Constructed next to the Autovía de Extremadura highway, the mall is one of Europe's largest, with over 222 shops, eateries, and a 15-screen Cinesa Movie Theater.

The most distinctive attraction is Madrid SnowZone, an indoor ski slope.

On 31 January 2017 Intu Properties announced to the London Stock Exchange: “intu confirms it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with entities of the Ivanhoé Cambridge Group to acquire the centre.

The transaction would be funded from a combination of bank financing and existing facilities.

At this time there is no certainty that this transaction will complete and a further announcement will be made as and when appropriate.”[1] In 2004, The Mills started to build its counterpart, American Dream (formerly named Meadowlands Xanadu) in New Jersey.