It’s every Washington area teenager’s dream: You’re at Tysons Corner Center — maybe stalking your crush at Abercrombie, or slurping an Orange Julius, and suddenly, pfft! The power blows, and you’re not only at the mall, but your STUCK at the mall, maybe forever.

The dream — or total nightmare, if you’re the sweet grandmother on her way to an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar — has come true for thousands of shoppers at Tysons, where the power went out just after 12:20 pm.