The Ice Capades Chalet, an indoor skating rink, also opened during the METROCENTER "Salute to Arizona" fair. By the early 1980s, the facility had been renamed as the Ice Palace. It was operated in conjunction with a similar skating rink at Phoenix's TOWER PLAZA MALL.
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The Ice Palace at METROCENTER closed in March 1990. It was replaced by Metro Midway & Discovery Center, an elaborate video game arcade and interactive entertainment venue. The Metroport, an aviation-themed food court and cocktail lounge, was situated on a floor above the new Metro Midway. It was expanded with new restaurants and renamed as the Food Fest.
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A floor-to-ceiling face lift was underway by March 1990. Metro Midway and Food Fest were added, along with new flooring, skylights, landscaping, fountains and Southwestern decor. The project wrapped up in November 1993. The mall now featured a Dillard's "double header" (established in 1988). Moreover, Goldwaters sported a Robinsons-May nameplate. For the record, there were 188 stores and services under the METROCENTER roof.

METROCENTER TENANTS 1993:

DILLARD'S Metrocenter East (with Gazebo Restaurant, Optical Department, Photo Studio and Beauty Salon) / DILLARD'S Metrocenter West (with Southwest Shop, Phoenix Cardinal's Team Shop and Dillard's Box Office) / BROADWAY SOUTHWEST (with Chafing Dish restaurant and freestanding Goodyear-Broadway Tire Center) / ROBINSONS-MAY (with Fur Salon) / SEARS (with Coffee House, Garden Center and freestanding Auto Center) / Altered States / B. Dalton Bookseller / Babahatchie Beads / Babages / Bakers Shoes / Bank of America / Beauty Boutique International / Brockman's Leather / Buffalo Wings 'N Things / Burger King / Butterfield's / Call Jewelers / Camelot Music / Captron World of Nintendo / Carimar / Carl's Junior hamburgers / Casual Corner ladies' wear / Champs Sports / Charlotte Russe ladies' wear / Chess King men's wear / Chick-Fil-A / Cinnebon / City Styles hair salon / Claire's Boutique ladies' wear / Contempo Casuals ladies' wear / Cooper's Western & Casual Wear / Copper Rivet jeans / County Seat men's wear / CPI Photo Finish / Custom License Plates, Incorporated / Custom Service Center / Dairy Queen / Daniel's Jewelers / Dee's Dancewear / Delaiz / Desert Pendelton / Dolls 'N Bearland / Easy Spirit / Eskil Berkenstock / Eternal Bookworks / Express / Expressions / Expressly Portraits / Eyemasters / Fashion Direction / Fast 1 Hour Foto / Fitting Image / Florsheim Shoes / Folkcraft / Foot Locker / Fowl Around-Chou Mongolian Barbeque-Sweet Treats / Frame Up / Fredericks of Hollywood / Fry Bread, Etcetera / Gamekeeper / GNC / Gingiss Formal Wear / Gloria Jean's Coffee Bean / Godber's Gifts / Going to the Game / Gold Art Creations / Gold Branch / Great Wraps Plus / Guess? / Gymboree / Hat Club / Head Shots / Helzberg Diamonds / Hi-Health Supermart / Hickory Farms / Hot Dog on a Stick / Hot Sam Pretzels / Hot Topic / Imaginarium / It's A Small World / J. Riggings men's wear / J.W. / Jade Express / Jarman Shoes / Jay Jacobs / Joan Bari / Journey Shoes / K-G Men's Store / Kay-Bee Toys / Kay Jewelers / Kid's Foot Locker / Kinney Shoes / Kits Camera / Knife Shop / Lady Foot Locker / Lane Bryant ladies' wear / Laser Copy / Lechter's housewares / Lee Optical / Lenscrafters / Leonard's Luggage & Leather Goods / Lerner New York ladies' wear / Life Uniform / Linens Plus / Little Folks / Luby's Cafeteria / Magelby's Muffins / McDonald's hamburgers / Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio / Merry Go Round ladies' wear / Metro Cinema 3 / Metro Jewelers / Metro Midway & Discovery Center / Metro Watch Center / Miller's Outpost / Miracle Ear / Motherhood Maternity / Mr. Bulky Treats & Gifts / Mrs. Field's Cookies / Mrs. Powell's Cinnamon Rolls / Natural Wonders / Naturalizer Shoes / New Home Concepts / Nordic Track / Oak Tree / 1 Potato 2 / Orange Julius II / Oshman's Sporting Goods / Pacific Sunwear / Paradise Bakery / PayLess ShoeSource / Petite Sophistocate / Philadelphia Hoagie / Phoenix Suns Team Shop / Pizza D'Amore / PJ's / Pop 'N Hot / Potions & Lotions / Pretzel Time / Radio Shack / Rave / Red Eye / Reiterman's Old-Time Photo / Sam Goody music / San Francisco Music Box Company / Sandman / Schroeder's Organ & Piano / Seasons Card & Gift / See's Candies / Select Comfort / Shear Performance / Shoefix / Size 5-7-9 Shops ladies' wear / Spencer Gifts / Stag Tobacconist / Steak Your Claim restaurant / Structure / Stuarts ladies' wear / Subway / Suncoast Motion Pictures / Sunflower Florists / Sungear / Sunglass Company / Sweet Factory / Switzer's ladies' wear / T-Shirt Peddler / T-Shirts Plus / Taquitos Real / The Gap / The Limited ladies' wear / The Wild Pair shoes / Things Remembered / This End Up / Thom McAn Shoes / Travelworks / US Post Office / Van's California Daze / Victoria's Secret / Video Concepts / Waldenbooks / Walgreen Drug / Weisfeld's Jewelers / Wicks 'N Sticks / Wild Life Safari / Pet Pad / Yogurt Life / Zales Jewelers