The shopping as entertainment trend seems to keep growing:

The project, named Meadowlands Xanadu, is a blend of theme park, shopping mall, hotel and office space. Mills projects increasingly include entertainment attractions mixed with retail, and Xanadu will include a "snow dome" with indoor skiing, indoor water surfing, a spa, a minor league ballpark and a farmers' market.

"It's almost going to be laid out like Disneyland," said Laurence C. Siegel, Mills chairman and chief executive. Siegel said entertainment attractions would anchor the complex, rather than the usual department stores. For instance, sports retailers such as Bass Pro Shop will be clustered around the sports-related entertainment sites.