The mall opened on March 12, 1986, with Sears, JCPenney, Robinson's, Belk and the Crowne Plaza hotel. In 1993, Dillard's opened at the east end. A new wing opened at the east end of the mall with an expanded Dillard's and Burdines (now Macy's) in 2000. Belk closed in 1996 and was replaced with Saks Fifth Avenue. Robinson's transitioned to Maison Blanche, then Gayfers, then Parisian, and finally was replaced with Lord & Taylor in 2002. The east wing was expanded again in 2002 with Central Florida's first and only Nordstrom, in order to compete with the newly built Mall at Millenia. Burdines became Burdines-Macy's in 2004 and Macy's in 2005.