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Inside Scheels: From a Ferris wheel to specialty shops, here's what has opened in AZ

The store opened its doors on Saturday

Scheels is set to open its first Arizona location later this month, but before they open, here’s a sneak peek of the massive two-story storefront.

SCHEELS: SNEAK PEEK OF FIRST ARIZONA LOCATION

By: Nicole Gutierrez

Posted at 7:54 PM, Sep 07, 2023

and last updated 2023-09-30 12:48:52-04

CHANDLER, AZ — Scheels opened its first Arizona location on Saturday. Take a look inside before you head out there for yourself!

The new retail shop will be located at the Chandler Fashion Center- taking over the former Nordstrom that closed back in 2020.

“We're not just a shopping experience. We're [a] full-on entertainment, almost, center. We have a 45-foot Ferris wheel that is operational. So, anyone and everyone can get on there. We have Ginna’s Café and Fuzziwig's so you can grab breakfast, lunch, and dinner for under $10 and then a sweet treat afterward. And then we do have our shooting gallery where you can play a few games, we have Roller Ball, as well as an arcade,” explained Lyndsay Bianchi, the store's associate manager.

The “Roller ball” is located on the second floor.

The shooting gallery located in the second floor.

And we can’t forget one of the biggest attractions of the store — the Ferris wheel! It will cost $1 per person to ride.

A look at the 45-foot indoor Ferris wheel.

The store has 75 specialty shops, but what does that mean?

75 specialty shops throughout Chandler's Scheels.

“When we say specialty shops, it is truly when you can walk into that area and you're going to get expert customer service that those are those associates know exactly what they're talking about with that product in that area,” said Bianchi to ABC15. “The idea of a specialty shop is to be able to take it from our location, put it in the mall and it'd be a successful business. So, for example, our toy shop — we can take that out of our store, place it in the mall, and it's ran just like it would as its own store in that mall.”

Sports teams will have their home at the store with a large variety of gear.

Guests that go to the store will also be able to see up close a 16,000-gallon saltwater aquarium!

A look at the 16-000 gallon saltwater aquarium.

“Right when you walk into our main entrance, you are going to be greeted with that aquarium. So you're actually going to be able to walk under it, around it. But it's one of the first things that you see when you walk into our doors,” shared Bianchi.

@abc15arizona Scheels is set to open its first Arizona location this month, but before they open, ABC15’s Nicole Gutierrez takes us inside the massive two-story sporting goods store with entertainment! #Scheels #Chandler #FamilyFun #Shopping #NewBusiness #SneakPeek #ABC15 #ThingsToDo ♬ original sound - ABC15Arizona

IF YOU GO

Opening date: Sept. 30, 2023
- There will be a "parking lot party" starting at 7 a.m.
- Doors will open at 9:30 a.m.
Location: Chandler Fashion Center [3111 W Chandler Blvd] in Chandler