{"id":200365,"date":"2026-03-11T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200365\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:04:09","slug":"crayola-experience-attraction-in-plano-permanently-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200365\/","title":{"rendered":"Crayola Experience attraction in Plano permanently closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmmi16rf000e01uslxeekkqx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--station\">Crayola announced Wednesday that its Crayola Experience attraction in Plano has permanently closed.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmmi2td7001s357xjw7d7px9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--station\">The company said the location, which operated under a license by Brite Management\/BrightColors LLC, is no longer open and it will work with guests who still have tickets, gift cards, annual passes or scheduled parties and events. Customers seeking refunds were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crayolaexperience.com\/plano\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">directed to the attraction\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmmi2tfh001t357xs1vybpsz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--station\">The Crayola Experience inside the Shops at Willow Bend temporarily closed in mid-February after the mall\u2019s landlord posted a lockout notice on the door citing delinquent rent. The attraction briefly reopened before shutting down again.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmmi2tl0001u357xpbomm8wf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--station\">The closure leaves few businesses operating inside the mall, where most major stores have already closed or are expected to close soon.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"www.audacy.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmmmi3o1m0021357xtntyb40z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" class=\"paragraph paragraph--station\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.audacy.com\/krld\/listen\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LISTEN<\/a>\u00a0on the Audacy App<br \/>Tell your Smart Speaker to &#8220;PLAY 1080 KRLD&#8221;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/newsletter\/subscribe\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign Up<\/a>\u00a0to receive our KRLD Insider Newsletter for more news<br \/>Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KRLDNews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KRLD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/krldnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCX1Qei3Ev-DLiUujxT2A__Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n          Featured Image Photo Credit: ABDESIGN\/GettyImages\n        <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crayola announced Wednesday that its Crayola Experience attraction in Plano has permanently closed. 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