Ikea coming to Orlando

tigger · 06-04-2006

Looks like FLA is finally getting an Ikea...

IKEA to build Orlando megastore
Orlando Business Journal - May 23, 2006
IKEA, a Swedish retailer of home furnishings, plans to build its second Florida store on a 22-acre parcel in the southeast corner of The Mall at Millenia in Orlando.

IKEA did not reveal the cost of the project. Officials indicated the store would employ about 400 people when open.

Plans call for construction to begin following permitting approvals from the city of Orlando, likely later this summer, with a fall 2007 opening. The announcement about the store came at a press conference on Tuesday attended by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

The huge 310,000-square-foot retail center will sell 10,000 items showcased in three model homes and 50 room settings, a supervised children's play area and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties. There are 1,200 parking spaces planned for the store.

IKEA has 236 stores in 34 countries, including 27 stores in the United States. At present, the closest to Orlando is located in Atlanta, with plans for a third store in the southeastern U.S. opening next summer in Sunrise, in South Florida.

The company says it plans to open three to five stores a year in the United States.

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlan...2/daily18.html

**WishUponAStar** · 06-04-2006

WOAH!!! I had been wondering the WHOLE time while living in Florida why they didn't have an Ikea! It's about time!!

bethishooked · 06-04-2006

Beware anyone who's never shopped in an Ikea before. Get your walking shoes on! They "kidnap" you within the store. They make it so you "follow the arrows on the floor" to help you get through this monsterous building. Little do you know that the arrows lead you further and further in. Each time we asked how to get out, the worker would direct us to follow the arrows. Finally, I told the Ikea worker "get me out now!" She directed me the exact opposite of the arrows, and needless to say, we had four other families follow us out, all discussing how long they had been in there just trying to figure out where the exit was! Will never go there again!

tigger · 06-04-2006

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Originally Posted by bethishooked

Beware anyone who's never shopped in an Ikea before. Get your walking shoes on! They "kidnap" you within the store. They make it so you "follow the arrows on the floor" to help you get through this monsterous building. Little do you know that the arrows lead you further and further in. Each time we asked how to get out, the worker would direct us to follow the arrows. Finally, I told the Ikea worker "get me out now!" She directed me the exact opposite of the arrows, and needless to say, we had four other families follow us out, all discussing how long they had been in there just trying to figure out where the exit was! Will never go there again!

Sorry you had a bad experience...personally I love Ikea about as much as Disney.

**ddoll** · 06-04-2006

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Originally Posted by tigger

Sorry you had a bad experience...personally I love Ikea about as much as Disney.

haha! Same here! I consider Ikea an entertainment experience. I've driven almost an hour to the store nearest us (and remember, in RI, any destination more than 20 mins away requires packing a lunch) several times in the past couple of months.

I may have to include a stop at Ikea with my Disney trips now.

Kippage · 06-04-2006

I LOVE IKEA!!! I've bought so much stuff there.

Glad there's going to be one in FL. However, the one in Atlanta is still closer for me. There goes that excuse...

pumouse · 06-04-2006

OMG!! That is the best store ever! We just got one here a little over a year ago and I have refurnished almost my whole house with furniture from there! I have end tables, the best Entertainment center to go with a big screen tv in the whole world! Dressers, tables, I'm getting ready to buy kids beds there, I have bought blankets, lunch containers. hot pads, plastic kids plates, laundry hampers, lots of other stuff. Oh and they have free childcare! Yeah, I like it a little.

Kippage · 06-04-2006

Oh, and a big thank you going out to Tigger. I'm now Ebaying Ikea AND I'm on the Ikea website looking for new stuff so I can make a trip to the ATL.

pumouse · 06-04-2006

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Originally Posted by Kippage

Oh, and a big thank you going out to Tigger. I'm now Ebaying Ikea AND I'm on the Ikea website looking for new stuff so I can make a trip to the ATL.

Yay for you! The next thing I'm going to buy is the CD DVD holder that looks like a dresser, only flatter.

iluvwdw · 06-05-2006

I L

VE Ikea!!!!!!!!!!! I got this TV armoire for my Living Room a while ago and I get so many compliments on it!!!!! It was only $249!!!!!

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...mber=S69806543

missy H · 06-05-2006

No No No No No No No NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

.......ths is an evil shop,

my car knows it own way there! My Girls have both had new bedrooms since it opened here in Glasgow and not to mention my lounge and dining room have both had the Ikea treatment! I have been looking at an Ikea kitchen too!

MY DH has to drag me passed the door!

Now I have to tell him there is going to be one at Disney too!

E&B's Mom · 06-05-2006

I love IKEA too, but I haven't been to the one that opened up here last November yet. The traffic problems it caused for thos who live near it have kept me away. Hope the one in Orlando is better planned out, and far enough away from WDW not to cause a problem.

tigger · 06-05-2006

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that loves Ikea!

I know that some people don't like how it is laid out but I really like walking thru all the rooms esp. the kitchens. I have gotten so many great ideas there.

My favorite part of visiting is stopping by the cafeteria and getting the managers special. It is like Christmas dinner (yes I am the grandson of Swedish immigrants)! Anyone else like lingenberries? I’ve got a big gallon tub of it at home from my last trip to Ikea.

(oh my home office is almost all Ikea...)

jk8 · 06-05-2006

Yay Ikea! I have to drive 4 hours to get to one. I sure do wish one was closer because once I drove all that way to find out they were out of stock of what I needed. Bummer.

PS, I never found it hard to find the exit.

Andrea · 06-05-2006

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Originally Posted by pumouse

Oh and they have free childcare! Yeah, I like it a little.

Isn't that the BEST? You get an hour ALL TO YOURSELF!!! Wooo-hoo! Par-tay!

Love love love Ikea.

Hmmmm. I broke a wooden spoon yesterday. I know the PERFECT place to go to replace it...

06-04-2006	#1 (permalink)
tigger Defender of MB nice Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 100 acre beach just south of MCO Posts: 2,777	Ikea coming to Orlando Looks like FLA is finally getting an Ikea... IKEA to build Orlando megastore Orlando Business Journal - May 23, 2006 IKEA, a Swedish retailer of home furnishings, plans to build its second Florida store on a 22-acre parcel in the southeast corner of The Mall at Millenia in Orlando. IKEA did not reveal the cost of the project. Officials indicated the store would employ about 400 people when open. Plans call for construction to begin following permitting approvals from the city of Orlando, likely later this summer, with a fall 2007 opening. The announcement about the store came at a press conference on Tuesday attended by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. The huge 310,000-square-foot retail center will sell 10,000 items showcased in three model homes and 50 room settings, a supervised children's play area and a 300-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties. There are 1,200 parking spaces planned for the store. IKEA has 236 stores in 34 countries, including 27 stores in the United States. At present, the closest to Orlando is located in Atlanta, with plans for a third store in the southeastern U.S. opening next summer in Sunrise, in South Florida. The company says it plans to open three to five stores a year in the United States. http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlan...2/daily18.html __________________ Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory Go Big Red!

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WishUponAStar If you can dream it... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jersey Shore Girl Posts: 8,803	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando WOAH!!! I had been wondering the WHOLE time while living in Florida why they didn't have an Ikea! It's about time!! __________________ Disneyland & College Program Moderator I miss Disneyland. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to WDW 61 days 4 hours 12 minutes

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bethishooked Big Cheese Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 578	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando Beware anyone who's never shopped in an Ikea before. Get your walking shoes on! They "kidnap" you within the store. They make it so you "follow the arrows on the floor" to help you get through this monsterous building. Little do you know that the arrows lead you further and further in. Each time we asked how to get out, the worker would direct us to follow the arrows. Finally, I told the Ikea worker "get me out now!" She directed me the exact opposite of the arrows, and needless to say, we had four other families follow us out, all discussing how long they had been in there just trying to figure out where the exit was! Will never go there again! __________________ Sept, 2002 Animal Kingdom Lodge Sept, 2003 Caribean Beach Resort Jan, 2005 Animal Kingdom Lodge Aug, 2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge (1 Night PopCentury) June, 2007 Port Orleans French Quarter My Disney Countdown Counting down to: AKL - Here we come!!! 2 days 14 hours 12 minutes

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Kippage Keeping it real since '83 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 2,032	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando I LOVE IKEA!!! I've bought so much stuff there. Glad there's going to be one in FL. However, the one in Atlanta is still closer for me. There goes that excuse... __________________ Victoria 01/365... 08.08.08 NKOTB in ATL... 10/29 "...perfection is unattainable. Perfection is a conceit. Perfection actually lies in fully loving the defect. I think that's perfection. It's like what the guy says in Hellboy, he says, 'We like people for their qualities; we love them for their defects.' It's true in life. It's the same." - Guillermo del Toro My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WICKED in ATL 63 days 23 hours 12 minutes

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pumouse In the land of boredom Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wandering aimlessly...... Posts: 3,514	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando OMG!! That is the best store ever! We just got one here a little over a year ago and I have refurnished almost my whole house with furniture from there! I have end tables, the best Entertainment center to go with a big screen tv in the whole world! Dressers, tables, I'm getting ready to buy kids beds there, I have bought blankets, lunch containers. hot pads, plastic kids plates, laundry hampers, lots of other stuff. Oh and they have free childcare! Yeah, I like it a little. __________________ Avatar custom made by Mr.Go! Pepperjack is my favorite Cheese! Doughnut is Paw'erfect! Tinkerbell is the Best! I Love Lovemysons! 626 is the Smartest most good looking person I know! Llama for President!! Avatar: Skinny me, FINALLY!! Pretzels, kibasa and cold hotdogs are food, not a weapon. If you don't mow your lawn, no one will come to your garage sale. Who's the Boss of me?? Boss mouse, that's who!

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Kippage Keeping it real since '83 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 2,032	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando Oh, and a big thank you going out to Tigger. I'm now Ebaying Ikea AND I'm on the Ikea website looking for new stuff so I can make a trip to the ATL. __________________ Victoria 01/365... 08.08.08 NKOTB in ATL... 10/29 "...perfection is unattainable. Perfection is a conceit. Perfection actually lies in fully loving the defect. I think that's perfection. It's like what the guy says in Hellboy, he says, 'We like people for their qualities; we love them for their defects.' It's true in life. It's the same." - Guillermo del Toro My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WICKED in ATL 63 days 23 hours 12 minutes

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iluvwdw Disney Dreaming Daily Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 6,571	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando I L VE Ikea!!!!!!!!!!! I got this TV armoire for my Living Room a while ago and I get so many compliments on it!!!!! It was only $249!!!!! http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...mber=S69806543 __________________ Kim :) LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving at Animal Kingdom Villas! It's a surprise for the kids! 104 days 20 hours 27 minutes

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missy H MB's British Belle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,632	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando No No No No No No No NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.......ths is an evil shop, my car knows it own way there! My Girls have both had new bedrooms since it opened here in Glasgow and not to mention my lounge and dining room have both had the Ikea treatment! I have been looking at an Ikea kitchen too! MY DH has to drag me passed the door! Now I have to tell him there is going to be one at Disney too! __________________ Missy H Avatar Our new home! Next Trip Jun 08 for 21 days June 1998 offsite April 1999 ALL STAR SPORTS Dec 1999 and April 2000 offsite March 2003 offsite June/July 2004 POP Christmas/New year 2005/06 POP CENTURY then AKL July 2006 POFQ Dec 2006 POP x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`Kerry *´¨) Proud Member of Disney overplanner AnonyMouse

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E&B's Mom Just keep swimming . . . Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,832	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando I love IKEA too, but I haven't been to the one that opened up here last November yet. The traffic problems it caused for thos who live near it have kept me away. Hope the one in Orlando is better planned out, and far enough away from WDW not to cause a problem. __________________ Maggie Avatar: New Years Resolutions Realistic - to get back into my best running shape. New Years Resolution Dream - to run a marathon 2006 - US Hard Rock Hotel 2005 - US Royal Pacific and Rennaisance at Sea World 2003 - All-Star Sports 2000 - All-Star Movies 1995 - Off Site My Disney Countdown Counting down to: DD's Bat Mitzvah 29 days 14 hours 12 minutes

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tigger Defender of MB nice Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: 100 acre beach just south of MCO Posts: 2,777	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando I'm glad that I'm not the only one that loves Ikea! I know that some people don't like how it is laid out but I really like walking thru all the rooms esp. the kitchens. I have gotten so many great ideas there. My favorite part of visiting is stopping by the cafeteria and getting the managers special. It is like Christmas dinner (yes I am the grandson of Swedish immigrants)! Anyone else like lingenberries? I’ve got a big gallon tub of it at home from my last trip to Ikea. (oh my home office is almost all Ikea...) __________________ Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory Go Big Red!

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jk8 Disney Cruise Alumni Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: IN - the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room Posts: 2,416	Re: Ikea coming to Orlando Yay Ikea! I have to drive 4 hours to get to one. I sure do wish one was closer because once I drove all that way to find out they were out of stock of what I needed. Bummer. PS, I never found it hard to find the exit. __________________ Julie 2008 WL and Disney Magic! 2007 POFQ 2006 Pop Century 2006 CR & 7 day Disney Magic Cruise!!! 2004 POP Century 2004 offsite

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