Zand Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 The atmosphere was totally different than 2 years ago for sure. Last time it felt like a warehouse with a couple random stores plus a park and a ski hill. This time it legitimately felt like being in a real mall. It's kind of surreal watching my wife spend millions of dollars at Bed Bath and Beyond and thinking in 3 minutes I'll be spending an equally absurd amount to ride roller coasters. It's great that it finally no longer feels like a place that might shut down next week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymouscactus Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 A decorative helicopter crashed... https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/east-rutherford/2023/02/19/american-dream-water-park-nj-helicopter-falls-into-pool-four-injured/69921406007/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 12 hours ago, anonymouscactus said: A decorative helicopter crashed... https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/east-rutherford/2023/02/19/american-dream-water-park-nj-helicopter-falls-into-pool-four-injured/69921406007/ Geez, hopefully those people aren't too injured. That helicopter is pretty big and high up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Wow, they're really lucky there were only minor injuries! That's a kids area and it happened while the park was open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Seriously, very lucky for those below the thing. I'm almost almost starting to feel bad for this place for being the subject of so press attention. Then again, they basically robbed the taxpayers of NJ (including my parents) to build this place and are continually defaulting on their debts...so I don't feel too bad LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 really lucky no one was seriously injured. . . I didn't realize that had been over the kiddie pools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Now the real question is who is responsible. The person who designed the helicopter, person who built it or the guy that installed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyUD06 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 The laughs keep coming... Quote EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (PIX11) — The building that houses a water park at New Jersey’s American Dream mall and entertainment complex is “unsafe,” a state official reportedly said Tuesday, forcing the park to remain closed days after a decorative helicopter fell into a pool and injured four people. A spokesperson for the state Department of Community Affairs’ construction office told NJ.com that the building housing the DreamWorks Water Park is an “unsafe structure,” the outlet reported Tuesday. That designation means that the park will remain closed for the time being, as officials continue to investigate conditions following the Sunday afternoon incident that left four people injured. A decorative helicopter fell from the ceiling around 3 p.m., plummeting into a pool below, officials said. Three people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, while a fourth went to a hospital for further care. The injuries were not considered life-threatening, according to an American Dream spokesperson. “The safety of our guests is our highest priority,” a spokesperson said after the incident. “We will conduct a thorough investigation into this incident to ensure the park meets all safety regulations as required.” The closure is not expected to impact operations at the rest of American Dream. State officials did not immediately respond to a request for further information from PIX11 News. https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/nj-officials-probe-safety-of-water-park-at-american-dream-after-decorative-helicopter-fall-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 ^That's crazy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Wow, this place really does seem cursed. Wonder how long it takes to even fix a building of that size when it's deemed an unfit structure and how it's even done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 ^But is it really unfit or is this some weird sketchy jersey thing?? Like are we going to find Jimmy Hoffa's body buried under the water park!?!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesinclair Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Visited the mall for the first time in 2 years last Saturday MALL Surprisingly crowded. Like mid 90s heyday crowded. The line at Primark looked like black friday. But oddly, retail is still like 50% vacant so lots of dead areas even though there are plenty of customers. A lot of mall mainstay stores are still missing. They could also use a Barnes and Noble. The luxury area is sad. Like 15% occupied. The first floor has seating, but very hard to find a bench on floors 2 and 3. Bathrooms good. Theres an Hmart, which is nice. Picked up some stuff on the way out. FOOD I thought there were supposed to be like 4 food courts, but I only saw one that looked full (both crowds and store fronts). There was also a "food hall" area that was confusing and badly designed. A Hasbro Arcade that was supposed to open last year is there but not open yet. Says Spring 2023. The 3rd floor has the sit down places. We ate at Yardhouse and there was a 20 minute wait. Aside from that, theres an Italian Place, Peruvian, and Mr Beast. There are coming soon signs for 5 or 6 other restaurants. Once they open it will be a good selection. Some random snack places (cinnabon, dunkin) are located in random places Missing a Cheesecake Factory because IMO every large mall is supposed to have one. ENTERTAINMENT Theres no movie theater or arcade (yet). I recently went to a Round1 Bowling and Entertainment in Texas and was amazed. The mall could use that. The Legoland and Aquarium looked popular, but theres no way to see in to have an idea about the size or how crowded they are. The two minigolfs look really sad. Theres an escape room, and I looked at their website. You can see what slots are available and based on that, they were doing good business. Skating Rink was a lot emptier than what I anticipated. I didnt check the pricing. THEME PARK. Last time I went, you couldnt get in without paying, so I didnt. This time, you can walk right in, which is fantastic. No security or anything which is great. Was able to take photos without being harassed, which people on here reported was an issue previously. We enjoyed walking around. Everything is close together so the walkways in some sections were crowded. The rides are well laid out, except for one that is in the walkway (you can tell by the floor pattern). That being said, many of the rides appeared to have no line. Most of the customers appear to be small kids going to the kiddy rides and/or families just taking pictures with the character statues. Even though the park was pretty full (comfortably, not suffocating) they dont appear to be doing brisk business. I didnt look for it, but there was no obvious ticket sales mechanism or pricing. Im surprised they dont have more boardwalk/carnival games to make money. I didnt ride anything due to time. WATER PARK. They still make it hard to look in, with the large glass windows having stickers that block the views. Thats a stupid design decision, dont you want to entice people? The pool looked crowded, but not terrible. Much better than Six Flags water park. But if I go I rather go on a weekday. They have a "season" pass on the website thats a good deal, but it mentions blackout dates, and yet I couldnt find those listed anywhere. I wonder how pricing/demand will change with the Atlantic City one that just opened. SKI HILL Looked....pretty empty. I thought it would be packed due to the weather as a way to beat the heat. I want to go. Ill probably take a day off work in August and try it. The Yardhouse has windows looking into it, although lots of condensation. Theres a hallway and coffee shop with good views. When I came two years ago, it was impossible to look inside. Overall....mixed bag. If you ask the average NJ person about American Dream they probably think it's a ghost town. Thats not the case at all. Things are simultaneously more crowded than what I expected and also emptier. Part of it is due to bad design of the mall. Many of the amusement areas and larger stores are really big so they can swallow large crowds easily making them seem empty, but the main hallways are narrow which makes sections feel overcrowded in a bad way. The high retail vacancy is still a bit of a bummer. I feel like they should pivot to make floor 2 outlets lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 It's a pretty quick ride for me but it's the pricing for me for the rides that makes me uninterested every time I look into going. I still don't know a single person who has gone either. It's also weird to me that I use to tailgate and park for Devils games and use to do my homework growing up in the lot where this whole thing is built lol I gotta just go one day and check it all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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