{"id":200316,"date":"2026-03-11T20:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200316\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:27:22","slug":"crayola-experience-permanently-closes-at-willow-bend-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200316\/","title":{"rendered":"Crayola Experience permanently closes at Willow Bend mall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Crayola Experience<\/a> at The Shops at Willow Bend is permanently closed, according to the company\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s last day of operations was Feb. 6.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The company announced the temporary closure of its Plano location in February.<\/p>\n

A sign posted on the facility\u2019s door said that Centennial<\/a>, the company that owns The Shops at Willow Bend, changed the locks Feb. 7 due to \u201cdelinquent rent,\u201d according to previous reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Crayola Experience\u2019s website confirms that the company ceased operations Feb. 6 and will not be reopening.<\/p>\n

Customers with unused admission tickets, annual passes or gift cards can email [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> for assistance. The company will contact any parties with events scheduled, the website states.<\/p>\n

The context<\/p>\n

On Feb. 27, the city of Plano confirmed that the city has been in \u201cearnest discussion<\/a>\u201d with the Dallas Stars<\/a> National Hockey League team regarding a potential arena district at The Shops at Willow Bend.<\/p>\n

Plano City Council approved a plan<\/a> to redevelop The Shops at Willow Bend into a mixed-use development in 2024.<\/p>\n

Centennial revised<\/a> the redevelopment plan in February 2025 after Macy\u2019s, one of the shopping center\u2019s anchor tenants, announced it would be closing its Plano location. Dillard\u2019s has also closed its Willow Bend location.<\/p>\n

North Texas Performing Arts, which operates out of the Willow Bend Center of the Arts, was asked to vacate its space in the mall \u201cwithin the year,\u201d according to the organization\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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