the death of west oaks. Buuut, considering the fact that millenia and fl mall are so far, it's kinda surprising that it got to this point.

    • @everysntaken
      @everysntaken 6 лет назад

      PurpleSwordfish Century 3 mall in Pittsburgh is owned by Moonbeam and it finally closed after the saddest and slowest decline of a mall ever. (Maybe not but for someone who loved that mall as a kid) So I wouldn’t hold your breath.

  • @FrenchieSIX
    @FrenchieSIX 6 лет назад +242

    There is such a depressing element to it...like seeing a sad end to childhood or something 😂😂😂

    • @FoneStar78
      @FoneStar78 5 лет назад +9

      I hear you. Some of my favorite memories from being a kid were packed toy stores. I'm not sure my daughter will ever get to see that now.

    • @notused2118
      @notused2118 5 лет назад +2

      Or a cute beginning

    • @jordanwilliams2780
      @jordanwilliams2780 5 лет назад +2

      I still go to this mall pretty frequently. The only thing keeping it alive is the AMC and JcPenny

    • @notused2118
      @notused2118 5 лет назад

      @@jordanwilliams2780 and those two companies aren't doing great sadly.

    • @jordanwilliams2780
      @jordanwilliams2780 5 лет назад +2

      @GamingTV
      Yeah pretty much what happened. I went to this mall all the time as a kid. Now it's just depressing

  • @tommaso2067
    @tommaso2067 6 лет назад +119

    Got here from a Reddit thread expecting some insight on various dead malls around America, like their history and whatnot. Got a creepy guy wandering around laughing at random stuff. I'm hooked.

  • @jasonklingberg8933
    @jasonklingberg8933 6 лет назад +24

    I've lived in Ocoee all my life, and literally watching the West Oaks Mall slowly lose business was a pretty depressing thing to experience. Used to be a happening place. The only thing keeping it alive is the AMC theater.

    • @jasonklingberg8933
      @jasonklingberg8933 6 лет назад

      WoundrousMindTrick Ocoee is a small-medium sized town here in central FL, mostly a working class city. There isn't that much to do here, most of the time if anybody wants to do activities nearby they'll go to Winter Garden, which has an outdoor mall that is partly the reason why the West Oaks was losing its business. And yes, Klingberg is a Swedish name but my dad is 100 percent German born and raised!

    • @jasonklingberg8933
      @jasonklingberg8933 6 лет назад +1

      WoundrousMindTrick I'm only 17, so thankfully no, I won't be here for much longer. I would be incredibly depressed to be living here the rest of my life in all honesty. I've seen everything there is here, and barely anything changes.

    • @rx7racer88
      @rx7racer88 6 лет назад

      This mall used to be nice... The restaurant next to the AMC used to be McDonald's... The pizza left about five years ago

  • @JustSheilz
    @JustSheilz 6 лет назад +199

    One of the prettiest dead malls youve filmed.

    • @soccerchick9841
      @soccerchick9841 6 лет назад

      Just Sheilz right so pretty

    • @rx7racer88
      @rx7racer88 6 лет назад +5

      This mall is twenty minutes away from me... It used to jumping as recently as ten years ago...

    • @hanabelle2431
      @hanabelle2431 6 лет назад

      Same

    • @emilybertsch1664
      @emilybertsch1664 6 лет назад

      It’s very close to me, but we only ever use this place for amc anymore

    • @hanabelle2431
      @hanabelle2431 6 лет назад

      Same

  • @Arielrosemusic
    @Arielrosemusic 6 лет назад +60

    Hi Dan :) Please come to Georgia and film the Gwinett Place Mall in Duluth - it used to be huge & is now definitely dead/dying - it got so bad that a dead body stayed in their food court for 2 WEEKS before being discovered. It's unreal. Moonbeam has also taken over the property, just like other dead malls you've mentioned. Would love to see it in your series. Thanks for your work as always!

    • @mirielle20
      @mirielle20 4 года назад +2

      Oh no! I keep searching his videos for malls in the ATL area as that was my childhood (now live elsewhere). I got my ears pierced at Gwinnett Place. 😞

    • @yanniwang
      @yanniwang 3 года назад +4

      They filmed the stranger things season 3 mall scenes here

  • @nerdcity
    @nerdcity 6 лет назад +190

    Moonbeam Capital is planning something sinister! Malluminati!

    • @lipgloss-and-cigarettes
      @lipgloss-and-cigarettes 6 лет назад +6

      Nerd City oh shit it’s you!

    • @mle9852
      @mle9852 6 лет назад +5

      Nerd City best comment

    • @medicbabe2ID
      @medicbabe2ID 5 лет назад +5

      Malluminati, LOL

    • @funecheeseofficial3576
      @funecheeseofficial3576 3 года назад

      Mallarmegedon?

    • @MadyJay76
      @MadyJay76 3 года назад

      There is no Malluminati... They aren't real, there is nothing to see here, it's a conspiracy theory... 😂😂😂

  • @sebiethestarbucksgodsuprem7836
    @sebiethestarbucksgodsuprem7836 6 лет назад +29

    I am obsessed with the dead mall series, every time you upload it’s a blessing

  • @boijorzee
    @boijorzee 6 лет назад +134

    I am thoroughly into this vapormalll thing. There is something so calming about this.

    • @jwithington9347
      @jwithington9347 2 года назад +4

      It's a massive help when you need to calm down

  • @cocacolaxable
    @cocacolaxable 5 лет назад +157

    "Dead Mall Girls" sounds like the name of an emo band or something😂

  • @soccerchick9841
    @soccerchick9841 6 лет назад +233

    I always wonder how employees that work at these dead malls get hours when the malls are so empty

    • @CallMeDaffodil10
      @CallMeDaffodil10 5 лет назад +36

      soccerchick9841 i used to work in west oaks mall at jcpenney, and they hire just the right amount of people they need so everyone gets the hours they need or if its peak season like the holidays or summer when back to school shopping is big theyll hire more people since they have so much business but then let go anyone that they dont once the season is over

    • @alexandra_vic_
      @alexandra_vic_ 5 лет назад +14

      i work for a Landlord for malls and shopping centers. Leases and License Agreements establish standard hours and require certain levels of staffing, so that might save some jobs!

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 года назад

      They work 2 or 3 jobs. I talked to a girl at a Claire's at my local dying mall. After only 3 weeks she was manager, but had to work 2 jobs. It's not easy!

    • @builtnotbought7787
      @builtnotbought7787 4 года назад +2

      My friend works at the boba shop in this mall, it's pretty much only business from people going to see movies

    • @quadram2561
      @quadram2561 2 года назад

      well for this specific mall i know that the amc theater is pretty active, so after the movie they tend to eat at the food shops

  • @CrystariumNet
    @CrystariumNet 6 лет назад +21

    How the hell do I turn this video on, then it feels like immediately the video ends. Where did my 12 minutes of life go!?!? Dan Bell the destroyer of time with awesome videos!

  • @mesousagaby740
    @mesousagaby740 6 лет назад +31

    Hoooooooooly shiiiiiiiit. I went to this mall a few times when me and Dad went on vacation to visit his relatives between 2005 and 2006, each on summertime. His sister's house was located about 8 minutes or so away, and me and Dad even jogged to there once as I went to the Borders there and I specifically remember buying the third volume of Azumanga Daioh there in '05 AND reading the Viz Media preview copy of Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo there in '06. My feet were aching but that visit alone there was just so worth it. Borders was just gone too soon, man. I remember visiting an fye for the first time there to see that it's similar to the Spec's Music here in Plaza Las Americas, by having lots of anime DVD's available, too. I honestly didn't expect you to cover it, so...yeah, what a time.

    • @miccal99
      @miccal99 6 лет назад

      LG GM And now, we need an Azumanga/Dan Bell crossover

  • @thewatchcommander7253
    @thewatchcommander7253 3 года назад +8

    I love when you crack yourself up Dan. Your commentary is hysterical and the sarcasm is so perfectly delivered, idc who hears me laugh like a lunatic 😂😂

  • @brookejones4084
    @brookejones4084 6 лет назад +61

    I grew up going to this mall. I have so many memories playing in that little play area, the food court, the carousel, etc. Such a shame it has pretty much died in the last few years. I think a lot of it had to do with the popularity of the nearby Altamonte Mall plus it got a bad reputation from some "rough" teenagers that would hang around there. AMC 14 is still a great place to go to though. Tickets are less than half the cost of other nearby AMCs.

    • @CravingTheMagic
      @CravingTheMagic 5 лет назад +2

      Not anymore considering now they have recliners

    • @verchettawells6893
      @verchettawells6893 5 лет назад +1

      This theatre is much cheaper than the amc in Altamonte Springs still.

    • @CravingTheMagic
      @CravingTheMagic 5 лет назад

      @@verchettawells6893 Altamonte springs cost more cause it's Dolby and IMAX plus the location

    • @verchettawells6893
      @verchettawells6893 5 лет назад

      @@CravingTheMagic I don't mind going to that location sometimes though. The price is worth it when I don't wanna go up 436 or 414 in the traffic lol.

    • @CravingTheMagic
      @CravingTheMagic 5 лет назад

      @@verchettawells6893 I enjoy Disney springs theater

  • @mariag4677
    @mariag4677 6 лет назад +12

    So sad these malls are slowly closing. I remember in the 70s when malls were first born, it was such a thrill to go to the mall and now everyone shops online! Creepy music....especially the Billy Idol song....lol!

  • @TampaJay
    @TampaJay 6 лет назад +104

    Yes!!! I was waiting for this

    • @ebk197
      @ebk197 6 лет назад

      Tampa Jay fancy meeting you her sir haha

  • @cameronchristmann7266
    @cameronchristmann7266 5 лет назад +20

    @7:30 Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" on Codeine.

  • @icecreamforcrowhurst
    @icecreamforcrowhurst 3 года назад +3

    This episode is one of my all-time favorites. The Psychic Friends clip is classic.

  • @fifteen6535
    @fifteen6535 6 лет назад +11

    I spent so much time at this mall. Three jobs, trips with family and friends, dates... I am so sad that the whole area has basically shut down. I miss Borders the most. I can't believe Spencer's is still open.

  • @justinchipman1925
    @justinchipman1925 6 лет назад +445

    Dan, I have a theory about why people like these videos. We live in a brutal society and so many people of all stripes feel like they have somehow failed to live up to the standards that were set for us as kids. I think that when people see these malls they realize that it isn't them. The middle class has been gutted by events of the past thirty years and the malls show us that we are not alone in this. This is just one man's opinion. I enjoyed your TED talk and I, oddly, enjoy these videos, which is what got me to thinking about why. Thanks.

    • @spazzman90
      @spazzman90 6 лет назад +5

      If I wasn't able to get it delivered to my door for half the cost and more choices, I'd be inclined to believe you. I don't know where folks are getting their money, but the economy is booming right now!

    • @graceenstine1486
      @graceenstine1486 6 лет назад +17

      That’s exactly what I feel when I watch these

    • @Rebelliousrefinement
      @Rebelliousrefinement 6 лет назад +11

      Justin Chipman what an interesting point of view👍

    • @justinchipman1925
      @justinchipman1925 6 лет назад +49

      Spazz, the economy is booming for some. For a significant percentage of Americans the economy isn't booming at all. It might be hard for you to see, but it is the case. Also, I understand that the issue is more complex and that many products are cheaper online.This doesn't change the essential appeal of these videos, nor does it alter my original opinion. My comment is roughly a response to something that Dan says in his TED talk about why so many people seem to be interested in these otherwise depressing images. I was offering a possible explanation.

    • @justinchipman1925
      @justinchipman1925 6 лет назад

      Thanks Molly Kate!

  • @leonidas14775
    @leonidas14775 6 лет назад +56

    Those screeching doors are fitting symbolism for brick and mortar retail.

  • @Rebelliousrefinement
    @Rebelliousrefinement 6 лет назад +11

    "Were looking at Dillard's in a very dullard mall" lol

  • @aiberlane3390
    @aiberlane3390 6 лет назад +87

    That's the most beautiful food court I've ever seen! I love the murals over the food area and all the windows. The whole mall looks great, and brand new despite being 22 years old. If only it was in a better area.

    • @brookejones4084
      @brookejones4084 6 лет назад +9

      That food court was always so magical to me when I was little because of the murals and the carousel! Plus it was always bustling. The skylights all throughout the mall were incredible.

    • @brookejones4084
      @brookejones4084 6 лет назад +1

      I'm so glad to hear that!

    • @dootslayer3907
      @dootslayer3907 6 лет назад +3

      Not a bad place really. I go mainly for the cheap movie tickets. I like not busy places though I get stressed when it gets packed.

    • @MadelynR0826
      @MadelynR0826 6 лет назад

      This place use to be amazing and a fun place to go too. Now it's not like that anymore which sucks honestly. I don't remember the last time I was there but I certainly know I have gone there for either the movies or Spencer's that's it.

  • @TheDamageinc81
    @TheDamageinc81 6 лет назад +54

    These mall series makes me sad. It reminds me of a better time in life when I was growing up in the 80's and 90's --- a world where people actually socialized and though life was a bit harder, it was more enjoyable and we were all happy. Thing is, it'll never go back to that ... never.

    • @ZnenTitan
      @ZnenTitan 6 лет назад +3

      That's how we find ourselves becoming history, right before our eyes.

  • @MrPhillipgraham
    @MrPhillipgraham 3 года назад +5

    Loving your dead mall series, especially the retro music overlays! And I enjoy your quirky sense of humour lol.

  • @blacknova84
    @blacknova84 4 года назад +19

    "The Dead Mall Girls" needs to be a 80's style all female punk band lmfao.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 4 года назад +2

      And they need to be the models for the stock photos.

  • @iownu92
    @iownu92 6 лет назад +20

    "The Dead Mall Girls" If they were a band, I'd totally see them.

  • @JoeyLeddzDippin94
    @JoeyLeddzDippin94 6 лет назад +189

    I missed hearing that laugh. This is one of your best episodes yet. I look forward to all you have to come.

  • @jakeriabattle139
    @jakeriabattle139 6 лет назад +29

    Lol I live in Apopka, Fl.. approximately 10 minutes from Ocoee. This maal used to be one of the BEST malls to go to locally for something quick or a firs date ot just to hang out.. i dont know what happened...

    • @echo2846
      @echo2846 5 лет назад +7

      I live in Altamonte Springs Fl. Thank god the Altamonte Mall is still alive and doesn’t show any signs of dying soon but I remember this mall being semi-alive..what happened??

    • @achooe5443
      @achooe5443 5 лет назад +5

      There’s always the Mall at Millenia and Florida Mall, I guess.

    • @davem20us
      @davem20us 5 лет назад +6

      Just too close to a bad area and every weekend attracted young people who would be rowdy and never buy anything. I used to work there and the place could just get ridiculous on friday night with kids causing trouble. Drove away a lot of the people who buy things and eventually stores followed.

    • @athenachristinemusic
      @athenachristinemusic 5 лет назад +5

      I always preferred the huge malls like the Florida mall and the millennia. “Regular” Malls never have lush. 🤪🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @tarynlm1553
      @tarynlm1553 5 лет назад +1

      I live in the Orlando area, and I used to go to this mall a lot as a child, sad to see this mall go

  • @dscimforjack
    @dscimforjack 5 лет назад +3

    The vapor wave aesthetic and editing in this series is top tier. Some of the best videos on the site.

  • @rainingmoon7
    @rainingmoon7 6 лет назад +20

    I think dead malls should be turned into schools or colleges, The set up is right for classes. I feel big box stores were the first hit to the malls then the internet is the final hit. When they first came about they were very convenient all the stores in one place, ppl overlooked the parking madness and the crowds. Nice video Blessings

  • @weirdalfan1980
    @weirdalfan1980 6 лет назад +147

    I seem to get the feeling the mall scene is over. Like on those 80s 90s sitcom where teenagers hung out.

    • @vegasmarc7252
      @vegasmarc7252 6 лет назад +18

      Now teenagers AND college kids hang out at Starbucks.

    • @TrainmasterCurt
      @TrainmasterCurt 6 лет назад +1

      weirdalfan1980 Nope, at least not in Winnipeg

    • @TrainmasterCurt
      @TrainmasterCurt 6 лет назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/qekrGQ5ui_k/видео.html

    • @JaQuezstarr16
      @JaQuezstarr16 6 лет назад +24

      Nah. Now all teens do is eat laundry detergent and snort contraceptives...

    • @vincenjones4915
      @vincenjones4915 6 лет назад +1

      ya think?

  • @zacharyantle7940
    @zacharyantle7940 6 лет назад +35

    Jesus those doors sound like the mall is moaning in agony. "KILLLLL MEEEEEEEEEE"

  • @lisamichelle9425
    @lisamichelle9425 2 года назад +1

    love the slowed down music. adds to the atmosphere. oddly, it illustrates how I feel walking around one of these dying malls. This mall seems to be dying more than dead I feel.

  • @Rockamolie
    @Rockamolie 6 лет назад +103

    Yess I love your dead mall videos

  • @rampaget8437
    @rampaget8437 6 лет назад +213

    *A N G E W A V E*

    • @andylindsaytunes
      @andylindsaytunes 6 лет назад +11

      and The Dead Mall Girls.

    • @TheNewton
      @TheNewton 6 лет назад +1

      It does make you wonder which came first the shuttering or the dead mall girls? Are they like the girl in the ring movies? Harbingers property mgmt hangs much to storefronts vexation of having vapid visages vitiate from the vestibule, as if verifying a virulent vow by vouchsafing a villians vicissitude they must vacate for the void.

  • @reminainspace
    @reminainspace 5 лет назад

    I live less than a minute away from this place. I had so many good memories as a little girl eating the Auntie Annie's pretzels, getting family portraits done at Sears, playing in the indoor playground, riding on the carosuel, dragging my poor father to the Disney store and spending my 10th birthday at the bootleg Build A Bear that was there for about a year. It makes me sad to go and visit this place, it's nothing but a shell of it's former self before 2008. I'm glad you covered it :,)

  • @jessbehumble5978
    @jessbehumble5978 6 лет назад +19

    Friday nights are complete with a dan bell upload.

  • @kikirose227
    @kikirose227 6 лет назад +27

    dan’s laugh is so damn contagious 😂

  • @floridaman7400
    @floridaman7400 4 года назад +6

    When SunPass is a main anchor of the mall. 💀🧟‍♂️

  • @memaimu
    @memaimu 6 лет назад +92

    The background music really adds to the atmosphere. It must be much less awesome in person.

    • @Rebelliousrefinement
      @Rebelliousrefinement 6 лет назад +4

      眩暈夢 I agree lol

    • @dixienormous6969
      @dixienormous6969 6 лет назад +5

      眩暈夢 that's why you plug in some headphones and you're all good 🗿

    • @jmcnally647
      @jmcnally647 5 лет назад +5

      No, it is surreal in person. I live near this mall and it is a great place to just walk and do a little shopping if you don't like crowds, or want a cheap place to exercise. The truth is the theme parks aren't too far away and there is a TON of new shopping nearby..Orlando has so many places to shop. There are a bunch of middle class neighborhoods nearby, but it is also a sign of the times. It's sad because there is still so much life left in the mall, it needs a few repairs but overall there are still a lot of turnkey opportunities for businesses. Another major government office, Tax Collector, is going in by the Dillard's wing. The Dillards is kind of creepy because they totally blocked off the second floor, I wish he could have shot that in the video. I've been in Goodwills with more soul than that Dillards, nothing but racks of clothes everywhere and hardly any room to walk between them. Still, you can get a brand new pair of pants for like $5, so Goodwill prices for new stuff is nice.

    • @darkvices8008
      @darkvices8008 5 лет назад +2

      Nope,
      As a kid I used to always explore this mall. I would play on the playground to awesome music, get an auntie annes pretzel, and browse the various outlets. I loved the massage chair when it was first released in 2006.
      Seeing it's change is actually awe inspiring, especially when there are hidden areas that are STILL being worked on. Here's a story about this one area that was locked off for years.
      Some area that was being worked on for years opened up, a big hallway for janitors. I never realized they had that back area, or an elevator to a second floor.
      My buddy and I snook through an emergency exit door, which had a surprising secret: A massive call center!
      Still A fun place to explore to this day.

    • @kabuki9437
      @kabuki9437 5 лет назад +1

      眩暈夢 That slowed down music is kinda mesmerizing.

  • @nonconnahordeath
    @nonconnahordeath 6 лет назад +41

    A N G E ?
    A N G E ?
    A N G E !

  • @pierce324
    @pierce324 6 лет назад +231

    By the way, you guys are only (or would be if you posted it on instagram) the second people to ever post a #WOMSelfie , while the first was done in NOVEMBER OF 2014! That board is over 5 years old!

    • @ThisisDanBell
      @ThisisDanBell  6 лет назад +79

      We never posted it. I thought it was so mean. I felt bad.

    • @bluechainsawman
      @bluechainsawman 6 лет назад +6

      ah come on :D

    • @punkizm
      @punkizm 6 лет назад +10

      This is Dan Bell. Post it! 🤣

    • @slayer7160
      @slayer7160 6 лет назад +4

      Might as well post it. You don't think they don't know?

    • @carolec2372
      @carolec2372 6 лет назад +11

      It's for a contest. Maybe you would win. Hehe

  • @theworldofyesterday4151
    @theworldofyesterday4151 6 лет назад +1

    Absolutely love the atmosphere of these dead malls. It's like they're almost frozen in a bygone time, but still stand open today. Dan Bell makes the best videos hands down. Everything from the cinematography, to the music and transitions, to even the general narration and history of these places is done to perfection. Keep up the great work Dan!

  • @OceanMike
    @OceanMike 6 лет назад +1

    I live 10 minutes from this mall and was in here a few weeks ago and I even said to myself that you should visit. I just screamed when I saw this. It feels like my small town has made the big time! Excellent work as always, Mr. Dan Bell!

  • @DJRowas
    @DJRowas 6 лет назад +24

    You know what? Empty stores aside, the physical structure of the mall is actually pretty nice. Looks like it'd make a nice place for a megachurch to set up shop, or with some work, a residential area. Such a shame to see it get wasted.

  • @noobiesmurf
    @noobiesmurf 6 лет назад +29

    God it must be depressing to work at these places.

  • @cadenok9792
    @cadenok9792 6 лет назад +5

    Yassssss dan bell. This is the content we live for. No one does it like you!

  • @desstenycarden8033
    @desstenycarden8033 3 года назад +1

    Also, that playground is exactly the same as when I was kid. Nothing has changed except for the fact that everything slowly died around it.

  • @ArtzieMusic
    @ArtzieMusic 6 лет назад +441

    never clicked so fast on a video before

  • @overcloth
    @overcloth 6 лет назад +12

    I love vaporwave type music.

  • @LadyPisces96
    @LadyPisces96 4 года назад +1

    Nothing like chilling and watching Dead Malls Series by Dan Bell 👌🏻

  • @RsRj-qd2cg
    @RsRj-qd2cg 4 года назад +1

    Moonbeam is probably playing the long game and plans on turning the malls into residential and office space.

  • @jenzdziera
    @jenzdziera 6 лет назад +7

    Billy Idol AND Billy Ocean vaporwave!!! It’s a great day at the MALL!!! I missed this series so much! Great video Dan!!!

    • @4050N
      @4050N 6 лет назад

      luvjxn also Zapp and Roger with I wanna be your man...

  • @CK61380
    @CK61380 6 лет назад +68

    Dan I like how drunk you were narrating this video.

    • @faizalf119
      @faizalf119 6 лет назад +6

      chris kurland Drunk or high

    • @Rovertimes
      @Rovertimes 6 лет назад +3

      Faizal F why not both.

  • @mjmooney6530
    @mjmooney6530 5 лет назад

    Dan, I lived just north of West Oaks Mall off Clarke Rd from 2005-2012. It was a really nice mall, but Mall at Millennia was built not very far away and Winter Garden Village also opened. Those two openings definitely ate up the customer base.
    The Belk was a McRea’s department store and the 2nd floor in it had a really nice Aveda spa. There was a Ruby Tuesday, Barnie’s coffee, Panda Express, Disney Store, Victoria’s Secret, Dynasty Gallery and Gifts, etc.
    It got hit really hard during the recession and being nestled between “Crime Hills” and Winter Garden didn’t help it any either. In 2015, a 100 teens rushed the theater, a shooting/robbery occurred, and there were frequent car break-ins. The locals felt unsafe, and we stopped going.
    The Avenue in downtown Milwaukee, Sharpstown Plaza in Houston, and Gallery Mall in Philly (Fresh Prince of Bellaire) are the three creepiest dead malls I’ve ever been inside.

  • @Goldentendo
    @Goldentendo 6 лет назад +2

    As soon as I saw a video from you on West Oaks Mall, I flipped out!! This was my childhood mall!! I grew up with that mall and would go to it often, my mom also worked at this mall as a store manager. It used to be thriving, a really good place to go. I have a lot of fun memories from that place. It's sad seeing it so empty now, and I haven't gone to it in over 10 years because there was no reason to go anymore. I dreamed of a youtuber on here filming this mall for me to see.. Because of that I'm glad you filmed a walkthrough of the mall, thank you. I also laughed at that instagram photo at the end.
    Edit: I forgot to mention that not only has the mall been financially struggling, but another large contributor to all the brands and customers leaving is that crime has gone up a lot too. I heard that shoplifting and car break-ins happen often at this mall. I think a lot of people don't feel very safe going to this mall either. Something's also wrong with the air conditioning recently, so the mall feels hot in the summer.

  • @righteatsrightpolitics1323
    @righteatsrightpolitics1323 6 лет назад +10

    Other dead malls in Orlando area: Oviedo Mall (nice area, just over malled with Waterford Lakes) built in 1998, also check out Seminole Town Center in Sanford (nice area, also over malled with Altamonte Mall) built in 1995.

    • @isabelladabrowska6804
      @isabelladabrowska6804 6 лет назад +1

      The Conservative Pelican is Seminole town center dead? I haven't been there in years. The traffic in that area is crazy now. I live next to the altamonte mall so I never have reason to go that way.

    • @righteatsrightpolitics1323
      @righteatsrightpolitics1323 6 лет назад +1

      Seminole is not as dead as West Oaks or Oviedo, but it's leaning towards that direction.

  • @mzmrise182
    @mzmrise182 6 лет назад +16

    Best series on RUclips

  • @katecampopiano1546
    @katecampopiano1546 6 лет назад

    Every time I come here to go the movies, I walk around all the empty stores and point out what they used to be and how I remembered them when I was younger.

  • @fattyfattyboombalatti6643
    @fattyfattyboombalatti6643 6 лет назад +4

    I laughed so hard at "These god damn children playing ball in the mall"

  • @michaelhoang4443
    @michaelhoang4443 6 лет назад +121

    Waiting for a toys r us video

    • @Welcometothenow
      @Welcometothenow 6 лет назад +2

      Michael Hoang give it about 5-7 years when it will be more of interest, like a throwback. Right now it’s too fresh. I still cant believe they’re closing smh

    • @gmcnewlook
      @gmcnewlook 6 лет назад

      Welcome to the Now interestingly enough toysrus in Canada isn’t going anywhere (for now) i

    • @ZVMoYxMAjTEwAMEb
      @ZVMoYxMAjTEwAMEb 6 лет назад

      Why wait? He (or jake don't remember) did Sears Canada

    • @JoeyLeddzDippin94
      @JoeyLeddzDippin94 6 лет назад

      I believe he said it's in the works and should be out in May.

  • @mikelamprecht3849
    @mikelamprecht3849 6 лет назад +97

    Excellent. Nice addition to the Dead Mall series. You had me Lmao. You crack yourself up laughing its so infectious. Good effect work.

    • @mikelamprecht3849
      @mikelamprecht3849 6 лет назад +2

      I'm binge watching your road trip from last year. Cross country with Will. Good stuff

  • @titans08
    @titans08 6 лет назад +1

    I’ve seen your Dead Mall series in its entirety, and I always get sad seeing the malls as a ghost town. This is is my childhood mall. I remember when it opened, my first job was here, I remember when it started to decline. I’m so sad this made it to your series, but you filmed it beautifully. Thanks for documenting it!

  • @Janay23
    @Janay23 6 лет назад +9

    Is that mall playing Roger & Zapp's "I wanna be your man"?! It's a dead mall with soul!😂

  • @SodaSiren
    @SodaSiren 6 лет назад +63

    Dead Mall Girls is a cute name for a rock group

    • @vegasmarc7252
      @vegasmarc7252 6 лет назад +1

      Get a copyright before it gets stolen lol!!!

  • @wednesday181
    @wednesday181 6 лет назад +14

    Slowed down Billy Ocean AND Billy Idol? Brilliant!!

  • @marthaj67
    @marthaj67 6 лет назад +2

    One of my favorites of your Dead Mall series, Dan. You took music from the soundtrack of my childhood, slowed it down, and made it _almost_ as if I was hearing those songs for the very first time 😄

  • @vivienlovell3410
    @vivienlovell3410 6 лет назад +129

    honestly this mall has more 'aesthetic' than all of tumblr.l

  • @TomsTurboGarage
    @TomsTurboGarage 6 лет назад +45

    The best series ever anywhere! I tell everyone about your videos!

    • @marvi1515
      @marvi1515 6 лет назад +1

      Nice to see you here Sir!

    • @jaa2772
      @jaa2772 6 лет назад +1

      WTF you're done here. Nice tiny Mazda btw

    • @DrewGangl
      @DrewGangl 6 лет назад +1

      Didn't expect to see you here

    • @liamcosgrave5410
      @liamcosgrave5410 6 лет назад

      Tom's Turbo Garage appart from the thunderbolt series :)

  • @JesikaLopez10813
    @JesikaLopez10813 6 лет назад +14

    YES, THIS IS WHAT I SUBSCRIBED FOR. I MISS THESE VIDEOS.

  • @UnamusedBroadcast
    @UnamusedBroadcast 6 лет назад

    I like how he zoomed in on the old lady playing ping pong by herself and throughout the video kept randomly laughing at the little stuff

  • @mnight207
    @mnight207 6 лет назад

    The nostalgia of malls I will never get over. I wish they would never go away. I live in Minneapolis, so as many times as I have been to the Mall of America I never get tired of it. The 80s and 90s will never die for me

  • @jamesunderhillunderhill2623
    @jamesunderhillunderhill2623 6 лет назад +21

    The Dead Mall Girls! Thats going to be my band name!

  • @joey4life94
    @joey4life94 6 лет назад +55

    Been waiting for another episode love dan bell and this series 😜

  • @namebrandmason
    @namebrandmason 4 года назад

    So glad there's a door keeping that special Spencer's Gifts smell contained and concentrated.

  • @HolyOrderofDragons
    @HolyOrderofDragons 6 лет назад

    Yay !!! Finally another Dead Mall video. The reason I found Your channel once upon a time. :)

  • @OnTheHighWatch
    @OnTheHighWatch 6 лет назад +51

    RIP: Tyler

    • @OnTheHighWatch
      @OnTheHighWatch 6 лет назад +7

      A friend of Dan's that this video was dedicated to. Cancer

  • @mikehascats26
    @mikehascats26 6 лет назад +5

    yay one of my favorite series on youtube is back

  • @pkproduktions2807
    @pkproduktions2807 6 лет назад

    I AM SO GLAD YOU FINALLY DID THIS!

  • @adventuresiwork3563
    @adventuresiwork3563 4 года назад +1

    I remember being in my pre teens going there all the time. That place has changed a lot. Thank you for filming this. I love to South Carolina years ago. I miss that place.

  • @kennyronald1886
    @kennyronald1886 6 лет назад +3

    They really should put a 80's video game arcade beside that theater. Nothing like galaga after a good flick. love the "eyes without a face" bit

  • @amysargent
    @amysargent 6 лет назад +223

    It’s been a hot minute since another dirty room... please 😩

    • @christiec4446
      @christiec4446 6 лет назад +8

      Amy Sargent
      Omg i know!!! I LOOOOOVE another dirty room! Im going to go re-watch the entire series now. Love those guys. 💕

    • @ARTSIEBECCA
      @ARTSIEBECCA 6 лет назад +5

      Amy Sargent its on Prime now

    • @Yankeerose9973
      @Yankeerose9973 6 лет назад +15

      It sucks because Will won't be in them anymore. It'll be another guy... Can't remember 1st name, but last name is Evangalista. Will will be missed....lol!

    • @daone543
      @daone543 6 лет назад +19

      Why won't will be in it?????

    • @amysargent
      @amysargent 6 лет назад +3

      Stephanie House where’s will 😔

  • @choronos
    @choronos 6 лет назад +1

    Music was so on point in this one! Love the psychedelic flavor you add to everything, especially the intros!

  • @rpm297
    @rpm297 6 лет назад

    What a shot with that pink sky... breathtaking and heartbreaking rolled into one.