The bears! Oh, the bears. Steer clear of this place at Christmas time because the display is just horrifying. Noisy, animatronic, Christmas cheer.
And the shopping is awful. Admit it. This is the center of the city - it deserves better than a BofA merchandise store and a trimmed down Brooks Brothers. This should be a full-blown shopping mall with everything Uptowns denizens need to survive, but instead we can buy pressed shirts and Bank of America umbrellas. The nearest real store is still in Southpark. Charlotte really missed an opportunity here. This could have completed the downtown and made it livable, but they blew it.