I'd like to see it....but not at 1st...1st of all it won't be fully open for a long time and it will be extremely crowded at 1st...so may be a yer after it is fully opened...but there are rumors there will be a parking fee which may make me change my mind....it would be different if I planned on doing serious shopping, but to pay just to look around and maybe try out an over priced restaurant is not worth it.
The Star Ledger article describes all that's NOT ready there. Basic things such as whether and how much it would cost to park.
The whole development seems like a business plan inspired by "The Producers" - get a lot of dollars poured in and used up, and it's better if it's a flop.
(CNN)All your favorite Nickelodeon characters are coming to New Jersey.
Nickelodeon Universe, which at 8.5 acres will be the largest indoor theme park in North America, will open on October 25 at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.The park features more than 35 rides, roller coasters and attractions. Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob, Dora The Explorer and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be at the mall to meet.The roller coasters include one named the Shellraiser, which features a plunging 122-foot drop.
Since no Nickelodeon attraction would be complete without slime, visitors can enjoy entertainment on the Nickelodeon Slime Stage.Prices for the park are available but it is unclear when they will be on sale. A general ticket is priced at $39.99. For those interested in a more thrilling experience, there is an all-access ticket for $49.99. Children under 2 are free.Besides Nickelodeon Universe, American Dream's NHL-regulation size ice rink will open on October 25 with open skating, figure skating and hockey tournaments.In November, the DreamWorks Water Park is set to open at the mall featuring more than 40 water slides and 15 attractions.
I’m excited for it. I think it’ll be cool to experience. I think the kids will be excited to try the Nickelodeon park and the water park. Maybe also the skiing when it opens. I think it’s less a mall than an entertainment venue.
Triple 5 anticipates bringing in 40 million visitors a year. Bad reporting because the writer neglected to even investigate what the leadership of Triple5 was smoking to arrive at such a number.
Triple 5 anticipates bringing in 40 million visitors a year. Bad reporting because the writer neglected to even investigate what the leadership of Triple5 was smoking to arrive at such a number.
That's an average of 110,000 people per day based on 365 days per year. We know there will be no shopping on Sundays.
This is from a recent article:
"Paramus' most lucrative shopping mall rivals Disney. Westfield Garden State Plaza beckons 20 million visitors per year, nearly matching the world's most popular theme park, which draws about 20.5 million visitors per year, and dwarfing the Eiffel Tower, which sees around 7 million visitors annually."
So they are expecting 2x the number of customers that go to the Garden State Plaza in Paramus. It has 2.1M square feet of shopping. I've seen conflicting numbers for American Dream but it will have about 3M square feet.
Can you?