After an unexpected shutdown that left families and mall visitors puzzled, the Crayola Experience at The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano is once again welcoming guests.
The colorful, hands-on attraction quietly reopened after being closed for about a month following a landlord lockout tied to unpaid rent. While the reopening restores one of the mall’s most recognizable family destinations, it also highlights the uncertain future of the property itself as redevelopment plans and arena speculation continue to swirl around the aging shopping center.
The temporary closure began in early February when the mall’s landlord posted a notice citing delinquent rent and changed the attraction’s locks on Feb. 7. Now, about a month later, the attraction has resumed operations and is once again hosting families, according to the Dallas Morning News.…