", New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, List of the world's largest shopping malls, List of largest shopping malls in the United States, "After 15 Years, Dream Mall Finally Becomes a Reality", "American Dream To Reopen October 1, But Once Again It Won't Be 100% Ready", "Huge Mall Rising at Troubled Site in North Jersey", "American Dream Meadowlands by the numbers", "Xanadu mall project to get new name, big expansion", "Waterslides are being installed at the American Dream mega-mall and it is glorious", "It's finally happening: American Dream mall will open Oct. 25", "Indoor ski slope at American Dream is open. [137], The State of New Jersey, through the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Authority, issued $1.15 billion in tax-free bonds to support the project. [24] The commercial development would have consisted of 2.1 million square feet (200,000 m2) of retail space, a hotel, and 1 million square feet (93,000 m2) of office space on 206 acres (83 ha) of the tract. Food options at the complex are still somewhat limited but should increase significantly in the coming months. [123] However, that line is not being operated daily for American Dream, but solely during events at the stadium.

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey which occurred during the time the park was supposed to open, it was delayed once again. [128], Opposition to the idea of building a permanent shopping center within the Meadowlands Sports Complex centered on traffic and environmental concerns.

Fish and Wildlife Service opposed the project after studying its potential environmental impact. The mall would also unveil its first major retail tenants, 17 of which had been given certificates of occupancy and were ready to open. [37] Some have also called the mall a "colossal real estate nightmare",[129] and "perhaps the worst retail failure ever". [20], On September 3, 2020, Triple Five announced that on October 1, American Dream would reopen its amusement park, water park, ice rink, and mini-golf arcade, each of which would limit patrons to 25% of capacity.

But not your run-of-the-mill course. [40], In May 2009, construction on Xanadu, which was nearly 80% complete[41] (and whose common areas were about 88% complete), came to a halt after a subsidiary of bankrupt Lehman Brothers missed payments, causing other lenders to withdraw from the project, and lost $500 million worth of construction funding. Stay up-to-date by following Jersey Digs on Twitter and Instagram, and liking us on Facebook. American Dream Re-Opens Today with New Waterpark, Additional Stores, #FlashbackFriday to one of our favorite Halloween, We can’t get enough of all the beautifully intri, Stumbled across this awesome artwork by @withlovef, Spooky season is upon us! The water park opening set for Nov. 27 has been postponed. The Water Park is one part of a large development in the Meadowlands of East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was a big risk to do this, but the rewards were greater than the risks and I’m glad I took the opportunity.

This is the first time the Water Park in the American Dream opens, and Bikur Cholim was able to snag it for the community. [80][81], In 2019 Triple 5 dropped Meadowlands from the name American Dream. [50] Triple Five proposed that the mall be expanded to include indoor amusement and a water park. [78] On March 12, 2019, Barneys New York announced that it would open a flagship store at the mall, its only one in New Jersey. © 2020 www.northjersey.com.