Plano's Crayola Experience To Open This Month

PLANO, TX — Crayola Experience Plano, a menagerie of colorful fun for families, announced it will open Friday, March 23 at The Shops at Willow Bend. The Crayon-wrapper ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 9:45 a.m. and will include speeches from Crayola's CEO and Plano's Mayor.

The Crayola Experience offers up 5,000 square-feet of retail space in addition to 55,000 square-feet of playroom fun. Displays in the retail store include the world's largest selection of Crayola products and unique souvenirs, such as plush and apparel.

"The welcome the community has given us has been absolutely tremendous,” General Manager Scott Poling said. “We can’t wait to open our doors and get the colorful fun started!”

Crayola Experience will feature 22 hands-on attractions inspired by Crayola products and technologies. Guests can do things such as name and wrap their own Crayola crayon (Wrap It Up!), star in a coloring page (Be a Star), create melted wax spin-art (Drip Art) and learn how crayons are made in a live Factory Show. There also will be two new attractions that debut in Texas – Silly Selfies and Kaleidoscope.

This is the fourth location for the popular attraction, which also has facilities in Orlando, Fla., at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., and in Easton, Pa. – Crayola’s home since 1903.

The attraction will be open 365 days a year and also will host private events, group trips and birthday parties. General admission is $20.99 at the door or $18.99 online. Annual Passes are $30.99. Kids under three are free. For tickets, hours and info, go to CrayolaExperience.com.

File image: A dandelion yellow Crayola crayon is displayed on March 31, 2017 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
This report was compiled with information from a Crayola Experience press release.